1. 1 THIS IS ME!
Plan
Get to know your classmates. Use these questions and your own questions.
What’s your name?
What do people call you?
Where are you from?
What’s your last name?
How do you spell it?
Other questions:
Prepare
Pair work Interview your partner. Then make a poster. Use magazines, pictures,
and your own words to describe your partner.
Present
Class activity Introduce your partner to the class. Show your poster and
explain why you chose the pictures and words.
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2. 2 WHAT DO YOU DO?
Plan
Group work What do you think are the five best jobs? What do you
think are the five worst jobs?
Best jobs Worst jobs
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
Prepare
A Group work Choose a job you are interested in learning more about.
Write some questions to ask about the job.
B Group work Find and interview someone who has the job you are
interested in. Write down the person’s answers.
Present
Class activity Imagine you have this job. Tell the class about the job.
Be prepared to answer questions!
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3. 3 HOW MUCH IS THIS ONE?
Plan
Group work Imagine you are going to open a new store. Discuss these questions
to help you plan the grand opening.
What is the name of your store?
What are you going to sell?
Who is your ideal customer?
What is your store’s slogan?
Prepare
A Group work Choose products that you want to “sell.” Then write a brief
description and set a price for each item.
B Group work Make an advertisement for your store. Be sure to include the
important information. Try to make the store sound attractive to shoppers!
Present
Class activity Share your advertisement with the class. Display your products
and be prepared to explain them and answer questions.
Work boots
Rubber boots Winter boots
$38
$19 $119
Hiking boots
Leather boots
$74
$59
Boots for all occasions – in ever y style, size, and color!
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4. 4 RADIO SHOW
Plan
Group work Imagine you are DJs at a local radio station. Check (✓) the kind
of music you play. Then choose a musical group to interview and one of their
songs to play.
■ classical ■ jazz ■R&B ■ rock
■ country ■ pop ■ rap ■ other:
Musical group: Name of song:
Prepare
Group work Perform a radio interview. Decide who will be the interviewer. Then
each student chooses a different musician in the group. Use these questions and
your own questions to research information about him or her.
Where are you from? Who writes the songs?
What kind of music do you like? Who writes the music?
What instruments do you play? What’s it like to go on tour?
What are your biggest hits? What are your other interests or hobbies?
Other questions:
Present
Class activity Perform your radio interview for the class. Don’t forget to play
the song!
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5. 5 FAMILY SURVEY
Plan
Look at these questions about family. Then write five more questions.
Are you an only child?
How many people are in your family?
Do your parents work?
Does your family always eat dinner together?
Are you living at home now?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Prepare
A Group work Conduct a survey about families. Compare your questions.
Then each student chooses one question.
B Group work Ask your question to at least ten people. Report back to the group.
Then draw a chart to present your group’s findings.
Present
Class activity Share your chart with the class. Tell your classmates the most
surprising things that you learned about families.
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6. 6 SPORTS STAR
Plan
Who is your favorite sports star? Make suggestions. Then take a class vote.
The most popular sports star is:
Prepare
Group work Choose a famous athlete. Then write ten questions you want to know
about this person. Use magazines, newspapers, or the Internet to find the answers.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Present
Class activity Imagine you are at a news press conference. Other students in the
class are “reporters” for a sports magazine. Answer their questions as if you are
the sports star.
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7. 7 WISH YOU WERE HERE!
Plan
Group work What exotic destinations do you want to visit? Discuss different places.
Then decide on one place.
Exotic destination:
Prepare
A Group work Imagine you are going on vacation. Find out more about the
destination you chose. Use these questions and your own questions.
Where can you stay?
Where can you eat?
What can you eat?
What is the weather like?
What can you do there?
Other questions:
B Group work Design, make, and write a vacation postcard to send someone.
Pretend you are writing from the destination.
Present
Class activity Share your postcard with the class. Explain why you chose the place.
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8. 8 THE PERFECT NEIGHBORHOOD
Plan
What makes a perfect neighborhood? Why are these things important?
Prepare
A Group work Imagine you are city planners. Choose the five most important
things for a neighborhood. Then explain why you think they are important.
1. because .
2. because .
3. because .
4. because .
5. because .
B Group work Design your perfect neighborhood. Decide what places to include
and where they should be located. Then draw a map of the neighborhood.
Present
Class activity Share your map with the class. Explain why the place and its location
are so important.
Claude’s
Horizons Majestic Wig Shop
Travel Nick’s Movie Theater Cuba
Wash-n-Go
Agency Barber Café
Laundromat
Shop
LOVE STREET
UNION DRIVE
Albert Einstein Public
National
High School Library
Bank
LOIS LANE
PARK AVENUE
Lonely
Budget Guy
Curvy Drug Mega Ritzy Internet
Phil’s Gas Station
Gym Store Hotel Café
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9. 9 WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?
