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Matthew G. Thomas
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Member of the Bar Association

FAX: (212) 555-7801

TEL: (212) 555-7800

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Plan
Group work Discuss these questions.
What is a business card?
What information is on a business card?
What pictures are on a business card?
What colors are on a business card?

J E W E L RY

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Prepare
A Pair work

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Q U E

TEL: (312
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FAX: (31 555-5000
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Interview your partner. Use these questions and your own questions.

What is your name?

What is your address?
What is your phone number?
Where are you from?
What is your favorite color?
Other questions:

B Pair work Use the information to make a business card for your partner.
Include a picture or design.

Present
Class activity Go around the class. Show classmates your card and introduce
yourself.

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2 MY FAVORITE THINGS
Plan
Group work Discuss these questions.
What is your favorite color?
What is your favorite movie?
Who is your favorite actor/actress?
What is your favorite school subject?
What is your favorite kind of music?

Prepare
Find pictures of your favorite things. Cut photos from magazines or draw your own
pictures. Then cover your book with the pictures. Choose things that will help your
classmates know you better.

Present
Class activity Explain your book cover to the class. Use these sentences to help you.
The picture at the top is

. I like it because

The picture next to it is

. It is my favorite

because

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3 WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Plan
Write questions someone might ask you about your city or town. Then find a
picture or postcard of your hometown to bring to class.
What

Where

Who

How

?
?
?
?

Prepare
Pair work Imagine you are going to visit your partners hometown. Share your
pictures or postcards. Then take turns asking and answering questions. Write
your partners answers.

Present
Class activity Put your partners picture or postcard on the map. Then describe
your partners hometown. Give at least three pieces of information about the
city or town.

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4 FASHION SHOW
Plan
Group work Imagine you will design a new line of clothing. Decide what
kind of clothes to design. Then choose a name for your brand.
Kind of clothes:
Name of brand:

Prepare
A Group work Plan a fashion show for your new brand. Discuss
these questions.
What clothes will you wear?
Who will be the models?
Who will be the presenter?
What music will you play during the show?
What other things will you need to have?

B Group work Write descriptions of the clothes the models will wear.
Remember to describe colors and patterns. Then give your descriptions
to the presenter to read to the class.

Present
Class activity Perform your fashion show.

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5 WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

Plan
What are you doing at these times? Write sentences using the verb be + ing.
Then compare your sentences with a partner.
Its 7:00 A.M. and Im

Its 9:00 A.M. and Im

Its noon and Im

Its 5:00 P.M. and Im

Its 8:00 P.M. and Im

Its midnight and Im

Prepare
Group work Choose one of the times above. Find pictures of what people are doing
at that time of day. Cut photos from magazines or draw your own pictures. Then
make a poster with the pictures.

Present
Class activity Show your poster to the class. Explain what the people in the
pictures are doing. Use these sentences to help you.
It is

(time) and he/she is

-ing.

It is

(time) and they are

-ing.

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6 A TYPICAL DAY
Plan
Group work Discuss these questions.
What do you do every day?
What do you do every week?
Is a students daily schedule different from a businesspersons schedule?
Do you think their weekend routines are the same or different?

Prepare
A Pair work Choose a person with a schedule that is different from yours.
Then write questions about his or her daily routine.
What time do you wake up on weekdays?
When do you eat lunch?
What time do you go home?
What do you do in the evenings?
When do you go to bed?
Other questions:

B Pair work

Interview the person about his

or her daily routine. Write down the answers.
Then create a calendar for a typical day in the
persons life.

Present
Class activity Share your calendar with the
class. Explain how the persons schedule is
different from yours.

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10:00
5:00 go to the gym!
10:30
5:30
11:00
6:00
ctors
11:30 appodoint
ment
6:30
12:00
7:00 English class
12:30
7:30
1:00 lunch with mom
8:00
1:30
8:30
2:00
9:00
2:30
9:30
jazz concert
3:00
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AM

PM

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7 DREAM HOME
Plan
Pair work Imagine this is your house. Write what you would use each room for.
What furniture do you need in each room?

Basement

First Floor

Second Floor

Prepare
A Group work

Design your dream home. Use these questions to help you.

How many rooms are there?

How will each room be used?
What furniture do you need in each room?
What else does the home have?

B Group work

Draw a floor plan of the house or apartment. Then each person

chooses one room to design.

Present
Class activity Tell the class about each room in your dream home. Explain
why you chose the furniture and location.
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8 WHAT DO YOU DO?

Plan
Pair work Look at the pictures. Which job do you want to do? Why?

Prepare
A Group work

Choose a person with an interesting job. Then write questions

about his or her job.
Where do you work?
What do you do, exactly?
How do you like your job?
What time do you start and finish work?
Other questions:

B Group work

Interview the person about his or her job.

Then make a poster to advertise the job.

