Streams: 1 st year classes (Scientific) Source: The Crossroads

Unit I: Getting Through Input: Listening and Speaking

The project
Internet Project Poster
CV writing
Sequence 1: Listening and speaking pp. 4-7
The aim of this sequence is to develop the listening and speaking skills with reference to the following
functions: instructing and expressing purpose, and related language forms (e.g., sequencers and
imperatives)
1/-Anticipate:
Aim: To interact the learners to what will come next in the listening and speaking sequence.
Steps of the lesson:
Timing Steps Input / Output Aims
10mns Warming -« T » asks questions -To introduce the topic
up What does the picture show? by interpreting pictures
-The students look at the picture and answer.
35mns Task 1+2 -« T » asks questions about the computer? -To interact and identify
(P 4) Have you a computer at home? the different parts of the
What do it consist of? pc.
-The student answer
-« T » asks pps to listen and to identify the
parts of the computer -To get new vocabulary
-« T » reads the words in the box loudly. items.
- « T » checks ,corrects
- Pps write on the bb
-« T » asks pps to find other words related to
computers and write them on the copy book

15mn Task 3+4 -« T » asks pps to listen then say the e mail -To know how to ask for
(P4) address written and give information in
-Pps read aloud the address. relation with e-mail
-« T » asks the pupils to invent their own e- addresses.
mail. - To work in pairs :
-Pps tell each other their e-mail address. Ask for and give the e-
mail address.

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Keys:
Steps Solutions

Task 1+2 -it represents a pc

(P 4) -the parts of the computer :
1-printer, 2-central unit,3-monitor, 4-screen ,5-speaker ,6-mouse ,7-key board,8-
floppy disks , 9- floppy disk drive.
Other words related to computers :
Cd –rom , scanner, mouse mat, flash disk, excel,

Task 3+4 Yacine two thousand and five at yahoo dot com
(P4) [email protected]

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: Listen and check p.5/17
The Aim:

Steps of the lesson:

Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
- direct the learners’ attention to the picture
and interact with them about it
task1 p 17 in order to make them identify/interpret the -The aim behind this task is to
5 context ‘teach’ learners to recognise
then the teacher asks them the following and sequence the main ideas in
questions spoken interaction
T: What does the picture represent
20mn pp:give various anserws
T: How many children are there?
pp: - follow the thread of what is
T: Where/who are they? being said by concentrating and
pp: recognising the key words
T: What are they doing?
pp:
T: How would you describe their attitudes
towards each other/one another
then the teacher Makes his interaction with - Trains on the learners in this
his learners drift gradually and smoothly listening strategy with reference
towards the question asked in task one to the function of instructing and
-Once the teacher is sure that his learners related language forms and
have understood what to do, he allows them notions (e.g., the imperative and
just enough time to read the jumbled the sequencers).
instructions on how to access e-mail to
sequence them correctly. He Provides helps
in case the learners meet with vocabulary
problems in the instructions.

task 2 P17/5 First, the teacher Simulates the spoken - learners check their answers
15 MN interaction (the listening script) on page (i) at to the question in task one
the end of the textbook. - train the learners to speak
The teacher must stress only the key words from notes or memory with
(e.g., sequencers).since learners will listen to reference to the function of
key words in order to pick out the sequencing instructing and related language
order of the instructions. forms.
_then the teacher asks the students to
sequence the instructions using
sequencers:first,then,next,after that and
finally

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:
- The teacher has to make the learners build
an overall impression of what the listening
task4 +5P script will be about before having them listen
5/17 to it.
-learners listen for specific
25mn -He can ask them about their own opinions details of information coming in
concerning the advantages and drawbacks of a spoken interaction involving an
sending e-mail and ordinary messages. interview about the advantages
T: How often do you send messages? Which and drawbacks of sending
way of sending messages do you think is messages by electronic and
better, electronic or ordinary mail? ordinary mail

-The teacher must Encourage learners to use

one of the following phrases when they give
their opinions: I think/believe/It seems to me
(that)… To my mind/In my opinion/ As far
as I’m concerned
-the teacher lets the students copy down the
table and indicates their opinion by ticking in
appropriate boxes.
-The learners will revise the
-then the teacher Simulate the spoken functions (e.g., comparing,
interaction on pages (i) and (ii) at the end of expressing opinion/point of
the textbook. view) and related language
-First, the teacher checks the listening forms.
comprehension task i.e., finds out whether
learners have picked out the opinions
expressed in the spoken interaction.

