ESL Conversation Lessons
It’s week 2 for the freshman English conversation class, spring 2017.
Weekly Plan
- quick review of the syllabus for new students
- talk about the book report
- textbook
- English speaking activities
- review verb tenses
- seating arrangements
ESL Conversation Activities
Hour 1 The Way We Are – Units 1a and 1b
Page 2 (20 min)
- Part A. Listen and read quiz. Check answers.
- Listen again to quiz. Review answers.
- 1C – Paraphrase quiz questions and ask partner for his/her answers. “How about you?”
- 1D – Read and check answers (adjectives and adverbs).
Verb Tenses (15 min)
Here is a quick review of some verb tenses that you will need to know for this exercise and a few others coming up in the book.
Page 3 – 2A grammar (15 min)
- Read box.
- Fill in blanks 2A.
- pair work ask partner these questions.
Page 3 Speaking Naturally (15 min)
- 3A. Listen and repeat. Listen for intonation.
- Notice sound change.
- 3B. Listen for intonation.
- 3B Ask and answer with partner. Try to copy intonation.
Hour 2
Page 4 – 1A (15 min)
- listening for different verb forms
- listen to Dan’s story – no book
- listen again with the book
- read text no listening, highlight unknown words
- check dictionary, make word list in notebook
Page 4 B1a and B1b (20 min)
- Who do they admire?
- 1A. Listen and read. Circle the answers.
- 1A Listen and read again for BOLD words. Are these words positive or negative?
- Circle unknown words. Build word list on board.
- 1B answer vocab questions
- 1C and 1D fill in blanks
- check answers
Page 5 – 2 and 3 (20 min)
- #2. Listen and read box.
- adverbs make adjectives stronger
- REALLY and PRETTY use these as adverbs in 4 sentences
- 2A and 2B. Talk about people who have these qualities.
- 3A Listen and fill in the blanks.
- 3A Listen again.
- 3C. pair work questions and answers.
Extra Practice
- page 140
Hour 3
- review book report, dates and collect book titles (5 min)
- prep and complete 4-3-2 fluency activity (30 min)
- puzzle worksheet: CH sounds (10 min)