| LIFESKILLS PERFORMANCE
OBJECTIVES |
FUNCTIONS AND SAMPLE LANGUAGE
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RESOURCES
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INTEGRATION
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| 1. Ask/answer
questions about self and classmates. |
Depends on student generated
language. |
This is a review of 350
work. It is included to help students get to know each other. Students
generate questions that they would like to ask each other.
Getting
to Know You Questions |
Extension: Complete personal
data form, Building Real Life English Skills, p. 175-183 |
| 2. Demonstrate
effective conversation strategies. |
Greet
and take leave:
Hi! I'm... How are you doing?
I don't think we've met…
I think I should be going…
I've really got to go now…
Issue and respond to invitations:
How would you like to…
We'd like to invite you…
I'd love to, but I can't..
I'm afraid I can't… |
Skills
for Success, Ch. 6
Expressways 2, p.
2, 3, 4, 15, 87, 92
Expressways 3, p.
2, 3, 16, 98-99 101
Lifelines 3, p. 7-8
Lifelines 4, p. 7-9
Side by Side 4, p. 132
Breaking the Ice,
Units 1-3
Variations, Ch.
2, 12 On-line
listening activities: Invitations
Nice
Meeting You
Busy
Day
Greetings |
Structures:
Simple present
Present continuous
Present Perfect
Modals
Cross culture:
Use of first, last names,
title, etc.
Invitations: refusing, who/what
to bring, punctuality
Non-verbal communication:
Contemporary Topics, Unit 6
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| 3. Describe
experiences related to relocating to the U.S., including culture shock. |
Report info:
I came here 2 years ago.
I moved here because..
When I arrived in the U.S.,...
I had a hard time finding
my way around.
I felt so homesick. |
Multicultural Workshop
2, Unit 2,
Ch 4
Rethinking America
1, p. 12-15
NorthStar Reading and
Writing (H-Int.), p. 209-216
Grammar in Action 3,
Unit 12
Video:
Crossroads Cafe culture
clip: Returning to Your Home Culture
"Moscow on the Hudson" video
Lecture
on culture shock |
Structures:
Simple present and past
When clauses
Extension: Research immigration
to U.S. |
| 4. Compare
hometown to Arlington, orally and in writing
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Report descriptive
info:
Arlington is
bigger/smaller than
I remember...
My favorite place was...
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REEP
Lesson Plan (Felix)
REEP
Lesson Plan (Spencer)
Side by Side 2,
p. 38
Side by Side 3,
p. 94-95
Rethinking America
1, p. 95- 97
Grammar in Action
3, p. 58
Virginia
map
Arlington
History
Arlington
Picture History
Arlington
Photo Tour
Hometown Questions
Home
Questions
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Structures:
Simple present
Simple past
Comparatives &
Superlatives
Extension: Describe friends,
Friendship Questions
"Comparing Neighborhoods"
Grammar in Action 3,
Unit 4
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| 5.
Self-assess language and learning needs, including preferences and goals. |
Express wants/needs:
When I finish English classes,
I plan to...
Express ability:
I can speak pretty well,
but I have trouble with...
I don't understand when
people speak fast.
Express preferences:
I learn best when...
Watching TV helps me.
I like to... |
Collaborations Inter.
2, p. 27, 28-33
Teaching How to Learn:
Learning Strategies in ESL
Contemporary Topics,
Unit 4
Stand Out 4, Pre-Unit
(Lessons 2, 3), Unit 1 (Lesson 2 and Team Project, p 19)
Videos with Texts:
A Day in the Life of
the Gonzalez Family, Unit 1, Scene 1
Crossroads Cafe,
Episodes 1, 2 |
Structures:
Would like can/cannot
Comparatives
and superlatives
Gerunds
When clauses
Extension: Students set
individual learning
goals. Go to Goal
Setting
"The American Dream"
Grammar in Action 3 |
6. Set
class learning goals, including:
-
lifeskills topics to be covered,
and
language skill development
focus.
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Seek/express agreement:
What do you think?
What is your opinion?
We agreed that...
I agree.
I think so, too.
I don't agree.
I am not sure about that.
We decided... |
Skills for Success,
p. 21, 151
Learner
Needs Assessment
Team
building lesson plan
Learning
Style Questionnaire
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Extension:
Students set individual
learning goals. Go to Goal
Setting |
| 7.
Self-assess ability to use technology. |
Express ability:
I e-mail my family and friends.
I can type.
Using a mouse is easy for
me.
I have never surfed the
web.
I need to learn how to... |
Technology
Needs Assessment
Technology
Lesson Plan
Weaving It Together 3,
Ch. 13, 1
Computer
Questions
On-line Listening:
Internet
Access
World
of computers |
Structures:
Present perfect
I can/am able to cannot
Extension: What role does
technology play in your life?
"Technology and Progress"
Grammar in Action 3, Unit 14 |
| B8.
Identify rights and responsibilities as a member of the class. |
Give advice:
Smoking is not permitted.
You should ask questions
if you don't understand.
You have a right to express
your opinion.
Instruct/respond to instructions:
Don't forget to close the
door.
Turn right and go out the
side door.
If the weather is bad, listen
to the radio. |
As a team, class establishes
class rules. Go to class
rules for sample.
Side by Side 4, p.
71
Collaborations, Inter.
2, p. 11,12
Our Own Stories,
p. 116-123
Rethinking America
1, p.108-126
Skills for Success,
p. 162
School policies and emergency
procedures.
Sample
Lesson Plan |
Structures:
Simple past
Imperatives
If & When clause
Extension: compare classroom
rules and behavior to classrooms in native country |
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