‘LET’S SPEAK’
ITE Piria 2018/2019
Lesson Program
DATES: FROM 18 Feb TO 31 May 2019
TIMES: Day Mon and Thur 13:00 TO 14:00
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Classe 1B/1C: Aula 7 ogni lunedì
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Classe 1A/1D: Aula 9 ogni giovedì
Il corso si adegua al Calendario Scolastico del Comune di Calabria almeno che non viene espresso diversamente.
Il contenuto e l'ordine degli argomenti del programma sono indicativi e possono variare secondo le esigenze e interesse degli alunni.
TEACHER: Prof. DAVID MACFARLANE
Getting to know someone
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Listening: A dialogues between speakers asking about each other’s background, work, hobbies, travel experience, etc.
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Speaking: Getting to know one another using the language from the lesson. revision of terms for describing people you know, e.g. an acquaintance, a mutual friend, a flatmate, a colleague, etc.
Describing jobs & Attending a job interview
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Speaking: Typical adjectives and expressions used for describing work.
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Speaking: Useful vocabulary for attending a job interview in English.
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Reading: An article about things candidates shouldn't say during an interview.
Discussion activity and role play exercise at the end of the lesson.
Travel & Places
For and against
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Speaking : Useful expressions for giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing.
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Listening: An animated video of three travellers discussing the impact of tourism on a historical European town.
Sightseeing
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Speaking: Talking about a sightseeing holiday.
Grammar: common adjectives for describing a tourist destination.
Extreme adjectives
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Speaking: Learn how to be more descriptive using extreme adjectives, e.g. brilliant, terrible, dreadful, exhausted, huge, tiny, filthy, starving, etc.
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Using the adjectives when talking about a film, a performance (e.g. sport, music, acting), the weather, a holiday/vacation, food you have tried, etc.
Land and sea
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Speaking: Using vocabulary related to land and sea.
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Listening: geography quiz
Ecotourism
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Speaking: talking about the potential dangers of ecotourism.
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Grammar: The structure be/get used to doing something.
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Suggesting ideas
Using vocabulary for describing and discussing ideas.
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Listening: A dialogue between two friends planning a weekend break
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Speaking: asking for, making and responding to suggestions.
Role play in groups
Socialising
Making plans
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Speaking: Making plans and arrangements.
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Listening and role play: Learn how to schedule, cancel and re-schedule a meeting.
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Grammar: use of the present continuous for stating future plans is also studied, as well as common phrasal verbs used when making arrangements.
Planning ahead
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Reading: An article on an unusual, statistical approach to planning their week.
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Grammar: Collocations for describing several routines and activities are studied. In the grammar exercises, students learn how to express probability and chance using modal verbs and other useful structures.
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Speaking: Talking about a list of topics and discussing what will happen in each case.
Common expressions 1
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Speaking: Common social expressions that English speakers use in a variety of situations, including be careful, bless you, congratulations, cheers, good luck, never mind, etc.
Staying with people
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Speaking: Using vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of staying and living with other people.
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Listening and role play: Welcome a guest, make small talk, make offers and requests, as well as thank somebody for their hospitality.
Helping people
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Speaking: Using expressions for offering, accepting and refusing help. Common phrases for responding when other people express their gratitude.
Common expressions 2
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Speaking: Common social expressions that English speakers use in a variety of situations, including by all means, calm down, get well soon, what a pity, get well soon, it doesn’t matter, etc.
Apologies, excuses and promises
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Speaking: Common expressions for making apologies, excuses and promises.
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Listening and role play: Apologise for something, accept or reject an apology, explain a problem or mistake and promise action.
Crazy idea
The theme of this lesson is the migrant crisis in Europe.
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Reading: A text about an Egyptian billionaire who wants to accommodate desperate refugees on two privately-owned Greek islands.
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Speaking: Discussion about the topic.
Grammar: reported speech