E1.5 B1 SpeakOut unit 1c: Let's talk

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Welcome

students!

Welcome Team USA

Welcome Team AUS

Road to Success

What will your personal

 Road to Success look like?

Period 1 and 2.

Checkpoint ??? !!!

Be present 80% of the lessons.

Finish Pearson unit 1-2 and task in Teams.

Have a positive attitude in class.

There will be 4 tasks in Teams. 

Everyone can do all the tasks.

Students who have not finished GPS must do all the tasks.

Grammar check

Verb patterns

Worksheet + quiz

Introduction to grammar topic.

Answers

We can use the -ing form:

• as the subject of the sentence.
• often after a preposition.

Answers

Answers

Answers

We can use the -ing form of a verb:

• as the subject of the sentence
• often after a preposition

SpeakOut lesson 1c: Let's talk

To start

Have you ever had a conversation with a stranger?

and why??

Think - share - pair

Goals of this class

In this class you are going to learn how to start and end a conversation and how to keep the conversation going:

conversation topics

To start

According to the text:

What is a "happy to chat" bench?

POSSIBLE ANSWERS:

A ‘happy to chat bench’ is a bench where people can sit if they are happy to talk to strangers. 

Lots of people might use it, particularly if they are feeling lonely, perhaps old people or people who have recently moved to a new place.

Answer the questions (pairs)

How often do you talk to people you don’t know? In what places?

Do you think ‘Happy to chat benches’ would be a good idea where you live? Why/Why not?

Which topics do you think are suitable or not suitable for talking to people you don’t know?

Small talk

Clothes and fashion

Food and eating out.

Hobbies and free-time activities.

Holiday experiences.

Politics.

Sport or music events.

The news

The weather

Work or studies

Conversation topics

Clothes and fashion

Food and eating out.

Hobbies and free-time activities.

Holiday experiences.

Politics.

Sport or music events.

The news

The weather

Work or studies

Conversation topics

Clothes and fashion

Food and eating out.

Hobbies and free-time activities.

Holiday experiences.

Politics.

Sport or music events.

The news

The weather

Work or studies

What question could you ask about the topics to start a conversation?

Listen

How to:

Start and end a conversation.

Worksheet

Homework

- 1C Online practice

- 1C Grammar bank

Don't forget the 

button!!!!

To finish

Who would you like to talk to on a "happy to chat" bench?

(if you could pick anyone!)