INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 1 – Lesson 3 for Teachers

LESSON 3: INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH

THEME: Likes and Dislikes

VOCABULARY: like, dislike, love, eat, enjoy, passion, explore, working out

STORY: There is a girl. Her name is Emily. She is 31 years old. She has a brother and a twin sister. Her brother is 35. They all like to run together. They like to run in their free time. Emily loves to eat fruit. Her brother does not like fruit. Emily’s twin sister loves to eat pasta. Ellen and Emily are both teachers and they really enjoy teaching. Emily’s brother is a doctor and he really enjoys helping others. They all have a passion for working with others. On the weekends, Emily enjoys reading and spending time with her friends and family. Her brother enjoys working out and spending time with his family. Her sister enjoys running and spending time with her kids. They all love to travel and explore other countries.

STORY WITH QUESTIONS: There is a girl. (Is there a girl or boy?) Her name is Emily. (What is her name?)  She is 31 years old. (How old is she?) She has a brother and a twin sister. (Does she have a brother? Does she have a sister?)  Her brother is 35. (How old is her brother?) They all like to run together. (What do they like to do together?) They like to run in their free time. (When do they like to run?)  Emily loves to eat fruit. (What does Emily like to eat?) Her brother does not like fruit. (Does her brother like to eat fruit?) Emily’s twin sister loves to eat pasta. (What does her sister like to eat?)  Ellen and Emily are both teachers and they really enjoy teaching. (What do Ellen and Emily enjoy doing?) Emily’s brother is a doctor and he really enjoys helping others. (What does Emily’s brother do?)  They all have a passion for working with others. (What is their passion?)  On the weekends, Emily enjoys reading and spending time with her friends and family. (What does Emily like to do on the weekend?) Her brother enjoys working out and spending time with his family. (What does her brother enjoy doing?) Her sister enjoys running and spending time with her kids. (What does her sister enjoy doing?) They all love to travel and explore other countries.  (What do they all love to do?)

ACTIVITIES

  1. Review the Vocabulary Words .
  2. Listen to Audio 1  as you read the story.
  3. Listen to Audio 2 – Story with Questions as you read the story and answer questions.
  4. Create a written paragraph about your own likes and dislikes. Include the following information:
    1. What do you like to do?
    2. What do you dislike?
    3. What do you like to eat? 
    4. What is something you dislike to eat?
    5. What are your passions?
  5. Present them to the class.  Have the teacher ask questions to the person speaking, like:
      1. What are her passions? 
      2. What does he like to do?  
  6. Extra time: If there is more time, review questions from the previous weeks.
      1. What do you like to do in your free time? Who do you do it with? What does your family like to do?  What do your kids like to do? How old are you? Where are you from? Who is part of your family? 
  7. Have a student pray in English