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6 ANY QUESTIONS?
This is a fluency activity that provides practice with S1: I went for a drive on Sunday.
the past tense as well as practice in an essential T: Where did you go?
conversational skill: showing interest in what someone is S1: I went to the mountains.
saying by asking follow-up questions in a lively manner. T: Did you have a good time?
(Note: This type of activity could be practiced regularly to S1: Yes, I did.
promote conversational fluency.) Ss repeat the follow-up questions. Elicit other questions
until at least four have been asked.
Group work ■ Model the example dialog with four Ss. Then Ss form
■ Model the task by asking a S to make a statement about groups and try the activity. Since this is a fluency
something he or she did on the weekend. Then model activity, give help only if it is really needed.
how to ask follow-up questions, like this:
7 LISTENING
This exercise practices making inferences and listening for ■ Have Ss compare answers with a partner.
key words to get the gist of a conversation. ■ Check answers around the class.
A ` Answers
■ Read aloud the instructions to set the scene. Then play John Laura
the audio program once. Ss only listen. had a boring time ✓
Audio script had a good time ✓
met someone interesting ✓
LAURA: So, what did you do last night, John? got home late ✓ ✓
JOHN: Uh, I went to my boss’s house for dinner.
LAURA: Really? How was it?
JOHN: Oh, the food was OK, but the people weren’t very B `
interesting. They talked about football all night, and I ■ Read the instructions aloud. Make sure Ss understand
hate football. Then we watched some boring sports that this is a note-taking task. Explain that they will
videos. I didn’t get home until after midnight.
need to use their notes for the story-telling activity.
LAURA: Well, that doesn’t sound like much fun. Gee, I
had a great time last night! I went to a party and met ■ Play the audio program again. Then Ss form pairs and
an old school friend of mine. We haven’t seen each use their notes to retell the stories.
other for years, so we had lots to talk about. We stayed
at the party all night!
JOHN: Hmm, it sounds like you had a much better time Workbook
than I did.
LAURA: Yeah. I guess you’re right! Ss complete Exercises 1–6 on pages 37–39 in the
Workbook for end-of-class work or for homework.
■ Play the audio program again. This time, Ss check the (Answers can be found on page T-181 of the Workbook
correct information in the chart. Answer Key in this Teacher’s Edition.)
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Cycle 2, Exercises 8–13
8 CONVERSATION On vacation
` This conversation presents the past tense of be in located in the southeastern part of the U.S.; it is the center
questions and statements. of country music and the home of the famous Grand Ole
■ Books closed. Set the scene: Two friends are talking Opry theater and many country music stars.)
about a vacation. Write these focus questions on the ■ Play the audio program. Elicit Ss’ answers to the
board: questions on the board.
Where did Celia go? (She went to the United States.) ■ Books open. Play the audio program again as Ss look at
How long was she there? (About three weeks) the pictures and the dialog. Then go over the
How was the weather? (OK most of the time, but it conversation line by line and explain any words or
snowed a lot in Chicago) expressions that the Ss still don’t understand.
What was the best thing about her trip? (She liked ■ Ss practice the conversation in pairs.
Nashville the best.)
■ Optional: Ask for volunteers to come up to the front of
(Note: Chicago is in Illinois, a midwestern state; the the class and try the conversation again without looking
Midwest is often referred to as “the most American region at their books. Encourage them to use their own words
in the U.S.,” and Chicago has been called the most to keep the conversation going.
American city. Nashville is the capital of Tennessee,
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10 VACATIONS
This open-ended fluency activity is a follow-up to ■ Model the task by talking about a vacation you have
Exercises 3, 6, and 9. The purpose here is to get Ss to give taken. Encourage Ss to ask appropriate questions
as much information as they can about a real vacation from among those given in the text as well as some of
they have taken. their own.
■ Ss work in small groups and take turns talking about
A Group work their vacations. Go around the class and give help
■ Go over the instructions and questions. Have Ss repeat wherever needed.
each question.
■ With the class, do some quick brainstorming on the B Class activity
words weather and food and write their responses on the ■ Groups vote on whose vacation was the most interesting
board for the groups to use, like this: and then tell the class about it. Encourage others to ask
Weather Food questions to show interest and to get more information.
adjectives(with be) = rainy, sunny, good, delicious,
cool, warm, hot, bad, terrible,
dry, humid, wet, fine, terrific, INTERCHANGE 7 Vacation photos
OK, nice, good, spicy, bland, See pages T-114 and T-115 in this Teacher’s Edition for notes.
bad, horrible unusual Optional activity: Chain story – A terrible day!
verbs = rain, snow cook, eat, buy ■ See page T-149.
11 LISTENING
` This exercise practices listening for key words JASON: Oh, that’s too bad.
and reasons.
BARBARA: Oh, not really. I actually enjoyed my vacation.
■ Books closed. Set the scene: Two friends, Jason and I went to the gym every day, and I lost three pounds!
Barbara, are talking about their vacations. Play the JASON: Well, that’s great. Good for you!
audio program once. Ss only listen.
Audio script
■ Books open. Explain the task: Ss write down key words
and phrases in the chart. Point out that Ss don’t have to
BARBARA: Jason! Hi! Welcome back. You were away last write full sentences for the “Reason(s).” Play the audio
week, right? program again once or twice. Ss complete the chart.
JASON: Yeah, I was on vacation.
BARBARA: Where did you go?
■ Have Ss compare answers in pairs or groups. Then
JASON: I went to San Francisco. check answers around the class.
BARBARA: Nice! How was it? Answers
JASON: Oh, I loved it!
BARBARA: What did you like most about it? Vacation place Enjoyed it? Reason(s)
JASON: Well, San Francisco is such a beautiful place. And Jason San Francisco Yes beautiful
the weather was actually pretty nice! place;
BARBARA: Well, that sounds more exciting than my last weather nice
vacation. Barbara home Yes went to gym
JASON: What did you do, Barbara? every day;
BARBARA: I just stayed home. I couldn’t afford to take a lost 3 pounds
trip anywhere.
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