Exploring Indoors and Outdoors: Understanding Spaces, Advice, and Public Life
This lesson focuses on indoors and outdoors, discussing the types of homes we prefer and the importance of public spaces. Students will introduce themselves and engage in dialogue about their living situations—houses, apartments, and dormitories—and explore simple life problems, asking each other for advice. New vocabulary will be introduced, and discussions on public spaces and their benefits will encourage opinions on landscaping and community needs. Grammar points on prohibition and giving advice will also be addressed.
Exploring Indoors and Outdoors: Understanding Spaces, Advice, and Public Life
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Presentation Transcript
Unit1 Indoors and Outdoors At home / public spaces
Introductions • Review: • Webpage • Online material • Let’s briefly introduce ourselves. • What kinds of questions can we ask?
Homes • Which do you prefer? • House, apartment, dormitory? Why? • Ask each other about your houses.
Page 4: giving advice. • What are some simple problems in your life these days? • Ask your partners for advice. • Problems on page 4. what would you do?
New vocabulary (p. 5) • Do part B. • Are there any of these problems in your home?
Celebrities and private life. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dOAYYdsGz8 • What do you think about paparazzi? • Talk about your opinions on page 7
Public spaces, page 9 • What are your favorite parks or public spaces? • Why do you like that space? • Is landscaping important or is it a needless luxury? • Why is it important for cities to have public spaces? • If a statue was to be erected in your home town, who should the statue be of? • How do public spaces benefit the general public?
Expressing prohibition (p. 10) Rules • Work with a partner through the activities on page 10.
Points of interest • Private life of famous people. • Public spaces in urban areas (p. 11) • Grammar points • Prohibition* • Giving advice
Week 2 To-Do • Go to the class homepage • Select Tuesday ES 8/9 • Password: tuesday2 1)Complete the new student questionnaire 2) Review up to Pg. 6.3) Listen to the audio CD and practice your intonation.4) Read something/anything in English.