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ASE 1. I’m lost!!!( 2 sessions: 15-20 m each)

TUDENT A

What’s the problem?

You’re visiting Dublin castle, but you’ve lost your map.

You’re lost in the centre of Dublin!! You don’t know how to get to

O’Connor bed & breakfast.

What can you do? Ask someone who works at the Dublin Castle?

At the end, write the dialogue in your Detective Notebook.



TUDENT B

ou work at the Tourist Information Office. Give him/her a map and explain

im/her how to get to O’Connor Bed and Breakfast. It’s beside the Nationalibrary.

ou’ve got a map




TUDENT D

ou work at Dublin’s Castle. But it’s your first day and you’re from Wales.

ou don’t know Dublin.

xplain it to the tourist and tell him/her to ask to the Irish man/woman next

o you.




DRUGSTORE

Washington Street

George Street

StanfordAvenue

JeffersonAvenue

Start

CLOTHING STORE

ICE CREAM PARLOR

LIBRARY

RESTAURANT

DRUGSTORE

BEAUTY PARLOR

A B

D E

G H



SUGGESTIONS (some options to use the printable):

1) Print the whole worksheet for each student.

2) Print page 2 and 3 for each student and print page 1 as a poster and let stick it on the

blackboard for them to check and see.

3) Divide the class into groups of 3 or 4 students, print page 2 and 3 for each student and print

page 1 once for each group.

4)

Print page 1 and glue it on cardboard; divide the class into groups of 4 students and give oneboard to each group. Print a set of places for each group. Student 1 and 2 play against

student 3 and 4. Student 1 takes a place and gives directions to student B (placed in the

“start” point with a token). Student 2 follows the directions and tells where he is. Student 1

can’t look while student 2 follows the directions. If the student 2 is right in front of the

same place in the student 1’s paper, they get one point.

CIRCUS

BAKERY

LIBRARY OFFICE BUILDING

BOWLING ALLIE SCHOOL

HOSPITAL

CHURCH

MOVIE THEATRE STADIUM

BANK

PARK AIRPORTRESTAURANT



AT THE RESTAURANT

TUDENT B: WAITER

ou are the waiter in the restaurant, but you’re not English. You’re from

pain , you’re in New York to learn English.

What is the correct question?

LUE: Would you like…? Li agradaria…?

Would=condicional

USE THE DICTIONARY. Think about what words do you need to know.



RESTAURANT MENUS

DISHES:

Veggie burger…………………………………….$ 5Spring soup…………………………………….…..$7Garden salad………………………………………..$6Grilled summer veggies……………..……$7,50Boiled vegetables…………………..………..$8,20

SIDE DISHES:French fries……………………………………..$ 2 Rice……………..………………………………………$ 4 Onion rings………………………………………..$ 1,50

DRINKS:

Green tea . . . ………………………………... .$1.00 Spring water .………………………….. . . . $1.25 Fresh Fruit Juice………………………….. $1.50 Carrot Juice …………………………………. .$1.00

DISHES:

Grilled chicken…………………… ………….$ 5Fried chicken………………….……………….…..$7Roast chicken..………………………………..$6Chicken sandwich……………………………..$ 9

SALADS:

Season salad…………………………………..$ 2 Royal salad…..………………………………………$ 4 Tomato salad……….…………..…….……..$ 1,50 Cucumber salad…………………………………..$3

DRINKS:

Beer……..… . ………………………….... .$5.50 Mineral water. ………………………. . . . $7.25 Juice ……………………………….. . . …… $1.50Cola …………………………………. . . . . .$1.00



1 2ask to bringsome juice

3 4 ask where thetoilet is

23 say what isthe soup/ saladof the day

24 25 say whatkind of dressing

26 5

22ask about thecatch of the day

39 27 6 say if you canpay with a creditcard

21 38 28 say youwant a table for5 people

7

20 ask waiter toserve you morepizza

37 29 8

19 36 ask about therestaurant hours

30 9

18 35ask to bring thewine list

31 ask for therefill of your soda

10say there´ssomething wrongwith the bill

17 ask to passyou the salt

34 33 ask for tapwater

32 11 say how youwould like yourbeef

16 15 ask for somesparkling water

14 13 ask for somechange

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ASE 3: What can I say?

