Jaxtina - TC - Activity Book - Lesson 9

Jaxtina - TC - Activity Book - Lesson 9

​Thanks for your help & Party on!

by Ngọc Minh Nguyễn

​Unit 3 Overview

​In this unit, you will…

• Talk about making arrangements for a hotel, a school event, and a wedding; talk about risk and change,experiences you want to have, and changes in a city over time.

• Use thinking skills: predict, remember, and analyze

• Read a dialogue about checking a hotel reservation and an article about how people view change in their lives.

• Use strategies to keep talking by making requests and practicing before giving a talk; to start and keep talking by reacting to information or expressing a point of view.

• use global competence skills to understand and appreciate social customs.

​Lesson Overview

​Content Objectives

​Students will be able to

• ​talk about a class party.

​Language Objectives

​Students will

• learn about modals of intention, offer and prediction.

• ​learn about modals of request and permission.

• ​practice pronouncing word stress with modal auxiliaries.

Open Ended

Practice 1. THINKING SKILL – Predict. Look at the pictures in Practice 2 and read the first line of the conversation. Predict the answers.

1. What do you think the customer’s first question to the clerk will be?

Open Ended

Practice 1. THINKING SKILL – Predict. Look at the pictures in Practice 2 and read the first line of the conversation. Predict the answers.

2. How do you think the clerk will answer?

Open Ended

Practice 2. Read the conversation between the hotel clerk and the customer.

Why is Shiro calling the hotel?

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Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the words (1 – 6) to their definitions (a – f).

1. reservation ____

• a lot of food on a table for people to choose what they want

• a trip on an airplane

• an arrangement for something to be kept for you to use later

• bags and suitcases that you take on a trip

• to register at a hotel or for a flight

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the words (1 – 6) to their definitions (a – f).

2. check in ____

• a lot of food on a table for people to choose what they want

• a trip on an airplane

• an arrangement for something to be kept for you to use later

• bags and suitcases that you take on a trip

• to register at a hotel or for a flight

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the words (1 – 6) to their definitions (a – f).

3. flight ____

• a lot of food on a table for people to choose what they want

• a trip on an airplane

• an arrangement for something to be kept for you to use later

• bags and suitcases that you take on a trip

• to register at a hotel or for a flight

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the words (1 – 6) to their definitions (a – f).

4. voucher

• a piece of paper that you can use in place of money

• a trip on an airplane

• an arrangement for something to be kept for you to use later

• bags and suitcases that you take on a trip

• to register at a hotel or for a flight

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the words (1 – 6) to their definitions (a – f).

5. buffet ____

• a piece of paper that you can use in place of money

• a trip on an airplane

• an arrangement for something to be kept for you to use later

• bags and suitcases that you take on a trip

• a lot of food on a table for people to choose what they want

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the words (1 – 6) to their definitions (a – f).

6. luggage ____

• a piece of paper that you can use in place of money

• a trip on an airplane

• an arrangement for something to be kept for you to use later

• bags and suitcases that you take on a trip

• a lot of food on a table for people to choose what they want

​Pronunciation

​1. reservation /ˌrezərˈveɪʃn/

2. check in

3. flight

4. voucher /ˈvaʊtʃər/

5. buffet /bəˈfeɪ/

6. luggage /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/

Open Ended

Practice 5. Complete the conversation with the phrases from the box.

a suggestion, How about, let ... know, Let’s, What about, Why don’t

Jen: OK, (1) ___ talk about the party. Where can we have it?

Yao: (2) ____we have it at Paul’s house? He has a swimming pool.

Jen: Awesome! (3) ___ food and drinks?

Ana: Tony and I can bring food. Could you guys bring the drinks?

Yao: Can I make (4) ___?

Ana: Sure.

Yao: (5) ___ asking everyone to bring one thing to eat and one thing to drink?

Jen: Good idea. I’ll talk to Paul and (6) ___ you ___ about having the party at his house.

Ana: Cool. Text us, OK?

Jen: I will.

​Practice 5 - Answer key

Jen: OK, (1) _Let's__ talk about the party. Where can we have it?

Yao: (2) _Why don't__we have it at Paul’s house? He has a swimming pool.

Jen: Awesome! (3) _What/How about__ food and drinks?

Ana: Tony and I can bring food. Could you guys bring the drinks?

