• Have you ever had similar conversations in English outside the classroom? How did they go? What did you say? • What other conversations in English have you had outside the classroom? What did you talk about?
2. Watch a video [https://youtu.be/rxUm-2x-2dM] without sound and say what
you think the people said.
3. Watch the video again (with sound) and check if you were right.
4. Look at the sentences from the video and think what words are missing. Then, watch the video again and complete the gaps with one word in each.
a) I don’t understand …………….. you’re saying.
b) Do you speak …………….. English? c) My car’s broken down and I need to find …………….. garage. d) Alright, well, …………….. . e) Sorry …………….. that. f) Thanks …………….. .
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5. Discuss the questions.
• Which of these words would you use to describe the video?: ‘funny’, ‘silly’, ‘boring’
• What other language did the people in the video speak? Did you understand it?
• What can you do to practise speaking English outside the classroom?
6. Read the information about different ways to speak English outside the classroom and say whether you have ever tried anything similar.
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7. Look at the words in bold in ex. 6 and match them with the explanations below.
a) how we say words
b) make better c) someone who knows that they speak English well d) study new words again e) say something to your phone and save it
f) say: ‘Why don’t we drink some coffee?’ or ‘Let’s change it!’
8. Discuss the questions.
• Would you like to try any of the ideas in ex. 6? Why/Why not? Would you like to know any more details before you decide?
• What could be some advantages and disadvantages of each of these ideas?
• Would you suggest any changes to the ideas? • Which of the ideas is the best if you want to become a confident English speaker?
• What else can a student of English do to improve their pronunciation?
9. Complete the gaps with the words in the box to see how some students practise English outside the classroom.
a) watch films or TV series in English with English ………………..
b) read ……………….. on social media and leave comments in English
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c) keep a ……………….. in English
d) google the ……………….. to songs in English and sing them e) change phone and computer ……………….. to English f) make word ……………….. with new vocabulary to revise later g) record yourself speaking about an interesting topic and then listen and correct your ………………..
10. Look at the things in ex. 9 again and discuss the questions. • Do you do any of these things? If so, give some details. • Would you like to try some of them? Why/Why not? • Which of the ideas are a good way to: o improve your writing? o improve your pronunciation? o improve your grammar? o learn new vocabulary? o revise vocabulary?
o understand people who speak fast?
• Can you suggest any other ideas for practising English outside the classroom?
Academic Language in Diverse Classrooms English Language Arts Grades 3 5 Promoting Content and Language Learning 1st Edition Margo Gottlieb All Chapters Instant Download
Academic Language in Diverse Classrooms English Language Arts Grades 3 5 Promoting Content and Language Learning 1st Edition Margo Gottlieb All Chapters Instant Download
