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    CONSUMERISM UNIT
    LIFESKILLS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
    LEVEL: 100

    CONSUMERISM UNIT GOAL
    Students will demonstrate their ability to use level appropriate language skills to communicate personal identification information and to function as a learning community.

    CONSUMERISM LIFESKILLS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (Summary):

    1. Set class learning goals.
    2. Identify coins and bills, orally and in writing.
    3. Given a price tag, produce the correct amount.
    4. Give change and request correct change.
    5. Given visuals of methods of payment, match written words with visuals.
    6. Complete a money order or check.
    7. Identify food items orally and in writing.
    8. Express likes and dislikes.
    9. Identify clothing items.
    10. Ask/answer questions about price (food and clothing).

    Level 100 Consumerism Resource Page
     

     
    LIFESKILLS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

    FUNCTIONS AND SAMPLE LANGUAGE

    		 RESOURCES 

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    INTEGRATION
    1. Set class learning goals, i.e.lifeskills objectives to be covered in this unit. Express need: 
    I need to learn... 
    I need to practice...    		 See Needs Assessment under Instructional Planning on the side bar for suggested activities. Structures: 
    Simple present 
    tense 
    2. Identify coins and bills, orally and in writing.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     

    		 Report info: 
    I have a quarter. 
    A dime is 10 cents. 
    These are pennies. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     

    		 Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary (BOPD), p. 10 
    Access, p. 93-97 
    Foundations, p. 120-123 
    Collaborations Literacy Worktext, p. 83, 130, 132 
    First Words, p. 49-50 
    English Extra, p. 32-33 
    Basic Grammar in Action, p. 90-92 
    English ASAP Literacy Level, p. 75 
    Jazz Chants: Small Talk, p. 51, #4 

    Realia (coins, bills) 

    Coins

    		 Structures: 
    Simple present 
    Demonstrative  pronouns 

    Cross-culture: 
    Students bring in coins and  bills from their countries and talk about them. Foundations, p. 130 
    3. Given a price tag, produce the correct amount. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     

    		 Report info: 
    It costs $2.50. 
    This costs $1.00. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     

    		 LifePrints 1, p. 77, 79, 111 
    BOPD Literacy Program Student Pages, p. 86-87, 90 
    Access, p. 98-100 
    Picture Stories, p. 16 
    Take Charge 1, p. 94- 95 (bottom of page) 
    First Words, p. 58, 64-65, 75-78 
    English Extra, p. 34-35 
    Basic Grammar in Action, p. 109 
    English ASAP Literacy, p. 76-77 
    Collaborations Literacy Worktext, p. 131 

    Realia (products with price tags, coupons, receipts, cash or play money) 

    		 Structures: 
    Simple present 
    Demonstrative    pronouns 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     
    4. Give change and request correct change.
     
     
     

     

    		 Report info: 
    Your change is 55 
    cents. 

    Identify problem: 
    Excuse me, this is not 
    correct. I need $5.00. 

    		 Foundations, p. 125 
    First Words, p. 52-54 
    Survival English 1, p. 244-245 
     

    Realia (cash or play money) 

    		 Structures: 
    Simple present   tense 

    Extension: 
    Look at real 
    receipts, identify 
    important   information, check 
    for accuracy (First
    Words, p. 52-53 
    5. Given visuals of methods of payment, match written words with visuals. 
     
     
     
     
     

     

    		 Sample Vocabulary: 

    money order, check, ATM card, cash 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     

    		 Brainstorm methods of payments that students use. 

    Foundations, p. 126-127 
    BOPD, p. 70 
    Oxford PIcture Dictionary, p. 97 
    First Words, p. 112-113 
    English Extra, p.146-147 
    English ASAP Literacy Level, p. 78-83 
    Survival English 1, p. 182 

    		 Cross-culture: 
    Identify and 
    compare methods 
    of payments in 
    other countries 
    and sending 
    money 
    internationally. 
     

     
    6. Complete a money order or check. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     

    		 Sample Vocabulary: 

    To 
    From 
    Date 
    Signature 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     

    		 Foundations, p. 128-129 
    LifePrints 1, p. 84-85 
    Collaborations Literacy Worktext, p. 85 
    First Words, 121-122 
    English Extra, p. 152 
    Basic Grammar in Action, p. 96-97 
    English ASAP Literacy Level, p. 78-85 
    Survival English 1, p. 240, 242 

    Realia (money orders or checks) 

    		 Teacher note: This objective also involves working on the spelling of numbers and writing dates. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     
    7. Identify food items orally and in writing. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     

    		 Report info: 
    Those are pears. 
    This is bread. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     

    		 BOPD, p. 34-39 
    BOPD Literacy Program, p. 94-96 
    LifePrints 1, p. 119 
    Foundations, p. 94-103 
    OPD, p. 50-55, 60-61 
    Picture Stories, p. 16, 75 
    Collaborations Literacy Worktext, p. 80-81 
    First Words, p. 61-62 
    English Extra, p. 26-29 
    Basic Grammar in Action, p. 118, 121 
    Survival English 1, p. 142, 147, 165 
    Jazz Chants: Small Talk, p. 45-47 

    Realia (food products, coupons, supermarket flyers) 

    Food Project
     

    		 Structures: 
    Simple present 
    tense 
    Demonstrative 
    pronouns 

    Extension: 
    Identify and 
    compare places 
    we shop for food. 
    (REEP Activity: Guess the Price)

    Cross-culture: 
    Students bring in 
    pictures 
    about different 
    foods from their 
    countries and 
    discuss. Write 
    simple recipes 
    (Resources: 
    First Words, p. 
    67-68, Survival 
    English 1, p. 158,
    161 
    8. Express likes and 
    dislikes.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     

    		 Ask questions: 
    Do you like ice cream? 
    Do you like hamburgers? 

    Express likes/dislikes: 
    I like ice cream. 
    I don't like hamburgers.

    		 LifePrints 2, p. 118 
    Foundations, p. 104-105 
    Collaborations Literacy Worktext, p. 82 
    Take Charge 1, p. 87 
    English Extra, p. 31 
    Basic Grammar in Action, p. 121, 124 
    Survival English 1, p. 148-149 
    Jazz Chants: Small Talk, p. 28-32 
    Drawing Out    		 Structures: 
    Simple present
    Yes/no questions 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     
    9. Identify clothing items. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     

    		 Report info: 
    This is a jacket. 
    These are shoes.     		 BOPD, p. 48-51 
    Foundations, p. 108-117 
    Oxford Picture Dictionary, p. 64-69 
    First Words, p. 56, 57 
    English Extra, p. 51, 53 
    Basic Grammar in Action, p. 106, 107 
    Survival English 1, p. 168, 187 
    Jazz Chants: Small Talk, p. 17, #2

    Actual clothing items.

    		 Structures: 
    Simple present 
    Demonstrative 
    pronouns 

    Extension: 
    Discuss places we shop for clothes. 

    Cross-culture: 
    Students bring in 
    clothing items 
    from their countries 
    and describe. 
    10. Ask/answer questions about price (food and clothing).  Seek/report info: 
    How much is this? 
    It is $2.25. 
    How much are these? 
    They are $5.99 each.     		 Access, p. 98-100 
    Foundations, p. 124, 131-132 
    Collaborations Literacy Worktext, p. 84 
    Take Charge 1, p. 86, p. 94 -95 (bottom) 
    Survival English 1, p. 151-152, 174-175 
    Jazz Chants: Small Talk, p. 50, #2     		 Structures:
    Simple present
    How much questions
    Cross-culture: 
    Compare prices in 
    different countries.

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