Mark Midensky - Intermediate Class - Month One

Mark's Intermediate Class - Session 3 Welcome to our class blog-site for Session 3. This is important information that you should not share with people outside this class. We will be using this blog site to post and correct journals. There will be three journals, three presentations based on the journal worth a total of 225 marks and these marks will be used to calculated your mark for class participation. Your journals will be corrected online by your instructor. Mark.

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Class Outline

DAY ONE

Intermediate

Month 1

Week One

New Interchange 3 – Unit 2

Theme: Career Moves

Aims: Unusual Jobs and Career Moves/Pacific Gateway Intro

Procedures:

Warmer:

1. (10 Min)

PGIC Introductions - Old students and new student are given as a paired activity PGIC rules and trade information. Mark's old students identify which is PGIC protocol and which are class-specific.


Take up with the group using the handout as a guide to cover all Pacific Gateway expectations and rules. You can also review exit criteria for motivated Ss.

Using OHP pairs scanning skimming exercise for PGIC rules

2. (20 Minutes)

Find Someone Who? – Mingling Activity from file and name cards.

3. (40 min)

Blog/Journal – Computer Lab

Blog Demonstration for Journal writing

4. (15 min)

Introduce New Interchange, Student Book, Workbook and Blue Book Azar.

Snapshot unusual jobs with Unit 2 – Exercise 1 from the textbook. Discuss Careers and Jobs from the Chapter. List on the board the types of unusual jobs one can have, remember to

5. Warmer Second Half (15 min)

Have the Ss. take out their cell phone, digital cameras, organizers, translators or other Personal devices and compare features.

6. (30 min)

Snapshot – Exercise 1 – New Interchange 3 – (see T-8 for procedure):

Unusual Jobs - Present Practice Produce - Victoria Handout Unit 6/ Grammar 1/12

7. (15 min)

Perspectives – Listening – Career Debate – Parts A and B (see T-8 for procedure and teachers notes: Victoria Handout Unit 2/Grammar 2/12

8. (30 min)

Assessment Quiz: Included in Package

9. Discuss with Partner - Journal Topic – Jobs

10. Class Survey, write names in record chart, and journal presentation outline [see handout copy to board Ss. write in notebooks]


Supplementary:

Intermediate Handouts see handout file.

Homework:

Interchange WB pages 7 and 8

Azar pp. 28, 29, 40, 46(exercise 15), 154, 155, 324 (Exercises 26, 27)

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm


DAY 2

Intermediate

Month 1

Week One

New Interchange 3 – Unit 2

Theme: Career Moves

Aims: Career Moves – Gerunds and Comparatives

Procedures:

Warmer: Find Someone Who or [____________________________] [15 min.]


Describing Jobs brainstorm – Mime a Job. Ss. brainstorm describing jobs in groups switch jobs and then mime them so that the other groups can guess the job

  1. Homework Review
  2. Grammar activity on Gerunds and Infinitives [ 15 minutes ]
  3. Present Grammar point from Interchange 3 with T-9 teachers notes [ 20 minutes]
  4. Extended grammar practice from Victoria file and/or other. [ 15 minutes ]
  5. Discussion Groups – Your Dream Job – group-writing activity – be creative. [ 5 minutes ]
  6. DVD – Unusual jobs discussion with follow questions [ 30 minutes ]
  7. Journal reminder – Bring in two classified ads for tomorrow to discuss [ 5 minutes ]
  8. Interchange exercises 4 and 5 [ 20 minutes ]
  9. Wrap with a review of vocabulary taboo [ 15 minutes ]

Homework: New Interchange WB pp. 9 and 10.

Classified Newspaper Advertisement from Metro.

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm

DAY 3

Intermediate

Month 1

Week One

New Interchange 3 – Unit 2

Theme: Career Moves

Aims: Career Moves – Gerunds and Comparatives

Procedures: Warmer "It's Just a Job "– English 4U.com

Review Homework and Unusual Jobs Flashcards

  1. Describing jobs elicit grammar point extension using gerunds and infinitives.
  2. Practice Exercise based on grammar point from Victoria 3/14 Grammar.
  3. Extend with Good Grammar –ing and infinitives section
  4. Grammar Activities on Gerunds and infinitives
  5. Exercises 50, 53 57
  6. New Interchange 7- Listening Cloze
  7. New Interchange 8 – Comparatives with T-11 teacher's notes
  8. New Interchange – Pronunciation with T-12 teacher's notes

Homework: New Interchange p.11 & 12

Supplementary Homework from Azar pp. 28, 29,40,43,46,154,155,324

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm

DAY 4

Intermediate

Month 1

Week One

New Interchange 3 – Unit 2

Theme: Career Moves

Aims: Career Moves – Gerunds and Comparatives

Procedures: Warmer Find Someone Who… Victoria Binder Grammar Section or English 4U.com – "It's just the job."

