IS THERE REALLY A MONSTER?

A. AIMS

1. Knowledge

- Vocabulary: Hotels

2. Skills

- Grammar: There is/ there are

- Listening: Dialogue with a receptionist

B. MATERIALS, FACILITIES AND METHODS

- Materials: English File beginner 3 rd edition (SB)

- Facilities: chalk, board, draft paper

- Methods: pair and group work, game, role play, presentation

C. PROCEDURE

1. Class stabilization:

- Check class attendance: …………………………

- Absent students:
………………………………………………………………………………..

- Ask some questions:

 What day is it today?

 What is the weather like?

 How are you today?

2. New lesson

Warm up

Book closed!
• Write on the board a hotel room and give Sts three minutes, in pairs, to brainstorm
words for things you might find in a hotel room, e.g. table, chair, bed, bathroom, shower,
bath, phone, mini bar, door, window, etc.

• Write the words they say on the board. Model and drill pronunciation.

1. VOCABULARY (hotels)

a. Books open. Focus on the instructions and give Sts time to read the information.
Elicit/explain that an inn is a small hotel. Make sure Sts understand friendly and views.
You could put Sts in pairs to answer the questions or do it as an open-class activity.

- Elicit opinions. Also ask if Sts have heard of Loch Ness. You could tell them that loch is
the Scottish word for lake. Ask What is Loch Ness famous for? and elicit / teach the word
monster.

b. Get Sts to look at the photo of the bedroom and match the words with the items in the
room.

- Check answers.

c. Tell Sts to go to Vocabulary Bank Hotels on p.128.

IN A HOTEL ROOM

a. ♫ 4.2. Listen and repeat the words.

b. Cover the words. Look at the picture. Say the words.

IN A HOTEL

a. ♫ 4.3. Listen and repeat the words.

b. Cover the words. Look at the picture. Say the words.

c. Practice with a partner. Ask and answer.

2. GRAMMAR there’s a... I there are some...

a. ♫ 4.4. Focus on the lesson title, Is there really a monster?, and elicit / explain the
meaning (= Is it true that there is a monster?).

- Now focus on the instructions. Get Sts to cover the conversation and focus on the list of
items. Model and drill pronunciation of Wi-Fi /'wai fai/. Point out that the first one has
been done for them.
- Play the audio once the whole way through for Sts to listen and complete the task. Play
again as necessary. You may want to point out to your Sts that the receptionist speaks
with a Scottish accent.

- Check answers by asking Is there (a TV)? / Are there (shops near)? and getting Sts to
just say Yes or No.

- Deal with any vocabulary problems that arose. You could point out that cases, in line 6,
is an abbreviation of suitcases, which they saw in the Vocabulary Bank Common verb
phrases 2: travelling.

b. Focus on the instructions and get Sts to uncover the conversation.

- Play the audio again for Sts to read and listen at the same time.

- Give Sts time to look at 1-3 and circle the right words. If you know your Sts’ LI, you
may want to elicit a translation of There’s/ There are at this point.
E.g. Yes, there’s a room on the second floor. - Tak, na drugim piętrze jest pokój.

Is there a lift? – Czy jest tu winda?

I’m sorry, no, there isn’t. But I can help you with your cases. - I’m sorry, no, there isn’t.
Ale mogę ci pomóc z bagażem.

This is the room. - To jest ten pokój.

Yes, and there’s a great view of Loch Ness. - Tak, i jest tam wspaniały widok na Loch
Ness.

There’s Wi-Fi in every room in the hotel. This is the bathroom. There’s a bath and a
shower. - W każdym pokoju w hotelu jest WiFi. To jest łazienka. Jest wanna i prysznic.

No, madam, there aren’t any shops near the hotel. - Nie, proszę Pani, w pobliżu hotelu
nie ma żadnych sklepów.

Is there a monster in the loch?- Czy w jeziorze jest potwór?

Well, some people say there is and some people say there isn’t. - Niektórzy mówią, że jest,
a inni, że nie.

Check answers.

c. ♫ 4.5. Focus on the task and play the audio once the whole way through for Sts to
listen and answer the first two questions.

- Check answers to the first two questions.

- Do the final question as an open-class activity.

- You could find out with a show of hands how many Sts believe in the Loch Ness
monster.

d. ♫ 4.6. Tell Sts to go to Grammar Bank 10A on p.110.

3. HOMEWORK

Ex. 10A (b) p.110. Complete with the right form of there’s or there are.

* Translate 5 sentences into L1.

UWAGA! Zauważ, że kolejność wyrazów w języku polskim nie zawsze jest taka sama
jak w angielskim!

UWAGA! Nie pomyl zwrotu nie ma (there isn’t lub there aren’t) ze zwrotem on nie ma
(ha hasn’t got), ponieważ to nie to samo. W zwrocie pierwszym nie mamy podmiotu,
dlatego wstawić należy there. Słowa isn’t lub aren’t to forma przecząca od is i are (jest,
są).