C.5 You Gotta Do It!

Have You Heard the News?

Pairs. Think about the dialog from the video. What can you remember? Work
together to fill in the blanks. Then practice the conversation.
Ana: ______________________?
Chris: Heard what?
Ana: I ______________________ from
Media View.
Chris: Really? From Media View.
Where are they?
Ana: London!
Chris: Wow, that’s great. ______________________ to London?
Ana: No. ______________________ to England, period.
Chris: Well, what are you ______________________?
Ana: I think you know . . .
Role play. Imagine you are at work. A co-worker tells you about a job offer. Use the
conversation above as a model.

Search Game: Life Experience

Whole class. First, work alone. Think about your life experience. On a piece of
paper, write 3 sentences about yourself. Use the present perfect tense. Look at the
example on the right.
Now your teacher will collect all your papers
and give you someone else’s paper. Ask yes-no I’ve worked for three
questions to find the person who matches the different companies.
information on your paper. This person must I’ve studied history.
say yes to all 3 of your questions. Make sure you
I’ve lived abroad.
use the shortened phrase “havya” in your questions.
Use this language:
Have you worked for 3 companies?
Have you studied history?
Have you lived abroad?
When you have all finished, tell the class about the person you found.

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 “Find Someone Who” Bingo

Whole class. Talk to other students in the class. Ask 1 question each time you talk to someone.
Use “Have you ever _________?” in each question. You can ask the questions in any order.
Example
Student A asks Student B, “Have you ever lived abroad?” Student B answers, “Yes, I have.”
Student A writes Student B’s name in the blank in square 1.
Student A asks Student C, “Have you ever tried skydiving?” Student C answers, “No, I
haven’t.” Student A doesn’t write anything in square 2.
When you have 4 different names in a row, say “Bingo!”

1 2 3 4
live / abroad try / skydiving quit / a job make / sushi

_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

5 6 7 8
study / a be / to join / a club feel / unhappy at
musical Disneyland work or school
instrument
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

9 10 11 12
have / an go / skiing try / yoga think of /
unusual job changing careers
or majors
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

13 14 15 16
ask / for a raise write / a story or pass up / be / to France
in salary a poem a job offer

_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

At the end of the game, talk about the students in your class:
Niki has lived abroad.
Pablo has tried skydiving.

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 Sentence Frames

Pairs. Sit back-to-back. What do you think your partner’s work experience has been? If your
partner doesn’t work yet, imagine his or her future job. Complete the sentence frames.

____________________________ is a/an ____________________________.

(Your partner’s name)
He/She likes ________________, but he/she doesn’t like _______________.

He/She has never ______________________________________________.

At the moment, he/she _________________________________________.

In his/her next job, he/she ______________________________________.

In the future, he/she will _______________________________________.

When you both finish, turn your chairs back. Tell your partner what you guessed.
Use this language:
A: You like meeting new people, B: Right!
but you don’t like meetings.
A: And you have never been B: I don’t think so! I was late yesterday!
late to work.

Chant: Workplace Blues

Pairs. Cover your partner’s side of the page. Read the lines with the correct stress and rhythm.

Student A Student B
Are you going to the meeting? No, I’ve got to do some work.


Have you written all the emails? No, I’ve got to make some calls.


Are you finished with the project? No, I’ve got to get some lunch.
You ought to make those calls!

Are you going to let me start?


You ought to work much harder! No, I ought to quit my job!

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 Guessing Game: Mysterious Strangers

Pairs. First, work alone. Look at the pictures. Choose one. Imagine that person’s life. Write 5
sentences about him or her.
Use this language:
He/She has _____________________________________for a long time.
He/She has never _____________________________________________.
When he/she was a child, he/she ________________________________.
Last year, he/she _____________________________________________.
______________________ is the most interesting thing he/she has ever done.
Tell your partner your sentences. Your partner must guess which person you are talking about.

WebTalk

Groups of 4. Look at the news story you found on the

web. Tell the other students in your group about it:
What was the headline?
What happened in the story?
Now make a newspaper page together. Think of a name
for your paper. Write the name at the top of the page.
Then write headlines for each of your stories.

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 Appendix
Instructions for Board Games
Use these instructions for the games on pages 3, 16, 28, 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 marker to the correct square.
Use the cues and/or pictures in the square and/or in the middle of the
board to complete the task. Look at the example on the page for more
information.
Pair 2: Make sure Pair 1 completes the task correctly. If you aren’t sure, ask your
teacher.
Pair 1: If you are correct, your marker can stay 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 1’s marker on it, move to the next square. Complete the task.
Pairs 1 and 2: Take turns. Play until one pair gets to the “Finish” square.

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