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1 oxford university PressActivity Worksheets Dear Educator, Thank you for participating in our survey! To show our appreciation, here are 10 reproducible Worksheets that can be used in any course. The Worksheets have been chosen for a variety of levels, language focus, and Activity types. This material has been excerpted from our best-selling adult titles: Smart Choice, American Headway, and American English File. Each worksheet also comes with its accompanying instructions/answer key. For more free activities and information about each of these series, please visit: Thank you again for your time and participation. Sincerely, oxford university Press 1 English Language Teaching oxford university Press, Inc.

2 198 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016-4314 212 726-6300 telephone 800 441-5445 212 726-6390 fax ContentsWorksheetLanguage he a teacher?3rd person yes/no questions with be20 30 minInfo gap in groups of 4 First Choice (true beginner)What do YOU think?I (don t) like; My ; I ; What do you think 40 minClass surveyApartment searchThere ; Is/Are ; prepositions30 40 minRole play/info exchange in groups of 4 Future plans and ambitionsPresent continuous; would for hopes and ambitions25 35 minInfo exchange in pairsAmerican Headway 2 (low intermediate)Superlative classmatesSuperlatives30 45 minClass questionnaireThe last time you ; present and past tense30 40 minFree speaking in pairs2B GrammarNarrative tenses10 15 minGrammar practice worksheetAmerican English File 4 (high intermediate)1C Communicative Doctor, doctorPresent perfect.

3 Illness and medicine vocabulary20 30 minRole play in pairs4A Communicative Snakes and ladders2nd and 3rd conditionals25 35 minBoard game in groups of 4 Vocabulary Review of media, business, illness, crime, feelings, music, cities, personality, clothes, weather, body, and sleep vocabulary35 45 minCard game in pairs6 Teacher s Notes#701009 ( ) First Choice TRB P-6 Black6 Teacher s NotesAimTo gather personal informationLanguage focusThird-person yes/no questions with beLesson linkUse at the end of the unitMaterialsOne info gap sheet per studentSet-up (5 minutes)Divide the students into groups of four. Give one info gap sheet to each student. Give one student in each group an A sheet, a B sheet, a C sheet, and a D one student who has an A sheet come to the front of the class with their sheet.

4 Ask the student, Is Takeshi from Korea? Have the student answer, No, he isn t from Korea. He s from Tokyo. Ask the student, Is Ricardo from Rio? Have the student answer, I don t know. Procedure (15 minutes)Have the students take turns asking each other questions to fi ll in the missing information on their info gap sheets. If they need help, write more examples of sentences and questions from the sheets on the (10 minutes)Have the students copy the chart from the worksheet on a separate piece of paper, but this time using the names of people in the that students will complete the new chart with information about their classmates. Make sure students know what questions they need to ask. For example, Are you a doctor?

5 Are you from Seoul? Have students move around the classroom, asking and answering questions to complete the the Click & Change CD-ROM to: Replace the pictures of the people and change their names. You can use photos of students or teachers. Change what each person does and where they are 6FC_TRB_U1-5_final 61/5/07 4:04:33 PM1/5/07 4:04:33 PM oxford university Press Photocopiable First Choice Teacher s Resource Book 7#701009 ( ) First Choice TRB P-7 Black oxford university Press Photocopiable First Choice Teacher s Resource Book 7 TakeshiSusanLisaRicardois , JapanA TakeshiSusanLisaRicardois , AustraliaBTakeshiSusanLisaRicardois o Paulo, BrazilCTakeshiSusanLisaRicardois , TaiwanDUnit 1 Activity 2 Is he a teacher?

6 Is he a teacher?FC_TRB_U1-5_final 7FC_TRB_U1-5_final 71/5/07 4:04:35 PM1/5/07 4:04:35 PM2424 Teacher s Notes#701009 ( ) First Choice TRB P-24 Black2424 Teacher s NotesAimTo conduct a survey about likes and dislikesLanguage focusI like; I don t like; My ; I ; What do you think linkUse at the end of the unitMaterialsOne survey sheet per studentUse the Click & Change CD-ROM to: Include local information on the survey, such as local foods and music that your students will know. Include any additional vocabulary that your students have (5 10 minutes)Write the following model on the board:Same opinionDifferent opinionI think sushi is really _____I don t like music from Hong _____Ask a student, What do you think of sushi?

7 If their answer matches the statement, I think sushi is really good, write their name on the appropriate line in the Same opinion column. If their answer doesn t match, write their name and opinion under the Different opinion the same with the second statement. If students have trouble answering, write a couple of prompts on the board:I think he s/she s/it s like/don t like her/ (20 minutes)Give each student a survey sheet. Have them fi ll in the blanks in the ten statements with their own the students walk around the room and ask each other, What do you think of ____? If they fi nd another student with the same preference, they write the student s name in the Same opinion column. If not, they write the person s name and opinion under the Different opinion column.

8 The fi rst student to fi ll in their survey with 20 different names is the (10 minutes)Divide the students into groups of four. Have the students report the information on their survey card to the other group and I think hip-hop is and I don t like music from Hong 24FC_TRB_U1-5_final-R1 241/22/07 3:39:25 PM1/22/07 3:39:25 PM oxford university Press Photocopiable First Choice Teacher s Resource Book 2525#701009 ( ) First Choice TRB P-25 Black oxford university Press Photocopiable First Choice Teacher s Resource Book 2525 What do YOU think?Same opinionDifferent opinion 1. I think _____ is 2. I like music from 3. I think Latin music is 4. My favorite singer is 5. I don t like music from 6.

9 I think classical music is 7. My favorite food is 8. I think sushi is 9. I think _____ is I think _____ is I ask you a question?Could you repeat that please?Unit 4 Activity 3 What do YOU think?FC_TRB_U1-5_final 25FC_TRB_U1-5_final 251/5/07 4:05:26 PM1/5/07 4:05:26 PM5050 Teacher s Notes#701009 ( ) First Choice TRB P-50 Black5050 Teacher s NotesAimTo exchange information about apartmentsLanguage focusThere ; Is/Are ; prepositionsLesson linkUse at the end of the unitMaterialsOne set of cards per groupSet-up (10 minutes)Write the following on the board:Apartment checklist: Curtains in the windows? Table in the kitchen? Desk in the bedroom?Have three students come to the front of the class.

10 Give each student a different real estate agent card. Ask each agent the following questions about the apartment on their card:Are there any curtains in the windows?Is there a table in the kitchen?Is there a desk in the bedroom?Pretend to choose your favorite apartment. On the board, write I like apartment ____. Procedure (20 minutes)Divide the students into groups of four. Give each group a set of cards. One student in the group is the customer, one is Real Estate Agent A, one is Real Estate Agent B, and one is Real Estate Agent C. The customer and the agents exchange information about apartments by asking and answering questions with Is and Are there The customer then chooses their favorite (10 minutes)Half of the class are customers and half are real estate agents.