T E AC H E R

Present
Class activity Share your poster with the class.
Try to make your classmates want the job.

WHY NOT
LOVE
YOUR JOB?

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9 WHAT SHOULD I EAT?

Plan
Look at the pictures. Answer these questions.
Which diet probably includes foods that you like?
Which diet probably includes foods that you dont like?

low carb

low fat

ovo-lacto
vegetarian

raw food

vegan

Prepare
A Group work Choose one of the diets above or a diet that is very different from
your own. Then research the diet on the Internet. Make a list of foods that a person
on the diet can eat.
B Group work

Use the information to plan a three-day menu. Remember to

include breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack for each day.

Present
Class activity Explain the diet to the class. Then present your three-day menu.

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10 CLASS SURVEY
Plan
Pair work Look at the chart. Discuss these questions.
How many hours do adults watch TV?
How many hours do 1-year-old children watch TV?
How many hours do 217-year-old children watch TV?
How many hours do children spend in front of a screen?
How many hours is the TV on in an average home?
Americas Daily Television Habits

adults watch TV
1-year-old children watch TV
217-year-old children watch TV
children spend in front of a TV screen
TV is on in an average home
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Prepare
A Group work Find out about your classmates abilities and talents. Use these
questions and your own ideas to make a survey. Write at least one question for
each student in your group.
What do you do in your free time?
Who do you do it with?
Where do you do it?
How often do you do it?
When do you do it?
Other questions:

B Group work Ask your questions to each student in the class. Be sure to
write down all the answers. Then use the information to draw a chart.

Present
Class activity Share your chart with the class. Remember to read each question
and explain the results.

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11 LETS PARTY!

Plan
Group work Imagine you are going to have a party. Decide on a reason for
the party. Then use these questions to help you plan.
When are you going to have the party?
Where are you going to have the party?
What are you going to do at the party?
What time is it going to start?
Who are you going to invite?
Are you going to have food? What kind?
What other things are you going to need?

Prepare
Group work Make the final arrangements for the party. Then design and make
an invitation.

Youre invited!

for Pedro__________
party
___________
___________
a surprise birthday
What: ___________
5th _____________________
___________
Saturday, February
When: ___________
8:00 P.M. ________________________________
Time: ___________
________________________________
Casual
Dress: ___________
youre
me know if__________
week to let___________
Call me this___________
RSVP: ___________
________________________________
going to come!
___________
Hope you can make it!
P.S. Dont say anything to Pedro!

Present
Class activity Share your invitation with the class. Try to make the party sound fun!
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12 THE FIVE BEST WAYS

Plan
Pair work Think of some difficult things that many people want to do.
Make a list of five challenges.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Prepare
A Group work

Compare your lists and choose one challenge. Then

ask at least ten people for advice on the best way to solve your problem.

B Group work

Use the information to make a poster of the most

common answers. Find photos or draw pictures for each suggestion.

Present
Class activity Share your poster with the class. Ask your classmates for
other suggestions. Then vote on the best suggestion.

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13 HOW DO I GET THERE?

Plan
Pair work Make a list of some popular attractions in your city or town.

Prepare
A Group work Choose a city and at least five places for a visitor to see. Then
plan a walking tour of the city. Write directions from one place to the next.
B Group work

Draw a map of the city that includes all the places.

Present
Class activity Share your map with the class. Include interesting information
about each place.

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14 MY FAVORITE SEASON

Plan
Group work Talk about seasons of the year. Discuss these questions.
Whats your favorite season?
Why do you like it?
What fun or interesting things can you do during this season?

Prepare
Group work Choose a season. Think of fun or interesting things you did during
that season. Then use photos or drawings of those things to make a poster. Show
why its the best time of year.

Present
Class activity Share your poster with the class. Describe your experiences and
explain why they were fun or interesting.
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15 CELEBRITY TRIVIA
Plan
Who do you think are the five most famous people in the world today?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Prepare
A Group work Compare your lists. Then choose one person you want to know
more about. Use these questions and your own questions to research the person.
Where was the person born?
When was the person born?
Where did the person grow up?
What was the persons major?

B Group work Write ten questions about the person. (Dont write any yes / no
questions.) Then write a question on each card. Write the answer on the other side
of the card.

Present
Class activity Play a game of Celebrity Trivia! Take turns reading your questions
to the class. The person that answers the most questions correctly wins.

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16 WHATS GOING ON?

Plan
Find out about shows, festivals, and events in your city or town. Share your
findings with the class.

Prepare
A Group work

Compare your information. Then discuss these questions.

Which activities would be interesting for adults?

Which activities would teenagers like?
Which activities would be fun for children?
Which activities would be good for visitors?

B Group work

Design a Web site about upcoming events. Choose an audience.

Then describe at least three fun or interesting events for people in that group.

Present
Class activity Share your Web site with the class. Explain why you think the
events are suitable for that group.
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