04 - ESOL Teacher Notes Entry 2 Unit 4
04 - ESOL Teacher Notes Entry 2 Unit 4
04 - ESOL Teacher Notes Entry 2 Unit 4
Education
Curriculum coverage
Listening and speaking
Skills
Lr/E2.2a, 2e,
Lr/E2.2d, 7a,
Sc/E2.1a,1b,
Sc/E2.2c, 2d, 2e, 3a, 3b,
Sd/E2.1c, 1d,
Skills
Rt/E2.4a
Rw/E2.3a; Rt/E2.1a, 1b
WW/E2.1b, 1c; Wt/E2.1a; Ws/E2.1a, 3a, 4a
Rw/E2.4a, 5a
Key functions
Key grammar
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Dictionaries
Access to computers and the Internet if possible
Audio player and recorder
Blank audio cassettes (teachers own)
White or black board
ESOL Core Curriculum. Check each curriculum reference for ideas for presentation
Questions elicited from learners for recycling throughout the unit
Questionnaires about libraries (teachers own)
Collect course guides from various colleges and information from websites (teachers own)
Cue cards (teachers own)
CALL materials (teachers own)
Course advertisements from newspapers (teachers own)
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8a
2a
3e
1e
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Education
Rationale
Differentiation
Task
Page 2
UK education system
Activity A
Reading about
education in the UK
Pre-task activity
Task
Extension
Page 3
An interview at school
Materials
Rationale
Rationale
To prepare for interviews; to practise asking for
information and clarification; to use have to for
asking about rules
Activity A
Pre-task activity
Task
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Differentiation
Extension
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School rules
Rationale
To show that pictures can help to identify
information and rules
Materials
Activity A
Reading: rules
Pre-task activity
Task
Speaking: a school
interview
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Activity B
Differentiation
Differentiation
Extension
Task
Activity B
Page 5
Tour of the library
Rationale
To listen for detail and grammatical detail; to
practise prepositions of place; to introduce and
practise have to
Activity A
Extension
Pre-task activity
Language: using
prepositions of place
Differentiation
Materials
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Activity C
Language: talking
about rules
Activity B
Rationale
Activity A
Differentiation
Dictionaries
Audio Syllables in words
Review syllables.
Task
Materials
Pre-task activity
Page 6
Using a dictionary
and spelling
Activity C
Reading: using
alphabetical order
Pre-task activity
Pre-task activity
Task
Task
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Differentiation
Activity D
Rationale
To read and extract information from text; to focus
on and practise language of opinion
Pre-task activity
Differentiation
Materials
Activity A
Extension
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Choosing a course
Task
Activity B
Pre-task activity
Task
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Differentiation
Pre-task activity
Task
Extension
Page 9
Phoning about a course
Materials
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Activity B
Rationale
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Extension
Task
Activity C
Activity A
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Past education
Activity C
Materials
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Past education (continued)
Dictionaries
Computer with CALL program, e.g. WIDA
Storyboard (optional)
Task
Rationale
To extract chronological information from text; to
practise simple and compound sentences; to review
basic punctuation
Activity A
Writing: using
punctuation
Differentiation
Pre-task activity
Set scene.
Task
Activity B
Task
Extension
Activity D
Task
Activity E
Differentiation
Extension
Task
Extension
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Extension 1
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Discussing courses
Materials
Activity A
Pre-task
Task
Activity B
Speaking: discussion
Pre-task activity
Task
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Extension 2
Extension task
Several copies of newspapers with course
advertisements
Course advertisements cut from local
newspapers, make several copies
Computer with Internet access for extension
task B
Rationale
Page 14
Project
Materials
Computer
College brochures
Rationale
To use the skills practised in the unit; to provide
evidence of learning for the learners portfolio,
progress report and ILP review
Page 15
Check it
Pre-task activity
Rationale
Activity A
Activity B
Education information
pack for newcomers
Activity A
Activity E
Discuss rules
Joining sentences
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Mini-projects
Materials
Activity D
Activity C
Activity B
Activity C
Making rules
Rationale
To encourage learners to work independently; to
practise and apply the skill from the unit outside
the class
Learners can select one or all of the tasks. For more
information, see the Introduction to the Teachers
Notes.
Activity A
Activity F
Fill in forms
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Activity B
Fill in a form
Activity C
How am I doing?
Rationale
To encourage learners to evaluate their own learing
over the course of the unit; to provide a record of
learning for the learners progress record
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Pairwork pages
Page 3
An interview at a school
Activity B
Student A
...................... School
Name:
Age:
Date of birth:
Nationality:
First Language:
Previous education:
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Choosing a course
Activity A2
GUIDE
COURSE A
If you want to become a nursery assistant this is the course for you.
You will learn about caring for very young children, health and safety
and how children learn.
COURSE B
On this course you will learn about different building trades, including
interior and exterior work. This includes bricklaying, roofing, plumbing,
electrical wiring, carpentry and decorating. This course includes six
weeks work experience.
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COURSE C
This course leads to a national qualification. You will learn to organise
trips and tours, write reports, and make reservations for travel by coach,
train, plane and ship. You will also have the opportunity to take a
qualification in another language. You will spend four weeks work
experience in a local travel agency. A college trip in Europe is possible in
the summer.
COURSE D
On this course you will study cutting, conditioning, perming and
colouring hair. You will learn to use chemicals and treatments safely.
You will learn how to deal with customers, reception work and booking
appointments.
COURSE E
On this course you will study different computer systems and software.
You will also learn how to manage files, create spreadsheets, use
databases, word-processing, Internet and e-mail.
COURSE F
You must have good numeracy skills to do this course. You will use
different sources of information and learn to prepare final accounts.
You will also learn to use spreadsheets and some computerised
accounts systems. Previous knowledge of computers is required.
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Mini-project
What to do in a fire
1 Why are the people standing outside the building?
2 Do you know any rules about fire safety? What are they?
3 Do you know what this means?
4 Look at the pictures below and put them in order. Write the correct numbers in the boxes.
5 Write the rules using must and must not. Can you think of any more fire safety rules?
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