Lesson 3 term 1.4 2023-24 FINAL

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English 1.4 Lesson 3:  Practice public speaking 

  

Today's programme

- Pronunciation practice

- Tongue twisters

- Quiz

- How to chair a meeting

- Practice case 2, Invest in a Hotel

- Introduction case 3

Overview case studies

Case study 1:  Improve a Media Profile

Case study 2:  Invest in a Hotel

Case study 3:  To be presented today

'Th' sound practice in class

The spelling ⟨th⟩ commonly produces 2 sounds in English pronunciation /θ/ and /ð/. Both are made with the tongue behind the teeth 

/θ/      think/ bath/ author/ month/ breath                                         

/ð/             the/ those/ this/ other/ although/ 

         'Th' sound practice

A challenge for the Dutch

Producing plosives: p / t / k at the beginning of a word (or syllable):

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

A tutor who tooted the flute, tried to tutor two tooters to toot.

Pretty Kitty Creighton had a cotton batten cat.

consonants = medeklinkers

Plosives = a plofje

Tongue twisters

1. Eleven benevolent elephants (x3)

2. Two tried and true trumpets (x3)

3. Rolling red wagons (x3)

4. Black back bat (x3)

5. She sees cheese (x3)

Tongue twisters

6. So, this is the sushi chef (x3)

7. Four fine fresh fish for you (x3)

8. Wayne went to Wales to watch walruses (x3)

9. Six sticky skeletons (x3)

10. Which witch is which? (x3)

Tongue twisters

11. Flash message (x3)

12. Good blood, bad blood (x3)

13. Pre-shrunk silk shirts (x3)

14. Ed had edited it. (x3)

15. Truly rural (x3)

16. Snap crackle pop (x3)

And mind the vowels!

17. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. (3x)

18. A tutor who tooted the flute, tried to tutor two tooters to toot. (3x)

19. Pretty Kitty Creighton had a cotton batten cat. (3x)

klinkers

Homework: What was it about?

On Moodle, read Case 2, Invest in a Hotel and read the  

background information.

Make notes.

Prepare your individual role.

Reminder Tips

Use a hotel or location that you know:

So much easier to talk about!

Do not forget to think of your target group.

What does the hotel have to offer?

What is attractive about the destination?

Do NOT use the examples hotels from the handouts

Derived from the verb 'occupy', which noun indicates the amount of rooms booked in a hotel?

Where is the stress for the word 'occupancy'?

1. OCcupancy
2. ocCUPancy
3. occuPANcy
4. occupanCY

Which English word do you use to talk the income of a business?

We expect to receive many guests this year, so that the ....... will be high.

After paying our costs and taxes, we expect that the ..... will be low.

profit

turnover

A drag and drop question

Which word do you use to talk about the price for a hotel room?

Chairing a Meeting

How do you effectively chair a meeting?

1. First, Know the Purpose of the Meeting
   
2. Be Prepared
3. Outline the Agenda
4. Take Minutes 
5. Give Everyone a Voice
6. Keep Things Moving
7. Ask for Questions
8. Determine a Clear Outcome
9. Put something to the vote
10. Summarize

What are valid agenda points for Case 2, Invest in a Hotel?

The idea is to let students come up with several formal sentences (the language of meetings) which  they can use in their meetings. 

Let's talk! Practice case 2: Invest in a hotel

Practice case 2 with your group.

Take 30 minutes

(remember also to practice extra with your group per week)

Introduce Case 3

Plan Itinerary Gastronomic Tour

Your task:

Read the case AND the background information case 3.

Divide roles

Define items for the agenda

Take 20 minutes

Where is the stress in the word 'itinerary'?

1. itineRAry
2. iTInerary
3. itiNErary
4. Itinerary

klemtoon

Where is the stress in the noun 'produce' (the food that grows on a farm)

1. PROduce
2. proDUCE
3. PRODUCE
4. PRODuse

Where is the stress in the word 'gastronomic'?

1. GAStronomic
2. gasTROnomic
3. gastroNOmic
4. gastronoMIC

The verb 'analyse' has the stress in the first syllable: Analyse.
But where is the stress in the noun?

1. Analysis
2. aNAlysis
3. anaLYsis
4. analySIS

NOTE

• Be sure to bring a printed copy of each agenda (3) to the exam.
• Bring 1 copy for each group member AND the teacher
• Include your name + the role for each case

In-class + Homework

1. Go to Moodle and re-read case study 3:  Plan a Gastronomic Itinerary  
2. Read the case AND the background to the case
3. Divide your roles and draw up an agenda
4. Practice your role individually and /or in your group
5. Find the word list on Moodle and determine which 5 words you can apply to case study 3.
6. Go to the Language of Meetings on Moodle and select (at least) 5-7 phrases that you will use in your meetings.

Now you're ready for lesson 4!