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About People
FYI: In the first three examples, the possessive adjectives
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LESSON
now you can Introduce people Option: (+5 minutes) As a challenge, give the class an oral
quiz. Indicate various students and ask What’s his / her
1 1:34 Conversation model name / Where is he / she from?
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Workbook or MyEnglishLab
2 Pair work
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• Have students write the numbers they hear.
• If students have difficulty, ask them to do the exercise • Before students listen, read the names on the form aloud
again with a new partner. to help familiarize students with their sound. Mathilda =
/mətldə/; Quinn = /kun/
3 Grammar • Review the answers with the class by asking four students
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to write their answers on the board. Make necessary
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• Direct attention to the questions and have students study AUDIOSCRIPT See page T15.
the examples.
Option: (+5 minutes) Pair work. To practice using
• Call on individual students to read each question and
information questions with What, have students role-play
answer.
short conversations using their own information or created
FYI: Questions with What are called information questions information. For example:
because they require an answer that gives details Student A: What’s your name?
(information). Yes / no questions require only yes or no for Student B: [Eric Price].
an answer. Student A: What’s your phone number?
• Direct attention to the contraction What’s. Student B: [555-6793].
Student A: What’s your e-mail address?
• Write on the board What is your name? Ask a student to
Student B: [Eric fourteen at fastmail dot com].
come up and make the contraction. (What’s)
• Point out that what is can be contracted but what are
cannot.
• Have students stand up, walk around the room, and have
2 1:44 Rhythm and intonation
the conversation with another partner.
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3 Conversation activator
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• Note: You can print the script or you can show a running
transcript on the video player on the ActiveTeach. The
script also appears on page 181 of this Teacher’s Edition.
don’t stop! Extend the conversation. Review the language
from lessons 1 and 2 in the Recycle box. Ask various
students questions, such as What’s your first name?
What’s your last name? What’s your address? What’s your
e-mail address? Call on different students to respond.
Graphic Organizers
Top Notch Pop Song Video and Karaoke Video
Language and culture
Nadia Santini is an Italian chef who is best known for
her award-winning restaurant, Del Pescatore.
Chris Botti is a trumpet player who plays jazz and pop music.
Li Na is a world tennis champion.
Vincent Lam is an emergency room doctor who has also
written award-winning stories.
Diana Haddad is a successful female Arab artist who sings
both traditional and pop music.
Sophie Okoneda has appeared in British and American
movies and TV shows.
• Have students look at the first photo. Say This man is Option: Oral Progress Assessment
asking this woman for her personal information. What Use one of the photos on page 19 for an oral test. Have
questions is he asking? With the class, think of the possible the student point to the people in the photographs and
questions. Do not write them on the board. create stories about them. For example, the student
Option: (+10 minutes) To provide more support for this might point to the woman in the top photograph and
activity, have students complete the information box say Her first name is Patricia. Her last name is Wells. She’s
first, write out the questions, and then role-play the from England. She’s an athlete.
conversation. Evaluate students on intelligibility, fluency, correct use
Possible responses . . . of target grammar, and appropriate use of vocabulary.
A: Good morning. B: Hello. A: What’s your first name please?
B: [Angela]. A: And your last name? B: My last name? [Thompson]. Oral Progress Assessment Charts
A: How do you spell that? B: [T-H-O-M-P-S-O-N]. A: Thanks.
B: What’s your address? A: My address? [18 Bank Street]. Option: WRITING BOOSTER (Structured support for
B: And your phone number? A: My phone number is [93-580-05-12].
preparing writing)
B: [93-580-05-12]? A: That’s right. B: What’s your e-mail address?
A: [Angela dot thompson at hipnet dot com] B: Thank you.
A: You’re welcome.
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On the Internet:
Pair work 2 • Online Teacher Resources: pearsonelt.com/topnotch3e/
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• Assessment
• Have students look at the second photo. Say He is • Top Notch Pop Song Activities
introducing the two people. What is he saying? • Top Notch TV Video Program and Activity Worksheets
• Supplementary Pronunciation Lessons
• Have students work in groups of three to create the • Conversation Activator Video Scripts
conversation. • Audioscripts and Answer keys
• Call on volunteers to role-play one of their conversations • Unit Study Guides
for the class.
Option: (+10 minutes) To provide extra support, allow
students to write the conversation before they act it out.
Possible responses . . .
A: Alice, this is Matt. Matt’s my friend. Alice is my colleague.
B: Hi, Matt. C: Hi, Alice. Nice to meet you. B: Nice to meet you, too.
C: Where are you from? B: I’m from California. And you? C: I’m from
Florida. B: And what do you do? C: I’m a doctor. And you? Are you
an architect, too? B: Yes, I am.
Writing
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