Session 1 Review Study Records since last session. Check Study Frequency and Study Path. Stress importance of review and mastery. Review Tutor and Study Score. Provide coaching information to improve Study Score. Record and Monitor key sentences each day. Review Activities: Have student present their weekly work or school schedule. Check today's weather. What's today's date? Main Activity 1: Describing Food Focus on 5-10 words for describing food, and give examples for each: hot, spicy, healthy, junk, sweets, sweet, sour, pasta, fish, seafood, vegetarian, kosher (suitable for Jews), halal (suitable for Muslims), cheap, expensive, frozen, instant, noodles, Indian, Chinese, Mexican, Italian, French. Types of food and example dishes for each, such as sushi, curry, spaghetti, etc. Main Activity 2: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Go over what the student eats for each meal. Optional Activity Have student interview you about your favorite and least favorite foods. Review Task 1: Family Schedule Find out about the student's weekly work or study schedule. Is their schedule the same on Wednesday as it is on Tuesday? Review Task 2: Today's weather and date. Ask student about today's weather? What's today's date? Main Activity 1: Types of food and restaurants, favorite foods What types of food do you like? don't like? can't eat? etc. Focus on 5-10 words for describing food, and give examples for each: hot, spicy, healthy, junk, sweets, sweet, sour, pasta, fish, seafood, vegetarian, kosher (suitable for Jews), halal (suitable for Muslims), cheap, expensive, frozen, instant, noodles, Indian, Chinese, Mexican, Italian, French. Types of food and example dishes for each, such as sushi, curry, spaghetti, etc. Main Activity 2: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Go over what the student eats during the day. "What do you usually eat for breakfast?" "What time do you eat breakfast?" Optional Activity: Favorite Foods "What are your favorite foods?" "What are your least favorite foods?" Likes and Dislikes 010_EX2_003.PDF Practice Exercises A through G Review Unit: Family Schedule 010_TG2_001.PDF Includes daily and weekly schedule, days of the week, getting to and from work or school, etc. Likes and Dislikes 010_TG2_003.PDF Kathy interviews Max about his personal preferences and abilities -- what kinds of food he likes, what sports and hobbies he enjoys, and which activities he is good at. Session 2 Review Study Records since last session. Check Study Frequency and Study Path. Stress importance of review. Review Tutor and Study Score. Provide coaching information to improve Study Score. Record and Monitor key sentences each day. Review Activity Check today's weather and date. Warm-up: "How are you today?" Main Activity 1: (NDE Likes and Dislikes) Focus on food schedule and restaurants Main Activity 2 Sport and entertainment Optional Activity Dictation: Cold and heat: boiling, freezing, gas, ice, liquid, etc. Review Activity: Weather, Date, Warm-up "What's the weather like today?" "What's today's date?" "How are you today?" Main Activity: Food schedule "What do you usually eat for breakfast/lunch/dinner?" "What are your favorite foods?" "What type of restaurants do you like?" "How often do you go to restaurants?" "Do you have a favorite restaurant?" "Why do you like it?" Main Activity 2: Sport and entertainment Interview the student about favorite and least favorite sports, games and entertainment. What sports do you like to watch? What sports can you do/play? How well can you play? What are your favorite forms of entertainment? What singers do you like? What kinds of music do you like? Can you play any musical instruments? How well can you play them? How well can you sing? Do you like karaoke? What games do you know how to play? Can you play chess or video games? What do you do to relax? Which sports are the most popular in your country? Optional Activity: Dictation: Cold and heat Discuss these terms: water boils at 100 degrees Centigrade, gas, liquid, solid, water freezes at 0 degrees C, ice, freezing point Then dictate: (1) When you heat water, it boils. (2) It turns into steam. (3) The boiling point of water is 100 degrees Centigrade. (4) The freezing point of water is 0 degrees Centigrade. (5) When water freezes, it turns into ice. Have the student check for accuracy and then summarize the dictation. Then ask follow-up questions like: What happens to water when it freezes? What happens to water when it