English : Common Core Classes

Unit 2 (Education) - Communication

 

 

Teacher : Mme ZAARA Asmae

 

Summary

 

I- Activities

1-1/ Meeting classmates

1-2/ School life

1-3/ School around the world

II- Practice

2-1/ Exercise 1

2-2/ Exercise 2

2-3/ Exercise 3

 


I- Activities

 

1-1/ Meeting classmates

Functions 1

 

 

Activity 1
  • Look at the pictures and have conversations with your partner.

Example :

A: What's Mr Benetti's job?
B: Excuse me? / Pardon?
A: Mr. Benetti. What does he do?
B: He's a photographer.
A: What's Mrs Benetti's job?
B: Excuse me? / Pardon.
A: Mrs. Benetti. What does she do?
B: She's a teacher.

 

 

Activity 2
  • Ask your partner about his / her family :

A: What's your ______________ 's job?

B: Excuse me / Pardon?

A: your ______________ . What does ______________ do?

B: ______________ is a / an ______________ .

 

 

1-2/ School life

Functions 2

 

 

Activity 1
  • Ask your partner questions to fill in Mary's time table with the missing information. Have conversations like this :

A: When does she have composition?
B: On Monday and Wednesday.
B: What time does she have composition?
A: From 8:30 to 10:00.

 

 

1-3/ School around the world

Functions 3

 

 

Activity 1
  1. Use this questionnaire to know more about your classmate. Tick his/her answers in the appropriate column :

Good habits / Bad habits

Do you....
always usually often sometimes rarely never
1. get up late on school days?            
2. listen to the teacher?            
3. talk a lot in class?            
4. help your classmates with their homework?            
5. make a lot of friends at school?            
6. ask a lot of questions?            
7. eat sweets and chocolate in the classroom?            
8. participate in the classroom?            
             
  1. Now tell the class about your partner's good and bad habits.

 

 

II- Practice

 

2-1/ Exercise 1

  • How often do you do these things? Tick the appropriate column, and then tell the class about your habits.
  Always Usually Often Sometimes Rarely Never
1. read books            
2. watch TV            
3. eat in a restaurant            
4. work on a computer            
5. write letters            
6. speak English            
7. practise sports            
             

 

2-2/ Exercise 2

  • Maria, Keita, Alberto, and Alejandra are students at London English Institute, but they are different. Look at the chart and talk about them : 
  Maria Keita Alberto Alejandra
1. jog in the park - + + +
2. go to the library + + - -
3. cook dinner + - - -
4. work on the computer + - - -
5. relax in the afternoon - + + +
6. listen to music - - - +
         

 

Example :

Keita, Alberto, and Alejandra jog in the park, but Maria doesn't.
Maria cooks dinner, but Keita, Alberto, and Alejandra don't.

 

 

2-3/ Exercise 3

  • Read Alberto's schedule for the weekend. Ask questions with what, when, and where :
Day Morning Afternoon Evening
Saturday get up late
read newspaper
listen to music
go to cinema
play tennis
meet friends in cafe
eat in restaurant
watch TV
go to bed late
Sunday exercise in park
take shower
breakfast at 11:00
go to museum
play video games
read magazine
relax at home
call parents in Spain
go to bed early

-What......................................................................

-When.....................................................................

-Where....................................................................