Review Homework – pages 9,10,11,12


Describing jobs elicit grammar point extension using comparatives

  1. Practice Exercise based on grammar point from Victoria Comparisons worksheets Grammar Section 3/14,4/14,5/15
  2. Extend with Good Grammar – Gerunds and Infinitives
  3. Grammar Activities or Vocabulary Charades using descriptive gerund phrases for unusual jobs.
  4. New Interchange 9- Pronunciation
  5. New Interchange 10 – Listening Cloze with T-10 teacher's notes
  6. New Interchange 11 – Role Play with T-11 teacher's notes

    Homework: Journal on unusual jobs

    Supplementary Homework from Azar pp. 28, 29,40,43,46,154,155,324

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm

DAY 5

Intermediate

Month 1

Week One

New Interchange 3 – Unit 2

Theme: Career Moves

Aims: Career Moves – Gerunds and Comparatives

Procedures:

Warmer:

Running Dictation in pairs with Suya's Class –"Yes or No" from Unit 3
[40 min]

  1. Review Homework and Journal [10 min]
  2. New Interchange 12 – Dinner Party Activity – [25 min]
  3. Vocabulary charades with unusual jobs from file [20 min]
  4. Brainstorm Review topics for Quiz. Ss. quiz each other in preparation for Unit Quiz [ 15 min ]
  5. Progress Check with Teacher Q&A [ 5 min ]
  6. Unit 2 Quiz [ 25 min ]
  7. Wrap up – Newsletter Project Discussion [10 min]

Homework: New Interchange pp. 13, 14.

Supplementary Homework from Azar pp. 28, 29,40,43,46,154,155,324

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm

DAY 6

Intermediate

Month 1

Week Two

New Interchange 3 – Unit 3

Theme: Could you do me a favor?

Aims: Modals of Request

Procedures: Warmer: Could you do me a favor? Victoria Mingler. [15 min]

Review Quiz and Team-teach second part. Collect Journal [20 min]

  1. Listening Cloze "Simple Plan" – Untitled – Vocabulary builder for expressions and infinitive gerund comparison. Expressions: blinded by the light, how could this happen to me, make it go away, I cant stand the pain, I cannot erase what I have done, life goes on, hanging by a thread, I hold on to a time, try to make a sound, fading away, nowhere to run. [40 min]
  2. New Interchange Unit 2 Ex.13 – Reading with T-15 teacher's notes
  3. New Interchange Unit 3 Ex.1 – Reading with T-16 teacher's notes
  4. New Interchange Unit 3 Ex.2 – Listening with T-16 teacher's notes
  5. New Interchange Unit 3 Ex.3 – Reading with T-17 teacher's notes
  6. Review Unit 2 Exercises 50, 53 57 – Grammar Dimensions Exercises. [20 min]

Homework: New Interchange pp. 13, 14.

Supplementary Homework from Azar pp. 28, 29, 40, 43,46,154,155,324Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm

DAY 7

Intermediate

Month 1

Week Two

New Interchange 3 – Unit 3

Theme: Could you do me a favor?

Aims: Modals of Request/Gerund


Procedures: Warmer: Favors you do not like to do. [Victoria]. [20 min]

Review Homework and talk about Newsletter Project [10 min]
DVD with pre-listening and post listening questions [see Mark's file]

  1. Review Quiz for Unit 2 – handout blank copies for missing students so that everyone can use this as a comprehension exercises. Group marked and discussion of grammar points.
  2. Review exercise handouts for gerund and infinitives written on board. Reinforce grammar points.
  3. New Interchange Unit 3 Ex.2 – Listening with T-16 teacher's notes repeated as a cloze exercise with collaborating and marking in pairs.
  4. New Interchange Unit 3 Ex.3 – Reading with T-17 teacher's notes continuation and extension of base grammar point with discussion as comprehension check.
  5. New Interchange Unit 3 Exercise 4 – Pronunciation with T-18 teacher's note as supplemental instructors notes.
  6. New Interchange Unit 3 Exercise 5 – Listening with T-18 teacher's note as supplemental instructors notes.
  7. New Interchange Unit 3 Exercise 6 – Writing with T-18 teacher's note as supplemental instructors notes. Sending an informal email to your teacher at mmidenzky@sympatico.ca
  8. Newsletter Project – Team-teach five classes group activity [see file for method and instructions including modeling of writing exercise, questions, topics, format for newsletter. Activity concludes on Friday at 11:30.

