Unit 2 Four Corners 1

What are we going to learn at Unit 2?

Countries & Nationalities.

Asking someones phone number and e-mail.
Family members.
Learning how to write about friends.

POWER POINT SLIDES

1. Whats your favorite country? Why?
2. What country would you like to visit?
3. Can you give the names of some countries? Elicit a few names.
Japan Italy Canada Australia Chile Argentina Portugal Brazil Germany
France The USA China South Africa Colombia Mexico
4. Book page 15:
Look at the map
Look at the scrambled names: What country is in the first box? Canada
What country is in the second box? Mexico
Let students do it by themselves.
Compare answers: (BOARD)
St. A: What countries do you have?
St. B: I have
St. A: They are the same/different.

Pair work: St. A points to a country and St. B. says it in English.

Can you name a few more countries?
5. Answer the following questions (PPT):
1. Where are you from? Im from Brazil.
2. Where is Gisele B. from? She is from Brazil
3. Where are the Beatles from? They are from Liverpool, England.
4. Where are we from? We are from Brazil.
5. Where is Obama from? He is from The United States of America.
6. Where is Shakira from? She is from Colombia?

Practice: [ASK THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU] Where are you from? [THEN REPORT]

Book page 16:

Have students look at the chart and repeat the names of the countries after me.
Board:
Can you give the names of some nationalities? Elicit a few names.

NATIONALITIES
Japanese Brazilian Portuguese Chinese Australian Italian German
1. Whats your nationality? I am Brazilian.
2. Whats Giseles nationality? She is Brazilian.
3. What are the Beatles nationalities? They are English.
4. What are our nationalities? We are Brazilian.
5. Whats Obamas nationality? He is American.
6. Whats Shakiras nationality? She is Colombian.

Book page 16: Complete the chart and compare answers: A

St. A: What do you have for Australia?

St. B: Australian

Play the audio: Listen and check

Play the audio: Listen and repeat (twice)
I say the country and they say the nationality: Practice in pairs
I say the nationality and they say the country: Practice in pairs

Book page 16: B: Pair Work:

START WITH PPT
Think of a famous persons name:
Model: Kaka He is from.. / And his nationality? He is Brazilian.
In pairs: One student says a name and the partner say the country and the
nationality. / Take turns.

Extra: Practicing yes no questions with be :

Pair work:
Each student chooses a famous person.
One says the name: Madonna
One asks questions about the country and nationality:
St. A: Madonna
St. B: Is she American? Yes, she is
St. B: Is she from the USA? No, she isnt
When I ring the bell students have to change pairs and do the same activity.
Page 16: Language in Context: New neighbors
Look at the picture on the left:
1. What people are in the picture? A man and a woman
2. Where are they? They are in front of their apartment
Look at the people on the right:
1. Are they the same people? No, they arent.
2. Who are they? Neighbors
3. Where do you think they are from? We think they are from Brazil.
Play the audio: Listen carefully
Answer:
1. What are their names? Carlos and Claudia
2. Are they musicians? Yes, they are.
3. What city are they from? They are from Manaus.
4. Where is Manaus? It is in Brazil.
Play the audio: Listen and repeat line by line THEN Practice it.
GRAMMAR: Board
Elicit the subject pronouns:
One person
I
He
She
It
More people
We
You
They
Elicit the verb be form for each subject pronoun.
Elicit some examples (affirmative) + (negative)
I am a teacher.
He is a student.

YES NO Questions:
______ ________ Japanese? (you)
______ ________ Brazilian? (they)
Ask them to complete each sentence and then answer them.
WH questions:
Where are you from? It is about a place (general)
What city are you from? It is about things.
Who are they? It is about people.

Go back to the conversation and underline Wh questions:

Check comprehension:
1. Are Claudia and Carlos musicians? Yes, they are.
2. Are they from Canada? No, they arent.
3. Where are they from? They are from Brazil.
4. What city are they from in Brazil? They are from Manaus.

Book page 17: Play the Grammar audio. Listen and repeat:
Letter A: Complete Practice

Book page 17: Pronunciation A:

Talk about stressed syllables
Play the audio and listen then play again and repeat

Book page 17: Pronunciation B: Follow my book

Book page 17: Speaking:

Pair Work: A: Write 3 FALSE sentences about people, countries or nationalities.
Pair Work B: Read the example; join another pair: correct their sentences and let
them correct yours.

Keep Talking: A (pg. 127)

Look at the map and ask a few questions
Create a new identity

Keep Talking: B (pg. 127)

Interview 4 classmates and complete the cards
Read the model first.

Extra:
Invite them to tell us about their new classmates
Page 18/A: Emails & phone numbers:
Show students some numbers and ask them how to say them in English (0-20).
Book: listen and read / listen and repeat
Page 18/B: Phone numbers
Listen and read
Listen and repeat
PRACTICE: BOARD
Whats your phone number?
My phone number is
My number is
Its
Practice: (ask and answer).

Page 18/C: E-mail address

Listen and read
Listen and repeat
PRACTICE: BOARD
Whats your e-mail address?
My e-mail address is
My e-mail is
Its
Practice: (ask and answer).

Page 18: Interactions/A

Look at the picture
How many girls are in the picture? Three
Listen and read
Listen and repeat (line by line)
Practice in pairs
Page 18: Interactions/B: Practice with the new expressions
Page 18: Interactions/C: Practice with the new numbers and e-mails

Page 19/A-B: Listening: Follow my book

Page 19: Speaking

Make up a new phone number and a new e-mail address
Ask students to help me write the questions for Names, e-mails and phone numbers
on the board.
 1. Whats your name?
2. Whats your phone number?
3. Whats your e-mail?
Divide students in two groups:
o They have to interview the classmates in their groups (5) if possible.
Page 19/C: Speaking/Share information
Elicit questions when asking about a third person
1. Whats his/her name?
2. Whats his/her phone?
3. Whats his/her e-mail?
Read the example.
Pair work:
o Join one member from group A and one member from group B
o Ask your partner about people from the other group.