G8 11 31

G8 11 31

Presentation: Today we will pretend we are on an airplane, flying to China.

Practice: (Emulation)

We will be arriving in Beijing shortly. We hope you have enjoyed the flight.
Will you do me a favor? What would you like? I would like something to drink.
What would you like? I'd like some tea please.

Can you do me a favor? Sure, what would you like?
Can you tell me how long it takes to get to China?
It takes two hours. I hope we will arrive on time.

I'm sorry; our flight will be delayed. Could you do me a favor? Could you tell me how long it will take to get there? We are delayed by fifteen minutes. We still hope you enjoyed your flight. It was a very nice flight. We hope to see you again soon.

Production:

I will be the stewardess. You will be the passenger. I will ask you questions. I may give you some directions by writing, too. Have three little conversations using the phrases practiced earlier:

• Giving the passenger something to drink.
• Telling the passenger how long the flight lasts.
• Telling the passenger the flight will be delayed.

G5 10 28

G5 10 28

Presentation: Today we'll learn how to talk about food.

Practice: (Emulation)

Do you want some more? Yes, please.
Do you want some more? No, thank you.
Do you want some more steak?
Yes, please; it tastes delicious.
No, thank you. I am full.
Do you want some more chicken?
Yes, please. This smells delicious.
No thank you. It tastes too salty.
Do you want some more salad? Yes, please this looks delicious.
No, thank you. The dressing tastes too sweet.

Production:

Show pictures and have the students tell me if the food tastes salty, or sweet, using a complete sentence.

Show pictures of steak, salad, chicken and ask each student if they would like some more. They can choose to say, yes or no and elaborate. Prior to this exercise review the things they might say:
That looks delicious. This tastes delicious. This smells delicious. This is too sweet. This is too salty. I am full.

G5 09 27

G5 09 27

Presentation: Today we will practice talking about who things belong to.

Practice: (Emulation)

Whose baseball is this? Whose hat is that?
Whose shoes are these?
Whose things are these?
Whose glasses are those?
Whose flowers are those?
They are mine. They are yours.
Whose fish is that? Whose kite is that?
Whose keys are these? They are yours!

Production:

Show students photos or give word prompts and have them ask the appropriate question or give the appropriate answer.

G8 10 30

G8 10 30

Presentation: Today we will practice using "I am afraid" in various ways. "I'm afraid" is a way we talk about fear. "I am afraid of fire." It is a way we can be polite, "I'm afraid I don't know how to use chopsticks." We can also use it to say we are sorry. "I'm afraid I can't go with you. "

Practice: (Emulation)

I am afraid of heights.
I am afraid I can't go.
I am afraid I have to take the test tomorrow.
I am afraid of water.
I am afraid of going swimming.
I am afraid that I can't learn to swim.
I am afraid that you cannot run in the school.
I am afraid that you must wear shoes.
I am afraid that the homework is due today.

Presentation: We also want to practice some ways of giving a friendly invitation. Here are three different ways:
Let's....
How about...
Why don't....
What about...

Practice: (Emulation)

Let's go for a walk. How about going for a walk?
What about going for a walk? Why don't we go for a walk?

Production:

Ask students to all share something they are afraid of. (Before this go through some things people are afraid of: dogs, bugs, snakes, fire, water, heights, etc.)

Give each student an invitation and have them practice politely declining it. (Illustrate the various forms of invitation as you do this.)
Let's go for a walk. (Student should reply: I'm afraid I can't. I have to go home." etc.)
How about going swimming?
What about having some ice cream?
Why don't we play soccer? etc.

Have each student issue an invitation. If they don't vary them, then insist they do. Show a picture or type a prompt to help them think of a topic.

G6 09 27

G6 09 27

Presentation: We will practice using the simple past tense to describe something that happened in the past.

Practice: (Emulation) Please repeat after me.

How was your vacation? It was great. It was bad.
How was your weekend? What did you do? I visited my grandparents in the country. It was fun.
How was your weekend? It was bad. What did you do? I was sick all weekend. I stayed in bed.
How was your morning? It was good. I did a lot of work.
How was school today? It was good. I learned a lot.
How was your summer? It was exciting. I went to the United States.

Production:

Students will respond to questions about their recent past, and follow up questions, based on a picture or word prompt.
Students will ask one another questions and answer them.

G7 14 41

G7 14 41

Presentation: We will practice comparing two objects or qualities.

Practice: (Emulation) Please repeat after me.

Dogs are intelligent. Chimpanzees are more intelligent than dogs.
Chimpanzees are less intelligent than humans.
A rose is more beautiful than a cactus. Playing is less important than studying.
First class seats are more comfortable than economy seats.
A car is more comfortable than the bus.
She is more generous than he is.
Gold is very precious. Love is much more precious than gold.
Love is a lot more precious than gold. Love is far more precious than gold.
Glass is very hard. A diamond is much harder than glass.
You have a lot of homework. I have much more than you do. I have a lot more homework than you do. I have far more homework than you do.

