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IC·2

Groupwork

Tellthegroupthemostinterestingthingyoulearnedaboutyourclassmates.

1.usedtolookverydifferenl."Didyouusetolookverydifferent?"

2.usedtohaveafavoritetoywhenheorshewasachild."Didyouusetohaveafavoritetoywhenyouwereachild?-3.alwayslistenedtohisorherteachers."Didyoualwayslistentoyourteachers?"

4.hatedhighschooL"Didyouhalehighschool?"

5.usedtofightalotwithhisorherbrothersandsisters."Didyouusetofightalotwithyourbrothersandsisters?"6.datedsomeoneforalongtimeinhighschool.

'Didyou"gosteady"wllhsomeoneInhighschool?"

7,wantedtobeamoviestarwhenheorshewasyounger."Didyouwanttobeamoviestarwhenyouwereyounger?"8.hadapetwhenheorshewasachild."Didyouhaveapetwhenyouwereachild?"

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PROFILE

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Classactivity

Goaroundtheclassandfindout

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mformatIon

belowThenask

follow~up

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andtakenotesWnteaclassmate'snameonlyonce('.

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Groupwork

•Ssformgroupsandtaketurnssharingthemostinterestingpieceofinformationthattheylearnedabouttheirclassmates.

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interchange

Class

activity

•Foratopicwarm-up,pointoutthesubtitleofthisactivity-

"Classprofile."

ThenhaveSslookovertheinformationinthechartforaminute.Asktheclass"Whatdoyouthinktheword

profile

means?"WriteSs'suggestions(andsomeoftheonesbelow)ontheboard:

Aprofileis.ashortdescriptionthatgivesimportantdetailsaboutsomeoneorsomething.asummaryofsomething.akindofinterview.acharactersketch.ashortbiographythesideviewofsomeone'shead

•Becauseallofthesuggestionsabovecanbeeitherdefinitionsorexamplesoftheword

profile,

explainthatafterSsparticipateinthisactivity,thethingstheylearnaboutoneanotherwillhelpformakindofclassprofile,i.e.,adescriptionorsummaryofsomeclassmates'personalitiesandpastexperiences.•Readtheinstructionsaloudandgooverthecuesinthechart.Thenmodelthecorrectpronunciationandintonationforeachquestion;Sspractice.•Setatimelimitofabouttenminutes.RemindSstowritedownthenameofanyclassmatewhoanswers"Yes"toaquestioninthechartandencouragethemtoaskfollow-upquestionstogetmoreinformation.•NowSsgetupandgoaroundtheclassaskingandrespondingtooneanother'squestions.Walkaroundanddiscreetlylistenin.TakenoteofanyproblemsthatSsmaybehaving.Gooverthemwiththewholeclassattheendoftheactivity.Thiscommunicativeactivityreviewsquestionswiththepasttenseand

usedto,

anddrawsonmuchofthevocabularyinUnit1;italsoprovidesanamusingextensionactivityandgivesSsachancetogettoknowoneanotherbetter.

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InterchangeActivities

"Taxidriversshouldtakeclassestolearnhowtobefriendly."

Readthislettertoalocalnewspaper.

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MAKINGTHECITYBETTER

besickandtired

tobeangryandboredwithsomethingthathasbeenhappeningforalongtimerude

speakingorbehavinginawaythatisnotpolite

Classactivity

•Groups(oronlygroupsecretaries)taketurnssharingtheirsuggestionsandideaswiththerestoftheclass.Thentakeaquickclasspoll(throughashowofhands)tofindoutwhichthreesuggestionsareconsideredthebest.

Groupwork

•Goovertheinstructionsandreadtheexamplesentencealoud.ExplainthatthetaskhereistomakesuggestionsonhowthecityofOakvilleshouldsolvesomeofitstransportationproblems.EncourageSstobeascreativeandinnovativeaspossible.•Elicitadditionalexamplesaroundtheclass.Usethemtowritesomehelpfulphrasesliketheseontheboard:

Peopleshould.Thecityneedsto.Thereshouldbemore.Weneedfewer.Therearetoomany.Thereisn't/aren'tenough.Thecityshouldhaveless.Thereistoomuch.

•Ssformgroups.Tellthemtochooseagroupsecretary,whowritesdownthegroup'ssuggestionsaftereachoneisdiscussed.RemindSsthattheymustcomeupwithfivesuggestions.Walkaroundtheclass,givinghelpandencouragementasneeded.

IC·3

magazines-eitherinEnglishorintheirownlanguage.Whatdotheylikeordislikeaboutthesekindsofletters?Why?•Booksopen.Presentthe"LettertotheEditor"byreadingitaloudtotheclass;alternatively,haveSsreaditsilently.•ExplainanywordsorexpressionsthatSsmayaskabout-forexample:

interchange

LetterstotheEditor

Classactivity

Tellyourgroup'sideastotheclass.Thendecidewhichsuggestionsarebest.

Groupwork

SuggestfivewaystosolvethetransportationproblemsinOakville.

