EF4E Unit 11C - Phones and Definite article.pptx

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1. English file Elementary Unit 11C – Articles

2. Lead in – people on their phones photos (5 mins) Discussion questions – phone usage (10 mins) Vocabulary building – apps and phones (10 mins) Listening – people and their phones (10 mins) Speaking practice – discussing phones (5 mins) 40 Reading – old technology – checking vocabulary (10 mins) Speaking practice – how often .....? Technology (5 mins) Game / filler (10 mins) Grammar – articles – highlighting (5 mins) Grammar – articles – presentation (5 mins) Grammar – articles – Exercises (15 mins) 90 Pronunciation practice – different “the” pronunciations (5 mins) Speaking practice – round in a circle – discussion (10 mins) Speaking practice – discussing photos (15 mins) Grammar articles – board game speaking practice (15 mins) Vocabulary from the class quiz (5 mins)

3. What do you use your phone for? I use my phone for ............., ................... and .................. What apps do you use most in a day? .............. and .................. are my most popular apps because .................. How does your phone help you every day? My phone helps me because I can ............................................... with it. How often do you install new apps? I install new apps ............................... because ........................ What’s the last app that you installed on your phone? The last app I installed is .......................... I use it to ...........................

4. 1. Facebook (or Twitter) 2. App Store 3. Skype 4. Messages 5. YouTube (or Facebook) 6. WhatsApp 7. Twitter 8. Mail 9. Camera 10. Google Maps 11. Kindle 12. MyFitnessPal 13. Spotify (or YouTube)

5. 1 2 3 4 5

6. Speaker A: the internet (messaging) Speaker B: receiving phone calls from other people Speaker C: email

7. A C B B A C B C A

8. 1. Encyclopaedias: people used them to look up information. 2. Teletext: people used it like a basic internet on their TV. 3. Fax machines: people used them to send printed messages over the phone. 4. Walkmans : people used them to listen to music. 5. The Yellow Pages: people used them to look up the names and contact details of local businesses. 6. An A–Z: people used them to find streets in their city.

9. Fun technology facts quiz

10. A) 800 B) 8,000 C) 80,000 Japan has the fastest Internet speed of 319 terabits per second. This Internet speed is speedy enough to download approximately _______ movies per second.  80,000

11. A)9,900 B) 99,000 C) 999,000 Google receives more than _____ searches every second. 99,000

12. A) 100 B) 1,000 C) 10,000 The first iPod had the capacity to store ______ mp3 songs. 1,000

13. A) toilet roll B) mobile phone C) toothpaste Nokia’s first product was ______________________ toilet roll

14. Wireless internet B) Wireless internet fidelity C) Wireless fast internet Wi-Fi stands for ____________ wireless internet

15. piano B) cooker C) car The first video camera recorder was as big as ______________! a piano

16. Use the Don’t use the Don’t use the Use the

17. - - The - - The the the - the

18. 1. / ði ː/ 2. / ðə /

19. What can you see in the photo? How often do you call your friends? Ask your partner a question about the photos

20. What can you see in the photo? How often do you take selfies? Ask your partner a question about the photos

21. What can you see in the photo? When did you last use Google maps? Where did you go? Ask your partner a question about the photos

22. What can you see in the photo? What do you use social media for? Ask your partner a question about the photos

23. Right or wrong articles

24. How much will you bet? 10-100? 1. Incorrect: an easy sentence ('an' is used with a vowel sound) 2. Incorrect: a London bank 3. Incorrect: an old house 4. Correct

25. 5. Incorrect: Gold is yellow. (articles are not used with material nouns) 6. Incorrect: the dentist 7. Correct: ('the' is used in measuring expressions beginning with by) 8. Correct 9. Incorrect: the Netherlands ('the' is used with plural countries)

26. 10. Incorrect: the best player 11. Incorrect: the boys, the girls 12. Correct 13. Incorrect: an hour 14. Incorrect: the floor

27. Words from today vocabulary quiz How good are your memories?