- Then he interacts with the learners to

know whether or not the two informants have
the same or differing opinion

- After that he asks them to comment further

in order to justify their answers. After that, he
personalise the interaction by asking them
whether or not they have the same opinion as
the informants

TS: Are you of the same mind? Why? How

do you feel about it? I think that email is…,
but s/he thinks that …)’.
PP: various answers.

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Keys:
Steps Solutions

Task 4+5 Task 4 P5/17

(P 5)
In order to access e-mail, you need to do the following, first you switch on
your computer, and then you select an ISP; next click on e-mail. After that, you
enter your ID and password.Next, you sign in, then you wait for the connection
to your e-mail.Finally, you click on read or send to check your in-box.

Task 5 P5/17

Features E-mail Snail mail

Faster x
Cheaper x
More interesting x
Less personal x
Less convenient x

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: Listening and Speaking
Say it clear p.6/18

The Aim: - learners will revise the intonation pattern in requests and get familiar with the comparative of
superiority of adverbs.

Steps of the lesson:

Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
10 mn Warming -. - interact with your
up Books closed Ask learners to tell you learners by simulating
why they were absent/What they did class situations where
yesterday/What class they will have next? you will use all the
Who is their teacher of Mathematics? requests in task 1.
Etc.)

Presentation - Each time they answer your prompts, -To interact with the
15mn simulate misunderstanding or mishearing learners about the
and ask them to repeat what they have sentences.
said using the requests in task 1. -To make them interpret
the contexts in which the
-When you speak, you communicate different sentences can
information both verbally i.e., by using occur.
words and non-verbally, i.e., by using
gestures, facial expressions, etc... So hold
your hand close to your ear to indicate
mishearing). -To derive rules.

tell them to open their books and do the

task as indicated.
THE RULRE
intonation goes up at the end of
requests
Requests will become orders in
case you make them with a falling
tone

10mn Oral drill -The teacher asks the pupils to give1 or 2 -To check the pupils
examples. comprehension.
-Students give examples.
-the teacher checks and corrects.

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 Refer the learners to samples of requests
10mn in task one. If necessary, illustrate what
the learners are required to do by
transforming one of the statements into a - make requests out of
request information provided in
Practice Read aloud the request and mark the the form of statements
Activity two intonation pattern. containing comparatives
key to the task: of superiority.
a- Could you type more quickly, please?

b- Can you press the key more

smoothly, please?

c- Could you drive less quickly, please?

d- Could you use the computer more

frequently, please?

e- Can you arrive earlier, please?

f- Can you jump higher, please?

g- Could you work harder, please?

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: listening and speaking
The Aim: The aim behind this lesson is to recognise stress patterns in two syllable words related to
computers
Steps of the lesson:
Timing Steps Input /Output Aims

Warming -The teacher refers the learners to the

10 mn up phonetic symbols on pages XII and XIII
The hidden of the textbook. - To initiate the
message -Then he Re-writes the first word himself learners to phonetic
for illustration transcription.
P6/18 - Then he gets the learners to compete as
to who will be the first to decipher the
whole message.

Key :
Your floppy contains a virus;
remove it from my computer

- The teacher Directs his learners’ - The aim behind this

15mn Task three attention to the table and shows them task is to recognise
p6/18 how to split words into syllables. stress patterns in two
-then Foreground the sound-spelling links syllable words
represented by the words and their related to computers.
phonetic transcriptions as well as the - Identifying and
stressed syllables. You can use the recognizing syllables
following table for highlighting this
information.
You see/write You say/read
aloud

Once the learners know what is required

of them, let them do the task alone on a
rough copybook.
-the teacher checks and corrects

10mn Task four - The teacher copies the table on board - learners will check
P6/18 and to have the learners correct their their answers to task
answers on their own. three as you read
-then he must Give some time for the aloud the words in
learners to analyse the stress pattern in the box
the two columns to draw the rule for
accentuation/word stress in two syllable
words.

