ELECTIVE 2: COMMUNICATION SKILLS (115/120)

  Pronunciation practice:   PRONOUNCE SILENT LETTERS VIDEO: BODY POSTURES   CONVERSATION QUESTIONS: BODY LANGUAGE THE SCIENCE OF BODY LANGUAGE (video and discussion)

  PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE: DIPHTONGS ASKING QUESTIONS PRACTICE CONVERSATION QUESTIONS: DIETS

 

  TED ED: THE 5 FABULOUS FOOD GROUPS FOOD AND NUTRITION: LISTENING COMPREHENSION   FOOD AND EATING IDIOMS Speaking class activity:    FOOD AND RESTAURANT SURVEY

Pair work:      FOOD IN ALPHABET   CONVERSATION QUESTIONS: FOOD AND EATING   EAT NUTS TO STAY HEALTHY   (AUDIO + SCRIPT) COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS: EAT NUTS TO STAY HEALTHY

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS: FOOD AND EATING Video (TED Ed)  WHICH TYPE OF MILK IS BEST FOR YOU? COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS FOR THE VIDEO

  MONEY AND SHOPPING (CONVERSATION QUESTIONS)   LISTENING COMPREHENSION: SHOPPING (DIALOG) GROCERY SHOPPING (LISTENING WITH COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS) Post-Listening Exercise Imagine you need to go shopping for food because you are hosting a party for 30 friends, some of whom are international students from around the world. You don’t have a lot of money, so cost is important to you. Thus, where would you do your shopping in your area and what kinds of food and drink would you buy for the party?

 

Listening comprehension:     INTENTIONS OF THE SPEAKER TABOO GAME IN SMALL GROUPS: GAME C GAME D GAME E GAME F

SPEAKING WITH GRAMMAR FOCUS: PRESENT PASSIVE SPEAKING WITH GRAMMAR FOCUS: PAST PASSIVE   ACTIVE OR PASSIVE: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

    WHAT CHANGES DO YOU NEED IN YOUR HEALTH HABITS? LISTENING AND DISCUSSION: BAD HABITS

ED SHEERAN: BAD HABITS (SONG) BAD HABITS: LYRICS   BAD HABITS: SONG (FILL IN GAPS)   Listening comprehension:    BAD HABITS OF STUDENTS CONVERSATION HABITS and IDIOMS ABOUT HABITS

    PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE: MINIMAL PAIRS CONVERSATION QUESTIONS AND IDIOMS ABOUT HABITS Listening comprehension:   DO YOU HAVE ANY BAD HABITS?

  PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE: SIMILAR SENTENCES (MINIMAL PAIRS) LISTENING PRACTICE: LIVING AWAY FROM HOME Vocabulary and discussion:    PERSONALITY TRAITS

  Listening comprehension: PHONING A FRIEND CONVERSATION QUESTIONS: CONTROVERSIAL (SHARE YOUR OPINIONS)

CULTURES: TRIVIA QUIZ Check how much you know about different cultures:   WORLD CULTURE QUIZ FUN TRIVIA: WHICH COUNTRY? PRONUNCIATION: MINIMAL PAIRS

  Conversation questions:    CULTURAL SHOCK AND ADAPTING TO CANADA   LISTENING COMPREHENSION #1: TWO CULTURES Listening #2: CULTURE CONTRAST

  Group discussion:    CULTURE ICEBERG MODEL OF CULTURE (short video) TED TALK:     HOW CULTURE DRIVES BEHAVIOURS PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE:    IRREGULAR VOWELS: OU/OW, OY/OI, AU

                 

  THE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER OF LEARNING A LANGUAGE ENCOURAGING WORDS PRACTICE

  IDIOMS RELATED TO FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS   Speaking group activity:    WHAT BUGS ME... Listening comprehension:    MOVIE ANNOYANCE                                                FRIENDS ANNOYING HABITS

  WORD BANK: EMOTIONS Video:   EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS IDIOMS RELATED TO FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS   + DISCUSSION

  Group work:  EMOTIONS IN ALPHABET   CONVERSATION QUESTIONS ABOUT FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS EMOTIONS IN ALPHABET (ANSWERS / IDEAS)

Group speaking activity:   MY TOP 5 EMOTIONS   CONVERSATION QUESTIONS ABOUT FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS LISTENING PRACTICE: GETTING TO KNOW YOU