Homework: New Interchange pp. 17, 18.

Supplementary Homework from Azar pp. 28, 29,40,43,46,154,155,324

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm


DAY 8

Intermediate

Month 1

Week Two

New Interchange 3 – Unit 3

Theme: Could you do me a favor?

Aims: Modals of Request


Procedures: Warmer: Borrowers and Lenders (adapted from Interchange 3) [20 min]


  1. Review Homework [10 min]
  2. New Interchange 3 – Unit 3 – Exercise 4 - Pronunciation
  3. New Interchange 3 – Unit 3 – Exercise 5 – Listening Cloze
  4. New Interchange 3 – Unit 3 – Exercise 6 – Writing an email
  5. New Interchange 3 – Unit 3 – Exercise 8 – Flashcard [Word Power]
  6. Listening Activity – A Thousand Years – Sting – Modals and Gerunds
  7. Reading Victoria Binder and extension – Politeness Pillows
  8. New Interchange 3 – Unit 3 – Exercise 10 – Grammar Focus
  9. Self Study – Unit 3 – "On the phone "Write a phone dialogue.
  10. Wrap-up with discussion on Newsletter Project for Journal

Homework: Interchange WB pp. 15, 16

Supplementary Homework from Azar pp. 28, 29,40,43,46,154,155,324

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm





DAY 9

Intermediate

Month 1

Week Two

New Interchange 3 – Unit 3

Theme: Could you do me a favor?

Aims: Modals of Request


Procedures: Warmer Vocabulary Charades. [20 min]



  1. Review Homework and Journal [10 min]
  2. New Interchange 3 – Unit 3 – Exercises 10 Grammar Focus with extension from Workbook Exercises 7, 8, 9.
  3. Self –Study Exercise Unit 3 – "On the phone"
  4. Speaking Exercise – "Pass it on"
  5. New Interchange – Unit 3 – Exercise 9 Listening
  6. Quiz on Unit 3
  7. Newsletter Project



Homework: No Journal and no homework.

Supplementary Homework from Azar pp. 28, 29,40,43,46,154,155,324

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm





DAY TEN [Tuesday]

Intermediate

Month 1

Week Three

New Interchange 3 – Unit

Theme: What a Story!

Aims: Past continuous and Simple Past


Procedures: Find someone who [if it snows again]. [20 min]


  1. Review Quiz 3 in pairs, then as a group, monitoring checking, and then take up on the board written out with discussion, record marks.
  2. New Interchange three – Unit 4 – Exercises 1 - Top Eight Newspaper Sections.
  3. New Interchange - Exercise 8 - Unit 4 – "Double Ender and discussion in pairs."
  4. New Interchange 3 – Unit 4 – Exercise 2 - Perspectives - A surprise ending.
  5. New Interchange – Unit 4 – Exercise 3 - Grammar Focus with extensions from Victoria Binder if time allows.
  6. Newsletter Project
  7. Presentation topics for Last Week, Last Journal and Communication Assessment preparation

Homework: Interchange WB 19, 20, 21,22,23,24.

Supplementary Homework from Azar pp. 28, 29,40,43,46,154,155,324

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm




DAY ELEVEN [Wednesday]

Intermediate

Month 1

Week Three

New Interchange 3 – Unit 4

Theme: What a Story!

Aims: Past Continuous, Simple Past, Past Perfect


Procedures:

Warmer: Tell a photo raccoon chain story – Mark[Teacher Incredible] tells the story about the raccoons on the neighbors roof [Models the story so that they can write it later from the photos] and then has the students in pairs using the pictures of the incident re-tell the story in written form with a partner. Mingling Speaking [30 min]


