During this lesson, you will learn and practice how takes notes in English.
We will focus on notes taken about upcoming meetings
Let’s get started
Schema Activation: Get to Know You (20 Mins)
Task 1A
Find Someone Who
Instructions
- Open the link
- Choose a QR
- Download it if necessary
- Use a QR Reader to read the question from your classmate and answer it
- Let your partner do the same
Pre-Task #1: Pronunciation (20 Mins)
Task 3A
Figure out the words with a partner
Instructions
- Make pairs
- Check the phonetic transcription of every words
- Try to figure out the word in each case
Pre-Task #2: Synonyms (30 Mins)
Task 3A
Match words with their respective synonyms
Instructions
- Make pairs.
- A students ask the question using the words from the table.
- The other students reads the answer and removes the word.
You can have an interaction like this:
| Student A | What’s the synonym for “cover”? |
| Student B | It is “discuss” |
| Student A | I agree with you |
| Student A | What’s the synonym for “cover”? |
| Student B | It is “get ready” |
| Student A | I disagree. |
This is the table with words
You can ask a question like this:
| Cover | Get ready |
| Strategies | Planned |
| Items | Thoughts |
| Place | Collect |
| Team | Meeting |
| Advancement | Outcome |
| Matters | Latest |
| check | Begin |
| Next | Manager |
This is a word cloud with the synonyms of the words from the table
Task 3B
Quiz a different classmate
| Student A | What’s the synonym for “cover”? |
| Student B | It is “discuss” |
Pre-Task #3: Listening (20 Mins)
Task 4A
Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks
You will listen to the answer to these questions
1. When is the meeting?
2. What time does it start?
3. Where is the meeting?
4. How long will the meeting last?
5. Who is the meeting for?
6. Who will be in charge of the meeting?
7. What’s the meeting about?
8. How many topics will be discussed in the meeting?
9. What specific topics will be discussed in the meeting?
10. What do we have to do to prepare for the meeting?
Listen to the answer for those questions:
Break (30 Mins)
Task5A
Take some time off and be back on time
Main Task: Speaking (60 Mins)
Task 6A
Time to speak about your notes
Instructions
1. Make pairs (groups of three if necessary).
2. Check the following image, the image includes notes from a phone call.
3. One of you will prepare the questions and the other student answer these questions.
Post- Task: Writing Task (30 Mins)
Task 7A
Time for Writing Task