Production:

Students will compare two objects either from a work prompt or from a photo.
Students will use the three variants: much, a lot and far to compare two things.

G7 14 40

G7 14 40

Presentation: Today we will practice comparing two or more things.

Practice: (Emulation) Please repeat after me.

She is taller than him.
He is older than she is.
He is smarter than they are.
She is prettier than he is.
An elephant is bigger than a cat.
He is fatter than her.
I can jump higher than you. I can run faster than you.
That cup is big.
The cup is much bigger than the first one. This cup far bigger.

Production:

Describe the pictures, responding to questions.

Is the woman on the left older?
Is this man taller?
This giraffe is bigger. What about this giraffe? etc.

G8 10 28

G8 10 28

Presentation: Today we will practice talking politely as a host and a guest. We will give suggestions and advice. We will make offers and ask about someone's interests.

Practice: (Emulation) Please repeat after me.

How about going for a walk? What about going for a walk?
Let's go for a walk? Why don't we go for a walk?

How about taking an art class?
How about visiting the library?

Why don't we play computer games?
Let's eat some ice cream.

Would you like to come to my house? No, thank you.
Would you like me to make some tea? Yes; thank you. That's very kind of you.
No thank you. I'm not thirsty.

Do you like desserts? Yes; I have a sweet tooth.
No; I don't. I don't like sugary food.

Production:

Give an invitation and ask students to respond politely.
Give students one example of an invitation. Have them repeat the invitation in another way.
Show a picture, and have the student transform that idea into a polite invitation to the student next to him/her. That student will reply politely and then give an invitation to the next student.

G6 09 25

G6 09 25

Presentation: Today we will practice talking about what we did in the past.

Practice: (Emulation) Please repeat after me:

What did you do this morning? I made my bed.
What did you do yesterday? I went to the park.
What did you do last night? I ate speghetti.
What did you do last week? I went to visit my grandfather.
What did you do last weekend? I played soccer and I went swimming.
What did you do last month? I went to Germany.
What did you do yesterday? I took an English class.
What di you do on your last vacation? I went to the beach and I learned to swim. I went to the park and we played soccer. I had a wonderful time.

Production:

Have children answer questions about what they did in the past. Cue them with photos.
Have them ask one another.
Have them tell you whatever they wish.

G5 09 25

G5 09 25

Presentation: You will practice talking about who owns things.

Practice: (Emulation) Please repeat after me.

Whose baseball is this? It is mine.
Whose doll is this? It is hers.
Whose pencil case is this? It is his.
Whose dog is this? It is hers.
Whose ball is this? It is his.
Whose boat is this? It is his.
Whose robot is this? It is his.

Production:

Show a picture of an item.
Have students answer based on other photos, or according to their interests. (You might have a girls' item - obviously girlie book, doll, dress, etc. or obviously masculine items and let that be the cue.)

G7 13 37

G7 13 37

Presentation: Students will use the present tense to talk about habits.

Practice:

Emulation (repeat after me)

He lifts weights every day.
He gets up with an alarm clock every day.
I wash my face every day.
I brush my teeth every day.
I go to school by bus every day.
I go to bed at nine o'clock every day.
Do you exercise every day? Yes; I play tennis every day.
Do you eat breakfast every day? Yes; I eat a big breakfast every day.
Do you read books every day? No, I don't, but I read the newspaper every day.
Do you study every day? No, but I do my homework every day.

Production:

Ask students questions such as -
Do you read every day?
Do you study every day?
Do you do your homework every day?
Do you drink milk every day?
Do you walk your dog every day?
Do you eat healthy food every day?
Do you exercise every day?

Instruct students to answer in the negative or the positive.

Ask students "What is one thing you do every day?" and let everyone have a turn.

G7 12 36

G7 12 36


Presentation: We will talk about past actions that were taking place at a certain time.

Practice:

Emulation: repeat after me.

What were you doing when the phone rang?
Why were you working at 6 a.m.?
She was studying at 10 p.m.
They were working on my birthday.
The couples were dancing.
He was writing a letter.
I was taking a photograph to remember my class.
When I arrived there were people playing chess.
They looked so happy when they were playing with paint.
They looked so sad when their teacher was saying good-bye.
What was she doing when you saw her? She was working in her garden.
What was he doing when you walked by? He was going into his house.
What were the boys doing? They were watching the Korean soccer team on TV.
What were you doing after breakfast? I was doing my homework.

Production:

Students will answer some of the above questions, responding to photographs.
Students will answer some questions without any prompt.