GOING SHOPPING

You are the shop assistant in a SHOE

SHOP.

What sentences do you need? Look upsome vocabulary in the dictionary.

CLUE: Start with: Can I help you?

After speaking, write the dialogue in your

Detective Notebook.

You are a customer in a SHOE SHOP.

You want to buy some shoes.

What sentences de you need? Look up

some vocabulary in the dictionary.

CLUE: I’d like…/ Can I try these on?

After speaking, write the dialogue in your Detective Notebook.



ASE 4: HELP ALIENS!

ELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS( 3 sessions)



ou have just been out for dinner with your friends. On the way home you see a brightght in a nearby field. You go to investigate. You see a group of Aliens having a party.ou rub your eyes but they are still there.

ou call the police to warn them that there are aliens nearby. Strangely you find that the

olice do not believe you and think you have been drinking.

se your telephone skills to persuade them that there REALLY are aliens in the fieldearby.

hey look as if they are getting weapons .. you MUST tell the police that there is nowerious danger.

ou are the night officer at the local police station. You have had a busy night with theocal drunks after the closing of the pubs. You are now ready for a rest and a cup ofoffee.

ou receive a phone call from a member of the public. He is screaming franticallyAliens! Aliens! Aliens!”ou think “oh no! not now another crazy call”

ou need to use your telephone skills to convince the caller that you don’t approve ofeople who waste the time of the police. You give him a strong warnings that if he does

ot stop you will be force to come and arrest him for causing a public nuisance.



TUDENT A

You’re the one who has seen the aliens.

Call the police

CLUE: Start with “Hello. Can I speak to the police officer, please?”

Explain what has happened to you.

TUDENT B

You’re the police officer.

You don’t believe a word. You think that they are teasing you or that

they are a bit tipsy.

CLUE: Start with: “Hello. Police office, 4576”



Next session:

Invent a phone conversation between you and

your classmate.

Useful phrases.No, it isn’t. I’ll just get her/him Can I take a message?

Great! See you on Sunday at ten. Bye!

Never mind. Perhaps next time. Bye!

This is…………. speaking. I’ll ring back later.

I’m having a party on Saturday. Can you come?

Can I speak to the manager, please?



Good News??!

Role A

ou are John, and have been at university for the last two years. You havemet a great girl and after a whirl wind romance she has announced that shes pregnant with your child. You decide to do the right thing and marry her.t will mean leaving university and getting a job. You are sure that with yourbilities this will be easy.

ou need to tell your parents but you are sure they will over react .. you willeed to use all you telephone skills to inform your parents carefully of whatou intend to do.

Role B

ou are John’s Mother and are proud of your son who is doing so well atniversity. You have told all your friends that one day he is going to be a

amous lawyer.ou are worried as John has met this girl called Mary. You don’t like her andon’t like the influence she has on John. Next time he calls you will try toersuade him to leave her and concentrate more on his studies.ou do not know about the baby.ou will need to use all your telephone skills to persuade him that he isoming up for his final year at university and should concentrate more on histudies.



Taxi driverToday Lady Gaga was running away from paparazzi in Las Vegas. She got in your cab in front of

Hotel Bellagio with her sunglasses broken. She asked you to shake off the paparazzi chasing you. Then you took Lady Gaga to Casino Bellini. While you were driving her to the casino you

asked her some questions. Tell your friend everything. You also have an object to prove this

really happened.

Start your story like this:

Guess what happened!

Guess who I met!

You won’t believe.

I can't believe thing happened to me.

I had the weirdest thing happen to me last

night.

Oh my Gosh, listen.You’ve gotta hear this one.

Brace yourself for this one.

I've got a good one for ya!

Insist that you are telling the truth:

No, I’m not kidding.

No kidding.

I'm serious.I’m not pulling your leg. I’m totally not making this up. I’m not trying to fool you.