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 TS: Look at the words in column A. Are
they verbs, nouns, prepositions or
adverbs?
Where is the stress, on the first or on the - to draw the rule for
second syllable? What about the words in accentuation/word
column B? … What conclusion can you stress in two syllable
draw ? words
the rule of two syllables words stress

In two-syllable words, stress usually

falls on the second syllable when the
word is a verb, but it is placed on the
first syllable when the word is a noun.

A B
browser - cursor - connect - protect -
pointer - window remove
floppy - icon - erase - escape -
keyboard - display
modem

5mn Produce -Pupils try to give examples of two -To drill the rule of word
syllables words either verbs or nouns and stress(two syllables).
identify the stress patterns.

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: Listening and speaking

Your turn p.7/19

The Aim: - the learners will practise and consolidate the speaking skill with reference to functions (e.g.,
instructing and expressing purpose) and related language forms.
Steps of the lesson:
Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
20 mn Task 1P7/19 -TS Refers the learners to the sentences
in columns A and B. Then asks them to - allow the students to
read them very quickly and identify the have an overall
main idea impression of what
-then he makes sure everyone the sentences are
understands the sentences before telling about
them to work in pairs to do task 1. - instructing and
-after that, he interacts with his learners expressing purpose
to check their answers.
The key to the tas
1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c.

Task -The teacher asks his students to organise

25mn 2+3P7/19 the jumbled sentences written on the
board during the previous task into a
coherent paragraph using sequencers and -Sequencing
modals. He can help the learners by -reordering
giving them the first two introductory -expressing obligation
sentences in the key below. with must and have to
Students do the task - organisation of ideas in
-teacher checks a paragraph
-correction on the board

Here is a suggested key to task two:

‘Ok, you want to create an e-mail
account? It is very easy. First, you have
to switch on the central unit and the
monitor in order to start the computer.
Next, you need to go to the address
section to choose a site’. ‘Well, if you
want to create an e-mail account, click on
the e-mail option in the menu. After that,
click on the ‘sign up’ icon in order to
open the page for personal details…’
(The learners can complete the
instructions)

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: Listening and speaking
Say it in writing p.7/19
The Aim: - The learners will re-invest what they have learned in the previous tasks in terms of functions
and related language forms in order to produce an argumentative paragraph defending a point of view
about the usefulness of the Internet.
Steps of the lesson:
Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
10 mn Warming -The teacher brainstorms the topic with -.To brainstorm the topic
up the students and jot notes on board. -to jot down ideas
-TS: What do you think about/of the - to elicit what the
Internet? learners think about the
TS: Is it useful or not? Why ? Internet
TS: Can you give other reasons?
Explain/Justify…

Presentation -the teacher encourages the learners to

15mn list the reasons why they think that the
Internet is useful or not by giving the -To interact with the
following transitional sentence: learners about the
‘I think that the Internet is a useful reasons.
invention. Let me explain/There are
several reasons for this. Here are some.
First ...’
Here are some other ways of giving an
opinion/point of view: ‘I think/ believe
that/ in my opinion/to my mind/as far as I
am concerned/If you ask me..

-The teacher discusses the reasons with

his / her students.
-

Practice -Teacher asks the pupils to make mini- - to check if the students
15mn presentations about the usefulness of the understands the task
Internet’on the work sheet. -to make them learn
-Pupils think then do it. strategies of writing.
-T checks.
-Pps correct.
15mn Produce -the students read their paragraphs and -Error correction
identify errors and correct them -feedback
The teacher chooses the best paragraph
and asks the students to copy it on their
copybooks as an example of paragraph.

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Streams: 1 st year classes Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through Input: Reading and writing pp. 8-11
PP.20-21
Sequence two: Reading and writing pp. 8-11

1/-Anticipate:
Aim: The aim of this rubric is to help your learners read icons in a computer screenshot. This is a very
useful social skill in our modern technological world. This social skill will be developed in relation to
functions covered earlier. It also aims to create a lead-in to the reading tasks proper on page 9.