G6 08 24

G6 08 24

Presentation: You will practice saying what you will be doing at a certain time in the future, and asking what someone else will be doing.

Practice:

Emulation: Please repeat after me.

What will you do this summer? I will go swimming.
What will you do tomorrow? I will play video games.
What will you do after you play video games? I will pay badminton.
What will you do next winter? I will go skiing, and ice skating.
What will go do next spring? I will visit Seoul with my parents.
What will you do on vacation? I will fly to England with my father.
What wil you do this weekend? I will go shopping on Saturday and stay home on Sunday.
What will you do after school. I will go have dinner. What will you do before dinner? I will do my homework.

Production:

Ask students the questions above and similar ones.
They may choose to respond with a visual prompt (picture or written)
Ask students to ask one another questions and answer them using the patterns.

G5 08 24

G5 08 24

Presentation: Students will practice suggesting things to do and responding to invitations.

Practice:

Emulation: Repeat after me.

How about going swimming tomorrow?
Let's go. That sounds great!
Let's go hiking this Sunday. Let's go to the library after school.
Let's watch a movie tonight. A movie sounds great.
Let's go bowling on Saturday. Great! I'd love to go.
Let's study together tonight. I'm sorry I can't. I have a piano lesson.
How about going shopping tomorrow? Sure! I'd love to go.
How about going to the baseball game this weekend? Sorry, I can't. I have to go visit my grandparents. How about next weekend?
Let's go fishing on Saturday. I'm sorry; I can't. I have to go shopping with my mother. How about Sunday?

Production:

Students will respond to the teacher's ideas of something to do.
Students will give the teacher an invitation.
Students will give another student an invitation and the second student will respond.

G6 08 22

G6 08 22

Presentation: You will learn to ask and answer questions about summer vacation.

Practice:

What will you do this summer? I will go swimming.
I will learn new words every day.
I will run every morning.
I will ride my bike.
I will visit my Uncle in London.
I will study English.
I will play baseball.
I will read books.

Production:

Students will answer my question about vacation, and answer according to a photo prompt.

Students will answer my question on their own.

Students will ask and answer one another.

G8 08 23

G8 08 23

Presentation: We will practice giving advice using the pattern, "Why don't you...?"

Practice:

Emulation: Repeat after me.

I am sleepy. Why don't you go to bed?
I am hungry. Why don't you have a sandwich?
I have a terrible cold. Why don't you go see a doctor?
Tomorrow is my father's birthday. Why don't you buy him a present?
I am tired. Why don't you take a nap?
I am bored. Why don't you watch some Korean channels on TV?
I love my friends. Why don't you have a party with them?
I failed my exam. Why don't you find a tutor?
I like soccer. Why don't you play soccer with your friends?

Production:

Teacher will say something; students will give advice using the pattern. Type in prompts as needed.

I am sick. I have a headache. I failed my exam. I am bored. I want to play a sport.
I like soccer. I am hungry. I am sleepy. I like my friend. It is my brother's birthday. I have a lot of homework. I love computer games.

Time permitting, students can make the initial statement and let another student give advice.

G6 07 21

G6 07 21

Presentation: Today we will talk about what we want to be, and who we want to be like.

Practice:

Emulation: Repeat after me.

I want to be a police officer. I want to be a singer. I want to be a chef.
I want to be a waiter. I want to be a camera man. I want to be a teacher.
I want to be a baseball player.

This is my mother. I want to be like my mother.
This is my grandmother. I want to be like her.
I want to be like my father. He is a police officer.
I want to be like my sister. She is a teacher.

Production:

Ask students what they want to be. Prompt them with photographs, or with written prompts. Then ask them to answer on their own.

G5 08 22

G5 08 22

Production: We will practice talking about things we will do in the near future.

Practice:

Emulation: Please repeat after me.

Let's go swimming this afternoon.
What shall we do on Monday? Let's go skiing on Monday.
When shall we go hiking? Let's go hiking on Tuesday.
What shall we do on Wednesday? Let's go shopping on Wednesday?
When shall we go fishing? Let's go fishing on Thursday?
When will we go camping? Let's go camping on Friday.
What will we do on Saturday? Let's go bowling on Saturday.

Let's play the violin this afternoon. Let's play computer games this evening.
What shall we do in the snow? Let's make a snowman this afternoon.
When shall we play soccer? Let's play soccer this weekend.
What shall we do on Saturday and Sunday? Let's have a party this weekend!

Production:

Ask students the questions and have them answer according to prompts...or show them pictures as prompts. They may also choose their own responses.

G5 07 21

G5-07-21


Presentation: Today we will use different words to describe people.

