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Vocabulary

1. Airport: The place you go when you want to travel by plane to another city
2. Bakery:  you can buy fresh bread and cakes there
3. Bank:  you deposit or withdraw/take out your money there. You can cash a check.
4. Bookstore: you can buy books and magazines in that place
5. Bus station: the place you go when you want to travel by bus to another city
6. Butcher’shop:  they sell fresh meat
7. café: you can buy a cup of coffee and cakes or sandwiches
8. Church: a religious place of worship
9. Department Store: a large store that sells clothes, household appliances etc. in sections
10. Cinema/movies:  you can see the latest movies there. Many people eat popcorn while they’re there.
11. Fire station:  the building where firemen keep their equipment including the fire-engine
12. Gas Station: the place you go to get fuel.
13. Gym: you can do exercises, weight training and keep fit there
14. Beauty Salon:  you go there when you want to cut your hair
15. Hospital: you go there when you need a surgery or someone is going to have a baby
16. Hotel: where you sleep when you visit another city
17. Jail / Prison: criminals go there for a number of days or years
18. Library: a place where you can read and borrow books
19. Pharmacy/ Drugstore: you can buy medicine and (legal) drugs
20. Police Station: when a person is arrested, the police takes him/her to this place
21. Park:  a public area in a city with trees and green areas where you can rest, play or walk your dog
22. Restaurant: you go there when you do not want to cook at home. They prepare meals for you.
23. School: a place where children learn
24. Supermarket: a large store that sells food, drinks and household items
    video store – you rent a movie or a DVD for a couple of days from this place

Review

1. Students watch a video about places around town and they answer questions that help students remember what was studied in the previous class.

Pre- Task

1. Students make three teams, they are given short pieces of paper, they have to do mimics so their team member guess the good, the service or the product found in the pieces of paper. Students have the words in a wordle
2. Teacher gives a presentation to the students with sentences, they read them and identify if those are goods or services.
3. Teacher  invites students to play the Kahoot Game so they can review more about places and the good and services they offer.
4.  Students listen to a conversation and they answer the questions, they practice the conversation with a partner.

Task

1. Students record themselves talking about where to get good and services. They do the activity in groups of three. They record themselves and they make two questions to their classmates to make sure they are paying attention.

Post- Task

1. Students make pairs and answer the questions using a google form.

Vocabulary

Prepositions of place

1. besides to
2. next to
3. near
4. between
5. behind
6. infront of
7. across from
8. around the corner from
9. on main street
10. on the second floor
11. at 415 main street

Places

1. Library
2. Supermarket
3. School
4. High School
5. Butcher shop
6. Hardware  shop
7. Grocery Store
8. Store
9. Church
10. Hospital
11. University
12. Mall

Description of places

1. modern
2.  old
3.  large
4. small
5. interesting
6. boring
7. exciting
8.  beautiful
9. expensive
10. polluted
11. clean
12. noisy
13. quiet
14. calm
15. crowded
16. busy

First day Routine:

1. Teacher introduces himself using a powerpoint presentation, he introduces himself and  talks a bit his likes in music, movies and anime.
2. Students make pairs, interview a classmate and then they introduce each other to the rest of their classmates. (Points to talk about)
3. Teacher  creates a group by sending students a whatsapp group invitation link.

Pre-Task:

1. Teacher introduces the vocabulary about prepositions of place and places by using a quizlet set
2. Teacher sends a video to the students , they have to listen and complete a series of questions about the location of different places. (Questions to answer)
3. Teacher reviews  the use of there is and there are using a picture so students can use the structure in the next exercise
4. Teacher sends different maps that students need  and they describe those places to their classmates.

Task:

1. Students prepare a short conversation including the topics already studied.

Post-Task:

1. Teacher reviews the vocabulary by doing an exercise online with the students

Review of Last Class

Students answer these two questions:

1. What leadership qualities do you have?
2. What leadership qualities do you want?

Pre-Task

1. Students listen to this audio and they note down the  things that they are able to understand
2. Students listen the audio again  and answer these questions
   1. What’s swot?
   2. What are the benefits of a SWOT analysis?
3. Students do a SWOT Analysis of their  personality using this worksheet and this worksheet.
4. Students identidy the different parts of the SWOT using this worksheet.

Task

1. Students are going to talk about the strenghts, weaknessess , Opportunities and Threat of a ficticious company, they record it and we listen to it in class.

Post-Task

1. Teacher takes some time to reinforce the problematic areas in pronunciation and grammar.
2. Students answer this worksheet about SWOT Analysis