lunes, 9 de marzo de 2015

Conversation Class: Talking about favourite things

Aim: Talk about favourite things using Wh words, short answers, basic vocabulary, simple present, activities.

Ice breaker: What is your favourite T.V. Show? This is my favourite one!

Part 1

Part 2

Pictionary with Megan Fox, Nick Cannon and Wiz Khalifa – Part 1

Idioms and vocabulary:

have a frog in your throat

(informal)

to be unable to speak clearly until you give a slight cough Excuse me, I've got a bit of a frog in my throat.

get off your high horse

to stop acting as if you are better or more intelligent than other people He never got off his high horse long enough to consider how insulting his words were to many immigrants.

Usage notes: also used in the forms knock someone off their high horse and fall off your high horse

Source: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com

puppeteer: a person who uses puppets in performances to entertain people.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppeteer

corn dog:

noun

a sandwich consisting of a frankfurter baked or fried in corn bread andusually spread with mustard before eating: often served on a stick.

Content:Talking about favourite

things

Phrases for these situations

Vocabulary for these situations:

colors

sports

(school) subjects movies*

Conversation Practice

1. Tell about your favorite things (food, colors, sports, school subjects, movies, etc.)

Example,

My favorite color is red.
My favorite subject is biology.
I really like horror movies.

2. See if you can guess your partner's favorite things.

For Example,

I think your favorite color is green.
No, it isn't. It's blue.
And your favorite sport is swimming.
That's right!

3. Ask questions to find out about your classmates.

What kind of food do you like best?
I really like Vietnamese food.
I like Thai food best.

*Types of movies:
action /
horror /
romantic /
comedy /
drama /
western /

science fiction

Example Simple Present Questions:

1. What is your favorite color?

2. What's your favorite kind of music?

3. What's your favorite sport?

4. Do you have a lucky number?

5. What kind of food do you like best?

6. How about movies?

7. Who is your favorite movie star?

8. What city do you like most?

Source: http://www.eslgold.com/speaking/talking_favor_things.html

SOLVING THE WORLD ENGLISH WEB PAGE CROSSWORD

http://www.worldenglish.edu.co/index.php/crucigrama

PHRASAL VERBS CLASS