Plan
Group work You are going to create a catalog or Web site to sell clothing. Decide
on a clothing style. Then choose at least six items you want to sell.
Clothing style:
Clothing items:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Prepare
Group work Design and create your catalog or Web site. Use photos from magazines
or draw pictures of the clothing you want to sell. Then write a detailed description
of each item. Don’t forget to include prices and available sizes and colors.
Present
Class activity Share your catalog or Web site with the class. Explain the
clothing you sell and explain why your classmates should order something.
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10 WHAT HAVE THEY DONE?
Plan
Which famous people are you interested in? Make a list of five people you
want to learn more about.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Prepare
A Group work Choose one famous person. Use magazines, newspapers,
or the Internet to find out more about the person’s life. What did he or
she do to become famous?
B Group work Create a biography about the person’s life. Write a script to
explain what he or she has done. Use pictures or act out scenes to make the
show more interesting.
Present
Class activity Perform your show for the class.
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator
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11. 1 IT’S A REALLY GREAT PLACE!
1
Plan
Write three places where you have been on vacation. Were they good places to visit?
Why or why not?
1.
2.
3.
Prepare
A Group work Choose one place you want to go on vacation. Then use
these questions and your own questions to research it.
What’s it like?
What can you do there?
What should you see there?
What’s the weather like?
What’s the best time of year to visit?
What things can you buy?
B Group work Make a poster to advertise the place. Use photos or draw
pictures to explain what you can do there.
Present
Share your poster with the class. Tell your classmates why they should
visit the place. Try to convince them to go there!
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12. 12 THAT REALLY HURTS!
Plan
Write six heath problems you are interested in finding out more about. What
do you know about them?
1. 4.
2. 5.
3. 6.
Prepare
Group work Choose one health problem you want to know more about. Research
common remedies or treatments for this problem. Then ask ten people for their
advice. Make sure to write their answers.
Start with this question:
What do you do when . . . ?
Present
Class activity Share your findings with the class. Explain how the treatments
you researched compare to the advice you heard.
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13. 13 WHAT’S FOR DINNER?
Plan
What’s your favorite restaurant? Write three things you like about it.
1.
2.
3.
Prepare
A Group work Imagine you are restaurant reviewers. Choose a restaurant
you want to try. Then decide who will judge each category.
Restaurant name:
1. Appetizers
2. Entrees
3. Desserts
4. Service
5. Décor/Atmosphere
6. Cost
B Group work Go eat at the restaurant and take notes during the meal.
Discuss your opinions and write a review. Assign each category a rating
from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent). Then give the restaurant an overall rating.
Present
Class activity Share your dining experience with the class. Remember to
tell the class the overall rating you gave the restaurant.
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14. 14 THE BEST AND THE WORST
Plan
Think about places where you eat, shop, or do business. Which are very good? Which
are very bad? Based on your experiences, write the three best and worst places.
The Best The Worst
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
Prepare
A Group work Find out the best and worst places in your city or town. Choose
at least five categories (e.g., pizzerias, coffee shops, Internet cafés, music stores).
Then write a questionnaire. Remember to leave space for answers and comments.
Start with this question:
What do you think is the best . . . ?
B Group work Ask at least ten people to complete your questionnaire. Be sure
to give them enough time to answer the questions and write their comments.
Then make a poster to display the results of each category.
Present
Class activity Share your poster with the class. Explain the results and read
the most interesting comments.
Hot Tunes CD Store
_________________________
People’s Choice Magazine was voted
is pleased to award Best Music Store to
BEST HAMBURGER 2005 Buy Used CDs
to by readers of
George’s Family Restaurant
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15. 15 WHAT DID YOU SAY?
Plan
Think about communication problems you have had. What was the reason for the
problem? Write three problems. Then explain them to a partner.
Problem Reason
1.
2.
3.
Prepare
Group work Think of a situation where a bad telephone connection, unclear
message, or other communication problem results in a misunderstanding.
Then write a skit about the event. Try to make your skit interesting or funny.
Present
Class activity Perform your skit for the class.
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16. 16 THEN AND NOW
Madonna
1985 2005
Plan
Write three ways that Madonna has changed.
1.
2.
3.
Prepare
A Group work Choose a celebrity you are interested in. Use magazines,
newspapers, and the Internet to research events in the person’s life.
Then find photos of these events.
B Group work Use the information and pictures to make a time line of the
person’s life. Include major events and ways the person has changed.
Present
Class activity Share your time line with the class. Show the photos and
explain the major events.
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