boils? At what temperature does water boil? At what temperature does water freeze? What is the freezing point of water? Likes and Dislikes 010_EX2_003.PDF Practice Exercises A through G Likes and Dislikes 010_TG2_003.PDF Kathy interviews Max about his personal preferences and abilities -- what kinds of food he likes, what sports and hobbies he enjoys, and which activities he is good at. Session 3 Review Study Records since last session. Check Study Frequency and Study Path. Stress importance of review. Review Tutor and Study Score. Provide coaching information to improve Study Score. Review Activity Check today's weather and date. Warm-up: "How are you today?" Main Activity 1: See Activities for NDE Likes and Dislikes Ability: How well can you do it? How good are you? Main Activity 2: Dictation and Discussion My hobby or special skill Review Activity: Weather, Date, Warm-up "What's the weather like today?" "What's today's date?" "How are you today?" Main Activity 1: Ability: How well can you do it? Focus on these words: well, fairly well, a little, not very well, badly, not at all, excellent, very good, awful, terrible. Note that some of these words are adverbs and some are adjectives. Give examples of how to use each, such as: "He plays tennis fairly well." "He is a good tennis player." "She's a terrible singer." "She can't sing at all." "He's an awful teacher." "She speaks English fairly well." "He can speak a little French." "She can't speak any Japanese." Main Activity 2: My hobby or special skill Dictation: (1) I enjoy playing tennis. (2) When the weather is good, I play tennis two or three times a week. (3) I usually play with some friends, including my boyfriend/girlfriend. (4) I can play fairly well, but my boyfriend/girlfriend is just a beginner. (5) He/She can't play very well, but sometimes I let him/her beat me. Have the students check for accuracy and then summarize the dictation. Then ask the student to make a short oral presentation about his/her hobby or special skill. In the presentation, he/she should explain what his/her hobby is or what he/she can do; how often; where; who with; how good he/she is or how well he/she does it; who they play against; and how often they win or lose. Likes and Dislikes 010_EX2_003.PDF Practice Exercises A through G Likes and Dislikes 010_TG2_003.PDF Kathy interviews Max about his personal preferences and abilities -- what kinds of food he likes, what sports and hobbies he enjoys, and which activities he is good at. Session 4 Review Study Records since last session. Check Study Frequency and Study Path. Stress importance of review. Review Tutor and Study Score. Provide coaching information to improve Study Score. Review Activity Check today's weather and date. Warm-up: "How are you today?" Main Activity 1: See Activities for NDE Likes and Dislikes Comparing Ability Main Activity 2: My seating preference Dictation: Travel preferences on an airplane. Review Activity: Weather, Date, Warm-up "What's the weather like today?" "What's today's date?" "How are you today?" Main Activity 1: Comparing ability Focus on these words: better than, worse than, not as good as, much better than, a little better than, about as well as, even worse than, etc. Examples: She sings about as well as a baby. She's a much better singer than I am. He isn't as good a tennis player as his brother is. He doesn't play tennis as well as his sister does. I'm a little better at math than my brother is. He sings even worse than I do. I can't stand to listen to him. Main Activity 2: My seating preference Dictation: (1) I really enjoy traveling by airplane. (2) I fly a lot, sometimes once or twice a month. (3) On long flights, I prefer an aisle seat to a window seat. (4) I like to be able to get up and move around. (5) I'd rather be able to do that than look out the window. Have student check for accuracy and then summarize the dictation. Note the use of 'that' in the last sentence. Then have student answer these questions: What does this person enjoy doing? How often does this person travel by plane? Why does this person prefer an aisle seat? How often do you fly? Where do you like to sit? What do you like about flying? What do you dislike about flying? Likes and Dislikes 010_EX2_003.PDF Practice Exercises A through G Likes and Dislikes 010_TG2_003.PDF Kathy interviews Max about his personal preferences and abilities -- what kinds of food he likes, what sports and hobbies he enjoys, and which activities he is good at.