3. Give the students a menu, and have them role play as waiters and customers.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Restaurant- Ordering
1. Use the following video to show what it is like in a restaurant.
2. Use the video and have the students figure out what the different phrases you need to use at a restaurant are.
3. Give the students a menu, and have them role play as waiters and customers.
3. Give the students a menu, and have them role play as waiters and customers.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Activate B1+ - Chapter 1- I like your Style (Part 1)
1. Introduction
2. Do the quick reading activity on Page 8.
Split the class into two teams
Do activity 3, a-f, for each question the team gets right, they get a point
Activity 5 Continue the game with the two teams
3. Do Exercises (3) 4, and 5 on Page 10.
Individually, and than as a class
4. Someone with ....
New teams.
The teacher will describe a student in class, the teams must guess who the teacher is describing.
Homework:
Workbook
Page 4 Activity 1,2,3
2. Do the quick reading activity on Page 8.
Split the class into two teams
Do activity 3, a-f, for each question the team gets right, they get a point
Activity 5 Continue the game with the two teams
3. Do Exercises (3) 4, and 5 on Page 10.
Individually, and than as a class
4. Someone with ....
New teams.
The teacher will describe a student in class, the teams must guess who the teacher is describing.
Homework:
Workbook
Page 4 Activity 1,2,3
English File - Intermediate - Mood Food (1a)
Unit Focus- Word order in Questions (review) Present Simple, Present continuous
1. Introduction
Review what we learned last week, and check to make sure that I know students names.
Tell them what their homework will be for the next class.
2. How do you ask questions?
Using Do, Does, Did
You can either use ASI (Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) to form a question, or you can use QuASI (Question Word, Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive)
Using to Be
Write a verb/Adjective/noun etc on the board, have students form a question using that verb/Adjective/noun. The students should write the sentences in their notebooks.
4. Turning answers into questions
Demonstration Show how questions are formed from answers.
use the first paragraph of Mood food,
Who is Dr. Paul Clayton?
What does Dr. Paul Clayton study?
Where is Dr. Clayton from?
Where does Dr. Clayton come from?
...
Use the text called mood food
Have the students read one paragraph at a time.
At the end of the paragraph, each student should write down a question.
At the end of the activity, each student should pick three questions, and we will discuss them as a class.
At the end (if time) see if the students can figure out how to turn the sentances in the 'What the Experts Say' into questions.
Jeopardy: For the remainder of class (20 min+)
For rules and an easy way to play in class
Students must guess in the form of a question.
Example
Teacher: It is the biggest animal in the world.
Student: What is a blue whale?
Category: Random
Category: Vegetable
Homework:
Workbook Pages4-6
Exercises:
1. a, b, c (6 points)
3 b (2 Points)
4 a,b (4 points)
(All other portions are optional) (1 point per extra activity done)
1. Introduction
Review what we learned last week, and check to make sure that I know students names.
Tell them what their homework will be for the next class.
2. How do you ask questions?
Using Do, Does, Did
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Question Word
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Auxiliary
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Subject
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Infinitive (=verb)
|
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Who
How
Where
When
What
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Do/Does/Did
Depends on tense and subject.
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I
You
He, She, It
We
You
They
|
Live
Have
Work
Start
Talk
Cook
Make
|
You can either use ASI (Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) to form a question, or you can use QuASI (Question Word, Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive)
Using to Be
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Question Word
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Be
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Subject
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Adjective, Noun, ETC
|
|
Who
What
Where
When
How
|
Remember to conjugate to the
correct subject and tense
|
I
You
He, She, It
We
You
They
|
hungry?
a restaurant
near here?
Born?
From?
|
You can also form questions by inverting the verb and subject.
She is nice. --> Is she nice?
3. PracticeWrite a verb/Adjective/noun etc on the board, have students form a question using that verb/Adjective/noun. The students should write the sentences in their notebooks.
4. Turning answers into questions
Demonstration Show how questions are formed from answers.
use the first paragraph of Mood food,
Who is Dr. Paul Clayton?
What does Dr. Paul Clayton study?
Where is Dr. Clayton from?
Where does Dr. Clayton come from?
...
Use the text called mood food
Have the students read one paragraph at a time.
At the end of the paragraph, each student should write down a question.
At the end of the activity, each student should pick three questions, and we will discuss them as a class.
At the end (if time) see if the students can figure out how to turn the sentances in the 'What the Experts Say' into questions.
Jeopardy: For the remainder of class (20 min+)
For rules and an easy way to play in class
Students must guess in the form of a question.
Example
Teacher: It is the biggest animal in the world.
Student: What is a blue whale?
Category: Random
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What is canned food?
|
A type of food that comes in a
metal cylindrical container
|
|
What are mushrooms?
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These are not plants or
animals. They are fungi, and grow well in dark places.
|
|
What is chocolate?
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A sweet brown treat that is
given on romantic days.
|
|
What is milk?
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It comes from a cow, and is
used to make cheese and yogurt
|
Category: Fruit
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What is a banana?
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A long yellow fruit
|
|
What is a water melon?
