andairports
V o c a b u l a rTravel
y
simple
G r a m m a Past
r perfect
events
inyourlife
L a n g u a gt oeg o Becounting
Lostluggage
Aim
Proced
ure
To give studentspracticeat using
the past perfectsimplein the
contextof a bad travelexperience
1 Put studentsinto groupsof four or five. Giveeachgroupa set of
cut-uppicturecardsin jumbledorderand ask eachstudentto take
two or three pictures.
2 Explainthat the picturesmakeup a story.Tellstudentsto describe
theirpicturesin as much detailas possibleto the otherpeoplein their
group;they shouldnot show them to eachother.
The task is to listento all the descriotionsand trv to work out what
happenedin the story,and the orderof the pictures.Givestudents
abouteightminutesfor this.
3 Checkthe orderwith the class.Answer:f, g, a, j, b, h, i, c, d, e
4 Explainthat the studentshaveto tell the storyin the past,but the
storybeginswhen the man is in the taxi.Ask them what tensethe
verbsthat describewhat happenedbeforewill be in. (Answer:the
past perfect.)
5 Ask studentssome questionsto helpthem get the ideaof how the
past perfectwill be used. For example:What had hisboss told him?
(She'dtold him he had to go to Moscow.)What preparationshad he
made for his trip?(He'd lookedon the Internetto find out the
weatherin Moscowand he'd packedwarm clothes.)
in their pairs.Theyshouldstartlikethis:
6 Studentstell the story(orally)
Max was sitting in a taxi on his way to his Moscow hotel.
He was freezingcold and very unhappy.... Then they shouldsay
what had happenedbefore(usingthe pastperfect)and what
happenedlater(usingthe pastsimple).Allow five to sevenminutes.
7 Finally,ask students.to write the story.
Materials
One set of picturecardsper
groupof four or five students.
Time
30 minutes
Prepa
ration
Copyand cut up the worksheet
as above.
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VocabularyFame
andsuccess
GrammarPassive
constructions
Language
to go Describing
a process
Popstars
Aim
Procedure
To give studentspracticeat using
the presentsimplepassiveand
pastsimplepassiveto talk about
the careersof pop stars
1 Write on the board:
a) When your first single was released?
b) When was your first single released?
c) When was released your first single?
Ask studentsto identifythe correctquestion.(Answer:b) They need
to know this to do the followingactivitycorrectly.
2 Put studentsinto pairs.Giveone studentSheetA, and the other
studentSheetB. They haveto ask eachotherquestionsto complete
the missinginformation.
Go throughthe first one or two questions
with the whole classto checkthey understand
the task,then give
them five minutesto comoletethe information.
3 Ask them if they haveseen a TV programmelikethis,or if there is
a similarprogrammein theirown country.
4 Dividestudentsinto groupsof four or five and tell them that they
haveto imaginethey are a pop group.Handout a copyof SheetC to
eachstudent.Togetherthey inventthe information
for theirgroupand
write it down in the right-hand
column.Allow sevento ten minutes.
5 Studentsnow haveto find a partnerfrom a differentgroupand take
turnsto intervieweachotherabouttheirpop groups.Theywill need
to makecompletequestionsfrom the prompts.Do the first
two questionstogetheras examplesand write them on the board:
What is your group called?
When and where was it formed?
Allow aboutfive minutesfor the interviews.
6 Ask studentsto write a short articleabouttheir partner'spop group
for a teenagemagafne.
Materials
One worksheetper student
Time
30 minutes
Prepa
ration
Copyand cut up the worksheet
Extension
Speaking:Students
tell a partnerabout a pop groupfrom their country
who they likeand know somethingabout,Youcan startby tellingthem
abouta groupyou like,as an example.
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Pop stars
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The Bardot story
In 1999auditionswere heldall overAustralia
to find twenty-fivegirlsto appearin a
programme.
TV
The TV programmewas called
. (What...?l
The programmewas designedto find girlsto makean all-girlpop group.
Finally
girlswere chosento form Bardot.(How many ...?)
The girlswere caliedBelinda,Sophie.Sally,Katieand Chantelle.
Theirfirst singlewas releasedin
Theirfirst albumwas called
. (When...?)tt was calledPoison.
. (What...?)lt was releasedone monthlater.
. ( W h a.t. . ? )
In Octoberthev were nominatedfor
In the same monththey were welcomedby 500 fans at SingaporeAirportat the start of an Asiantour.
In Decemberthey were askedto playfor
. (Who ... for?)
The Bardotstory
In
auditionswere heldall overAustraliato find twenty-fivegirlsto appearin a
(When...?l
TV programme.
The TV programmewas called'PopStars'.
(What...?\
The programmewas designedto
Finallyfive girlswere chosento form Bardot.
