E3.5 A2 Speakout unit 6A. Out and about: Meet me in town. (spot 10 differences)

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In this lesson, Ss learn the present continuous. The context is a listening where Ss listen to a phone conversation between people trying to meet. Ss practise the weak form of are. They also learn vocabulary related to clothes and appearance. Ss then do a speaking activity where they describe photos to find differences in pairs. The lesson ends with a writing activity, where Ss write a description of a photo. 

Speaking

First: think 25 seconds.

Then: speak 25 seconds.

Words to remember:

bus stop

bald

a beard

moustache

curly hair

long / short hair

blond / dark / red hair

a pair of glasses

he / she is wearing ...

Today's class

Learn about the present continuous.

Listening to a phone conversation between people trying to meet.

Learn vocabulary related to clothes and appearences.

Write a description of a photo.

We use the present continuous (-ing form) to talk about something happening now. Am I talking? Yes, you are.

BBC vlog

Watch the video.  

People answer the question: Where do you spend time when you are in town?

How many people do the same as you?

Unit 6 Out and about | Unit opener.

The people in the video spend time in the following places: bookshops,

restaurants, cinemas, cafés, parks, supermarkets, a bus stop.

1. One man is wearing a pink --------. 

2. All the women have got -------- hair.

3. One child is wearing a checked --------.

4. The lady with the red high heels is wearing --------.

1. T-shirt 2. long 3. shirt 4. pants

1. One man is wearing a pink --------. 

2. All the women have got -------- hair.

3. One child is wearing a checked --------.

4. The lady with the red high heels is wearing --------.

1. T-shirt 2. long 3. shirt 4. red pants

1. One man is wearing a pink --------. 

2. All the women have got -------- hair.

3. One child is wearing a checked --------.

4. The lady with the red high heels is wearing --------.

1. T-shirt 
2. long 
3. shirt
4. red pants

1. T-shirt 2. long 3. shirt 4. red pants

Worksheet

Worksheet A2 unit 6A.

Homework

Pearson Speakout

Unit 6A

To finish

Please get ready to finish this lesson together.

Speaking

Work in groups of 3-4.

How do you usually agree a time to meet people? 

Do you ever have problems agreeing where or when to meet? 

Student A: Describe one of the photos (1-8). 

Student B: Identify the correct photo.

Spot the 10 differences.

HAND OUT PICTURES

A gets one picture

B gets the other picture.

A businessman/businesswoman is looking at his watch / talking on her phone. He’s/She’s wearing a black/grey suit. A woman is sitting at the café. She’s drinking something. She’s got brown/blonde hair. She’s wearing a brown/pink top. An old man is sitting at the café. He’s wearing an orange shirt. He’s reading a newspaper / eating a sandwich. There’s a red/yellow car in the street. There’s a black dog/cat. A young man is walking and listening to music / singing.