Intermediate Course 16 Unit 10 Day 3 Lesson C FFI

Lesson Learning Objective:

Students will be able to:
 Use tag questions to soften advice and give encouragement;
 Answer difficult questions with expressions like It’s hard to say.

Important considerations:
Activate previous knowledge about giving advice and tag questions.
Remember to elicit information from Ss.

Things to keep in mind

Don’t allow Spanish in class.
Don’t forget to let students know how long they can take for each activity.

Previous preparation and materials needed

Markers & eraser
The Link
CD 4
CD Player
CCs: couldn’t you? wouldn’t you? shouldn’t you? It’s hard to say, (that’s a) good
question, that’s a tough one.
SHUs:
Prepare: Visuals (You’ll need at least 6 pictures related to extra classes; look for them and have
them ready for the session - Activity 3)
Conversation (Activity 5)
Sentences (Activity 7)
Rules and cards (You’ll need at least 6 pictures related to extra classes; look for them
and have them ready for the session - Extra Activity)

Activity Procedure Grouping Material Time

pattern
1 Homework Review homework Total class The Link 10’/10’
review The Link, Unit 10, L. B, Ex. 2 & 3.
2 Function review The Link: Unit 10, Lesson B, Ex. 1 Ss to Ss The Link 5’/15’
3 Warmer Books closed Board 5’/20’
Prepare visuals Individual Markers
Write: Eraser
What are some things that people Trios NB
take lessons or classes to learn 4’/24’
how to do?
Ss make a list of lessons. Ss get into Total class
trios to share their lists.
Ss report to the rest of the class.

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4 Pre-listening Books closed Ss 4’/28’
Ask:
What advice would you give a
friend who is not learning much Total class 3’/31’
from a class?
Ss mingle telling their ideas.
(Ex. 1A)
Ss share with the rest of the class.
5 Listening Books closed Pairs CD Player 4’/35’
Prepare conversation (See Appendix Audio CD
Activity 5) Conversation
Play CD 4– Track 6 Conversation
strategy Giving encouraging advice
(Ex. 1B)
Ss listen and complete the 5’/40’
conversation.
Ss get into small groups to
compare. Check.
6 Post-listening Books open Total class SB 3’/43’
Have a S read ‘Notice’(Ex. 1C) (p 102)
Show CCs: couldn’t you? wouldn’t Board
you? shouldn’t you?* Eraser
Ss write on the board an example Pairs Markers 4’/47’
for each CC. CCs
Ss stand up in two lines and
practice the conversation taking
turns.
7 Practice Books open Pairs SB 4’/’51’
Prepare sentences (See Appendix (p 102)
Activity 7) NB
Give a set of cards for each pair. Ss Total class
get into pairs to match the
problems with the advice. Pairs
Ss compare. (Ex. 1D)
Ss get into different pairs to 4’/55’
practice the conversation and
continue it. Encourage Ss to give
more pieces of advice.
8 Strategy plus Books open SB 3’/58’
Have a S read ‘Strategy plus’. (p 102 &
Show CCs: It’s hard to say, (that’s Total class 103)
a) good question, that’s a tough CCs
one. and elicit examples from the
conversation (Ex. 1B)
9 Practice Books open Individual SB 5’/63’
Ss answer the questions, including (p 103)
some of the expressions. NB
Ss get with a partner who is not Pairs 5’/68’

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 next to them. They need to ask and
answer the questions using the
expressions and giving advice. Ss Total class
share some ideas with the rest of
the class.
10 Pre-listening Books closed Trios Board 4’/72’
Ask: What would you do if you had Eraser
a band and wanted to be famous? Total class Markers
Ss get into trios to discuss their NB
ideas and write them in their
notebook.
Then, Ss share with the rest of the
class.
11 Listening Books open Individual CD player 4’/76’
Play CD 4 – Track 07 Listening and Ss Audio CD
strategies Great advice(Ex. 3A) SB
Ss listen and put a check in the Total class (p 103)
things Tom needs to do. Ss
compare answers. Check. Individual 4’/80’
Books open
Play CD 4 – Track 07 Listening and Ss
strategies Great advice (Ex. 3B)
Play the recording again and Ss Total
answer the questions. Ss compare class
answers. Check.
12 Preparation time Books open Pairs SB (p 103)
Ss choose one of the ideas and NB 4’/84’
write some ideas of what they
would like to achieve and the
problems they would face. Ss make
a list. Ss mingle to find out other
classmates with the same 4’/88’
situations. Exchange ideas and
write down any additional
information.
13 Production Ss get into pairs to perform a Total class NB
conversations to share their 10’/98’
problems and give advice to their
partners. Some Ss perform their
conversations to the rest of the
class.
14 The Link Unit 10 Lesson C Ex. 1 Ss The Link 5’/103’
15 Portfolio log Listening log update Ss The Link 2’/105’
update
Homework Assign: The Link: Unit 10 Lesson C Ex. 2 & 3
Grammar game Rules and cards (See Appendix Extra Activity)
**Each activity has a suggested time. You may adjust the time as needed.

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APPENDIX

Activity 5

Steve: So, how’s your _____________ going?

Nela: It’s hard to say. It’s fun, but I’m not __________
much.
Steve: Well, you could look for another class, couldn’t
you?
Nela: Maybe. The thing is, I like __________, but she
hardly notices me. She never gives me any feedback.
Steve: Hmm. How can you get her _____________?
Nela: Good question. I wish I knew. Actually, I’m
___________of dropping out.
Steve: Well, before you do that, it would be
_______to talk with her, wouldn’t it?
Nela: I’m not sure I want to know what she thinks! I
mean, most of the other students have been acting
since they were kids. Do you think that if I’d gotten an
________ start, I’d be a better actor by now?
Steve: That’s a tough one. I don’t know. But you’ve
only been in the class a few weeks. You should at
_______ give it a chance, shouldn’t you?
Nela: You’re right. I guess I should.

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 Activity 7

1. I’d really like to a. Well, it’s never too

record my own late. You could still
podcast. But I’m not get voice lessons
sure what topic to now, couldn’t you?
choose.
2. I really want to be a b. It would help if you
contestant on one of just practiced
those TV game speaking out loud at
shows. But I’m not home, wouldn’t it?
sure what kind of That might help with
people they’re stage fright.
looking for.
3. If I’d had formal c. Well, you should pick
training when I was something you know
young, I think I could about, shouldn’t you?
have been a singer. Or something that
interests you.
4. I’d like to act in a d. You could just look
college play, but I get online, couldn’t you?
scared when I Though I bet they
perform in front of want confident
people. people. Or people
with a sense of
humor.

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Extra Activity
Home repairs
Type of activity
Small group

Function practiced
Tag questions with modals

How to use the game

 Ss get into small groups
 Ss pick up a card and create a short story to tell some problems they
have.
 Ss have a conversation telling their problem while the others give
recommendations using tag questions (e.g. you could practice your
painting at home, couldn’t you?)
 Ss share some ideas to the rest of the class.

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