Steps of the lesson:

Timing Steps Input / Output Aims
10mns Warming - Direct learners’ attention to the first -To introduce the topic
up screenshot and have them identify/ interpet by interpreting pictures
the different icons and information on the - To create a lead-in to
screenshot. the reading tasks proper
-then he Illustrates the difficult vocabulary on page 9.
items.

10 min Task 1 -the teacher sets the students to the task -To interact and identify
(P 20) key the different parts of the
a-3b-1c–6d-4e-5f–2 pc.

-To get new vocabulary

items.

-to identify functions of

different parts of the
computer

10mn Task 3 - Direct the learners’ attention to the second - learners will learn to
(20) screenshot and interact with them in order make predictions about
to elicit an interpretation of the information what will come next in
contained on the screenshot. an e-mail message on
-The screen shot is used for sending e-mails the basis of information
contained in an e-mail
box screenshot.

Read and check P21 :

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10mns Task 1-2 P - Make sure the learners understand what - The learners will
21 is expected of them in this task. They do check the predictions
not need to read the whole message. they have made in task
Indeed, they can check their predictions three of the Anticipate
by reading only two or three sentences of rubric.
the e-mail message. But note that the
process of making predictions keeps -collect information
going all along the reading of any text.
Therefore, you can ask your learners to
try it again by making other predictions
just after they have checked those they
have made earlier. (e.g., ‘what will Kirsi
write about just after the two
introductory sentences?’)
Keys
to:Amel
from:Kirsi
Subject:introducing

15 min Task 3 -the teacher asks the learners to read the

(P 21) questions and makes sure they understand
what they have to
- As he checks the learners’ answers, he - This task reverts to
interacts with them to elicit further traditional reading
information about Finland. For example, he comprehension. The
can ask questions about the languages learners are required to
spoken in Finland, Finland’s neighbouring answer a set of
countries, its currency, etc... comprehension
keys questions.
A-she is Finnish
B-because she wants to know about Algiers.
C-lakes
D-she lives in the countryside because it is
very nice and big.
E-She rarely goes out at the weekend.

10mn Task 3 - the teacher draws his students attention to - Identifying reference
(21) the words written in bold words
he takes the first word as an example
I have found your address
Then he asks them to tell him which address
we are talking about
then he tells them that your refers to I I
mean my address
your is a reference word to I
-then he asks them to do the same with the
other words in the text

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: Reading and Writing
Discover the language pp.10-11 frequency adverbs
The Aim: - Skill building in this rubric is treated at different levels: the word level, the sentence level,
and the paragraph level.
Steps of the lesson:
Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
10 mn Warming - The teacher refers the learners to -In order to pick out
up paragraph three. It is this paragraph, examples.
which talks about Kirsi’s regular
activities.
then he asks the learners to pick out the
sentences which contain the frequency
adverbs
_the teacher writes the sentences on the
board as examples
the examples
1-Igenerally get up very early
2-I always go there by bus.
3-I rarely go out at the weekend
4-I often visit my grand parents on
weekend
5-I sometimes watch TV

Presentation -The teacher discusses the examples with -To interact with the
15mn his / her students. learners about the
-“T” explains sentences.
-Pps derive rules
-Pupils fill in the rule. -To derive rules.

10mn Oral drill -The teacher asks the pupils to give1 or 2 -To check the pupils
examples. comprehension.
-Students give examples.
Practice - Direct the learners’ attention to the - The learners will use
10mn Activity questionnaire and ask them to identify questions included in a
four P22 what it is about questionnaire to conduct
- interact with them (in open class) an interview about
simulating a sample interview. Show the regular activities.
learners how to make notes by jotting
down the responses of your
informants/learners on board.
- The learners will make notes on rough
pieces of paper when it is their turn to do
the task in pairs

10mn Task five -the students use the information and use - write/produce a
follow-up them to write sentences as regular short report
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 activities using frequency adverbs -use and identify
frequency adverbs.

Write it right p. 11
This task aims to make the learners re-invest what they have learned in the Disover the language rubric
to write a reply to the e-mail message that they have read in the Read and check rubric.
10mns Task 1-2 P -refer your learners to Kirsi’s e-mail on page - The learners are
23 9 of the textbook, and have them take it as a ‘taught’ how to build
parallel or model of building and organising and organise paragraphs.
the paragraphs of their replies
Provide them with a topic sentence for the
first paragraph.
-The learners can check whether they have
organised their paragraphs correctly by
referring to the same letter).

