Session 1 Review Student Study Records. Check Study Path: Study from more than one unit in each session. Review Study Score. Provide coaching information. Improve Study Score. Review Activity Have student introduce a friend. Main Activity 1 (See Activities for NDE Numbers and Times). Check the following: Numbers 1-10, 10-100, Phone Numbers. Check pronunciation. Main Activity 2 Dictate numbers and have student read them back. Review Activity: Names and Places Find out about a student's friend: name, where from, languages. Check pronunciation. Main Activity 1: Numbers 1-10, 10-100, Phone numbers Have student count to 10. Then 10-100, by tens. Then 1 or 2 cell phone numbers. Check pronunciation. Main Activity 2: Number Dictation Dictate these numbers: 1, 3, 2, 9, 8, 6, 4, 5, 7, 10. Have student read them back. Then dictate these numbers: 12, 32, 43, 74, 28, 59, 87, 91, 11, 65. Have student read them back clearly. Optional Activity: Alphabet and Spelling Have student spell their first and last names. Review the alphabet. Work on pronunciation. Numbers and Times 010_EX1_003.PDF Practice Exercises A through B Names and Places 010_TG1_001.PDF Introductions, Countries of the world, etc. Numbers and Times 010_TG1_003.PDF This Unit is important for later lessons which use time and numbers, so it should be mastered. Mastery of this Unit will also help students improve their listening comprehension and their ability to hold English sounds in their short-term memory. Students should use the record feature to practice saying the numbers and times clearly. This can also be done over the telephone, or in class role-plays and simulations where it is important to dictate numerical information, prices, and telephone numbers accurately. For students who need to use English for their job or for classroom work in school, this Unit should be expanded to include money, prices, and numerical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Goals: (1) To be able to understand and express numerical information spoken at near normal speed. (2) To be able to understand and give the time, including fractional times. (3) To be able to use the telephone to exchange numerical information with accuracy. Session 2 Review Student Study Records. Check Study Path: Study from more than one unit in each session. Review Study Score. Provide coaching information. Improve Study Score. Review Activity Have student name 3 cities and 3 countries and say where they are. Main Activity 1: Troublesome Numbers (See Activities for NDE Numbers and Times) Focus on difficult-to-pronounce numbers like 3, 13, 130, etc. Main Activity 2: Clock Times Focus on hours, minutes, and fractional hours such as a quarter past five, etc. Main Activity 3: Units of Time Dictation. Review Activity: Cities and Countries Have student name 3 cities and 3 countries and say where they are. Example: "London is in England. England is in Europe." "Tokyo is in Japan. Japan is an island, east of China and Korea." Main Activity 1: Troublesome Numbers Focus on difficult-to-pronounce numbers like: 3, 13, 30, 130, 300, 4, 14, 40, 140, 5, 15, 50, 150, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, etc. Remind students to use this unit to really focus on clear pronunciation, especially when comparing their recorded voices with the voices in the program. Main Activity 2: Clock Times Focus on hours, minutes, and fractional hours such as a quarter past five, a quarter to ten, half past 6, six thirty, half an hour, a quarter of an hour, six and a half hours, 15 seconds, 60 minutes, etc. Follow this up by dictating this list: 1. a quarter to four 2. five past four 3. ten minutes to eight 4. a half past ten 5. a quarter past eleven 6. two and a half hours 7. 35 seconds 8. 3 hours and 15 minutes 9. a quarter of an hour 10. an hour and a half. Then have the student clearly read out his/her list to confirm that he/she has the right answers. Main Activity 3: Units of Time Dictation: (1) There are sixty seconds in a minute. (2) There are 60 minutes in an hour. (3) There are 24 hours in a day. (4) There are seven days in a week. (5) There are 365 days in a year. After the dictation, ask the student questions such as "How many seconds are there in a minute?" Numbers and Times 010_EX1_003.PDF Practice Exercises A through B Names and Places 010_TG1_001.PDF Introductions, Countries of the world, etc. Numbers and Times 010_TG1_003.PDF This Unit is important for later lessons which use time and numbers, so it should be mastered. Mastery of this Unit will also help students improve their listening comprehension and their ability to hold English sounds in their short-term memory. Students should use the record feature to practice saying the numbers and times clearly. This can also be done over the telephone, or in class role-plays and simulations where it is important to dictate numerical information, prices, and telephone numbers accurately. For students who need to use English for their job or for classroom work in school, this Unit should be expanded to include money, prices, and numerical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Goals: (1) To be able to understand and express numerical information spoken at near normal speed. (2) To be able to understand and give the time, including fractional times. (3) To be able to use the telephone to exchange numerical information with accuracy. Session 3 Review Student Study Records. Check Study Path: Study from more than one unit in each session. Review Study Score. Provide coaching information to improve Study Score. Money and Prices Focus on expressing prices in different monetary units: dollars, euros, yen, etc. Main Activity 1: Troublesome Numbers Focus on difficult-to-pronounce numbers like 3, 13, 130, etc. Main Activity 2: Numerical Operations Introduce fractions and numerical operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Money and Prices Focus on expressing prices in different monetary units: dollars, euros, cents, quarters, $1.50, $0.75, $1,500.00, exchange rates. Present and practice asking for the price of things. About how much is a new car? How much does it cost? What does an X cost? How much are 2 X's? Main Activity 1: Troublesome Numbers Focus on difficult-to-pronounce numbers like: 3, 13, 30, 130, 300, 4, 14, 40, 140, 5, 15, 50, 150, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, etc. Remind students to use this unit to really focus on clear pronunciation, especially when comparing their recorded voices with the voices in the program. Main Activity 2: Numerical Operations Introduce fractions and numerical operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Then dictate some simple fractions and problems, such as: one fourth, 2 plus 2, 2 minus 2, 3 times 2, and 96 divided by 48. Have the student practice dictating problems to you. Have student practice with questions like: What is the difference between X and Y? What is the total of X, Y, and Z? What is X times Y? What is X divided by Y? What is one fourth of Y? What is ten percent of 80? What is the average of these four numbers? How many euros is fifteen dollars? What is 10,000 yen in dollars? Numbers and Times 010_EX1_003.PDF Practice Exercises A through B Numbers and Times 010_TG1_003.PDF This Unit is important for later lessons which use time and numbers, so it should be mastered. Students should use the record feature to practice saying the numbers and times clearly. This can also be done over the telephone, or in class role-plays and simulations where it is important to dictate numerical information, prices, and telephone numbers accurately. For students who need to use English for their job or for classroom work in school, this Unit should be expanded to include money, prices, and numerical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Goals: (1) To be able to understand and express numerical information spoken at near normal speed. (2) To be able to understand and give the time, including fractional times. (3) To be able to use the telephone to exchange numerical information with accuracy.