  1. New Interchange 3 – Unit 4 – Exercises 4 - Pronunciation – Intonation in complex sentences. In Part B have the students tell their raccoon saga/story to a different group or partner
  2. . New Interchange 3 – Unit 4 – Exercises 5 – Listening Cloze with pre-listening, listening in pairs, confirming what was heard in pairs, re-listening, checking and marking in pairs other classmates clozes. Record marks on sheet.
  3. New Interchange 3 - Unit 4 - DVD – Pre-listening questions, comprehension and discussion questions presented on board and discussed in groups. Model activity for discussion, answer questions about difficult vocabulary.
  4. New Interchange 3 – Unit 4 – Exercises 8 – A double ending.
  5. New Interchange – Unit 4 – Exercise 10 - Grammar Focus with extensions from Victoria Binder if time allows Grammar 10/23.
  6. Flashcards using simple past, past continuous, past perfect with irregular verb flashcards in groups of 3 or 4.
  7. Presentation topics for Last Week, Last Journal and Communication Assessment preparation
  8. Supplementary: Find the difference from Victoria Binder – "The Life History of Andrew Scott.
  9. Note that for teacher's notes refer to Teacher's Manual for detailed instructions on how to present the exercise and elicit responses from the Students

Homework: Interchange WB 19, 20, 21,22,23,24.

Supplementary Homework from Azar pp. 28, 29,40,43,46,154,155,324

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm




DAY TWELVE [Thursday]

Intermediate

Month 1

Week Three

New Interchange 3 – Unit

Theme: What a Story!

Aims: Past continuous, Simple Past, Past Perfect.


Procedures: Find someone who [if it snows again]. [20 min]


  1. .
  2. New Interchange 3 – Unit 4 – Exercises 11 – Word Power - Events
  3. New Interchange 3 – Unit 4 – Exercises 12 – Speaking – Tell me more

  5. New Interchange 3 – Unit 4 – Exercises 13– Strange but True – Running Dictation as a Paraphrase Race [A,B.C.D.E.F].

  7. New Interchange 3 – Unit 4 – Exercises 9 – CONVERSATION CLOZE.

  9. A lecture from your teacher on TOEIC strategy or Standardized Testing Hints.
  10. Presentation topics for Last Week, Last Journal and Communication Assessment preparation

Homework: Interchange WB 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.

Supplementary Homework from Azar pp. 28, 29,40,43,46,154,155,324

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm




DAY THIRTEEN [Monday]

Intermediate

Month 1

Week Four

New Interchange 3 – Unit 2, 3, 4,

Theme: What a Story!

Aims: Past continuous and Simple Past


Procedures: Newsletter is released and discussed. [20 min]


  1. Listening "Would, could" Jack Johnson. Pre-listening questions paired activity. Naive listening without cloze then cloze introduced gently in pairs for correct, cooperative marking, discussion. Re-listening if necessary and then recast as a choral pronunciation drill.
  2. Grammar Discussion: Review of Assessment Quiz from week one with the complete grammar work for this session, in pairs, group, and with discussion.
  3. Presentation Partners – in pairs practice presenting you topic to a partner as a warm-up for tomorrow
  4. Listening/Reading/Writing – CNN Recorded News – Five daily news summaries listen to Track5 from Mark's PGIC File. Form into pairs with the 5 minutes per newscast conduct a running dictation after pre-listening with extracted text that match the news stories in general but not exactly. Alternating partners. Correct work and discuss topics. Present each new story to the class as a news casting team. Role-play presentation.
  5. Word Power Review with Flashcards from Interchange 3 pp. 11 and 12
  6. Review Homework from last week and collect final Journal.
  7. Presentation topics for Last Week, Last Journal and Communication Assessment preparation

Homework: Interchange WB 19, 20, 21,22,23,24.

Supplementary Homework from Azar pp. 28, 29,40,43,46,154,155,324

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm




DAY FOURTEEN [Monday]

Intermediate

Month 1

Week 4

New Interchange 3 – Unit 4 Review and Quiz Prep


Aims: PAST CONTINUOUS, SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT REVIEW


Procedures: WARMER: Listening Stories for "Listening Extra" – Cambridge University Press

Section 17.1 Past Tenses Review

WHEN I WAS HAPPY

TEACHER'S NOTES WITH HANDOUT ON FILE.


  • DISCUSSION WARMER
  • LISTENING SECTION WITH JIGSAW STORY IDENTIFICATION
  • VOCABULARY BUILDING
  • INDENTIFYING GRAMMAR
  • EXTENSION DISCUSSION [ TOTAL 45 MIN ]


  1. HOMEWORK REVIEW
  2. DISCUSSION ON LEARNING STRATEGIES
  3. BLOG AND JOURNAL UPDATE
  4. INTERCHANGE 3 – Exercises 1, 2, 3, and 4. Please refer to teachers] notes in accompanying handbook.
  5. Communication Assessment Review
  6. Wrap-up: School schedule including; last day, progress reports, Unit 4 Quiz and Bog access after the session.

