level 11 unit 7 – problem solving

UNIT 7 – PROBLEM SOLVING

Level 11

What is happening in the pictures?

How do these people solve problems?

Could you solve these problems by yourself?

Architect

Taxi driver

Plumber

Nurse

Police Officers

Vet

Mechanic

Train driver

Teacher

Politician

Postman

Fireman

What jobs do we get people to do for us?

Min Sook always cut her own hair.Min Sook always gets a hairdresser in a salon to cut her hair.Min Sook gets her hair washed at a salon.

Who cuts the hair?

The rule

Mik Sook gets her hair washed

Subject + verb get + object +PP

PP = Past participle.

What is the difference in 2?

“to” – I got my brother to fix.

What jobs do you do yourself?

What jobs do you get done professionally?

Say in full sentences “what the people have to get done”. Who will do it?

Do the listening exercise!

What topics are they talking about (look at the pictures)?

Now listen to the recording! What topics do they agree on?

What things are they going to get done professionally?

Lesson B - What is happening in the picture?

What has broken?

Dripping

Showerhead

If you had this problem would you fix it yourself or would you have it fixed by a

professional?

Who would fix it professionally (think about the people we discussed at the start of the unit)?

Washer

Rule = Need+ Passive infinitive +

E.g. The shower needs to be fixed.

These sentences both talk about what should be done.

Can you think of examples of things that “should be done”?

Passive and active?

Do A

Cold be done at home.

Practice the conversation in pairs.

Now try making up your own conversation in pairs changing the shower problem for:

Now, use to structure to solve more general problems.

Group 1 – A sick cat.

Group 2 – A cat stuck up a tree.

Group 3 – A cat has cut the electricity.

Explain B + C and get them do it them at home.

Lesson C - When do we leave out words?

In short sentences. To avoid repetition. When the meaning is clear.

Wallpapering

Painting a wall

To put up a shelf

Let’s loo. k at the dialogue

When do they leave out words.

Find all of the examples of when the people leave out words.

Why do they leave out these words. Why do they not leave out other words.

What would the sentences be if they were complete? Look at the dialogue.

When do we leave out words?

In short sentences. To avoid repetition. When the meaning is clear.

When do we shorten wentences in Spanish?

In what ways can we react to situations, missing out words or by using exclamations?

Look at the text!

Let’s practice the pronunciation?

Now make up your own.

Exclamations

Which of these exclamations is the most common?

Which is the least common?

When is each one used?

Look at SPEAKING NATURAL section then give them the following scenarios to miss out the

words in

1) To build a tower of cards. 2) To pin the tail onto the donkey. 3) To get the class to make the phrase

“English class” with their bodies.

Use the casual phrases with “to get” to complete the activity.

What day-to-day problems do you have?

What is “problem solving”?

How do YOU solve problems?

Are you rational and logical?

Give me an example of a time when you solved a problem.

To wrestle

What are “What if” questions?

Give examples on the board?

How would you solve the following problems?