1. Listen and tick.
- Tell pupils that they are going to listen to five dialogues and tick the correct pictures.
- Give them a few seconds to look at the pictures. Ask them to identify the similarities and differences among them [1a. Linda is greeting a boy. 1b. Linda is in bed and saying good night to her mum. 1c. Linda is saying goodbye to a boy. 2a. Big Ben in London. 2b. The Opera House in Sydney. 2c. The Statue of Liberty in New York. 3a. a calendar sheet of Monday. 3b. a calendar sheet of Thursday. 3c. a calendar sheet of Sunday. 4a. A calendar sheet of the first of October. 4b. A calendar sheet of the first of December. 4c. A calendar sheet of the first of September. 5a. A boy is cycling. 5b. A boy is swimming. 5c. A boy is drawing a picture.] Check understanding.
- Play the recording three times for pupils to listen, do the task and check their answers.
- Get pupils to swap their answers before you check as a class. Explain the answers and give further support to pupils who got more than half of the answers wrong.
Key: 1 b 2 b 3 b 4 c 5 a
Audio script
1. Linda: Good night, Mum.
Mother: Good night, Linda.
2. Hoa: What’s your name?
Tony: My name’s Tony.
Hoa: What nationality are you?
Tony: I’m Australian.
3. Mr Loc: Good morning, class.
Class: Good morning, Mr Loc.
Mr Loc: What day is it today? Boy: It’s Thursday.
4. Girl: When’s your birthday?
Boy: It’s on the first of September.
5. Boy: Who’s that?
Girl: It’s my brother.
Boy: What can he do?
Girl: He can ride a bike.