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First Discoveries

UNIT 1

About Me

Listening > We're Neighbors!


Pre-Computer
Tell students that this component is about introducing yourself. Elicit the kinds of questions the
students would ask and expect to be asked on meeting someone for the first time (this may be done
in the students native language).
Explain that the students are going to hear a conversation about registering for a course at a school.
Elicit the information students would need to provide when they register for a course (this may be
done in the students native language).
Teach students the language of the Prepare screen. Teach the greeting Good morning. You may
wish to re-enter greetings at different times of the day, such as Good morning, Good afternoon, Good
evening, Hello and Hi. Teach the question Can I help you? Teach students Steves answer Yes, Id
like to register for classes.
Write name, address, age, phone number on the board. Make sure students know what they mean.
Teach students the questions Whats your name? Whats your address? Whats your phone number?
How old are you? Teach them the answers to these questions, for example, My name is Jane Clark.
9 South Street. 583-9122. Im 21.
Teach the word neighbor. Show a picture of two houses side by side and tell students that the people
in the houses are neighbors. Using pictures, etc. teach student and secretary and explain new.

Computer Focus
Have students answer the following questions:
Who is Sarah? (Shes a secretary.)
Who is Steve? (Hes a new student.)
Who is Li Mei? (Shes also a student. Shes Steves neighbor.)

Post-Computer
Check students answers to the computer focus questions.
In pairs, students practice asking and answering the questions Whats your name? Whats your
address? Whats your phone number? How old are you? Write the questions on the board as a
prompt and have students role-play the conversation from the video.
Make enough copies of the HandoUT as you have pairs of students. divide the class into pairs.
Have students match the answers to the questions. Then they role-play the conversation.

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First Discoveries

UNIT 1

About Me

Listening > We're Neighbors!


1. Match the answers to the questions.

Questions
a.

Answers
1.

Whats your name?

b.

253-0987

2.
Whats your
phone number?

c.

Im 23.

3.
Whats your address?

d.

I live at 12 Pine Road.

4.
How old are you?

My name is John Smith.

2. Role-play the conversation.

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First Discoveries

UNIT 1

About Me

Speaking > I'm Tom Smith


Pre-Computer
Tell students that this component is about introducing yourself. Elicit how they would introduce
themselves on meeting someone for the first time (this may be done in the students native
language). You may want to discuss the customs in different countries on meeting someone for the
first time. Explain that in English speaking countries, on meeting someone for the first time or in a
business setting, it is customary to shake hands.
Teach students the language of the Prepare screen. Teach the following sentences: Hi. Im Tom
Smith. and the response Nice to meet you. Im Li Mei. You may wish to re-enter formal and informal
greetings such as Hello, Hi, Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening and Good night.
Teach the question Where are you from? and the answer Im from China. Elicit from students the
countries they are from and write the countries on the board. Have students tell the class where they
are from Im from .
Practice pronunciation of words with the sound /ai/. Say the following words and have students
repeat them after you: Hi, Im, nice, China.

Computer Focus
Have students answer the following questions:
How do you tell someone your name? (Im .)
What do you reply when someone introduces him/herself? (Nice to meet you.)
Where is Li Mei from? (China)

Post-Computer
Check students answers to the computer focus questions.
In pairs, students introduce themselves and ask each other where they are from. They then answer
the question.
Make enough copies of the HandoUT as you have pairs of students. divide the class into pairs.
Have students cut out the sentences and put them in the correct order. Encourage students to
complete the sentences with information about themselves. Then have them role-play the dialogue
with their partner.

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First Discoveries

UNIT 1

About Me

Speaking > I'm Tom Smith


1. Cut out the sentences and put them in the correct order.

2. Complete the sentences.


3. Role-play the dialogue with a partner.

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First Discoveries

UNIT 1

About Me

Reading > Register Today!


Pre-Computer
Tell students that they are going to read an ad for a college providing English courses. Elicit the
different kinds of information that might be in an ad, depending on where it appears notice board,
Internet (this may be done in the students' native language). Tell students that they are going to
read an ad on a notice board. Elicit the information that would appear in the ad: name, address and
telephone number of college, times of day when courses are held, name and phone number/email
of contact person for further information.
Teach students the following words: register, today, name, address, college, classes, morning,
evening, call, information, email, contact.