Homework: Interchange WB 19, 20, 21,22,23,24.

Supplementary Homework from Azar pp. 28, 29,40,43,46,154,155,324

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm





DAY FIFTEEN [Tuesday]

Intermediate

Month 1

Week 4

New Interchange 3 – BLOG/PRESENTATIONS AND REVIEW

Theme: UNITS 2, 3, 4


Aims: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES, COMPARISONS, MODALS OF REQUEST, INDIRECT REQUEST, PAST CONTINUOUS, SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT REVIEW


Procedures: WARMER: Blogging in the computer room, writing, interviewing, conferencing, freeform discussion, grammar correction online, and other CALL activities [1h 20m]


  1. Review using blogged grammar take up with students using peer teaching and computer assisted learning lessons.
  2. Correct Blogs and update information for presentations.
  3. Students rehearse presentation in the lab for second half
  4. Conferencing with pairs in the lab with online correction.


Second half in the classroom

  1. Unit 4 Quiz – (25 minutes)
  2. PRESENTATIONS in pairs [THREE STUDENTS]
  3. RETURN MARKED JOURNALS AND DISCUSS STYLE.
  4. PRESENTATION [ THREE STUDENTS]

Forming sentences using the past perfect with irregular verbs.



DAY SIXTEEN [Wednesday]]

Intermediate

Month 1

Week 4

New Interchange 3

Theme: UNITS 2, 3, 4


Aims: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES, COMPARISONS, MODALS OF REQUEST, INDIRECT REQUEST, PAST CONTINUOUS, SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT REVIEW


Procedures: WARMER: Crossing Cultures p.30 [15 MIN]


  1. Review Unit 4 Quiz
  2. Remaining Presentations
  3. Interchange Exercise 2 - p. 30
  4. Listening and Pronunciation - Interchange Unit 5 – Exercise 4- p. 31

  6. Activity from Listening Extra
  7. Vocabulary Charades
  8. Victoria Grammar Discussion from Unit 4 - Scenarios
  9. Wrap-up with Exceptional Student Voting and School Review

Last Day Lunch Reminders

Interactive Grammar www.pacificgateway.net.au/call.htm







DAY SEVENTEEN [Thursday]]

Intermediate

Month 1

Week 4

New Interchange 3

Theme: UNITS 2, 3, 4


Aims: Preparation for Communication Assessment


Procedures: WARMER: The Last Game [15 MIN]


  1. JIGSAW DISCUSSION QUESTIONS – UNIT 2
  2. REINFORCE WITH LISTENING ACTIVITY FROM SELF STUDY FROM TEXTBOOK – CD IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK – UNIT 2
  3. JIGSAW ROLEPLAY QUESTIONS – UNIT 3
  4. REINFORCE WITH GRAMMAR ACTIVITY ________________________
  5. REINFORCE WITH LISTENING ACTIVITY FROM SELF STUDY FROM TEXTBOOK – CD IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK – UNIT 3
  6. JIGSAW DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ROLE PLAY – UNIT 4
  7. REINFORCE WITH GRAMMAR ACTIVITY ________________________
  8. REINFORCE WITH LISTENING ACTIVITY FROM SELF STUDY FROM TEXTBOOK – CD IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK – UNIT 2
  9. Assign times for Communication Assessment for students. Six students at 1:00 and six students at 1:35. Any student that is late goes absolutely last!




DAY EIGHTEEN [FRIDAY]

Intermediate

Month 1

Week 4

New Interchange 3 – LAST DAY


Aims: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES, COMPARISONS, MODALS OF REQUEST, INDIRECT REQUEST, PAST CONTINUOUS, SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT REVIEW


Procedures: WARMER: LISTENING EXTRA – "I WAS REALLY SCARED"

[25 MIN]


  1. ASSESSMENT QUIZ RE-WRITTEN BY STUDENTS - WRITING
  2. PROGRESS REPORTS – LISTENING AND SPEAKING
  3. LAST DAY SIGNING OF CARDS – WRITING [20 MINUTES]
  4. INTERVIEWS AND EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT – LISTENING
  5. LISTENING ACTIVITY – SONG – DIXIE CHICK – " NOT READY TO MAKE NICE"
  6. LAST DAY CARD/SIGN MY YEARBOOK ACTIVITY - WRITING
  7. CHINESE CHECKERS BOARDGAME WITH EXPLANATION IN FILE
  8. WRAP UP AND LAST DAY LUNCH AT 11:30am

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