This is an advanced (CEFR C1, IELTS 7.0) EFL Speaking class about the courtroom. Firstly, students will describe a picture of a courtroom. The teacher should aim to elicit vocabulary like judge, jury etc. Next, students discuss the job of lawyer. Target language (jury, usher, judge, defendant, prosecutor, defence lawyer) is introduced in a match-up activity. Students then drill the pronunciation of these words. Students will then read a summary of a legal proceeding, beginning with an arrest and ending in a sentencing. Key courtroom phrases are highlighted, which the students confirm their understanding of using comprehension questions. Students then complete an agree/disagree activity followed by a final discussion on the future of crime.
