APIEClass activity: Survey Says (Fame and Celebrity Culture)
Fame and celebrity culture
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SURVEY SAYS! 🎤
Topic: Fame & Celebrity Culture (20 mins • Groups of 4)
🟦 1. Rules of the Game
InstructionsTeacher's Guide
- Divide your class into groups of 4 and distribute the 6 survey cards.
- Ask each team to nominate one scribe to log sentences and tally points.
- Set a timer for 8 minutes while groups debate and write quantifier statements.
- Call on random teams to read their sentences aloud for peer checking.
- Award bonus points, check the Teacher Key, and announce the winning team!
Students' Guide
- Collaborate with your 3 teammates to interpret all 6 survey cards.
- Formulate one accurate sentence based on the number of "Yes" responses.
- Match the numbers precisely to the official Quantifier Rule Table.
- Incorporate target B2 celebrity vocabulary to secure extra points.
- Read your sentences aloud.
🟧 2. Timed Plan (20 Mins Total)
5 StepsSet up teams & hand out survey cards.
Read Rule table and check meanings together.
Teams race to write their 6 survey sentences.
Call out results around the room & score points.
Wrap up with quick closing reflections.
🟪 3. Rule Table
*Note: All five survey cards ask the same 40 students.
🟦 4. Survey Cards & Activity Race
Cards 1–6"Do you follow a celebrity online?"
Write one sentence about the Yes number.
"Have you ever met a famous person?"
Write one sentence about the Yes number.
"Do you read celebrity gossip?"
Write one sentence about the Yes number.
"Would you like to be famous?"
Write one sentence about the Yes number.
"Have you bought something because a celebrity advertised it?"
Write one sentence about the Yes number.
"One fan watched videos of a singer for 30 hours in one week."
Write one sentence about the 30 hours.
🟩 5. How to Score Points
Accurate Quantifier
+1 right quantifier per card
Target B2 Vocabulary
+1 for each Unit word used naturally
Structural Bonus
+1 bonus once for a correct extra sentence with the number of
🟪 6. Sentence Starters
Helpful PhrasesA large number of ...
Hardly any ...
A great deal of ...
The majority of ...
A number of ...
The number of ... is ...
⬛ 7. Teacher Key & Model Solutions
Answer Key| Card | Count / Data | Target Quantifier | Model Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card 1 | 33 / 40 | the majority of | "The majority of students follow a celebrity online." |
| Card 2 | 2 / 40 | hardly any | "Hardly any students have ever met a famous person." |
| Card 3 | 12 / 40 | a number of | "A number of students read celebrity gossip." |
| Card 4 | 17 / 40 | a large number of | "A large number of students would like to be famous." |
| Card 5 | 9 / 40 | a number of | "A number of students have bought an item endorsed by a celebrity." |
| Card 6 | 30 hrs / week | a great deal of | "The fan spends a great deal of time watching videos of the singer." |
🌟 Model Bonus Sentence (The number of...):
"The number of students who follow a celebrity online is 33."
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Listen For
- Double negative: Watch out for "Hardly any students don't have..." (Incorrect). It must be positive: "Hardly any students have..."
- Subject-verb agreement: Distinguish between "A number of students are..." (plural) vs. "The number of students is..." (singular).
- Countable vs. Uncountable: Ensure "a great deal of" is never applied to countable nouns (e.g. "a great deal of students" ❌). It qualifies uncountable time/money.
🔷 8. Classroom Variations
Extra OptionsPre-selected Quantifiers
Provide the quantifier upfront on each card so support groups focus exclusively on sentence structure and vocabulary.
Join two cards
Teams must combine two survey cards into one complex contrast sentence using linking connectors 'whereas' or 'while'.
Creative Celebrity Scenario
Teams replace the original survey question with their own celebrity rumour or endorsement survey while preserving the exact numbers.
PR Manager Interview
Write an imaginary press statement from a celebrity's manager addressing the extreme fan obsession seen in Card 6.
🌸 9. Closing questions: say your answers to the class
Speaking / Writing Wrap-upWhich survey result surprised your group the most about our class habits?
Why do brands spend a great deal of money on celebrity endorsements, even when there are bad rumours?
Do you think being obsessed with an idol harms a person's reputation?
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