Kate Maven, M.A.
mondaymorningesl.com
AGENDA:
A. Introduction
B. “How to’s” – including a
VERY BASIC Wake-Up
C. do a VOCABULARY Wake-Up
D. (Maybe) do a Pronunciation Wake-up
Questions?
A) INTRODUCTION
Things you’ll get
Today
GREAT for
Multi-Level
classes!
Can be
ADAPTED to
work with
ALL LEVELS
of ESL
learners!
#1.
PREPARE
YOUR
CHARTS
(How many,
you ask?)
This is for a
VOCABULARY
BUILDER:
Things we
WANT.
MEN WANT…
WOMEN WANT …
CHILDREN WANT …
SENIORS WANT …
http://www.quill.com/teacher-createdresources-summer-incentivechart/cbs/234278.html $2.99/PAD
#2. PUT the learners into groups of 4-6
using
#3. The groups have a short (5-15 min) Icebreaker
conversation on the topics you’ve chosen.
#4. DEMONSTRATE what you’d like them to do
WOMEN WANT …
•
•
Shoes
A happy family
•
to move the furniture around.
MEN WANT …
•
•
•
money
status
to leave the furniture where it is.
CHILDREN WANT …
SENIORS WANT …
•
•
•
respect
peace and quiet
to give their furniture away.
•
•
•
toys
candy
to jump on the furniture.
RESOURCES:
REMEMBER: let them use RESOURCES!
MEN WANT…
#5. Give each
group a
coloured
marker
to record their
ideas.
TIMING:
- After each
learner has had
the chance to
write something
on their group’s
chart, move
EACH chart to
ANOTHER
group.
MEN WANT…
• Money
• Status
• to leave the furniture where it is.
• the new car
• One beutiful wife
• Live a very long time
• Play basketball with buddies
• Peas and quiet
ROTATE the CHARTS until EVERY LEARNER has
written something on EVERY CHART !
MEN WANT…
WOMEN WANT …
SENIORS WANT …
CHILDREN WANT …
#6. Review the
answers on
each of the
charts with the
whole class.
Correct any
mistakes in
spelling,
grammar &
add any
missed ideas.
MEN WANT…
• Money
• Status
• to leave the furniture where it is.
a
• thenew car 
a beautiful
• One beutiful wife 
to
•
Live a very long time 
their
• Play basketball with buddies 
to
peace
• Peas and quiet 
#7. The learners copy the corrected words
PLEASE COPY FROM THE CHARTS ONTO THIS SHEET.
WOMEN WANT
MEN WANT
shoes
money
a happy family
status
to move the
furniture around
to leave the
furniture where it is.
good friends
happiness
appreciation
vacations in sunny
places
a day off now and
then
a new car
a beautiful wife
to live a very long
time
to play basketball
with their buddies
peace and quiet
CHILDREN WANT
SENIORS WANT
#8. Basic/Low Intermediate: Do a
follow-up activity a day or two later.
What does he WANT?
He wants some glasses.
What does she WANT?
She wants a barrette.
She wants a necklace.
He wants a new tie.
#9. There are GREAT activities online!
#10. There are GREAT activities online!
Good Conversation Topic Questions:
What is materialism?
What do we need to survive?
Is a more convenient life a better life?
What habits do materialistic people have?
Is your country materialistic?
Why or why not?
How did this happen?
Was your country always this way?
What country is the most materialistic?
Which is the least?
Do you think we should be more or less materialistic?
Many “poor” countries report higher levels of happiness than “rich” nations. Why?
Does a wealthy nation equal a materialistic nation?
What are some signs of materialism in your country?
Why are wealthy countries thought to be materialistic?
Do wealthy nations use too many of the world’s resources? Why or why not?
http://www.e-learningenglish.net/good-conversation-topics-7-materialism/
C) Vocabulary – People Want …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uepDfGqFzPA
My class’s EVERYDAY
wake-up is ZUMBA!
#2. PUT the learners into groups of 4-6
using
Have a short (5-15 min) Icebreaker conversation
on the topics you’ve chosen.
D) Pronunciation – Short e & Long e
• NO GROUPS or CHARTS at first!
1. Put learners with a partner & give each pair
the same story (BASIC: Ned Needs to Go
Back to School. INTERMED/ADVANCED: The
Used Car Dealership).
2. BASIC: Week 1 – have them look ONLY for
Short e words to underline. (They can do
LONG e words NEXT week.)
BASIC / LOW INTERMEDIATE story:
INTERMED. / ADVANCED story:
# 3. Have learners copy their
ideas onto the chart(s).
Short e & Long e : BASIC
Ned
read
well
tests
times
they
Next
set
then
tells
better
English
excellent
end
read
need
he
meet
teacher
She
week
weeks
Short e & Long e: Int/Adv
Ned
sells
Chevrolet
Lexus
women
red
well
heavy
Wednesday
help
Chev
expensive
Kia
seem
these
econmy
week
heavy
wealthy
see
need
cheap
green
see
idea
BASIC: Here are the Short e words.
Int/Adv: Here are the Short e words.
Basic: Here are the Long e words.
Int/Adv: Here are the Long e words:
# 4. Correct mistakes in spelling or in
words chosen & add any missing words.
SENIORS
WANT
MEN
Short
e: WANT
INT/AD
Long
e - BASIC
CHILDREN
WANT
Ned 
Ned 
read 
Kia 
read 
sells 
Lexus 
well 
Chevrolet
he 
sells
tests 
Lexus 
meet 
then
men 
teacher 
they 
red 
well 
She 
week 
Heavy 
weeks 
heavy 
wealthy 
s
see 
wealthy
happy
need 
WOMEN
WANT
Short
e: BASIC
Next 
Set 
times 
tells 
many
better 
excellent 
end 
Long e: Int/Adv

these 
economy
week 
Help 
cheap 
either
said
Chev 
green 
see 
Expensive 
idea 
We
Wednesday

he 
# 5. Have learners copy the correct
words onto their sheet.
Another Day:
Basic/Inter/Adv:
Use Minimal
Word Pairs to
reinforce
differences
between the
sounds.
Inter/Adv: DICTATIONS based on Minimal Word
Pairs list - test production & comprehension.
Another Day: Listening Activity:
http://www.dailyesl.com/used-cars.htm
Another Day: Conversation Activity:
http://iteslj.org/questions/transportation.html
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