Computer Focus
Have students answer the following questions:
What is the name of the college? (Springfield Community College)
What classes are there? (English classes)
When are the classes? (morning and evening)
Who do you contact? (Sarah Cook)

Post-Computer
Check students answers to the computer focus questions.
Students review the ad by answering the following questions:
What is the name of the college? (Springfield Community College)
What is the address of the college? (72 Arbor Street, Springfield)
What is the phone number of the college? (305 678 3342)
Who is the contact person? (Sarah Cook)
What is the contact person's email? (sarahc@springfield.edu)
Make enough copies of the HandoUT as you have pairs of students. Students cut out the sentences
and rearrange them to make an ad. The format of their ad should follow that in the online component.
They then answer the comprehension questions about the ad. Encourage students to share their
answers with the class and invite a volunteer to write the ad on the board. as an extension activity for
stronger students, divide the class into small groups and ask them to write an ad for the college or
school where they are currently studying.

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First Discoveries

UNIT 1

About Me

Reading > Register Today!


1. Cut out the sentences and put them in order to make an ad.

Enterprise Community College

2. Answer the following questions.


a. What is the name of the college?
b. What classes does the college have?
c. When are the classes?
d. What is the address of the college?
e. Who can you call for information?

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WEEK

TEACHER-LED LESSONS
UNIT: Lesson
Lesson Overview
Unit 1: About
Me

WEEK 4

COMPUTER LESSONS

Unit 2:
Supermarket
Shopping

Homework review
Lesson Plan (Post Computer Activity):
Writing: Steves Application Form
Lesson Plan (Post Computer Activity):
Vocabulary: Numbers 21-29
Lesson Plan (Pre Computer Activities):
Vocabulary: Numbers 30-100
Lesson Plan (Pre Computer Activities):
Vocabulary: Countries
Homework review
Lesson Plan (Post Computer Activity):
Vocabulary: Numbers 30-100
Lesson Plan (Post Computer Activity):
Vocabulary: Countries
Lesson Plan (Pre Computer Activities):
Listening: Where is the milk?
Lesson Plan (Pre Computer Activities):
Speaking: Cash or Credit?

Classroom Materials

Workbook Pages

Assignments

Workbook: Pages 14, 15


Handout: Writing: Steves
Application Form
Handout: Vocabulary:
Numbers 21-29

16

Vocabulary: Numbers 30-100


Vocabulary: Countries

Workbook: Page 16
Handout: Vocabulary:
Numbers 30-100
Handout: Vocabulary:
Countries

17, 18

Listening: Where is the milk?


Speaking: Cash or Credit?

First Discoveries

UNIT 1

About Me

Writing > Steve's Application Form


Pre-Computer
Tell students that this component is about filling in a college application form. Elicit the different kinds
of information that might be in a college application form: name, age, address, country, telephone
number, email (this can be done in the students native language).
Teach students the following words: name, age, address, country, telephone number, email, college,
application form.
Review with students the following questions: What is your name? How old are you? What is your
address? What is your telephone number? What is your email? Where are you from?

Computer Focus
Have students answer the following questions:
What is Steves surname? (Jones)
How old is Steve? (22)
What is his address? (43 Park Road, Springfield, New York)
What is his email? (stevej@aci.com)

Post-Computer
Check students answers to the computer focus questions.
Go around the class and ask various students the following questions:
What is your name?
How old are you?
What is your address?
Where are you from?
What is your telephone number?
What is your email?
Make enough copies of the HandoUT for all your students. divide the class into pairs and give each
student a copy of the handout. Students ask each other the questions and fill out the application form
for their partner. Encourage students to report their answers to the class, for example, This is Juan.
He is twenty years old., etc.

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First Discoveries

UNIT 1

About Me

Writing > Steve's Application Form


1. Ask your partner these questions.
What is your name?
How old are you?
What is your address?
Which country are you from?
What is your telephone number?
What is your email?
2. Complete the application form with your partners answers.

Application Form
Name
Age
Address
Country
Telephone
Email
3. Tell the class about your partner.

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First Discoveries

UNIT 1

About Me

Vocabulary > Numbers 21-29


Pre-Computer
Tell students that this component introduces the numbers 21-29. Write the numbers 21-29 on the
board and say them. Have students repeat the numbers. Teach the students to count from 21-29.
Point to numbers on the board: randomly and have students tell you which numbers they are.
Write the numbers out in words on the board: twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four,
twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine. draw students attention to the use
of the hyphen. Say numbers randomly and have students come to the board and point to them.
Teach students the language of the Prepare screen. Teach the question How old are you? and the
answer Im... .

