ENGLISH IN MIND 1

Greet students and have them greet you appropriately.

Memory circle with names.

A. Nice to meet you, pp. 4-5 (SB)

1. a. without listening to the tape. Different students perform the dialogue.

1. b. in groups of three. Before doing the exercise, remind them

Subject pronoun
I my
You your
He his
She her
It its
We our
You your
They their

Ask them

o What countries they have been to (or visited)

o What countries they would like to visit in the future
o What countries they would like to go for a summer vacation, at Christmas
o Ask them to tell you some countries in Asia, Europe, South America, Oceania, Africa and North
America.
o Where is it generally sunny / windy / hot / cold / rainy / foggy / warm?

2. a. in pairs. Then play the tape so that they can check the answers to 1. b..

2.b. in pairs. Emphasis on the correct pronunciation of both the country and the nationality adjective.

Go over The verb be and personal pronouns.

3. a. (also ask them to tell you the negative, interrogative and affirmative versions of each sentence).

3. b. first without listening. Play the tape so that they check their answers.

3. c. in pairs. Or instead, do this game:

NATIONALITY GAME
Two teams. Two card decks. One of them is composed of the pictures or names of
famous people. The other presents countries. One student has to take a card from the
famous desk (Brad Pitt) and another from the country deck (Poland) and ask the
corresponding question in two ways (is Brad Pitt Polish? Is Brad Pitt from Poland?) to
any classmate in the other team. Cards are not shown to the other team. If the person
asks the question correctly, the team gets a point; if not, the other team has the
opportunity to correct the question and get the point. If the person from the other team
answers correctly as far as both information and form are concerned (yes, he is; no, he
isnt), they get a point. If they dont answer correctly, the other team has the possibility
of correcting the answer and getting the point.

B. Personal information, pp. 6-7 (SB)

C. Times and dates, pp. 8-9 (SB)

D. At home, pp. 10-11 (SB)

E. In town, pp. 12-13 (SB)

F. Family and friends, pp. 14-15 (SB)

G. Activities, pp. 16-17 (SB)

H. Shopping for clothes, pp. 18-19 (SB)