Shops and markets
module 2 garden city and its neighbours
unit 4 shops and markets
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language focus:
asking ‘wh-’ questions to find out various kinds of specific information about an event
e.g. what do you need to buy at the shops?
using quantifiers to refer to quantity
e.g. yes, i need a new pair of jeans.
using the simple present tense to express needs
e.g. i need to buy a new watch for your brother.
language skills:
listening
recognize differences in the use of intonation in questions, statements ( including approval and disapproval), commands, and respond appropriately
listen for specific information
speaking
maintain an interaction by replying
reading
read written language in meaningful chunks
use visual clues, context and knowledge of the world to work out the meaning of an unknown word and a complete expression
re-read to establish and confirm meaning kinds
materials:
student’s book 7b page 43
cassette 7b and a cassette player
photographs of different kinds of shops
preparation:
cue the cassette. bring some photographs of different kinds of shops to class.
pre-task preparation
1. ask a few students: did your family go shopping last weekend? what did you buy? to elicit: yes, we went shopping last weekend. we bought … write a list of things students have mentioned on the board.
2. bring some photographs of different kinds of shops to class. write: bookshop, video shop, furniture shop, toy shop, watch shop / seller, supermarket, shoe shop and clothes shop on the board. invite a few of the more able students to tell class what we can buy in each of the shops.
3. point at the list which you have written down on the board. ask: where can we buy a/an/some …? to elicit: we can buy a/an/some … in a ____ shop?
4. play the recording: read. students listen and follow in their books.
5. play the recording again. students listen and repeat.
2
language focus:
asking ‘wh-’ questions to find out place
e.g. where will we go to buy the jeans?
using the simple present tense to express needs
e.g. i need to buy a pair of shoes.
using connectives to link similar ideas
e.g. we’ll go to ______ , _____ and _______.
language skills:
listening
recognize differences in the use of intonation in questions, statements ( including approval and disapproval), commands, and respond appropriately
listen for specific information
speaking
use appropriate intonation and stress, and vary volume, tone of voice, and speed to convey intended meanings and feelings
open an interaction by eliciting a response by asking questions
maintain an interaction by replying