GeorgeGradyOakvilleDearEditor:Iamsickandtiredofthetrafficinthiscity!ItissobadthatIcannevergetanywhereontime.Therearetoomanycarsontheroad,andmostofthemhaveonlyonepersoninthem.Anotherproblemisthebuses.Theyaresooldandslowthatnobodywantstotakethem.Theyarenoisyandverydirty.Youcan'tevenseeoutthewindows!•Also,thetaxidriversarerude.Theyneverknowwheretheyaregoing,andtheytakealongtimetogetsomeplace.Taxisareexpensive,too.Andthesubwayisjusttoocrowdedanddangerous.Whatarewegoingtodo?

ThisactivitygivesSstheopportunitytosuggestsolutionstoacity'stransportationproblems.•Optional:BringsomeEnglishlanguagenewspapersandmagazinesthathave"LetterstotheEditor"columnsorsections.HaveSsformpairsorgroupstoreadsomeoftheletterstogetherandtalkaboutthemforafewminutes.Thenaskthemtosharethemostinterestingletter(s)withtherestoftheclass.•Booksclosed.FindoutifSseverreadthe"LetterstotheEditor"sectioninanynewspapersor

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InterchangeActivities

5.Whatkindofpetdoyouwishyoucouldhave?

Ten-YearReunionStatement:TerrymovedtoHawaiifveyearsago.Hisdreamhasfnallycometrue:Hegoesswimmingandwindsurfingeveryday!

•GiveSsafewminutestorecalltheirconversationsortogooveranynotestheymayhavefrompartB.Thenencouragethemtomakeuponeortwointeresting,clever,oramusingsentencesthatdescribetheirpartnertenyearsfromnowbasedonhisorher"wishfulthinking."Walkaroundtheclassandgivehelpasneeded.•Pairstaketurnscominguptothefrontoftheclasstoreadtheirdescriptionsaloud.EncouragetheSstohavefunlisteningandreactingtothefictionalEtatementstheymadeupaboutoneanother.

7.Whichmusicalinstrumentdoyouwishyoucouldplay?6.Whatlanguagesdoyouwishyoucouldspeak?9.Whatfamouspeopledoyouwishyoucouldmeet?8.Whatkindofcardoyouwishyoucouldbuy?4.Whatkindofhomedoyouwishyoucouldhave?3.Whichcountrydoyouwishyoucouldlivein?1.Whatkindofvacationdoyouwishyoucouldtake?

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2.Whatsportdoyouwishyoucouldplay?10.Whataretwothingsyouwishyoucouldchangeaboutyourself?

ACompletethisquestionnairewithinformationaboutyourself.

InterchangeActivities

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WISHFULTHINKING

"'Sue

aphotographernowShetravelstoMricaevery

yearandtakespicturesofwildanimals.Herphotos

areinmanymagazines."

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Pairwork

Compareyourquestionnaires.Taketurnsaskingandansweringquestionsaboutyourwishes.

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Classactivity

•Readaloudtheclassreunionsituationthattakesplaceintenyears.GooverthecreativedescriptionofSue,whoisnowaprofessionalphotographer.

(Note:

Inthe

ArB

dialoginpartB,Suewas"B,"thepersonwhosaid"I'dliketogoonasafari...[because]Icouldtakesomegreatpicturesofwildanimals!")•Modeltheactivitybyaskingvolunteersforsomeinformationabouttheirpartners.Writetheinformationinnoteformontheboard;thendemonstratehowtouseittomakeaninterestingoracleverstatement:

WishList

#3:

TerrywisheshecouldliveintheU.S.Hereallywisheshecouldlivenearabeachsohecouldswimandwindsu1everyday

Pairwork

•GoovertheinstructionsandmodeltheAlEdialogwithseveralSs.Demonstratehowtokeeptheconversationgoing,likethis:B:Andhowaboutyou?Whatkindofvacationdoyouwishyoucouldtake?A:Me?IreallywishIcouldspendtwomonthsonafreighterintheSouthPacific.B:Really?Why?A:Well,Icouldvisitmanydifferenttropicalislands,andI'dhavetimetorelaxandreadlotsofbooks.•TellSstojotdownkeywordsandexampleswhileinterviewingtheirpartners;theycanusethesenoteslaterinpartC.•SsformpairsandtaketurnsaskingthequestionsinpartAandgivingresponses.EncourageSstoextendtheircomparisonsbyaskingforadditionalinformation.Goaroundtheclassandgivehelpasneeded,particularlywithvocabularyandthe"Iwish...."structure.

interchange

•Presenttheinstructionsandmodelthetenquestionsinthechart;Ssrepeatforcorrectpronunciation,stress,andintonation.TellSstowriteacompletesentencebeginningwith

wish(that)Icould

....

toanswereachquestion.Walkaroundtheclassandgivehelpasneeded.

(Note:

Sscancompletethechartinclassorforhomework.)Inthisactivity,Sspracticeusingthestructure"Iwish(that)Icould...."totalkaboutwaysinwhichtheywouldliketochangetheirlives.•Explainthatthesubtitle

"Wishfulthinking"

referstothefalsebeliefthatsomethingwillhappenjustbecauseyouwantitto(e.g.,It'swishfulthinkingwhenTomsayshe'sdefinitelygoingtowinthelotteryoneday.).Peopleoftensay,"That'swishfulthinking!"whensomeonehasmadeastatementabouthopingsomethingwonderfulwillhappenbutwhichprobablywon't.

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