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5 speaking • Making arrangements
Speaking • Making I can make future plans and arrangements.
arrangements THINK! Are you busy over the next few days? What are your plans?
Aldo So, Pamela, you’ve got a busy day ahead.
Aim Pamela I know, it’s boring / crazy.
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Aldo That’s what happens when you’re
Make plans and future arrangements. 2 important / fun! Don’t forget you’ve
got a meeting this afternoon with the
television executives. They are going to ask
THINK! about your new plans for the TV show.
Pamela Yes, what time does that start?
Ask the questions to the whole class Aldo The meeting starts at 12.30 in the city
and elicit some answers. If students are centre, so you have to be there a little
earlier / later. I’ll try to book your taxi
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struggling for ideas, ask more questions for 11.45.
to start them thinking, e.g. Are you going Pamela But I have auditions for the new show
to do any sport? Are you going to meet your today, remember? The auditions start
at ten.
friends? Are you going to watch any films? Aldo Yes, I know. We’re going to make sure Pamela Aldo
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How much time are you going to spend you’ll be late / on time.
on homework? Pamela I hope so. We’ll see ... Oh, by the way,
I’m meeting the director for lunch today
at 2.00 p.m.
ANSWerS Aldo What? Why didn’t you tell me? We use the present simple
Students’ own answers. Pamela I’m telling you now! Can you remind me to talk about future events if
to tell him about the fun / new plans, they happen regularly:
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exercise 1 r e 2.08 too? My maths class is at 2.00 p.m.
Aldo OK, whatever you say!
Students read the dialogue and choose 4 Work in pairs. Take turns to remind each
the correct words to complete it. With 1 2.08 Choose the correct words other to do these things this evening. Use the
weaker classes, students could work in in the dialogue. Then watch or listen and check. key phrases.
pairs for this. Play the video or audio for What three things is Pamela doing today? 1 history homework
2 guitar lesson
students to watch or listen and check their 2 2.08 Cover the dialogue and complete 3 help with dinner
answers. Check answers with the class, the Key Phrases. Watch or listen again and check. 4 go to bed on time
then ask the question about Pamela to the KeY pHrases You've got your history homework this evening, remember?
class and elicit the answer.
Talking about plans Remind me to help with dinner.
ANSWerS You’ve got a 1 ahead.
Use IT! Work in pairs. Read the situation,
1 crazy 2 important 3 earlier Don’t forget you’ve got a 2 this 5 prepare and practise a new dialogue. Use the
afternoon.
4 on time 5 new I have 3 today, remember? key phrases and the dialogue in exercise 1 to
Pamela is going to auditions for the new Can you remind me to tell him 4 , too? help you.
show, meeting the TV executives about Student A: Tell Student B about everything you
plans for the TV show, and meeting the 3 Work in pairs. Practise the dialogue. have to do today: exams, then a football match.
TV director for lunch. Student B: Listen to Student A talking about his /
her plans. Remind him / her that there is an
end-of-term party after the exams this evening.
exercise 2 r e 2.08
Put students into pairs and ask them to
cover the dialogue in exercise 1. Students 56 Years ahead
read the key phrases and try to complete
them from memory. Play the video or
audio again for students to check their exercise 4 practise it. With stronger classes, students
answers. Check answers with the class Read the Remember! box with the can go straight into the role-play. Students
and check that students understand all class. Ask students to find examples of can swap roles and practise again. Ask
the key phrases. You could ask students to the present simple for future events in some students to perform their dialogues
translate the key phrases into Vietnamese the dialogue in exercise 1. Also review for the class.
to check understanding. the use of the present continuous for ANSWerS
ANSWerS arrangements, and ask students to find an Students’ own answers.
1 busy day 2 meeting 3 auditions for example in the dialogue in exercise 1 (I’m
the new show 4 about the new plans meeting the director for lunch today). Optional activity: Speaking
Read out the example answers, then put Ask students to work in pairs and make
Optional activity: Key phrases students into pairs to practise reminding notes on their plans for this weekend.
Before students practise the dialogue, each other about future plans. With They can then prepare and practise
play the video or audio again, pausing weaker classes, allow students time a new dialogue with their own ideas.
after the key phrases. Ask students to to prepare their sentences first. With Ask some students to perform their
repeat, copying the pronunciation and stronger classes, students can go dialogues for the class. Ask: Whose
intonation that they hear. straight into the spoken practice. Ask weekend sounds like fun?
some students to say their sentences to
ANSWerS the class. ANSWerS
Students’ own answers. Students’ own answers.
ANSWerS
Students’ own answers. More practice
exercise 3 Practice Kit Speaking 5
Students work in pairs to practise the exercise 5 USe IT!
dialogue. Students work in pairs to prepare their
dialogue. With weaker classes, students
can write their dialogue before they
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