Basic
Unit 8: Education
Online session 2
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Unit 8: Education
Session 2 communicative objective
• By the end of this session, you will be able to talk about pre-school
experiences.
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Education
Language bank
• Make true sentences about yourself using the language bank.
1. degree
I have TEFL qualifications. I can teach English as a foreign
language. 2. diploma
3. elementary school
Teaching English as a Foreign Language 4. entrance exam
5. formal education
6. grade
7. graduate
8. homework
9. kindergarten
10. preschool
11. qualification
8 minutes
Warm up
whole class 3
How well do you remember your pre-school?
Pre
production 1
What do you remember about
your pre-school days?
Did you enjoy your pre-
school days?
Do you remember doing any of a. drawing and painting pictures
the activities in the box? b. building with blocks
c. playing in a sandpit
5 minutes d. singing songs
e. movement (dance and/or exercising)
f. listening to stories
whole class g. learning how to use the computer
h. simple scientific experiments
i. learning how to read and write
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How well do you remember your pre-school?
• Interview your partner about his/her pre-school experiences.
Production 1 1. Did you enjoy your pre-school days? 4. How did you make your first friends?
2. Do you think your pre-school prepared you for a. from the neighborhood
the first grade of school? b. from pre-school
3. What activities do you remember doing in your c. from friends of the family
pre-school years? 5. Did you know how to read and write before first
a. drawing and painting pictures grade?
b. building with blocks
c. playing in a sandpit
d. singing songs
e. movement (dance and/or exercising) Language bank
Expressing understanding
f. listening to stories
10 minutes I see.
g. learning how to use the computer I’ve got that.
All right.
h. simple scientific experiments Asking for confirmation
pairwork … is that what you mean?
i. learning how to read and write Do you want to say that…?
Did you say that…?
j. other activities
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How well do you remember your pre-school?
Share your memories here.
Feedback
3 minutes
whole class
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Pre-school
• Share your answers to these questions.
Pre
production 2 Is it easy to choose a
school?
What would you change or add to the
school you studied at?
5 minutes How do you think the ideal pre-school
would be?
whole class
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Pre-school
• Imagine you are all parents of small children.
Production 2 • There is no pre-school in your area so you have decided to set up your own pre-school.
• Plan together what sort of school you would like.
• Try to reach a consensus, as not everyone in the group will have the same ideas.
• Be prepared to present your plans to rest of the class.
Consider the following:
1. Will there be an entrance examination to get into your pre-school?
2. Will you give children homework?
3. How much playtime will you allow?
4. What subjects will you include in your pre-school? (math, language, science, etc.)
5. Will children learn to read and write?
6. Will children learn basic arithmetic?
7. How many children will be in a class?
8. What kind of training or background will your pre-school teachers need?
9. What facilities will your school have, e.g. musical instruments, arts and crafts, playground, gym area, etc.?
15 minutes 10. What will be the name of your pre-school?
pairwork
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Pre-school
Share some conclusions here.
Feedback
(Partner’s name) and I have planned a pre-school called “ ”.
We will…
There will be …
Children will…
Teachers will…
5 minutes
whole class
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Summary
Now I can…
✓ talk about pre-school experiences.
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Preparation for
next class
Reinforce Unit 8
Do Grammar Practice component exercises.
Work on the Enrichment Practice component.
Study the Use of English file.
Check out the Practice Resources folder.
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Sources
🞄https://thenounproject.com/
🞄https://www.shutterstock.com/
🞄English Discoveries Student platform
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