did you go to? In this lesson, you will learn ☐ learn words and phrases to talk about your university experience
Time: 45 minutes
Materials:
- Lecture slide: KE Daily English - Beginner 1 - LC3 (1) - What university did you go to? - There is NO video for this lesson - Flashcards - Whiteboard and pen.
General notes:
- Speed: For each level, speed is really important. Speed will be decided based on the student's English level. The higher level, the faster speed. Speed will also depend on the students’ characteristics. - Pronunciation: For ESL student, correcting pronunciation is really important and teachers should correct during the class using the back-chaining technique. - The teacher should appraise the student or correct positively frequently. - As students are adults, T should ask a lot of questions as well as giving examples to enhance interaction and to check S’s comprehension. T may ask S to share their own experience related to the lesson topic. - If the student cannot answer, the teacher can ask guiding questions to help the S to get to the answer. - For students at low levels, T should explain the vocabulary/ grammar points/ answers with simple sentences and examples. For students at higher levels, T should ask S to explain their answers.
!!! Please make sure that the student tool mode is ON during class. For writing activities, please ask the student to TYPE on the slide or in the chat box.
Evaluate the student performance after class (for teachers): Please spare five minutes to fill in the performance evaluation for the student via Kyna Teacher’s App or https://teacher.kynaenglish.com/ . This is compulsory in order to finish the class. Please be noticed that the form should be filled in for each class within 24 hours.
TEACHING TECHNIQUES & TPR:
(2 mins)
Teacher introduces himself or herself and asks for student's name
T asks S where they attended school/university. Review
- It's a small apartment with a nice living room. - It's a small bedroom with a comfortable bed and some cupboards.
(3 mins)
T tells S they are going to practice describing their house. T encourages S to use the vocabulary and expressions they have learned in the previous lesson. T asks S these questions.
What kind of house do you live in?
What does your place look like? Do you have a dining room? Do you have a garden? Do you have any windows in your apartment/ house?
T listens to S and provide feedback in terms of content and pronunciation.
Word Association
University
T says: We're going to play a word association game! I'll give you a word, and you'll try to come up with as many related words as possible. The key word for this round is "university". I'll give you a minute to come up with as many related words as you can. Ready? Set. Go!
T encourages the student to write down any word that comes to mind, even if it seems unrelated or silly.
After the time is up, T asks S read out their list of words and discuss each one briefly. Example: book, learn, professor, study, exam, project, class, degree... Vocabulary
Match the words (1-3) with
the correct definitions (a-c).
1. major a. A special paper you get when you finish learning at a college or university. 2. degree b. A group of classes that are all about the same subject. 3. course c. The most important subject that a college or university student is studying
(3 mins)
T says: Let's learn words to help you talk about what you studied at university. T asks S to match the words with the correct definitions.
Answer: 1c, 2a, 3b
T explains each word to S and drills pronunciation.
A university "major" is the main subject a student choose to study. You take many classes under this major. A "degree" is what you get after you finish a university or college course. It's a piece of paper that shows you successfully completed the course. A "course" is a group of classes that teach you about one subject. Vocabulary Write the words under the correct pictures
Finance
Marketing
Business
Computer Science
Engineering
(3 mins)
T tells S: We are going to learn more words related to university majors.
T asks S to look at the pictures and write the words under the correct pictures. T asks S if what their university major was. T provides feedback and drills pronunciation.
Answer: 1. Business 2. Engineering 3. Marketing 4. Computer Science 5. Finance Vocabulary Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
courses major degree
Ginny: Hi! What did you study at university?
Fred: I studied Business. It was my (1)................
Ginny: That sounds interesting. What kind of (2)................ did you take?
Fred: I took courses in Marketing, and Finance. Those are all important for Business.
Ginny: Wow, you must have learned a lot. Did you get a (3)................?
Fred: Yes, I did. I got a degree in Business.
(5 mins)
T asks S to fill in the blanks with the correct words.
T provides feedback. T and S roleplay the conversation. T corrects S's pronunciation.
Answer: 1. major 2. courses 3. degree Useful expressions
- What university did you go to?
- I studied at University of Foreign Trade. - I went to the University of Foreign Trade.
- What did you study?
- I studied Business.
- What courses did you like best?
- I really enjoyed Finance.