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It is large, and green on the
outside, pink on the inside
|
|
What is a lime?
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A green fruit that is very sour
|
|
What is a pomegranate?
|
A red or pink fruit that
contains many small juicy seeds,
|
|
What is a
pepper?
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This is a
vegetable that is very spicy
|
|
What is
Spinach?
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A type of
lettuce that is dark green, and high in iron,
|
|
What is a
cucumber?
|
A long green
vegetable
|
|
What is an
onion?
|
A white
vegetable that makes you cry when you cut it
|
Homework:
Workbook Pages4-6
Exercises:
1. a, b, c (6 points)
3 b (2 Points)
4 a,b (4 points)
(All other portions are optional) (1 point per extra activity done)
What do you like to eat? (Introductory Lesson)
Introductory Lesson:
1. Introduction
Have each of the students fill out a note card with the following information
a. Name (what would you like to be called?)
b. Birthday
c. Favorite Movie
d. Favorite Restaurant
e. What are your hobbies and or interests?
f. What's your favorite food?
(the goal of this activity is to get the students talking, get to know the students, and gauge the students speaking ability, it is important to learn about their interests so that future lessons can be tailored to those topics.)
2. What kind of food do you like?
Ask the students to say what kinds of foods they like, the students should offer descriptions of foods when they don't know the english term for it
example: the food where they don't cook the fish --> Sushi, Ceviche...
The goal of this activity is get students speaking, and comfortable making mistakes.
3. Segue to Book activities
What kind of food do you like? Do you like to cook? What is your favorite dish to cook, or to eat...?
Goal Activity:
Our goal is to be able to describe how you make a dish/what is in a dish. As homework students should think of a recipe, or dish they want to share with the class, their homework over the weekend will be to think of a dish, and describe it.
4. Pronunciation
Use the Pronunciation activity on page 4 of English File. See if the students can think of additional words that fall into the different categories.
5. Categories game
This is can take place of the vocabulary activity on Page 4
As a silly game, to end class on a high note, we will play a category game. We will have a ball, I will give the category, when a student has the ball they must say a word in that category, and then pass it to the next person.
Example:
Category-Foods
Student one-Pizza (throws ball to student 2)
Student two-ice cream
This continues until one student can't think of a word in that category.
1. Introduction
Have each of the students fill out a note card with the following information
a. Name (what would you like to be called?)
b. Birthday
c. Favorite Movie
d. Favorite Restaurant
e. What are your hobbies and or interests?
f. What's your favorite food?
(the goal of this activity is to get the students talking, get to know the students, and gauge the students speaking ability, it is important to learn about their interests so that future lessons can be tailored to those topics.)
2. What kind of food do you like?
Ask the students to say what kinds of foods they like, the students should offer descriptions of foods when they don't know the english term for it
example: the food where they don't cook the fish --> Sushi, Ceviche...
The goal of this activity is get students speaking, and comfortable making mistakes.
3. Segue to Book activities
What kind of food do you like? Do you like to cook? What is your favorite dish to cook, or to eat...?
Goal Activity:
Our goal is to be able to describe how you make a dish/what is in a dish. As homework students should think of a recipe, or dish they want to share with the class, their homework over the weekend will be to think of a dish, and describe it.
4. Pronunciation
Use the Pronunciation activity on page 4 of English File. See if the students can think of additional words that fall into the different categories.
5. Categories game
This is can take place of the vocabulary activity on Page 4
As a silly game, to end class on a high note, we will play a category game. We will have a ball, I will give the category, when a student has the ball they must say a word in that category, and then pass it to the next person.
Example:
Category-Foods
Student one-Pizza (throws ball to student 2)
Student two-ice cream
This continues until one student can't think of a word in that category.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Introductions-New Places, Fresh Faces
Introductory Lesson:
Students Ages 9/10
First Lesson
1 Hour
1. Introduction
Have each of the students fill out a note card with the following information
a. Name (what would you like to be called?)
b. Birthday
c. Favorite Movie
d. Favorite food
e. Favorite Animal
f. Favorite Color
g. What are your hobbies and or interests?
2. Say it another way
There are many ways to say "Hello" and "Good-Bye"
Lets see how many the students can use. (Put them into formal and informal categories as the students go)
Hello
Howdy, Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening, Hey, Hi, Yo, G'Day
Good-Bye
Bye, Bye-Bye, Have a nice day, Take care, Later, See you, See you ____,
3. Learn how to play "Rock,Scissors,Paper"
This game will be used often throughout the course of the year, so I will introduce it here.
Once the students understand the rules the students will play amongst each other (and with the teacher),
Hello and Good-Bye
The winner of the tournament must say a version of "Hello" the loser must say a version of "good-bye"
4. Introduce yourself
Hello,
My name is _____
I am ______
I like _____
Nice to meet you!
Learn the Phrases above to introduce yourself...
5. Class race
Go down the line of students, each student must introduce themselves using the following phrases
Hello,
My name is/I am
I like
Nice to meet you!
and Shake the teachers hand.
