E 1.3 B1 Speakout unit 1A. People: Who are you?

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SpeakOut 1a: Who are you?

In this lesson, Ss talk about different people, activities and roles in their lives. The lesson begins with Ss learning vocabulary related to people and relationships. They then listen to three people talking about people and activities important to them. From this listening, Ss learn and practise using adjectives that describe personality, review and practise the present simple and present continuous, and notice and produce the pronunciation of do you in connected speech. Ss complete a speaking task where they describe different roles they have. Finally, they write a personal profile for a website, with a focus on linking words.

Welcome Team USA

Welcome team UK

Road to Success

What will your personal

 Road to Success look like?

Depends on your level of English & your career path.

Road to Success

What will your personal

 Road to Success look like?

Period 1 and 2.

Checkpoint ??? !!!

Be present 100% of the lessons (between 80% - 100% inform us in English via a chat message in Teams why you could not attend class).

Finish SpeakOut at least 80% 

(you have to work on all the tasks)!

Have a positive attitude in class.

Today's class

You are going to describe people using adjectives.

You are going to talk about different people and activities in your life: present simple and present continuous; state verbs.

Words to remember:

helpful

kind

patient

polite

reliable

serious

tidy

index finger

a polka dot dress

she/he is wearing a shirt and tie

BBC vlog

Work individually:

Watch the video.

Note down some of the adjectives that you hear.

Work in pairs:

compare your list of adjectives

B1 unit 1 unit opener. 1:55

Creative, artsy, humorous, bearded, caring, genuine, funny, loud, chaotic, friendly, reliable, kind, smiley, happy, fun, energetic, generous, honest.

Adjectives in the video. Check your spelling.

About you

How would people decribe you?

Write down three sentences about yourself. Use at least three different adjectives.

Sample sentences:

They’re so funny, and great to be with.

She’s such a kind and generous person, and she’s always cheerful.

They are hard-working and very reliable.

Grammar

Check answers worksheet tasks 5A and 5B.

Worksheet Key

Grammar

State verbs are verbs that we typically cannot see. They fit into 4 categories:

- possession and size

- opinion

- emotions and feelings

- verbs of the senses

See & Look can be action verbs & state verbs.

States can only exist in the simple form, never in the continuous. So we can say “this computer belongs to me” but not “this computer is belonging to me”.

State verbs are verbs that we typically cannot see. State verbs describe thoughts, feelings, sense and perceptions.

They fit into 4 categories:

- thoughts

- emotions and feelings

- sense

- possession and size

Common state verbs are: 

be, believe, belong, feel, forget, hate, hear, imagine, know, like, love, matter, mean, need, prefer, realise, remember, seem, suppose, understand.

Use the Present Simple: 

This computer belongs to me.

Never use the continuous: 

This computer is belonging to me.

State verbs are verbs that we typically cannot see. They fit into 4 categories:

- possession and size

- opinion

- emotions and feelings

- verbs of the senses

See & Look can be action verbs & state verbs.

States can only exist in the simple form, never in the continuous. So we can say “this computer belongs to me” but not “this computer is belonging to me”.

Open your laptop.

Go to: Pearson Speakout, Pearson English Connect, 

My content.

Mark all the B1 material with a hart and make it your favourite!

Join team UK in Pearson Speakout

Go to: Pearson Speakout, English Connect.

Then press following button: Groups 

Then fill in the UK group code to join team UK.

Homework

Pearson Speakout assignments

Unit 1A

Dont forget the following button:

To finish

Please get ready to finish this lesson together.

Do you know someone who is a/an:

What's your relation to this person.

actor

business manager

cleaning lady

doctor

engineer

farm worker

lawyer

nurse

pilot

police officer

politician

retired

scientist

shop assistant

supervisor

truck driver

unemployed

writer

Speaking

Work in groups of 3-4.

Talk about someone that is important to you.

How can you describe this person?

How often do you see this person and how do you stay in touch?

 What things do you usually do with this person?

Grammar

Present Simple	We use the present simple to talk about something that is always or generally true, or for habits or routines (things that happen regularly).
Present Continuous	We use the present continuous to talk about an activity happening right (or around) now, at the time of speaking ( now, at the moment, currently, this month ).
State verbs	We use state verbs to describe thoughts, feelings, sense and perceptions (be, believe, belong, feel, forget, hate, hear, imagine, know, like, love, matter, mean, need, prefer, realise, remember, seem, suppose, understand).
Adverbs of frequency	We often use adverbs of frequency to tell us how often something happens (always, often, usually, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, never).

To play

I                        play

you                 play

he/she/it      plays (shit-rule)

we                   play 

you                 play

they                play

To play

I                       am  playing

you                are playing

he/she/it     is playing

we                   are playing 

you                 are playing

they                are playing