-The teacher asks each student to read his

letter of reply to kirsi e-mail; students must
use frequency adverbs to describe their daily
activities and to describe their families and
hometown.
-The teacher as usual selects the best reply
and asks the students to copy it on their
copybooks as an example.

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: Stop and Consider
The Aim: -To consolidate grammar notions Expressing purpose
- To make them consider these notions in context both deductively and inductively.
Steps of the lesson:
Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
10 mn Warming -T asks the pupils some questions related -In order to pick out
up to the text given. examples.
E.g.:-Why does Omar use the internet?
- Why does he download pictures?
-The pupils skim the text then answer.
Presentation -The teacher discusses the examples with -To interact with the
15mn his / her students. learners about the
-“T” explains sentences.
-Pps derive rules -To make them interpret
-Pupils fill in the reminder. the contexts in which the
different sentences can
occur.
-To derive rules.

10mn Oral drill -The teacher asks the pupils to give1 or 2 -To check the pupils
examples. comprehension.
-Students give examples.
Practice -Teacher asks the pupils to do the -To be able to use to, in
10mn Activity one activity 1 on the work sheet. order to, so as to and its
-Pupils think then do it. negatives.
-T checks.
-Pps correct.
10mn Activity two -To be able to link
-Teacher read the instruction. sentences with their
-Pupils do the activity. appropriate purposes.
-Teacher checks the pps answers.
-Pps correct on the board.
10mn Activity Pair Work: - To motivate pupils to
three -Pupil1 reads the first part of the sentence practice the rules more
written in the card. The other pupils and more.
check for the completion in their cards -To use correct sentences
then read the best completion using the expressing purpose.
appropriate linker.
5mn Produce -Pupils try to build up sentences of their -To build up correct
own expressing the purpose meaningful sentences
expressing purpose.

KEYS
Steps Solutions
Warming - He always uses the internet to research
up - He downloads a lot of pictures from there in order to use them in his work

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Presentation The Reminder
* We use to, so as to, in order to to express purpose.
* To, so as to, in order to can be used in the beginning or in the middle.
* The negatives are not to, in order not to, so as not to.
* After to, so as to, in order to and their negatives we use a verb (stem)

Oral drill

Practice - to – in order to – so as not to – to –in order not to

Activity
One

Activity 1- so as not - a
Two 2- in order to - c
3- to - d
4- in order not to - b

Activity Pair Work:

Three 1-She gives her daughter a chocolate in order to stop crying.
2-He doesn’t shout so as not to disturb his neighbors
3-He got a new e-mail to chat with his friends.
4-I have collected money to buy q dictionary.

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: Stop And Consider Reflexive pronouns
The Aim: -To consolidate grammar notions
- To make them consider these notions in context both deductively and inductively.
Steps of the lesson:
Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
10 mn Warming -T asks the pupils some questions -In order to pick out
up related to the picture given. examples.
E.g.:- What does the picture show?
-How many parrots/birds are there?
One or two?
-The pupils skim the text p 9 then
answer.
Presentation -The teacher discusses the examples -To interact with the learners
15mn with his / her students. about the sentences.
-“T” explains -To make them interpret the
-Pps derive rules contexts in which the
-Pupils fill in the reminder about different sentences can
reflexive pronouns occur.
-To derive rules.

10mn Oral drill -The teacher asks the pupils to give1 -To check the pupils
or 2 examples. comprehension.
-Students give examples.
Practice -Teacher asks the pupils to do the -To be able to use reflexive
15mn Activity one activity 1 on the work sheet. pronouns
-Pupils think then do it. himself,herself,itself,yourself
-T checks. ourselves, themselves
-Pps correct.
10mn Produce -Pupils try to build up sentences of -To build up correct
their own using reflexive pronouns meaningful sentences
expressing purpose.

The Keys :
Steps Solutions

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 Warming -There is one parrot only. The parrot in the mirror is just a reflex ion of
up the parrot perched on a stick
- The parrot is talking to itself
Presentation The Reminder
Reflexive pronouns usually refer back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
However, the –self-particle can be used to give emphasis to the noun phrase or
pronoun subject (e.g., I cooked it myself).

