CiC4 Book1-Sample

Aims of this lesson: ɉ to understand the format of this textbook ɉ to introduce the topic of how culture affects conYersation ɉ to break the ice between students

Suggested timeframe : • Orientation lesson: 65 min. • Lesson 1 Preview: 5 min.

3. Pair Practice

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Practice with a classmate by reading the dialog EeloZ ȴYe times replaFinJ tKe underlined Zords ZitK Zords in YoFaEular\ Eo[es % and & 7Ken switch roles and do it again.

TO TEACHERS

1 Me too! 2 Same here. 3 I took that last year. 4 Good luck! 5 That's a drag! 6 I hear that’s tough. 7 That’s a lot of fun. 8 Sounds interesting.

The Pair Practice activity is designed to have students spend a few active minutes learning to pass the “ball of conversation” back and forth. It is completely scaffolded, in the same way as people learning to play the piano would practice scales. But it shouldn’t be done mechanically, without thinking, as its target is for students to develop the ability to speak automatically (see Teacher’s Manual for suggestions).

Are you taking Biology 101 this semester?

B

Yeah, I am, actually.

Me too!

C

Suggested timeframe for this activity : 10 min.

Point 2

What’s your busiest day of the week?

1. Toolbox

busiest easiest favorite

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Friday Wednesday

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1. Whatȇs your busiest day of the Zeek?

3 easy classes 4 hard classes 5 a lot of classes 6 my part-time job 7 club activities

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2. Whatȇs your easiest day of the Zeek?

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Suggested timeframe for this activity (Toolbox + Expression) : 10 min.

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Lesson 0 - Orientation