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Would I lie to you? �(Fun) Fact # 1
• The age of the average Facebook user is 55.
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Today’s agenda…
• What do adults need?• How can we help?
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We learn what we are taught in the classroom.
All our errors should be corrected as soon as we make them.
When we talk to our partners in English in class, we learn each others mistakes.
Adults can’t learn languages as easilyas teenagers. Once You get past a certain age, learning becomes very difficult.How would
you react?
What do adult learners want?
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@roseliserra
@dfogarty
@VictoriaB52
What do Adult learners want?
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• to gain more confidence and fluency in speaking without doing much work J
• to talk about things in class that they can use in everyday life • to communicate as much as they can in the TL
• not to be treated as if they were back at school• to have fun, relax, get away from family and work and make
friends
How can we help?
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Would I lie to you?�(Fun) Fact # 2
• Sweden was the first European country to use banknotes, in 1661.
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Words
Texts Based on the Oxford 3000
What is the Oxford 3000?
The most frequent and important keywords that an English learner needs to know
Vocabulary
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Based on the Oxford 3000
What percentage of words in a Guardian newspaper article are in the Oxford 3000?
A. 50%B. 60%C. 70%D. 80%E. 90%
Would I lie to you?�(Fun) Fact # 3
• The coldest city on earth is Yakutsk in Russia where the temperature can be as low as -55 C.
How can we help…?
How can we help? – Reading�
Navigate Pre-Intermediate Krantz and Norton et al Page 20-21 OUP
Can you get B’s response to 6 words?
A: ‘Is Michal coming to bake buchty on Sunday?’ �B: ‘I expect Michal is coming to bake buchty on Sunday. He usually comes to bake buchty on Sunday.’
‘I expect so. He usually does.’
For lower levels
She lives in Brno and she works for the university.
She lives in Brno and works for the university.
How can we help? - Pronunciation
Roberts, R., Buchanan, H, & Pathare, E. Navigate B1+ OUP. Page 80
d à b
Id à b
te à k
ld à g
ld à g
ld à b
t à p
t à p
How can we help? – Pronunciation What happens when you say…
• Go off • Tied up • I am • Law and order • Next week • In bed
woff dup
jamrand order week
Im bed
Phone numbers
• 0• 1
• 2• 3
• 4
• 5• 6
• 7• 8
• 9
BED
BAD
BACK BAG
THREE
FREE
WET
VET
HAT HAD
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How can we help? – Listening
1. “…I can see clearly now Lorraine is gone…”
2. “…You got mud on your face, you big disgrace, kicking your cat all over the place…”
3. “….. I can hear your prayers. Your burgers are the best…”
4. “… near, far, wherever you are, I believe that the hot dogs go on…”
5. “…you got me begging you for birdseed…”
6. “…all of the people around us they say, can they be that close? Just let me staple the vicar…”
How we can help?
• Bottom-up decoding approach to listening, reading and pronunciation.
• Helps learners listen and read for the next time they need it not just to understand the text in front of them.
Would I lie to you?�(Fun) Fact # 4
• Students in Finland and Shanghai regularly achieve the highest grades in PISA assessment tests.
What do adults need?
• Interesting and relevant content • Frequent and relevant vocabulary
• Fun J
Fun Facts – Did I lie to you?
• The average age of Facebook users is 55. • Sweden was the first European country to use
banknotes, in 1661. • The coldest city on earth is Yakutsk in Russia where the
temperature can be as low as -55 degrees Celsius. • Students in Finland and Shanghai regularly achieve the
highest grades in PISA assessment tests.
Navigate Pre-Intermediate Krantz and Norton et al OUP
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