Oral drill

Practice A/yourself
Activity B/himself
One C/herself
D/themselves
E/ourselves
F/itself

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: Stop and Consider
The Aim: -To consolidate grammar notions Expressing obligation
- To make them consider these notions in context both deductively and inductively.

Steps of the lesson:

Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
10 mn Warming -T asks the pupils some questions -In order to introduce the
up T: in order to pass to second year what do language
you have to do?
PP: we must revise our lessons.

Presentation -The teacher discusses the examples with -To interact with the
15mn his / her students. learners about the
-“T” explains. sentences.
-Pps derive rules. -To make them interpret
-Then the Pupils fill in the reminder the contexts in which the
about expressing obligation and different sentences can
prohibition and lack of necessity and occur.
their negative forms -To derive rules.

10mn Oral drill -The teacher asks the pupils to give1 or 2 -To check the pupils
examples. comprehension.
-Students give examples.
Practice -Teacher asks the pupils to do the -To be able to use to, in
10mn Activity one activity 1 on the work sheet . order to, so as to and its
-Pupils think then do it. negatives.
-T checks.
-Pps correct.
5mn Produce -Pupils try to build up sentences of their -To build up correct
own expressing the obligation and meaningful sentences
prohibition. expressing purpose.

The Keys :
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 Steps Solutions
Presentation The Reminder
1-we use affirmative and questions forms of must and have to to express
obligation.
Example: you must start from here. Do I start from here?

2-we use must not to express prohibition.

Example: you must not switch on the computer before quitting the program.

3-we use need not and does not have to to say that there is no obligation to do
something.
Example: you need not send a message just phone them.

Note there is no past form of must we use had to and did not have to to
express obligation and absence of obligation in the past.
Example: we had to switch off the computer before leaving.

Oral drill
school rules:
Practice 1-you must respect your teacher
Activity 2-you must not eat in the classroom.
One 3-you must not smoke in the school.
4-you must study all the subjects.
5-you must practice sport to stay healthy.
6-you must wear uniform.
7-you must switch off your mobiles in class.
8-you must do your homeworks.

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: Stop and Consider
The Aim: -To consolidate grammar notions Definite and Indefinite articles
- To make them consider these notions in context both deductively and inductively.

Steps of the lesson:

Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
10 mn Presentation -the teacher writes a word in Arabic then -In order to introduce the
asks them to add and asks them to language forms
distinguish between the two forms - This task aims to
then he writes the word pen on the board consolidate the use of
then write a pen definite and indefinite
articles
- Refer the learners to the reading text on -To interact with the
15mn page 9 of the textbook to establish links learners about the
Practice between the two texts sentences.
Activity one It will help them in accomplishing the -To make them interpret
task i.e. filling blanks with appropriate the contexts in which the
articles if they identify the context in different sentences can
which the text on page 21 is written. occur.
Encourage the learners to refer to the -To derive rules.
reminder when they check their answers.
Pupils think then do it.
-T checks.
-Pps correct.
-the students then discuss with the
teacher the reminder and make difference
between the articles in functions.

The Keys :
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 Steps Solutions
Presentation The Reminder
‘A’ and ‘an’ are indefinite articles. We use them only before singular countable
nouns.
‘The’ is a definite article. We use it before common nouns singular and plural
countable and uncountable.

countable singular countable plural uncountable singular

a photo Ø photo Ø paper
(first reference) (First reference) (first reference)
the photo the photo the paper( second
(second reference) (second reference) reference)

. 1 → the -2 →Ø ,3 → Ø ,4 → Ø, 5 a 6 → the, 7 → Ø, 8 à→ Ø ;9 → Ø, 10
Practice → Ø, 11 → the ,12 → Ø, 13 → Ø ;14 → Ø ; 15 à→ Ø ,16 → an ,17 a 18 a
Activity 19 → an, 20 → Ø
One

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: Stop and Consider
The Aim: -To consolidate grammar notions prepositional and phrasal verbs
- To make them consider these notions in context both deductively and inductively.

