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NOTES FOR TEACHERS: UNIT 7, PART 1

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Unit 7 Overview Like entertainment in Unit 6, the theme of food is a good one for practicing English conversation because of its primacy in life. Talking about what we eat has a natural intrinsically interesting quality to it that can be tapped into. Food is also a good bridge to talking about culture. In this unit, the following sub-themes will be explored: • Part 1 : Recent meals • Part 2 : Likes and dislikes • Part 3 : Exotic foods and eating out By now in the course, students should have a good idea of the basics on how to conduct a smooth and natural English conversation. As a result, the Sounding Natural Notes in this unit all focus on simply helping students extend their food-related conversations in personally meaningful ways. Golden Rules 2 and 3 are especially emphasized. Unit 7, Part 1 Overview In part 1 of this unit, which can be completed in about 60 minutes of class time , students will talk about their most recent meals: • What did you have for breakfast this morning? • Do you usually have that? In the Sounding Natural Note on page 96, students will learn how to use the simple “ Do you ever~? ” question pattern as a transition to new and interesting related topics. The embedded group writing task will help set students up for a final Speaking Time activity, in which a longer dialog is constructed based on the follow-ups that everyone had come up with.

Generic 90-minute Lesson Plan Things to bring: • Equipment for playing the textbook audio tracks • (optional) Photocopies of worksheets 1. Warm-up options • Review any of the previous units by doing some guided role-playing. • Have a short vocab quiz. 2. Page 94: • Preview • Model Sentences 1: What did you have for breakfast this morning? 3. Page 95: • Model Sentences 2: Do you usually have that? • Vary your questions • How about you? 4. Page 96: • Sounding Natural Note: Introducing new interesting topics with “Do you ever ◯◯ ?” 5. Page 97: • Personalize it! • Speaking Time: Memorize & Perform 6. Expansion activity options • Practice vocabulary at cic-mulimedia.com • Get a head start on their homework by beginning one of the photocopiable worksheets.

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