Autumn Term: Pre-entry lessons
Here are some lessons that tie in with weeks 5-13 of the Autumn Term Pre-entry SoL.
The audio files are available together with editable Word files (and pdfs) in a folder called pre-entry lessons in the Shared Resources area of the Faculty team.
Education
o The Classroom and beyond o Hobbies
People o Meet the teacher 1 o Meet the teacher 2
Family and friends o Friends o Describe a friend or family member. o What does he/she look like?
Countries and nationalities o Where do you come from?
In the classroom
A. What is this? This is a…
This is some…. These are some…
B.
Who is this?
Listen " # $ % What are the missing words? Listen again " # $ % C. Now check D.
Hello, my name is Clara. I go to college. I take a
and a
to college. I take some
and a
to college.
Hello, my name is Clara. I go to college. I take a pen and a pencil to college. I take some paper and a folder to college.
What about you?
Hello, my name is __________ _________. I go to college. I take a __________ and a ___________ to college. I take a ____________ and a ____________ to college.
E. Copy again " # $ %
Hello, my ______________________________________
F.
Work in pairs
Hello, my name is…
Hello, my name is…
Speaking: G. Write about your partner name takes to college
Hobbies
A. Match the words with the pictures . playing football shopping travelling painting watching television dancing cooking gardening swimming running
B. What are they talking about?
a) college
b) hobbies c) family
C. Listen to the conversation again and complete the gaps.
What’s name?
I like _______ and __________.
My is David. What are your ?
I don’t like television.
D. What are your hobbies?
Hello. My name is _____________. I like _____________ and _____________.
I don’t like _____________.
E. Can you write it again?
Hello. My name is _______________________________________ ______________________________________________________
F. Listen to another conversation. Do you like ? Yes, I ____ .
Do you like ? No, I ____ .
G. Ask your partner for their name and write down what they like and don’t like to do.
Name Likes Doesn’t like
Write about your partner:
Fariba like s running and swimming. She do esn’t like painting.
Check your answers for C.
What’s your name?
What are your hobbies?
Check your answers for F.
My name is David.
I like swimming and gardening.
I don’t like watching television.
Do you like dancing?
Yes, I do. Do you like painting?
No, I don’t.
Hi, my name is Aaron. I am a teacher. I like ………………… and ……………….... I don’t like ……………………..
Hi, my name is Aaron. I am a teacher. I like travelling and gardening. I don’t like swimming.
This is Aaron. Can you write about Aaron?
You Aaron I am He is
like He … I don’t like He …
This is Aaron. He is a teacher.
He …………....….. travelling and gardening.
He …………………………………….. swimming.
What are your hobbies?
You Julia I am She is I like She … I don’t like She …
This is Julia. She is a teacher.
This is Ayshe.
What is her job?
Ayshe is a teacher. Can you write it again ?
Ayshe ___________________________.
How is she feeling?
2. Listen again and fill in the gaps
Check your answers
Hello, my name is Ayshe.
I am a teacher. I am and . I am not .
Hello, my name is Ayshe.
I am a teacher. I am kind and friendly. I am not shy.
3. This is Ayshe.
Can you write about Ayshe?
You Ayshe
I am / I’m She is…
I am not / I’m not She isn’t… She is not…
This ……. Ayshe. She ……. a teacher. She ………. kind and friendly. She ……….. shy. ………………………………………………………………………
4. Now ask your partner some questions about themselves using these words.
Wh Are you kind?
No, I’m not.
Yes, I am.
o kind o shy o friendly o worried o angry o clever o happy o sad
Make notes about your partner.
Name of friend:
Her / his name is __________________________.
She / he is _______________ and ________________. She / he isn’t __________________.
Now write about yourself.
I am __________ and ___________. I’m not ______________. …………………………………………………………………………
5. Look at the words in 1. Which ones are and which ones are happy shy
This is Tigist. What is her job? She ……. a ……………………
Tigist and Ays he are friends.
Listen to Ays he, who is she talking about?
3. Listen again and fll in the gaps
4. Check your answers
Tigist is my friend. She is a doctor. She
and ………... She
Tigist is my friend. She is a doctor. She is funny and clever. She isn’t angry or rude.
5. Now read about Ays he and Tigist and circle the correct words
a) Ayshe am/is/are a teacher.
b) Ayshe am/is/are kind and friendly.
c) Ayshe am not/isn’t/aren’t shy.
d) Tigist am/is/are a doctor.
e) Tigist am/is/are funny and clever.
f) Tigist am not/isn’t/aren’t angry or rude.
g) Ayshe and Tigist am/is/are friends.
6. Fill in the table
Ayshe is isn’t Tigist
Ayshe and Tigist
6. Put these words in the correct order
a) eyes / brown / I / have. ……………………………………………..
b) hair / have / curly / I. …………………………………………….. c) hair / I / blonde / have/ don’t. …………………………………………….. d) ears / big / have / I. …………………………………………….. e) have / don’t / I / ears / small. ……………………………………………..
7. What do you look like?
Write about yourself. Write what you have and don’t have. name occupation have don’t have Katherine teacher brown eyes, brown hair big ears 8. Now write about yourself. e.g., My name is Katherine. I am a teacher. I have brown eyes and brown hair. I don’t have big ears
Extension activity:
Ask your partners this question. Write what they have and don’t have.
name occupation has doesn’t have Mimoza student blue eyes, blonde hair big ears
This is Mimoza. She is a student. She has blue eyes and blonde hair. She doesn’t have a big ears.
Who
they ?
What do they look like?
4. Listen to the song . What does he look like?
What does he look like?
What does she look like?
5. Listen again. Which parts of the face are in the song? Tick
7. Work in pairs and point at parts of the body in the picture.
Say: What is this?
8. Listen to the song again. What does he look like?
Which parts of the body are in the song? Tick
foot chest stomach hand arm head leg neck shoulder
Do you remember David?
What does he look like?
1. He has _____ hair.
2. He has _____ eyes.
3. He has a small ______.
4. He _____ small ears.
Where does he come from?
He comes from The Netherlands. Where do YOU come from?
Where do you come from?
The world
Where do you come from? I come from Albania. What is your nationality? I am Albanian. What language do you speak ? I speak Albanian.
Country Nationality Language
Albania Albanian Albanian
Greece Greek Greek Iran Iranian Farsi/Persian The Netherlands Dutch Dutch
Your country nationality language
1. Listen to David speaking. Tick his country, nationality and language.
My name David. I from T he Netherlands. I Dutch. I _____ Dutch and a little English.
Listen again and fill in the gaps.
3. Check your answers.
My name is David. I come from T he Netherlands. I am Dutch. I speak Dutch and a little English.
4. Write about yourself. e.g., My name is Mohammed. I come from Sudan. I am Sudanese. I speak Arabic.
6. Put these questions into the correct order: a. you / Where / come / do / from?
b. nationality? / your / What / is
c. language / you / do / speak? / What
d. name? / your / is / What
7 . Ask 3 different classmates the questions in 6 and complete these boxes. Name Country Nationality Language
8 . Write about your friends here. e.g., His name is Mohammed. He comes from Sudan. He is Sudanese. He speaks Arabic. Remember , for a man, use he / hi s and for a woman use she / her . a.