Computer Focus
Have students answer the following questions:
What comes after twenty-two? (twenty-three)
What comes before twenty-five? (twenty-four)
What comes after twenty-eight? (twenty-nine)

Post-Computer
Check students answers to the computer focus questions.
Go around the class and ask various students How old are you? and have them answer, Im .
In pairs, students ask each other How old are you? and then they answer the question.
Make enough copies of the HandoUT as you have pairs of students. divide the class into pairs.
Students play a memory game. Have students cut out the cards and place them face down on their
desks. Each player turns over two cards at a time. Players aim to match the words to the correct
numbers. Each time a player finds a number pair he/she keeps the cards and takes a second turn.
If he/she doesnt find a pair, the next player takes a turn. The player with the most cards wins.

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First Discoveries

UNIT 1

About Me

Vocabulary > Numbers 21-29


Memory Game
Cut out the cards and match the words to the correct numbers.

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

twenty-one

twenty-two

twenty-three

twenty-four

twenty-five

twenty-six

twenty-seven

twenty-eight

twenty-nine

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UNIT 1

About Me

Vocabulary > Numbers 30-100


Pre-Computer
Tell students that this component introduces the numbers 30-100. Write the numbers 30, 40, 50, 60,
70, 80, 90, 100 on the board and say them. Have students repeat the numbers. Teach the students to
count in tens from 30-100. Point to numbers on the board randomly and have students tell you which
numbers they are.
Write the following numbers out in words on the board: thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety,
one hundred. Say numbers randomly and have students come to the board and point to them.
Write the following numbers out in words on the board: thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four,
thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine. Explain to students how numbers between
thirty and forty are formed (31, 41, etc.). Draw their attention to the use of the hyphen. You may want
to re-enter all the numbers from 0 to 29.
Teach students the language of the Prepare screen. Teach the question Whats your address? and
the answer Its 75 Main Street. ask various students Whats your address? and have them give you
their own addresses. If their actual address is not between 30 and 100, tell them to choose a number
in that range.

Computer Focus
Have students answer the following questions:
Who is talking? ( a man and a woman/secretary )
Where are they? (in an office)
What is the persons address? (75 Main Street)

Post-Computer

Key

Check students answers to the computer


focus questions.

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3

Make enough copies of the HandoUT as


you have pairs of students. divide the class
into pairs and have students complete the
crossword puzzle by answering the math
problems. Encourage students to write their
own math problems and exchange them with
another pair, or come up to the board and
share them with the class.

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First Discoveries

UNIT 1

About Me

Vocabulary

> Numbers 30-100

Crossword Puzzle
1. Do the crossword puzzle.

10

ACROSS
3.
6.
8.
9.
10.

twenty-fi
x two
one hundred - ten
sixty - thirty
thirty - eighteen
forty + thirty

DOWN
1.
2.
4.
5.
7.

ten x two
forty + twenty
seventy + thirty
thirty + ten
forty + forty

2. Write more math problems and share them with the class.

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UNIT 1

About Me

Vocabulary > Countries


Pre-Computer
Tell students that this component is about different countries. Elicit typical differences that would
distinguish one country from another, for example, the appearance and dress of the people, the
landscape, the language spoken, typical animals or plants associated with the country, etc.
Show students a map of the world with the countries marked on it. Teach the countries your students
are from and write the names of the countries on the board.
ask students if they know the names of any English speaking countries, for example, United States,
Canada, Australia, England.
Teach students the word flag. Show students pictures of the flags of Australia, China, England,
Canada, Mexico, United States and see if students can identify any of the countries according to the
flags. Tell them the countries the flags are from and write the names of the countries on the board.
Show the students the countries on the map.
Teach the language of the Prepare screen. Teach the question Where are you from? and the answer
Im from . Teach Im, Hes, Shes and Theyre and explain when you would use each one.

Computer Focus
Have students answer the following questions:
How many countries are mentioned? (six)
Which countries are mentioned? (Australia, China, England, Canada, Mexico, United States)
What languages do they speak in these countries? (Australia, England, Canada, United States
English, China Chinese, Mexico Spanish)

Post-Computer
Check students answers to the computer focus questions.
ask individual students where they are from and have them answer Im from . Students tell where
a student sitting nearby is from Hes/Shes from . Point out more than one student from the same
country and elicit from students Theyre from .
Bring in or have students bring in pictures of famous people from different countries and ask the
same questions.
Make enough copies of the HandoUT as you have pairs of students. divide the class into pairs and
have students match the sentences to the pictures. Encourage students to justify their answers.
discuss what languages people speak in these countries.

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First Discoveries

UNIT 1

About Me

Vocabulary > Countries


1

Where Are They From?


1. Match the sentences to the pictures.
a. Theyre from australia.
b. He's from the United States.
c. Theyre from Canada.
d. Theyre from China.
e. He's from Mexico.
f. She's from England.

4
2

2. What languages do the people speak in these countries?

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