Jaxtina - TC - Activity Book - Lesson 15

Jaxtina - TC - Activity Book - Lesson 15

​Plan for fun & Is it OK to do nothing?

by Ngọc Minh Nguyễn

​Lesson Overview

​Content Objectives

​Students will be able to

• write about your perfect do-nothing day.

  talk about activities you can do in your area.

​Language Objectives

​Students will

• learn vocabulary about leisure activities and adjectives of feeling.

  learn about verb + gerund or infinitive grammar.

  practice pronouncing –ould words.

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Practice 1. IN PAIRS. Read the article. Then discuss the questions.

1. What are the effects of being tired and stressed?

Open Ended

Practice 1. IN PAIRS. Read the article. Then discuss the questions.

2. What is mindfulness?

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Practice 1. IN PAIRS. Read the article. Then discuss the questions.

3. How is a mindful activity different from the normal way we do things?

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Practice 1. IN PAIRS. Read the article. Then discuss the questions.

4. What are the effects of giving your brain time to relax?

​Practice 2 - Pronunciation

Have: a picnic, a potluck meal /ˈpɒtlʌk mɪəl/, a barbecue /ˈbɑː.bɪ.kjuː/

​Make: pottery /ˈpɒt.ər.i/, jewelry /ˈdʒuː.əl.ri/, furniture /ˈfɜː.nɪ.tʃər/

​Do: crafts, aerobics /eəˈrəʊ.bɪks/, yoga

​Go: for a drive, to a park, skating, kayaking /ˈkaɪ.æk.ɪŋ/, paddle boarding /ˈpæd.əl ˌbɔː.dɪŋ/

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Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the words from the box to the definitions (1 – 5).

1. _______________: worried or a little scared

• bored

• guilty

• nervous

• rested

• stressed

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the words from the box to the definitions (1 – 5).

2. ___: not interested in the activity or conversation

• bored

• guilty

• nervous

• rested

• stressed

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the words from the box to the definitions (1 – 5).

3. ____: feeling bad because you are doing something wrong

• bored

• guilty

• nervous

• rested

• stressed

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the words from the box to the definitions (1 – 5).

4. ______________: worried about professional, financial, or personal problems

• bored

• guilty

• nervous

• rested

• stressed

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the words from the box to the definitions (1 – 5).

5. __________________: not tired

• bored

• guilty

• nervous

• rested

• stressed

Open Ended

Practice 5. Answer the questions.

1. How do you feel when you do nothing?

2. What situations make you feel nervous?

3. What do you do if you feel stressed?

4. When do you get bored?

Open Ended

Practice 7. Take a class survey and answer the questions.

What do you do on weekends?

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Practice 9. THINKING SKILL – Analyze. Write the activities from the conversation in Practice 8 in the categories below. Add other activities to each category.

going to a movie, hanging out at someone's house, doing arts and crafts, go out to hear live music, go paddle boarding, go for a drive, have a picnic

1. Creative: __________________________________

2. Cultural: going to a movie, ________________________

3. Physical: _______________________________

4. Social: hanging out at somebody’s house, _____________

​Practice 10 - OULD WORDS. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.

​Omar: Would you like to go to the new museum tomorrow?

Jamal: That sounds great. We should go early, when there are fewer people.

Omar: Actually, I would rather go in the afternoon. Is that OK?

Jamal: That’s fine. Could you pick me up?

Omar: Sure.

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1. Do would, should, and could have the same vowel sound or different sounds?

2. Do you hear the l in would, should, and could?

Practice 11. IN PAIRS. Practice the conversation. Pay special attention to the pronunciation of would,should, and could.

​Omar: Would you like to go to the new museum tomorrow?

Jamal: That sounds great. We should go early, when there are fewer people.

Omar: Actually, I would rather go in the afternoon. Is that OK?

Jamal: That’s fine. Could you pick me up?

Omar: Sure.

​Make it real

​Although the meaning of hate, like, love, and prefer is the same when used with an infinitive or with a gerund, the infinitive form is more commonly used in American English than the gerund form.

Open Ended

Practice 12. IN GROUPS. Make a list of activities that you can do in your area in each category.

1. Creative activities

2. Cultural activities

3. Physical activities

4. Social activities

​Practice 12 - Speaking

​ Tell your partener about what you can do in your area in each category, use the confident communicator.

1. Creative activities

2. Cultural activities

3. Physical activities

4. Social activities

​Confident Communicator

​For + creative/cultural/physical/social activities:

​- I can + V in my area

​Ex: I can fly a kite in my area.

​- Adverb of frequency.

​Ex: I often fly a kite on weekends.

​- Where

​Ex: I fly a kite in the park.

​- With whom

​Ex: I fly a kite with my friends.