Steps of the lesson:

Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
15 mn Presentation - The learners are already familiar with
the prepositions that go with the verbs in
Practice the sentences. So it will be very easy for
Activity one them to complete the blanks. This task is -In order to introduce the
just a shifter task (exercise enclencheur in language forms
French); it is up to you to encourage your - This task aims to
learners to find other prepositional verbs consolidate the use of of
and phrasal verbs. It will be a good idea prepositional and phrasal
if you advise the learners to create a verbs
column for prepositional and phrasal
verbs in the vocabulary notebooks that
we have already recommended as a
strategy for vocabulary development
KEYS
a-switch on
b-click on
c-sign in
d-sign up
e-move down

verb+preposition=phrasal verb

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: Stop and Consider
The Aim: -To consolidate grammar notions ‘from …to…’ and ‘until
- To make them consider these notions in context both deductively and inductively.

Steps of the lesson:

Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
10 mn Warming -the teacher asks the students about the -In order to introduce the
up famous places in London topic of the advert
-the students give various answers
-then he asks them if they know the tower
of London.
They give various answers.
Presentation -Then he directs their attention to the -write notes
15mn advert and asks them to read it; -The learners will
-then he asks them to read the instruction consolidate their
or the question knowledge of time
-when he ensures that they understand prepositions:
what they are asked to do, he asked them - ‘From …to…’
to read the reminder about the uses of and ‘until/till’.
from….to and until.

10mn Oral drill -The teacher asks the pupils to give1 or 2 -To check the pupils
examples. comprehension.
-Students give examples.
Practice -Teacher asks the pupils to do the -To be able to use ‘from
10mn Activity one activity 1 on the work sheet . …to…’ and ‘until/till’.
-Pupils think then do it.
-T checks.
-Pps correct.
5mn Produce -Pupils try to build up sentences of their -To build up correct
own expressing time using ‘from …to…’ meaningful sentences
and ‘until/till’. expressing time and
duration.

The Keys :
Steps Solutions
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Presentation The Reminder
A-We use ‘from….to’to give periods of times

(past) (future)
Now----------→March
↓-------------------------↓

example:
It will take from now to next March to finish the work.
From…….to are used with:
-years(from 1954 to 1962)
-months(from May to July)
-days(from Saturday to Thursday)
-dates(from May 1st to July 5th )
-parts of the day(from dawn to 5 p.m)
-hours(from 8a.m to 5p.m)

B-We use ‘until’ to give end points in time.

(past) 9 o’clock ( now) (future)
↓ ↓ ↓
h

example:
I waited for the message until 9 o’clock and I left.
Until is used with:
-years(until 2OO5)
-months(until December )
-days(until Monday)
-dates(until July 5th )
-hours(until 5 o’clock)

Practice It is just a note to tell you that the tower of London will be open for visitors
Activity until 31 October the timing is like this
One p33 from Tuesday to Saturday it is open from 10.00 to 18.00
the timing will remain like this until 1st of November
when the timing will become like this
from Tuesday to Saturday it is open from 9.00 to 17.00 and from Monday to
Sunday it is open from 10.00 to 17.00

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: Stop and Consider
The Aim: -To consolidate grammar notions double conjunctions
- To make them consider these notions in context both deductively and inductively.

Steps of the lesson:

Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
25 mn Presentation - The teacher writes the reminder about -In order to introduce the
Task 1 the use of the double conjunctions and he language forms
P34 leaves a space for the examples. - This task aims to
then he asks the students to pick out the consolidate the use of
examples from Kirsi’s e-mail the double conjunctions
then he explain the different uses of the both….and
conjunctions stressing the use of either in ,neither….nor
questions and neither in negative forms either…….or
- Then the teacher moves to the task and
20mn explain to the students what they are -to practice and checking
Practice required to do. understanding
Activity two -the students do the task
p34 -T checks.
-Pps correct.

15mn PRODUCE the students give examples -to ensure that the
students best understand
after the task

The Keys :
Steps Solutions
Presentation The Reminder
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 A.We use both….and, neither…..nor, either…….or to talk about two things.
Example:………………………………………………….
I have lunch either at the school canteen or at a fast food restaurant.