1st time I will time them (without them knowing) Each student must introduce themselves to the teacher.
2nd time with the teacher timed
3rd time try to beat the 2nd time
6. Categories game
As a silly game, to end class on a high note, we will play a category game. We will have a ball, I will give the category, when a student has the ball they must say a word in that category, and then pass it to the next person.
Example:
Category-Foods
Student one-Pizza (throws ball to student 2)
Student two-ice cream
This continues until one student can't think of a word in that category.
Students Ages 9/10
First Lesson
1 Hour
1. Introduction
Have each of the students fill out a note card with the following information
a. Name (what would you like to be called?)
b. Birthday
c. Favorite Movie
d. Favorite food
e. Favorite Animal
f. Favorite Color
g. What are your hobbies and or interests?
2. Say it another way
There are many ways to say "Hello" and "Good-Bye"
Lets see how many the students can use. (Put them into formal and informal categories as the students go)
Hello
Howdy, Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening, Hey, Hi, Yo, G'Day
Good-Bye
Bye, Bye-Bye, Have a nice day, Take care, Later, See you, See you ____,
3. Learn how to play "Rock,Scissors,Paper"
This game will be used often throughout the course of the year, so I will introduce it here.
Once the students understand the rules the students will play amongst each other (and with the teacher),
Hello and Good-Bye
The winner of the tournament must say a version of "Hello" the loser must say a version of "good-bye"
4. Introduce yourself
Hello,
My name is _____
I am ______
I like _____
Nice to meet you!
Learn the Phrases above to introduce yourself...
5. Class race
Go down the line of students, each student must introduce themselves using the following phrases
Hello,
My name is/I am
I like
Nice to meet you!
and Shake the teachers hand.
1st time I will time them (without them knowing) Each student must introduce themselves to the teacher.
2nd time with the teacher timed
3rd time try to beat the 2nd time
6. Categories game
As a silly game, to end class on a high note, we will play a category game. We will have a ball, I will give the category, when a student has the ball they must say a word in that category, and then pass it to the next person.
Example:
Category-Foods
Student one-Pizza (throws ball to student 2)
Student two-ice cream
This continues until one student can't think of a word in that category.
Prepositions of Time - at, in, on
1. at, in, on
a. you must use these when scheduling
b. at- used for precise times
c. in- general times
d.on- days
a. you must use these when scheduling
b. at- used for precise times
c. in- general times
d.on- days
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At
|
In
|
On
|
|
Precise time
|
Months, Years, Centuries (long
periods)
|
Days and Dates
|
|
At 3:00
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In may
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On Sunday
|
|
At 5:30
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In summer (In the summer)
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On Tuesdays
|
|
At bedtime
|
In 2013
|
On the August 5th
|
|
At lunchtime
|
In the past
|
On Halloween
|
2. Practice
a. I have several book exercises that I will have the students do. Check your book to see if there is a unit availble.
I will be using New English File-Elementary Unit 3D, exercises 3 a and b
or English Grammar in Use Unit 121 Exercises 121.1, 121.2, (121.3)
I have them do the first 5 of each exercise in class, the rest are homework.
3. Schedule Bingo (most likely will not be used next class, but the class after)
Write 30+ times and dates on the board, have students fill in a 5x5 bingo card randomly with the times and dates they choose.
Read a schedule aloud, as the student hears a time and date have them cross it out.
The first students to get five in a row is the winner.
Words and Phrases to use:
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2:00
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12:00 (Midnight)
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January 1st
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July 4th
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5:05
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3:30
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1:00
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February 14th
|
August 23rd
|
August 10th
|
|
5:45
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1:55
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March 17th
|
September 30th
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6:30
|
|
1:15
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1:02
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April 1st
|
October 31st
|
September 16th
|
|
5:35
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4:12
|
May 5th
|
November 26th
|
11:50
|
|
12:00 (noon)
|
6:15
|
June 30th
|
December 25th
|
February 29th
|
1.
It is scary on the 31st of October at
Midnight, because it is Halloween.
2.
I heard Santa come at 2:00 in the morning on
December 25th
3.
It is always hot at noon.
4.
In America, I always eat dinner at half past six
(6:30)
5.
Our first class was on September 16th
6.
I go to bed every night at 11:50
7.
New Year’s is on January 1st
8.
The meeting at 3:30 has been canceled
9.
Valentine’s Day is on February 14th
10.
It is too late to take a siesta at 5:45
11.
Let’s have a party at 5:05 on the 5th
of May
12.
I always have a BBQ at 6:15 on the 4th
of July.
13.
The meeting on June 30th ended at 1:02
14.
I was pranked on April 1st (April
fool’s day) at 4:12 in the morning
15.
Today is the 30th of September
16.
The 29th of February only happens
every four years
17.
It was hot at 1:15 on August 10th
18.
I was on the metro at 5:35, and I got home at
5:45.
19.
I love the parties on St. Patrick’s day, on
March 17th.
20.
The meeting starts at 1:00 and Ends at 1:55 on
August 23rd.
21.
My birthday is November 26th
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