Honest to God, this is really what happened.

Be enthusiastic:

Is that amazing or what?

Isn't that incredible?

Can you believe that happened?

Driver's friend:Your friend is always making up stories about meeting celebrities. Politely tell your friend that

you're tired of hearing these make-believe stories. But maybe it’s true?

You don’t believe him/her:

You’re kidding me.

You're pulling my leg, aren't you?

You're having me on.

No, seriously though.You don’t actually expect me to believe this,

right?

Am I supposed to believe this?

Once you’re convinced, express how

impressed you are:

Gee!

No way!

Really?

Gosh, that’s super cool! Wow, that’s terrific!

Dude, that’s awesome! That’s sweeet!

Ask for more juicy details:

So tell me what she said?So how does she look in real life?Wow, and did she …?

And did you …?

And then what?



ASE 6: I’m in love!!

You’ve got two problems: You’re very shy and you don’t speak English very

well. You go to a counselor. She gives you this guide to study.



Study the following Guide and examples, then pick a card and actout the situation with a partner.

Step 1When you want to invite someone, you’d better ask them whether they are interested inyour suggestion. It seems a good idea to find out about their interests because you can

be disappointed easily: e.g. it is not worth the time and effort to invite a vegetarian to asausage dinner. Some suggestions for starting:

Step 2If you get a positive response, you should ask them whether they are free at a particulartime. Why waste your time offering a ticket to a Saturday night concert to someone who

has planned to do something else on that night.

Step 3Hopefully they haven’t got any plans, so now you can come up with that brilliant idea ofyours and invite them:

Step 4Even after being so tentative you can expect two kinds of responses:

Step 5If your invitation has been rejected you can go on suggesting another time or another

activity by returning to Step 1, or you can give up and say something like:

If you are lucky enough and they have accepted

your invitation, just go on to fix a date (time, place):

Have you seen the new exhibition at the art gallery?Have you been to the new Chinese restaurant in the main street?Do you like swimming?Can you play chess?Are you interested in techno music?

Are you doing anything on Saturday night?Are you free tomorrow evening?Have you got any plans for the weekend?What are your plans for Friday afternoon?Are you planning to do anything in the morning?What are you going to do on Tuesday morning?

Would you like to see the exhibition of modern arts?Do you fancy having lunch there and going shopping afterwards?What about going for a swim in the afternoon?How about meeting up after school?Shall we play chess on Saturday evening?Let’s go to a concert at the weekend.

Why don’t we go out tonight?

Refusing an InvitationSorry I can’t. You know I have a headache. I can’t I’m afraid. You see I feel tired.I’d rather not. In fact, I’m on a diet. That sounds great but I can’t because ……….. I’m really sorry but I can’t make it because …

Accepting an InvitationYes, I’d love to. That sounds a great idea.Yes, let’s.OK, let’s. I wouldn’t miss it for anything.

Great! Let’s meet at 4 at my place. Cool! I’ll pick you up after school. When and where shall we meet?What about meeting at 8 outside the club?

What a pity! Another timeperhaps.I’m so sorry. It would have

been so good to spend sometime together.Then I have to ask someoneelse.



Now pick a card and act out the situation with a partner:

A: You have got two tickets to a rock concert on Friday night. Invite B.

B: You have an important exam on Monday

and would like to revise for it the whole weekend,

but ou are a reat rock fan

A: You want to spend a day out with B. You don’t give up easily and won’t take ‘NO’

as an answer.

B: You are very busy, and you don’t really like A’s company. Come up with different

reasons why you refuse A’s invitation.

A: You are giving a birthday party at 6 pm on Saturday and invite B.

B: You must visit your grandma at the hospital, but you don’t want to miss the party.

Promise to be at the party later.

A: You would like to go to the new theme park with B at the weekend.

You offer to pay B’s ticket.

B: You think that theme parks are for children and

you have other plans for the weekend.

A: You want to buy a new dress for a special party. Invite B to go shopping with you

in the afternoon and help you choose the best.

B: You are crazy about shopping, but you have an appointment at your dentist.

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