B.We use also both of…,neither of….;either of…….When we use of we

always need the,these,those,my,your,them,us,etc.
Example:…………………………………………………..
Neither of them really belongs to me
Both of them are Jari’s friends.

Practice 1-Both Hichem and Fatima is not late for class.

Activity 2-Both Farid and Foued likes learning languages.
One 3-We leave either today or tomorrow.
4-I neither smoke nor play cards.

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 Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: Developing Skills
The Aim: -Develop social skills like writing letters/Business letter
Steps of the lesson:
Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
10 mn Warming -Ts asks the students of the different
up types of letters they know
pp:invitations
business letters

15mn task 1 page The teacher asks the learners to read

28 silently the jumbled sentences then asks: -focus on the form layout
“What do the sentences represent? of a business letter
PPs:a letter
T: what is the letter about?
PPs:give various answers
T:what does Re stand for?
Reference = subject
After that, the teacher asks the students to
match the sentences with their
corresponding rubric in the letter’s
layout.
keys:
A.3
B.2
C.8
D.4
E.9
F.5
G.7
H.6
I.1

15mn Task two - Go over the jumbled information with

P28 your learners and have them explain the -The aim behind these
difficult vocabulary using structural and tasks is to focus on the
semantic clues organisation of ideas
- Then they will re-order the information with reference to a reply
using numbers. to the letter of enquiry.
- As you check the answers with the
learners, encourage them to justify their
choices. (e.g., they can note that when we
reply to letters, we sometimes thank the
sender for having contacted us first…. ).
- The key to the task is as follows: b-1, a-
2, c-3, d-4.

- The teacher refers the learners to the -The aim is to produce a

layout of the letter of enquiry in task one. reply to a letter of
This will help them visualise how to enquiry by ordering
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 present their replies. then he refers them jumbled sentences and
to the correction of task two for the re-investing what is
organisation of ideas in the body of their learned in tasks one, two
reply letter and three.
Task 4 -the teacher sets the students to do the
25 mn P34 tasks in pairs to encourage peer
correction.
-the teacher makes sure the learners place
their replies in appropriate formats:
Thank you for your enquiry about
our summer courses. Please find
enclosed here our latest information
prospectus, which we hope will be of
interest to you.
We are permanent, we are
professional and we offer you a warm
welcome here at a our school.
We look forward to hearing from
you soon

The form of business letter

Your address:

Date:

Name and address of

Receiver:

Re:subject

Salutation

Body of the letter

Closing

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Streams: First Year Classes (SE) Source: The Crossroads
Unit I: Getting Through
Input: consolidation and extension
Write it out
The Aim: -To consolidate and extend the range of writing skills

Steps of the lesson:

Timing Steps Input /Output Aims
10 mn Warming - Ts ask the students the following
up question: when you finish your study in -to draw the students
the university, and you will get your attention to the way of
diploma what are you going to do? getting a job
PPs:I will look for a job -to make the students
Ts: where do you find the jobs understand what do we
advertisements? mean by advertisement
PPs:in newspapers
Ts: Ok, to be a teacher what are the
requirements that you must have?
PPs:you must be patient,tolerant,have a
wide range of knowledge and
understanding

T directs the PPs attention to the advert

15mn task 1 page and helps them interpret the text.
24 Qs: what is the text about?
What is it?
Where is it taken from?
Who can be interested in reading it?
Then the teacher moves to the question -to offer the learners a
of the task, model of adverts
read the help wanted ad below and then
write four sentences with must and have -revise and consolidate
to to say what characteristics potential the use of modals
candidates are required to have. expressing obligation
the teacher explains the difficult words to
the students
-Teacher asks the pupils to do the activity
1 on the work sheet.
-Pupils think then do it.
-T checks.
A key for the task:
the applicant must deal with children
the applicant must organize and
participate in daily activities such as
swimming singing dancing cooking
the applicant must be tolerant and patient

5mn Task two - - The aim of this task is

follow-up to make the learners
aware that we do not
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 write to ourselves but to
particular readers.

The teacher :
Steps Sollutions
Warming up

Presentation The Reminder

Oral drill

Practice
Activity One

Activity Two

Activity
Three

Produce

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