Developing Communicative Skills (15)

Developing Communicative Skills (15)


Objective:

By the end of this class, we will be able to talk about our routine by using time vocabulary.  

 

Agenda:  

  • Review simple present and spelling rules.  

  • Vocabulary: time. 

  • Grammar: questions with when.  

  • Listening.  

  • Speaking. 

  • Grammar: comparative and superlatives.


Task 1: warm up! 

  1. In breakout rooms, let's complete an activity. Click HERE.  


     You need to create groups of 2.  

     You will get instructions like:  


     - Create a sentence: she / sleep / at night.  

     - Create a question: Pedro / drive / a bus.  

     - Is it correct: Susan play a piano.  


 


Task 2: Grammar: questions with when  


 

 

 

 



Task 3: Talk about schedules 

  1. Let’s complete a chart in the main room.  

 

It is a quarter past two.  

 

 

 

When is art class?  

 

 

 

Task 4: Talk about schedules - listening 

  1. Create a copy of a document. Click HERE. 

  1. Listen to the dialogue. Click HERE.  

  1. Complete the chart.  

 



Task 5: Talk about schedules  

  1. Together, we are going to complete some sentences. Click HERE.  

  1. In the main room, discuss:  

 

What time do you wake up? I wake up at 8 am.  

What time does your father wake up? He wakes up at 8 am.  

At what time does your mother have lunch? She has lunch at 1 pm.  


 

 


Task 6: Let’s talk…  

 

 

 

Let’s listen to the conversation in the main room.  

 

 

Task 7: Let’s talk…  

  1. You will have a test in 2 days.  

  2. You have just Monday and Tuesday to study.  

  3. Organize with your partner depending on your schedule.  

  4. Click HERE.  

 

Put into practice the questions and answers.  

 



Task 8: Grammar: comparatives and superlatives  





Read the next sentences and create comparatives or superlatives: 





Task 9: Grammar: comparatives and superlatives 

  1. Click HERE to practice the new grammar. 

  2. Then, click HERE for an extra activity. 

  3. Finally, discuss these questions with your partner: 

Is life for kids today easier or harder than in the past? Why?

Are toys today better or worse than toys in the past? Explain.

Were kids in the past more active or less active than kids today?

Is technology today more useful or less useful than technology in the past for kids?

Are parks now bigger or smaller than parks in the past?




Task 10: Second Project! 

  1. For this second project, let’s talk about the past and the present. 

  2. You can choose topics related to technology, food, shopping, childhood, jobs, entertainment, clothes, infrastructure, money… 

  3. You can look on the internet and prepare a short presentation of 3 minutes. 

  4. You will record yourself, and you can show your face or just pictures. 


Example: 

  • In the past, people used to buy things at small local markets or stores.

  • Today, most people buy online, which is faster and easier.

  • Before, shopping took more time, but now we can shop from home with just a click.


Grammar to be used: 

Used to…, simple past (remember the pronunciation of the -ed endings), simple present, comparatives and superlatives. 





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