Yao: Can I make (4) _a suggestion__?

Ana: Sure.

Yao: (5) _How/What about__ asking everyone to bring one thing to eat and one thing to drink?

Jen: Good idea. I’ll talk to Paul and (6) _let__ you _know__ about having the party at his house.

Ana: Cool. Text us, OK?

Jen: I will.

Open Ended

Practice 6. Use the cues to write short conversations.Then practice the conversations with your partner.

1. A: How about ____ after class tomorrow?

B: I don’t know. How about ___?

A: Maybe. I’ll __ and let you know.

B: OK, no problem.

Open Ended

Practice 6. Use the cues to write short conversations.Then practice the conversations with your partner.

2. A: How about ___on Saturday?

B: OK, why don’t we ___?

A: Can I ___?

B: Sure

A: What about ___?

B: Cool.

​2.1. MODALS OF INTENTION, OFFER, AND PREDICTION

Function and form

We use modal verbs will/won’t to state our intentions, make and refuse offers, and make predictions.

We also use can/can’t to make and refuse offers.

​FORM

Open Ended

Practice 8. Read the conversations and write an appropriate intention, offer, or prediction.

1. A: I can’t read the menu because I don’t understand French.

B: (OFFER)

Open Ended

Practice 8. Read the conversations and write an appropriate intention, offer, or prediction.

2. A: What are you going to order?

B: (INTENTION)

Open Ended

Practice 8. Read the conversations and write an appropriate intention, offer, or prediction.

3. A: This hotel’s restaurant has very good reviews.

B: (PREDICTION) Yes.

​2.2. MODALS OF REQUEST AND PERMISSION: COULD, CAN/CAN’T, MAY

​Function

We use modals could, can/can’t, and may to request and grant permission.

We use can to ask for permission informally, whereas may and could are formal and more polite.

We use can’t to refuse permission, can to grant permission, and may to formally grant permission.

​FORM

​Practice 9 - Answer key

​Practice 9. Number the sentences from the conversation in order.

1. Zara: Great news, guys! Ms. Jenkins says we can use the auditorium.

8. Lucas: That’s awesome news!

​4. Zara: Yes, it’s fantastic. We can’t stay after 10 p.m., but that’s OK, I think.

2. Lucas: Yes, 10 o’clock is fine. What else do we need to plan?

3. Mika: We need decorations. Lucas, can you design some posters to put on the walls?

​6. Lucas: Sure. I can do design, but my English isn’t great, so I can’t write the text.

5. Mika: Zara and I will write the text. Mr. Wilson, could you check our English?

7. Mr. Wilson: Of course. OK, we have to go to class now.

Open Ended

Practice 10. Discuss the questions about parties as a class.

1. Why do you and your friends usually have parties?

2. How often do you go to parties?

​​Practice 11. LISTENING SKILL

Listen for gist. Listen to two conversations. Then answer the questions.

1. What are the two conversations about? ____________________

2. What are the students celebrating? _______________________

3. What do they need permission for? _______________________

4. Does Ms. Jenkins give them permission? _____________________

5. Which conversation is more formal? Why? ____________________

Open Ended

Practice 11. LISTENING SKILL – Listen for gist. Listen to two conversations. Then answer the questions.

1. What are the two conversations about? ____________________

2. What are the students celebrating? _______________________

3. What do they need permission for? _______________________

4. Does Ms. Jenkins give them permission? ___________________

5. Which conversation is more formal? Why? __________________

​Practice 11 - Answer key

1. What are the two conversations about? __a party______________

2. What are the students celebrating? ___the end of the semester_____

3. What do they need permission for? ___to use the auditorium_______

4. Does Ms. Jenkins give them permission? __yes________________

5. Which conversation is more formal? Why? __the second one_because Zara is talking to the director of the school. _________________

Open Ended

Practice 12. THINKING SKILL – Remember. List the party preparations the students talked about in the first conversation

Open Ended

Practice 12. THINKING SKILL – Remember. List the party preparations the students talked about in the first conversation. Listen again to check your list

​Practice 12 - Answer key

​Party preparations

​1. the date

​2. the location

​3. music

​4. food and drinks

​5. invitations

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Open Ended

Practice 14. INDIVIDUAL WORK. Plan a class party. Make notes about your decisions.

1. the date

​2. the location

​3. music

​4. food and drinks

​5. invitations