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NOTES FOR TEACHERS: UNIT 1, PART 1

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Unit 1 Overview The main overall theme for Unit 1 is “ getting acquainted ”. It combines three sub-themes into a single coherent conversation that is typically held between university students at the beginning of a new school year or term: • Part 1: Exchanging living locations • Part 2: Majors, school years, and clubs • Part 3: Part-time jobs In addition, instruction begins on the key pragmatic elements of this textbook, the Three Golden Rules and various conversation strategies. By the end of 24 this unit, students should have a clear understanding for how to make a good first impression when meeting and greeting another classmate in English. Unit 1, Part 1 Overview In part 1 of this unit, which can be completed in about 60 minutes of class time , students will focus on exchanging living locations when meeting In the two Sounding Natural Notes , students will also be introduced to two key conversation strategies: • Getting More Details • Transitions A listing of all conversation strategies taught in this book can be found on page 123. Generic 90-minute Lesson Plan Things to bring: • Equipment for playing the textbook audio tracks • (optional) Photocopies of worksheets someone for the first time: • Where are you from? • Where do you live now?

1. Warm-up options • Go over the Sounding Natural Note from the “Let’s Get Started” lesson (page 6) • In pairs, read the Guided Speaking Practice dialog on page 7. • Mingle about the room and practice meeting and greeting classmates. 2. Page 16: • Preview • Sounding Natural Note • Model Sentences 1: Where are you from? 3. Page 17: • Model Sentences 2: Where do you live now? • Vary your Questions • How about you? 4. Page 18: • Sounding Natural Note: Ask for more details • Guided Speaking Practice 5. Page 19: • Model Sentences 2: Where do you live now? • Vary your Questions • How about you? 6. Expansion activity options If you have time left over, try one of these ideas: • Show students how to access and study Unit 1 vocabulary on the cic-mulimedia.com website, then give students time to try this out under your supervision. • Get a head start on their homework by beginning one of the photocopiable worksheets.

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