THIRD SESSION

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

5’ WARM-UP

REVIEW LAST SESSION

What did we do? Which were the main contents? Did you find it difficult, too long,

boring, interesting, useful? Did you understand what you had

to do? If not, did you ask for help?

THIRD SESSION CONTENTS PRESENTATIONS: Glogster Posters about yourselves. PRONUNCIATION-/s/ or /z/-/a:/-/t/;/d/;/id/-Tongue Twisters GRAMMAR: -Past Simple and Past Continuous-VERB + INFINITIVE OR THE –ING FORM READING-Text about Multicultural English.-Expand vocabulary about multiculturalism and the situation of English nowadays. LISTENING-Video about Endangered Languages.-Bingo Game SPEAKING-Interact with their classmates to revise their own thoughts about multiculturalism, English as

lingua franca ,etc.-Discussion “If we lose languages, we lose cultures”-Bingo -Role Play: A Visit to the Doctor’s.

/S/ /Z/ SOUNDS

/s/ and /z/ sounds Put these words into the correct

column according to the pronunciation of the final –s.

/ s // z // iz /

Books – parents – finishes – boxes – brushes – schools – holidays – maps – continues – classes – languages – boys – universities – traditions – students – Etonians – cassettes.

/s/ and /z/ sounds

/ s / / z / / iz

Parents continues finishesMaps boys boxesStudents traditions brushes

Etonians holidayscassettes languages

universities

/a:/ sound Notice the pronunciation / a: / in words like

father, bark, part, park.

TONGUE TWISTERWHEN I WAS IN ARKANSAS I SAW A SAW THAT COULD OUTSAW ANY OTHER SAW I EVER SAW, SAW. IF YOU'VE GOT A SAW THAT CAN OUTSAW THE SAW I SAW SAW THEN I'D LIKE TO SEE YOUR SAW SAW.

Past Ending Sounds /d/; /t/; /Id/

Note the different pronunciations of the ending –ed: / d / : played, happened, killed. / t / : worked, stopped, washed. If the infinitive ends with a / t / or / d /

sound, the ending is / id / Want –wanted Land-landed Invite-invited

/t//d//Id/

/t//d//Id/Jumped – planned – formed – separated – pulled – floated –

opened – worked – knocked – pushed – landed. Played – walked – stopped – waited – recorded – fancied – looked - founded

GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS PAST SIMPLE: USES To talk about completed actions or

events that took place in a definite time in the past.

To describe an estate or a repeated action in the past

PAST CONTINUOUS: USES To describe continuous or unfinished

actions in the past To describe an action in the past that is

interrupted by another action

PAST ENDING SOUNDS

GRAMMAR: VERB + INFINITIVE OR THE –ING FORM

Look at these sentences The rich preferred to live on the hills. For two centuries the government managed to avoid food shortages. The Romans would rather watch a performance than a music

festival. The Romans enjoyed watching gladiator fights. The Romans were worried about conquering the whole world.

Answer the questions: What is the difference between the bold verbs in the first two

sentences and those in the last two sentences? What is the difference between the infinitive in sentences 1-2

and that of sentence 3? Do you know any verb that has to be followed by the to-

infinitive? What about verbs followed by the gerund? What form of the verb do you write after a preposition?

MULTICULTURAL ENGLISHPRE-READING QUESTIONS

1. In pairs, suggest with your partner ways to make English language easier to learn:

Abolish irregular verbs so “bought”= buyed. 2. CHAT:  Talk in pairs or groups about : English, lingua franca & world language, Esperanto,

being bilingual / multilingual, British people and English / dying languages …

3. MY ENGLISH: In pairs. Recount your histories of learning English, from what age, teachers, books, media, feelings etc.

4. ADJECTIVE BRAINSTORM: Write adjectives describing your opinion / feelings regarding the English language. In pairs, talk about the adjectives.

WHILE READING QUESTIONS

Read the text quickly and answer the questions.-Which is the third most spoken language in the world?-In which countries English is the mother tongue?-For being so widely spoken English is referred as................-How many people use English regularly? Read the text again. Answer the questions in your own

words (25-30 words).-What is the situation of English in different countries?-Why is English known as a “World language”?-In what situations is English most widely spoken by 600 people? Explain the meaning of the words or phrases from the

text.-Worldwide-Mother tongue-Lingua franca-Sphere

POST-READING QUESTIONS In pairs, discuss the following questions: (a)  Are you happy about English being a lingua franca?

(b)  Are you happy with your level of English?(c)  Are you happy about the number of English words in your own language?(d)  Shouldn’t we all learn a neutral language, like Esperanto?(e)  Should English be made the official world language by the United Nations?(f)  Should English replace French at the Olympics?(g)  Would you like to learn Arabic, Chinese or Spanish?(h)  If you were to become poly-lingual, which other languages would you like to learn?(i)  Is the spread of English a positive or a dangerous thing?(j)  Should subjects be taught in English in elementary schools (in addition to the native language)?(k)  What do you think of lazy British (and American, Australian…) people who don’t bother learning other languages?(l)  All in all, at the end of the day, when all is said and done, in a nutshell, what does English mean to you?

2 MINUTES DEBATE You will have to face each other in pairs and engage in

the following (for-fun) 2-minute debates. Students A are assigned the first argument, students B the second. Rotate pairs to ensure a lively pace and noise level is kept:(a)  English is the lingua franca. vs. It depends on where you are in the world.(b)  English will be the most important language in the world. vs Chinese will be.(c)  Half of elementary school education should be in English. vs. The child’s native language is more important.(d)  English should be recognized as a national language in many countries. vs. A national language needs strong and long cultural roots.(e)  English should be recognized as the official world language. vs. But in the future other languages will overtake English.(f)  The world should learn either British or American English. vs. The world should learn international English.

ENGLISH IS GREAT

ENDANGERED LANGUAGES

TIME IDIOMS

TIME

ROLE PLAY: A Doctor’s Visit A = Doctor B= Patient A: Hi. Come on in and have a seat. Now what seems to be the problem? B: I have a rash on my arm. A: How long have you had the rash? B: It’s been about a week. A: Are you taking anything for it? B: I put some cream on it but it doesn’t seem to be helping. A: I see. Are you allergic to any medications? B: Not that I know of. A: I’m going to give you a prescription for some ointment. I want you

to apply it three times a day. You should also avoid scratching your skin. And it’s important to use

as little soap as possible. Make an appointment to see me next week if it doesn’t get better over the next few days.

Taken from: (c) 2004 Lanternfish

FINAL TASKS

YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE OF THE THREE TASKS DESIGNED FOR THIS UNIT:

-Glogster Poster -5’Presentation about any

Endangered Language. Writing: Your Spare Time

BYE BYE TIME