Conversation & Listening - The Tattoo

In this lesson, students learn to share their views and opinions of tattoos. They discuss why people may want to have a tattoo and listen to a woman talking about the story behind her tattoo. The lesson ends with a role-play activity between a couple discussing whether to get tattoos.

Aims:

• To enable students to talk about body art, how it is viewed in different cultures and why people have tattoos.

Level:

• Low intermediate + (A2/B1)

Materials:

• Teachers' Guide (PDF)
• Digital presentation: Demonstration copy
• Dictation activity: https://bit.ly/tatt-dict
• Summary activity: https://bit.ly/tatt-sum
• Listening close: https://bit.ly/tat-close
• Writing activity: https://bit.ly/tat-story
• Pronunciation check: https://bit.ly/tat-pron