A.4 Whats This?

What a Mess!
Pairs. Imagine you are in an office. Talk about the office. Use the conversation below as a model.
Kate: Sam: Kate: Sam: Kate: Sam:

What is this folder? Thats the Europe folder. And what are these papers? Let me see. Ah, those are receipts. Sam! This place is a mess! Im sorry. Ill sort it out.

Student-to-Student Dictation
Pairs. Student A, look at this page. Student B, look at page 17. Student A, say the following sentences to Student B.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Who are those women? Wheres Mr. Chan? Where are the children? Whos that man? Wheres the disk?

Now write the sentences Student B says.

1. ____________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________ 5. ____________________________________________________________

Check your answers with Student B.

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Board Game: What Do You Call This?

Groups of 4. Two pairs will compete. Each pair needs 1 marker. See appendix for complete instructions. Example Pair 1, toss the coin. Move 1 space. Pair 1, Student A: Look at the cue word (call?). Ask: What do you call this? Pair 1, Student B: Look at the picture. Say: Its a desk.

START

FINISH
call? 11 called? call? 4

What do you call this? What is this called?

call? 10 call?

What do you call these? What are these called?

called? 9 8 7

called? 6

call?

called?

call?

called?

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Hidden Conversations
Pairs. Cover your partners side of the page. There are 2 conversations. Listen carefully to your partner, then choose the next sentence. Student A, to begin, choose either Whos that? or Who are those men?
Student A Student B

Whos that?
or

Thats Marta.
or

Who are those men? What do they do?

or

Theyre Paulo and Marco. No, shes a designer.

or

Is she the new engineer? Really? Where are they from?

or

Theyre programmers. Theyre from Italy.

or

Oh? Where is she from? Are they brothers?

or

Shes from Brazil. I dont know. Ask them.

or

And is that the new manager?

I dont know. Ask her.

Now practice the other conversation. This time Student B begins.

How Many Words Can You Think of?

Groups of 3 or 4. With your group, think of words that have the sound /th /. Make a list. Choose 1 student to write the words. You have 5 minutes. __________________ the __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________

Pairs. Now write a conversation, using 4 words from your list.

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Longman English Online Communication Companion

Student-to-Student Dictation
Pairs. Student B, look at this page. Student A, look at page 14. Student B, write the sentences Student A says.
1. ____________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________ 5. ____________________________________________________________

Now say these sentences to Student A.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Im sorry. I dont know him. Its over there by the computer. Hes a customer. Theyre at the park. Theyre programmers from the office.

Check your answers with Student A.

WebTalk
Groups of 4. Show the picture (or drawing) of the gadget you found on the web. Then talk about it. Do not say how much it costs. Use this language: This is a personal digital assistant. It helps organize information. It costs ___________. Listen to your classmates. How much do you think the gadget costs? Write the price on a piece of paper. Whose price is closest to the actual price?

Level 1 Unit A.4

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Appendix Instructions for Board Games

Use these instructions for the games on pages 7, 15, 19, 27, 35, 39, 43, 47, and 51. Groups of 4 (2 pairs). Use 1 book and 1 coin. Pairs compete against each other. Each pair needs 1 marker. Pairs 1 and 2: Put your markers on the Start square. To move forward on the board, toss the coin. One side of the coin = move 1 space; the other side of the coin = move 2 spaces. Pair 1: Begin playing. Toss the coin and move your market to the correct square. Use the cues and pictures in the square and/or in the middle of the board to ask and answer a question. Look at the example on the page for more information. Pair 2: Make sure Pair 1 asks and answers the question correctly. If you arent sure, ask your teacher. Pair 1: If you are correct, your marker stays on the square. If you are not correct, move the marker back to where you started. Pair 2: Toss the coin and move to the correct square. If you land on the square with Pair 1s marker on it, move to the next square. Ask and answer a question. Pairs 1 and 2: Take turns. Play until one pair gets to the Finish square.

Use these instructions for the game on page 11. Groups of 3. Use 1 book and 1 coin. Students A, B, and C will compete against each other. Each student needs 1 marker. Students A, B, and C: Put your markers on the Start square. To move forward on the board, toss the coin. One side of the coin = move 1 space; the other side of the coin = move 2 spaces. Student A: Begin playing. Toss the coin and move your marker to the correct square. Use the cues and pictures in the square to make up your sentence. Look at the example on the page for more information. Students B and C: Make sure Student A is correct. If you arent sure, ask your teacher. Student A: If you are correct, your marker stays on the square. If you are not correct, move the marker back to where you started. Students A, B, and C: Take turns. Toss the coin and move to the correct square. If you land on a square with another students marker on it, move to the next square. Play until one student gets to the Finish square.

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