General English Pre-Intermediate Modules 1-4 Teacher's Guide (2.1 ...

2.2 Listening: And after that
A. Prediction. Look at the title And after that Ask students: What do you think this exercise will be
about Elicit suggestions. Make sure students understand the task – to listen to the people, and order
the activities 1, 2, and 3. There is one false sentence for each person. Play audio 1.5. Check the
answers by asking questions, e.g. What does Abdul do first What does he do next And after that
Play the audio again to check.
Answers:
1 – He takes a shower, he eats breakfast, he reads the newspaper.
2 – She makes coffee, she exercises, she goes to work.
3 – She studies, she eats dinner, she watches TV.
4 – He eats dinner, he puts his children to bed, he reads.
B. Students write short paragraphs about their morning routine.
C. Students work in pairs. Partner A reads her/his paragraph quickly. Partner B listens, then writes
down notes. Partner B must not try to write Partner A’s exact words – the important thing is the
information, not the exact wording. Partner B reads the information back to Partner A. Is it correct
2.3 Interview
A. Students think back to pages 3 and 4, and try to remember information about the people.
Answers:
1. No, she doesn’t.
2. No, she doesn’t. She has four.
3. Yes, he does.
4. No, he doesn’t. He grows vegetables.
5. Yes, they do.
6. Yes, they do. They sometimes argue about money.
B. Students try to complete the sentence with the correct grammar terms.
Answer:
We use the auxiliary verb do , then the subject , then the main verb .
Elicit that the main verb is in the base form (the infinitive without to, e.g. go, like, have).
If necessary, refer students to the Present simple: Questions and answers section of the Language
Reference.
C. Pre-teach habit. Students prepare a list of yes/no questions to ask another student. Encourage
students to ask interesting questions – ones they actually want to know the answers to! Go around
the class checking that students are accurate in their question forms.
D. In pairs, students ask and answer their questions. They should make notes about the answers.
E. Get a few students to tell the class about their partners.
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