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Lesson Plan 1 1 Languages of The World GE8

The document discusses a lesson about languages. It provides examples of students talking about the languages they speak and their native languages. It also discusses languages spoken in different countries and families.

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Lesson Plan 1 1 Languages of The World GE8

The document discusses a lesson about languages. It provides examples of students talking about the languages they speak and their native languages. It also discusses languages spoken in different countries and families.

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Lesson 1: Answers

My language, your language Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish, German,


French, Maori, Indonesian, Welsh, Italian, Mandarin
Coursebook p. 8–9 Workbook p. 4–5 Chinese, Cantonese
Countries: New Zealand, Java/Indonesia, Wales,
LESSON OBJECTIVES Hong Kong

Reading: Reading what students say about the


languages they speak 2 Find a word or a phrase in the text in Exercise 1
Speaking: Talking about the languages one which means the same as the following …
speaks; talking about languages spoken in  Students re-read the texts and find the words or
different parts of the world; talking about phrases that mean the same as the definitions.
languages spoken in the family  Check as a class.

Writing: Writing complete sentences


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Language focus: Determiners: neither,
1 a bit of 2 native language 3 bilingual 4 fluent
each/every, all, both 5 second language 6 extinct
Vocabulary: foreign language, bilingual, fluent,
native language, extinct
Materials: Coursebook, Workbook, globe or Speaking
map of the world
3 Work with a partner. Talk about the
languages you speak.
Starter  Ask students to choose one or two of the
statements in Exercise 1 and adapt them so that
 Ask students if they know how to say Hello! and they are true for them.
Goodbye in other languages. Can they speak more
Informal assessment opportunity: Circulate,
than one language? What languages are spoken in
listening to the students’ interactions. Make notes of
their family?
recurrent mistakes for remedial work.
 Focus on the questions. Ask students how many
languages they can name.
 Display a map of the world and ask them to find Use of English: Determiners:
the countries where these languages are spoken. neither, each/every, all, both
 You may consider telling the class to write the
4 Complete the sentences with all, both,
names of the languages on file cards and stick them
neither, each/every. Remember to use of
on the map on the corresponding country.
where necessary.
Vocabulary  Read and discuss the Use of English box
with the class. Ask students to supply
1 Read what these students say about the more examples and write them in their
languages they speak. How many languages and notebooks.
how many countries are mentioned?  Tell students to read and complete the
 Students read the texts and find how many sentences.
languages and how many countries are  When they have finished, you may ask
mentioned. them to compare their answers with a
 Check as a class. partner before checking them as a class.
 Ask them to find the countries on the map and
make a card with the name of the language.
They stick it on the corresponding country.
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 Do they live in any of the countries mentioned
1 Both (of) 2 both of 3 neither of 4 each/every 5 all
in the texts? Do they speak the same languages?
 Focus on the Did you know? box and discuss
the information with the class.

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Speaking 4 Circle the mistakes. Then write out the sentences
correctly.
5 Work with a partner or in small groups.  Students read the sentences and find
Think of your family and friends. Talk about the
the mistakes.
languages they speak.
 Then, they rewrite them.
 Students discuss language use in their families.
 Check as a class.
 Encourage the pairs to use the structures in
Exercise 4. Answers
 When they have finished, talk about their 1 speaks speak 2 likes like 3 neither neither of
findings as a class. 4 Every All 5 each each of 6 all both
Informal assessment opportunity: Circulate,
listening to the students’ interactions. Take notes of 5 Rewrite these sentences to make them true
recurrent mistakes for remedial work. for you.
 Students rewrite the sentences to make them
Workbook true for them.
1 Write the languages for the countries. Look them  Discuss answers as a class.
up on the Internet if you need to.
 Students look at the countries in the table and Answers
fill in the languages. Students’ own answers.
 Check as a class.

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(Example answers) Additional support and practice
1 New Zealand: English, Maori, (New Zealand sign  Tell students to work in pairs. They write
language) 2 Japan: Japanese 3 Spain: Spanish sentences using all, both, neither, each/every.
4 Germany: German 5 France: French 6 Italy: Italian Tell them to make some deliberate mistakes.
7 Portugal: Portuguese 8 Brazil: Portuguese They exchange their sentences with another
9 Argentina: Spanish 10 Russia: Russian
pair. They find and correct the mistakes.
Extend and challenge
2 How good are you at languages? Try this quick  Ask students to search the Internet or
quiz. (Clue: the answers to questions 2 to 5 are reference books. Tell them to choose a few
all in Exercise 1, but you can use the Internet to phrases which they would like to know how
help you.) to say in other languages. You may wish to
 Students do the quiz. help them write a list on the board or make a
 Discuss answers as a class. small poster with the name of the
corresponding language.
Answers  If there are students who have different
1 hello 2 4 3 Russian 4 French mother tongues or speak other languages,
5 Number 1 is Spanish, number 2 is Portuguese invite them to teach their classmates how to
say the phrases in those languages.
3 Complete the texts with the correct countries and
languages.
 Students look at the pictures and complete
the text.
 Check as a class.

Answers
1 Canada 2 French 3 English 4 Morocco 5 Arabic
6 France 7 Spanish 8 English

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