Week 2: Numbers, The alphabet

Topics:

• Numbers

• The alphabet

Learning outcome:

• Ask for, give, and identify names, telephone numbers, email, and other personal information.

Possible tasks:

• Reading: read a text about people`s descriptions and answer questions about their personal information (reading skills) 

• Survey: ask personal information questions to your classmates (oral skills)

Functional language:

• What is your name? 

• How do you spell your name? 

• How do you spell your last name? 

• What do you do? 

• Where do you work? 

• I work for Allus. 


Pre-task activities:

Activity1:
Questions about "Let me introduce myself" workshop.

Content 1:
Watch a video with introduction samples.

Activity 2:
Create a mind map about personal information, similar to the one created last class. In the middle, it's the title "Personal information". The branches are the different types of information you can provide: name, surname, age, etc. For each branch, you need to indicate the question to ask for that kind of information and an example of the answer to the question (-What's your name? -My name is Darío.) Verify with your teacher and your classmates that your questions and answers are correct.

Content 2:
Watch this flashcard set about the alphabet and countries.



Content 3:
Watch a video about numbers and their pronunciation.

Activity 3:
Create a mind map with two of your classmates' information. Ask and answer questions orally.


Task: Role play
In groups of 3 people, think of a situation where you need to exchange personal information, such as a work interview, an admission interview, a first time with new friends, etc. Create a dialog (include names, telephone numbers, email, and all functional language), practice it, and finally record yourselves while acting the dialog out. Upload the video to a storage service and share the link through the comments in Week 2 of the Class Blog.