The girlswere called
Theirfirst singlewas releasedin April2000.lt was called
Theirfirst albumwas calledBardot.ltwas released
and
(What...?)
. ( W h a t. . . ? )
. ( W h e n. . . ? )
In Octoberthey were nominatedfor four Australian
Recording
IndustryAwards.
In the same monththey were welcomedby
Asiantour.(How many...?l
fans at Singapore
Airportat the startof an
peacekeeping
In Decemberthey were askedto playfor Australian
soldiersin EastTimor.
What / groupcalled?
When and where/ formed?
How / discovered
by your recordcompany?
When / first singlereleased?
What / called?
When / first albumreleased?
What / called?
Where/ biggestconcertheld?
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VocabularyToysandgames
probability
verbs
GrammarModal
to talkabout
future
predictions
Language
to go Making
about
thefuture
Areyouan optimist?
Aim
Proced
ure
To give studentspracticeat
talkingaboutprobability
in the
future in the contextof a
questionnaire
to discoverwho in
the classis the most optimistic
aboutthe future
1 Ask studentsto vote on who they think is the most optimisticperson
in the class.
2 Handout the worksheet.Foreachof the sentences,
studentscircle
the degreeof probability
that most corresponds
to their opinion
(forexample,in sentence4, if they are pessimistic
abouttheirEnglish
they might cicle improbable).
Givethem aboutfive minutesto do this.
3 Put studentsinto pairs.Theyshouldcomparetheiranswersusingthe
language
they learntin the lessonin the Students'Bookto talk about
probability(may,might, could,I'm sure that ..., I expectthat ...,
I think that ..., I doubt if ... and I don't think that...).They shouldgive
a reasonfor eachof their answers,for example:I don't think l'll ever
make a lot of money, becauseI'd have to win the lottery and that's
not veryprobable.Allow ten to twelve minutes.
4 Studentsexchangetheircompletedquestionnaires
with their partner
and, usingthe scoringsystem at the bottom of the worksheet,add
up theirpartner'sscore.
5 At the end, see if studentsguessedcorrectlythe most optimistic
personin the class.The maximumscoreis 50, and the higherthe
score,the more optimisticthe person.
Materials
One worksheetper student
Time
20 minutes+
Prepa
ration
Copythe worksheet
n00
Areyouanoptimist?
How optimistic are you?
Do this questionnoire
to find out.
For eochsentence,
circlethe word(s)which best reflectgour opinion.
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Vocabulary
1 Telephoning
expressions
verbs
Vocabulary
2 Phrasal
about
telephoning
Language
to go Communicating
byphone
C a nl t a k ea m e s s a g e ?
Aim
Proced
ure
To give studentspracticein the
languageusedfor telephoning
1 Explainthat studentsare goingto makeand receivephonecallsand
leaveand take messagesfor an absentcolleague.
Elicitsome
language
that the personleavingor receiving
the messagemight
needto use,for example:
I'm afraidshe's not here. Can I take a message?
Could you tell me your telephonenumber?
Could you ask himI her to call me back, please?
(oneA and one B for
2 Put studentsinto pairs.Giveout the rolecards
pair)
and ask studentsto readthe instructions.
each
3 Checkthat they understand
what they haveto do, then givethem
aboutten minutesto leavetheirmessages.NB If your classroom
layoutallowsit, you may wish to seatthe studentsin eachpairback
to backto simulatea ohonecall.
4 Givefeedbackon goodand/or incorrectlanguageuse.
5 Put studentsinto new pairs,againpairinga StudentA with a
StudentB.
6 StudentA takesthe roleof Mr Wilkins,who hasjust returnedto the
office.He shouldask his colleague(StudentB) if therewere any
messagesfor him. StudentB giveshim the messagesthat he/she
wrote down, for example'.Yourfriend KazukoHirakiphoned. He would
like to play tennis with you next Monday. He wants you to call him
back to confirm. His phone number is 0175 200 9874.
StudentA shouldcheckthe accuracyof the messagesagainstthe
on his/her rolecard^
originalinstructions
Allow aboutflve minutes.
7 StudentB then takes.theroleof Ms Jenkinsand StudentA givesher
the messagesthat he/she wrote down.
Materials
One rolecard(A or B) per student
Time
25 minutes
Prepa
ration
Copyand cut up one worksheet
oer two students
Extension
lf you havetime. and feel the studentscan handlethe language
that will
you couldroleplaythe follow-upphonecalls,for example:
be involved,
Mr WilkinsphonesKazukoHirakibackto arrangea time to playtennis.
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C a nl t a k ea m e s s a g e ?
Takethe role of the following people
a n d p h o n e M r W i l k i n sa t w o r k . Y o u w i l l
need to leavea message.
Call 1: Yournameis KazukoHiraki.You
are'afriendof Mr Wilkins.Youwould like
to playtenniswith him next Monday,You
would likehim to callyou backto confirm,
Yourohonenumberis 0175 200 9874.
