A2 ELEMENTARY
Unit 1 B
In-Class Activity
SESSION 1
SESSION 1 – 60 minutes
Listening
Speaking
Count from 0 – 20. Then count it backwards!
Phone
numbers
Look at A-D.
How do we say
the phone
numbers?
0131 496 0834
Phone numbers – listening (CD1 track 18)
Listen to four conversations. Write the phone numbers
1. _________________
2. _________________
3. _________________
4. _________________
LISTENING – Phone numbers
1. My phone number is 555-3240
2. Call this number for more information: ______
3. For our store hours and locations, please call ______
4. Hurry! Call this number and win $1,000: ______
5. Dr. Wilson’s phone number is ______
6. Hello? Is this ______?
7. You can call my work number: _____, extension:______
8. Excuse me, did you say your phone number was ______
9. I have a new phone number. It’s ______
10. Mary’s phone number is ______
LISTENING – Phone numbers
11. For a complete listing of today’s movies, please call ____
12. I have the taxi company’s number, so let’s call a taxi. It’s _____
13. I am sorry, but you have the wrong number. This isn’t _____
14. Sam’s cell phone number is ______
15. Let’s order food from ‘Burger Palace’. Their number is _____
16. Excuse me, could you please repeat that? Did you say _____
Ask 3 students
their phone
numbers!
A2 ELEMENTARY
Unit 1 B
In-Class Activity
SESSION 2
SESSION 2 – 90 minutes
Vocabulary
Listening
Grammar
Review
Fill in the gaps with a or an
1. _____ dentist We use ____
2. _____ English dictionary with nouns that
3. _____ number begin with a
consonant
4. _____ actress
sound
5. _____ housewife (b, c, d, f, etc.)
6. _____ manager
We use ____
7. _____ Australian hotel with nouns that
8. _____ DVD player begin with a
9. _____ Italian teacher vowel sound
10. _____ university (a, e, i, o ,u)
11. _____ unemployed man
12. _____ retired doctor
Fill in the gaps with correct jobs – CD1 track 20
A: Are you from New York?
B: No, we aren’t from the USA. We’re from Canada.
A: Oh, really? What do you do?
B: I’m an ___________ and Jane’s a _________
A: Who’s she?
B: Her name’s Sally Andrews
A: Is she a _________?
B: Yes, she is. But she isn’t famous.
A: What do you do?
B: I’m a __________ . And you?
A: I’m an ___________
B: Are you from Mexico?
A: No, I’m not. I’m from Colombia
Look at the photo. Match conversations 1-3 to the groups of people A-C
Make questions with these words
1. actor / Eric Clapton / an / Is / ?
2. Is / actress / an / Penelope Cruz / ?
3. musicians / and Brad Pitt / Are / George Clooney / ?
4. from / Eric Clapton / England / is / ?
5. and Brad Poitt / from / George Clooney / Are / the USA / ?
6. Penelope Cruz / Italy / is / from / ?
Look at the pictures and write short
answers to the previous questions
1. _____________ 1. _____________
2. _____________ 2. _____________
3. _____________ 3. _____________
Review – fill in the gaps in these conversations
A: ______ you from England?
B: No, I’m _________. I’m __________ Australia.
A: Oh, really? What’s your __________ ?
B: I’m __________ teacher.
A: Are you __________ English teacher?
B; Yes, I __________
A: Excuse __________. Are you from Spain?
B: __________, we aren’t. We’re __________ Argentina
A: And what do you __________?
B: I’m __________ lawyer and Luis is __________ engineer.
A2 ELEMENTARY
Unit 1 B
In-Class Activity
SESSION 3
SESSION 3 – 30 minutes
Speaking
Let’s talk about it
1. Is your country a good place for holiday? Why/why not?
2. Is English your favourite subject? Why/why not?
3. Is it easy to learn your language? Why/why not?
4. Are you homesick? Why/why not?
5. Is your city better than Sydney? How is it different?
6. Is Sydney a good place to live? Why/why not?
7. Is it easy to find a job in your country?
8. Are you here with your family? If not, who are you with?
9. Are you excited to be here in Australia? Why/why not?
10. Is better to own a business or to work for someone? Why?
A2 ELEMENTARY
Unit 1 B
Student Supported Activity
SESSION 4
WRITING - homework
Write about your job
1. What do you do?
2. Where do you work?
3. How many days do you work in a week?
4. What’s your job description?
5. Do you like your job?
6. Have you ever done it before?
7. Do you want to find another job in the future?