Theme:

Business Travel and Socialising

 your name on Zoom is clear (use Latin letters)
 your camera is on and mic is off (unmute when
needed)
 you are in a quiet area that helps you focus
 you have a notebook or a note app ready to
take notes

Ilka X@!

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What do you expect to learn by the end of this class?

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 In this live part of the lesson, you will practise making arrangements.

You will also review phrases for inviting that you learned before the lesson.

Highlighted skills:
Making arrangements (live class) and listening (before and after the lesson)
Language focus:
Vocabulary: free time activities
Pronunciation: working on features of connected speech
Functional language: making, accepting and rejecting invitations

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How do you spend your free time? How often do you do the following things?

go clubbing go shopping go for a meal go to go to an

with friends the exhibition
cinema

go out for a go for a go away go to a

drink coffee somewhere karaoke
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for the
weekend
Look at the phrases from the listening text. Are they inviting,
accepting or refusing? Write I, A or R.
1. How about going to a club tonight? i
2. Oh, I’d love to, but I’ve got some homework. R
3. Would you like to see a film at the weekend? i
4. I’d love to – I haven’t seen one for ages. A
5. Any plans for tomorrow night? There’s an interesting lecture at the
museum. i
6. Not tomorrow, there’s something I’ve got to do. R
7. How about having dinner together over the weekend? I
8. Oh, that would be nice. A

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Look at the phrases from the listening text. Are they
inviting, accepting or refusing? Write I, A or R.

9. Do you want to play tennis on Sunday afternoon? I

10.I’ve got friends coming round on Sunday, I’m afraid. R
11.Like to have a drink after work? I
12.I’ve got to work late today – some other time maybe. R
13.Why don’t we go to the beach this Saturday? I
14.Great – what time do you want to meet? I

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Look at pronunciation features highlighted below
How about going to a club tonight? /haʊ/+/əˈbaʊt/ --- /hawəbaʊt/
Would you like to see a film at the weekend? /wʊʤə/
Any plans for tomorrow night? There’s an interesting lecture at the
museum. /ðərzən/
How about having dinner together over the weekend? /hawəbaʊt/
Do you want to play tennis on Sunday afternoon? /ʤə wɒnə plei/
Like to have a drink after work? /laiktə həvə/

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Click on the link your teacher will give you and do micro-role plays using
some of the vocabulary seen in class.

https://wordwall.net/resource/54875766

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Copy the following table into your notebook.
Fill the table with your real schedule, but make sure you leave
a few spaces free.
Morning Afternoon Evening
Monday Work
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

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You’re going to speak to different
students.
Try to make an arrangement with as
many people as possible, but make sure
they fit into your schedule.
If you agree to do something with
someone, you can invite more people to
do that activity.
e.g. “Pawel and I are going to the cinema
on Friday. Do you want to join us?”

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Examples of good language
Like to have a drink after work on Tuesday?
What time do you want to meet?
We can go to have a drink together? I especially like beer.
Yes, of course. I’m free and I can go with you
Language to polish
I have a family party
Is Sunday afternoon good for you?
On Monday it is not possible
I can’t (make it) on this occasion
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What have you learned from today’s lesson?

What did you find interesting/not interesting?

What do you need more practice with?

Did you participate fully?

Did you achieve your aims for this lesson?

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Make sure you have
• downloaded the *.pdf with this
presentation
• saved the Zoom Chat

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 Complete the Progress activities online.

Review the language rule we have practised today.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermedi
ate-to-upper-intermediate/future-plans
https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flat
mates/episode73/languagepoint.shtml
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