Unit 2D . Teaching at a private language school
                         Ensinando em uma escola de inglês particular
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In 2D the functions are:
. asking and telling the time
. eliciting correct answers
. giving instructions
You also read and study aspects of 'teacher speak' and reflect on some teaching ideas.



icone_listen.gif 1 Listen to Fernanda teaching and answer.
Escute Fernanda lecionando e responda.
1. What time is it?
2. Is she teaching adults or children?
3. How many mistakes does she correct?
4. Which tense is she teaching?

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icone_listen.gif 2 Listen again and number the verbs 1 to 8 in the order you hear them.
Escute novamente e enumere os verbos de 1 a 8 na ordem que você escutá-los.
cooking    doing    happening    playing    studying    talking    using    watching



icone_listen.gif 3 Listen, read and check.
Escute, leia e confira.
F: What's the time?
João: (adult voice): It's half past seven.
F: Very good. And what are your families doing now?
Maria: My husband is cooking my dinner.
F: Lucky you!
Ricardo: My daughter is using your computer.
F: My computer? (students laugh)
João: My son watching television.
F: Your son IS watching television.
Ricardo: Yes. And I'm studing English.
F: Studing or studying?
Ricardo: And I'm studying English.
F: Good! OK. Everybody. Stand up. Come over, here. Good. Now, look out of the window. Look outside. What's happening? Tell your partner.
Maria: The boys are playing football.
João: Yes and there are two men talking to two women.



4 Circle the genitive 's and underline the verbs in these sentences.
Circule os genitivos 's e sublinhe os verbos nestas sentenças.
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1. Maria's son's using his computer.
2. Ricardo's son´s watching TV.
3. A girl's playing football.
4. Two women are talking to two men.



5 Re-read the dialogue and correct the sentences. Use contractions.
Releia o diálogo e corrija as sentenças. Use a forma de contração.
Example: João's wife´s cooking dinner. Maria's husband´s cooking dinner.
1. Maria's son's using his computer.
2. Ricardo's son's watching TV.
3. A girl's playing football.
4. Two women are talking to two men.



6 Teacher speak.
Fala do professor.
a) Fernanda says 'good' and 'very good' to praise her students. Here are some other words you can use. What are they? Each dash is a letter.
1. W_ _ _ d _ _ _!
2. Gr _ _ _!
3. Br_ _ l _ _ _ t!
4. Ex _ _ _ _ _ _ _!
5. F_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _!

b) It's important to use a variety of appropriate phrases to praise students. Which ones do you use?

c) Fernanda corrects in three different ways. Match the words to the technique.
1. My computer? a) Offering a choice
2. Your son IS watching television. b) Echoing the mistake
3. Studing or studying? c) Echoing the correct form
Which of these do you use most?



icone_listen.gif 7 Revision: Telling the time. Complete the chart. Listen and check.
Revisão: Falando a hora. Complete o quadro. Escute e confira.
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What´s the time? or What time is it?
2:05 It´s five past two. or It´s five after two.
2:15 _________________ or It's a quarter after two.
2:20 _________________ or It´s twenty after two.
2:30 _________________ or It's two thirty.
2:35 _________________ or It's two-thirty-five.
3:50 _________________ or It's ten before four.
3:00 _________________ or It's three in the afternoon.



8 Update your Portfolio. Say the time now. Then:
Atualize o seu Portfolio. Fale a hora agora. Então:
a) Say what you, your family and friends are doing. (minimum 5 sentences).
b) Describe what you can see happening outside your window (or on different TV channels).


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