Practice:

Emulation: Please repeat after me:

What does John look like? John is tall.
What color is his hair? John has brown hair.
Is Mary tall? No, Mary is short. Is Mary fat? No, she is short and thin,
Mary has pretty hair. It is very long.
What does the man look like? He is old. He has white hair.
What does your sister look like? She is pretty. She has black eyes. She is young.
What does your mother look like? she is beautiful.


Production:
Have students practice describing people in various pictures.

Wrap-Up:
Have them describe each other.

G8 09 26

G8 09 26

Presentation:

We will practice asking questions using the patterns: Wh - do you think ......? and Are you sure....?

Practice:

Emulation: Repeat after me.

Did you do your homework? Are you sure you did your homework?
Was she in love then? Are you sure she was in love then?
Do you have a toothache? Are you sure you have a toothache?
Is there an exam tomorrow? Are you sure there is an exam tomorrow?

Where does he live? Where do you think he lives?
Why did they go shopping? Why do you think did they go shopping?
When to you travel to Rome? When do you think you will travel to Rome?
Who is on the phone? Who do you think is on the phone?
What did he hear? What do you think he heard?
How did he go to the library? How do you think did he go to the library?

Production:

Ask students the questions and the follow up - Are you sure?
Ask students the where... and the wh...do you think? questions
Have students change your simple question to a "do you think" question.

G7 11 31

G7 11 31

Presentation: Students will practice asking and giving opinions, using the pattern: What do you think of....?

Practice:

Emulation: Please repeat after me.

What do you think of TV. I think TV is bad. It is a waste of time. I think TV is OK. But we could study instead. I think TV is great. Some shows make me laugh.
What do you think of Kimchee? I think Kimchee is great. It goes well with rice. I think Kimchee is too spicy. Some foreigners cannot eat it.
What do you think of Seoul? I think Seoul is wonderful. It is exciting to live there. I think Seoul has too much pollution.
What do you think of the book? I think it is great. The story is very fantastic. I think it is boring; there is no romance.

Production

Ask students the questions and see if they can answer.
Expand to ask them about other things.
What do you think of American food?
What do you think of homework?
What do you think of soccer? etc.

G8 09 25

G8 09 25

Presentation: We will talk about Korea's four seasons.

Practice:

Emulation: repeat after me.

What is your favorite season?
My favorite season is spring because there are so many beautiful flowers.
Are you sure there are a lot of flowers in the spring? Yes; many flowers come up in the spring because of the sun and rain.
My favorite season is summer. I like summer because I can swim in the ocean. Are you sure the ocean here is safe for swimming? Yes; it is safe. There are rarely sharks here.
My favorite season is fall.
I like the red and yellow leaves.
Are you sure these leaves will change in the fall? Yes, I am sure. They change because there is less sunlight.
Are you sure they change because there is less sunlight?
My favorite season is winter. I like winter because I can go skiing.
Are you sure there will be enough snow for skiing? Yes; I am sure we will have high snowfall this winter.

Production:

Students will repeat individually.
Ask students to share their favorite season and why.
Students will answer questions about the seasons:

When do the leaves change color?
In what season do the flowers come up?
In what season can you play your favorite sport?
In what season do we get the most sunshine?
In what season is there the most snow?
When do people usually go ice skating?
What season is the coldest?
In what season do you have a vacation?
Ask "are you sure" questions to reply to student responses.

G8 08 22

G8 08 22

Presentation: We will practice asking and answering questions about interests.

Practice:

Emulation - Please repeat after me.

What are you interested in?
Are you interested in experiments?
Are you interested in playing baseball?
I am not interested in music. Are you interested in music?
I am interested in photography.
Are you interested in playing video games?
Are you interested in painting? I am interested in drawing.
Are you interested in music? Yes; I am interested in playing the guitar.
What sport are you interested in? I am interested in baseball.
What music are you interested in? I am intView Blogerested in piano music.

Production:

Have students repeat individually.
Ask students questions and let them answer.
Have students ask questions of one another.

G7 10 30

G7 10 30

Presentation: You will practice asking "How" questions that ask for a number or for advice.

Practice:

Emulation: Please repeat after me.

How many cups do you need? I need two cups, please.
How much does this book cost? It costs ten dollars.
How long is the bus ride? The ride takes four hours.
How tall is that boy? He is over five feet tall.
How many shirts are you buying? I am going to buy three shirts.
How much chocolate do you want? I'd like one bar, please.
How long does it take to get to Seoul? It takes two hours by car.
How can I look more beautiful? You can drink lots of water.
You can dress well. You can get lots of sleep. Don't frown! Keep smiling.
You can look inside yourself.

Production:

Have students repeat individually, then respond individually to the questions above.

Challenge - How can I get better grades? How can I have more friends?

Or, have students ask the teacher a question beginning with "How?"