N o w t a k et h e r o l e o f M s J e n k i n s ' sc o l l e a g u eS. h e
the officethis morning. She will receivea seriesof
phone calls.Explainthat she's not availableand offer to
take a message.Note down informationabout the call.
Call2: Yourname is Anna Lopezfrom
Comesain Valencia,
Spain.Youare
customersof Mr Wilkins'scompany.
Youhavea questionabouta billyou have
received.
Youwill callbackthis afternoon.
Call 3: Yournameis JuneWilkins.Youare
Mr Wrlkins'swife. Youare phoningto tell
him you will be latehomethis evening.
Youwould like him to callyou back.
Call 4: YouareJean-Paul
Dugommier,
a
friendof Mr Wilkinsfrom Lvon.Youare
comingto the UK on businessnextweek
and would liketo meet him for dinner.
Takethe role of Mr Wilkins'scolleague.He'snot in the
officethis morning. He will receivea seriesof phone
calls.Explainthat he's not availableand offer to take a
message.Note down informationabout the call.
Now take the role of the following
p e o p l ea n d p h o n eM s J e n k i n sa t w o r k .
You will need to leavea message.
Call 1: Yournameis Georgefrom
George'sMotor Repair.
Youare phoning
to tell Ms Jenkinsthat her car is readv
and she can collectit this afternoon.
Call2: Yournameis MartinSchultzfrom
Frankfurt,
GermanV.
Ms Jenkinsis
comingto Frankfurt
for a conferencenext
week.Youwould liketo talkto her about
her hotelaccommodation.
Youwould like
her to callvou back.Yournumberis
o0 49 632478 11.
Call 3: Yournameis AdrianaNovokova.
Youare Ms Jenkins'sfriend.Youare
makinga personalphonecall.Youwill
callher back.
Call 4: Yournameis Jan Borowski.You
are phoningin answerto a job
advertisement
in the localnewspaper.
Youwould like Ms Jenkinsto callvou
back.Yournumberis 027 7274 3108.
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VocabularyMakeanddo
verbs
fornecessity
andobligation
GrammarModal
present
go
rules
in
the
to
Describing
Language
Whatif
t
7
Procedure
To give studentspracticeat
expressing
obligation
in the
presentby talkingaboutthe
rightthingto do in a varietyof
situations.
and by writingan
advisorytext
1 Write on the board:
You receive an e-mail attachment which you think may contain a virus.
What's the right thing to do?
expressions
on
Elicitideasand write some sentencesusingobligation
for
example'.
You
it.
board,
mustn't
open
the
2 Handout the worksheetand askthe students,in pairsor small
groups,to talkaboutthe rightthingto do in eachsituation,usingthe
languagegiven.(lf preferred,
the boxescouldbe cut up into cards
turn
which students
overand talkabout.)Theyshoulddescribeany
real-life
experiences
they havehad of the situations,
and what they
for them to use
did.Allow aboutten minutes.NB lt is not necessarv
for all the situations.
all the exoressions
3 As classfeedback,ask the groupsaboutwhat they discussed.
4 Ask studentsto readthe text aboutwhat to do if vou receivean
of, and to comparethe advicewith the
e-mailthat you are suspicious
sentenceson the board.
5 Now tell studentsto chooseone of the other situationsand write a
similartext aboutwhat to do. Givethem sevento ten minutesfor this.
6 Studentscan readand commenton eachother'stexts.
7 Givefeedbackon good and/or incorrectlanguageuse.
One worksheetper student
Time
30 minutes
Prepa
ration
Copythe worksheet
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Aim
Materials
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il
W h a itf , , . ?
Yo u r e c e i vea n e -ma i l a tta ch me n twhich
y o u t h i n k m a y c o n t a i na v i r u s .
You have a m inor tr affic acci dent
i n w h i c h n o b o d yi s i n j u r e d .
What is the rightthingto do?
What is the rightthingto do?
Y o us m e l lg a si n y o u r h o u s e .
A pan of oil catchesfir e whi l e
you ar e cooking.
What is the rightthingto do?
Yo u r c r ed i t ca rd h a s b e e n sto l en,
What is the rightthingto do?
You have an interview for a
job at a bank.
What is the rightthingto do?
Y o ua r eg o i n go n a j o u r n e y
u p t h eA m a z o n .
What is the rightthingto do?
Youare goingon a fourteen-hour
planejourney.
What is the rightthingto do?
What is the rightthingto do?
Y o um u s t n ' t. . . Y o us h o u l d . . . .Y. o us h o u l d n '.t. .
Youhaveto ... Youdon't haveto ...
Yo u w an t to g i ve u p smo ki n g.
You want to lose weight.
What is the rightthingto do?
What is the rightthingto do?
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