- What course did you like the least?
- I didn't enjoy Digital Marketing very much.
(2 mins)
T tells S they can use these expressions to talk about their education. T asks S to repeat the questions and answers. T gives feedback on S's pronunciation. Useful expressions
Questions: Responses:
1. What university did you go to? a. I studied Business.
2. What did you study? b. I went to the University of Foreign Trade.
3. What courses did you like best? c. I really enjoyed Finance.
4. What course did you like the least? d. I didn't enjoy Digital Marketing very much.
(3 mins)
T asks S to match the questions with the correct responses.
T provides feedback.
Answer: 1b, 2a, 3c, 4d
Practice
Talk about your university experience, using the
vocabulary and expressions you just learned. You should include: - The name of the university you attended - Your major of study - What courses you liked or disliked and why - Any other information you would like to include about your experience
(6 mins)
T tells S they can use the vocabulary and expressions they have learned to talk about their university experience. T gives S 1 minute to prepare. T listens to S's response and provides feedback on content and pronunciation.
T can shows S the template in the next slide if S struggles to come up with a response.
Sample response: Hello, my name is Sarah. I went to Western State University and my major was Marketing. Overall, I really enjoyed my time at university. I liked the Business Management course the most because the professor made the class really interesting. However, I didn't like Statistics very much because I found it difficult to understand. Overall, my university experience was great, and I'm really glad that I was able to study Marketing. It has helped me a lot in my current job. Practice
Hello, my name is [name]. I went to [name of
university] and my major was [name of major]. Overall, I really enjoyed my time at university. I liked [name of course] the most because [reason]. However, I didn't really enjoy [name of course] very much because [reason].
Overall, my university experience was
[adjective to describe experience], and I'm really glad that I was able to study [name of major]. It has helped me a lot in my current job.
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(cont.)
Sample response: Hello, my name is Sarah. I went to Western State University and my major was Marketing. Overall, I really enjoyed my time at university. I liked the Business Management course the most because the professor made the class really interesting. However, I didn't like Statistics very much because I found it difficult to understand. Overall, my university experience was great, and I'm really glad that I was able to study Marketing. It has helped me a lot in my current job. Grammar
Which verbs are in the simple past tense?
enjoy completed studied
go graduated
went was are
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(3 mins)
T tells the S that they should talk about their university experiences using the simple past tense. T asks students to circle the verbs that are in the simple past tense.
Answer: studied, went, completed, graduated, was
Grammar Regular Verbs: verbs ending in -ed
Base Form Simple Past
walk walked
talk talked
Irregular Verbs: verbs that don't follow the -ed rule
Base Form Simple Past
be was/were
eat ate
go went 12
(4 mins)
T asks S to take a moment to look at the slide.
T says: First, let's look at the regular verbs. These verbs end in -ed. For example, the verb "walk" is the base form, and in the past tense, we add -ed to make it "walked." T asks S to give an example of another regular verb and its past tense form(different from those on the slide). (dance/danced, watch/watched, clean/cleaned...) T says: Now let's move on to the irregular verbs. These verbs don't follow the -ed rule, so they have a unique past tense form. For example, the base form of the verb "be" is "be," but in the past tense, we use "was" or "were." T asks S to give an example of another irregular verb and its past tense form (different from those on the slide). (see/saw, have/had, do/did) Grammar Practice
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of verbs
1. Yesterday, I __________ (walk) to the store.
2. Last weekend, my friends and I __________ (dance) at a party. 3. I __________ (see) a really good movie last night. 4. We __________ (have) a lot of fun at the park yesterday. 5. He __________ (eat) a delicious sandwich for lunch yesterday. 6. My family and I __________ (go) to the beach last summer. 7. She __________ (be) very happy when she got the job offer.
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(4 mins)
T says: Now, let's practice using the simple past tense. Here, we have some sentences. I want you to read each sentence and fill in the blank with the correct verb form. Are you ready? T gives S time to do the practice then provides feedback.
Answer: 1. walked 2. danced 3. saw 4. had 5. ate 6. went 7. was Recap! Vocabulary Grammar major, course, degree, Business, Engineering, Regular Verbs: verbs ending in -ed Marketing, Finance, Computer Science Base Form Simple Past Expression - What university did you go to? walk walked - I studied at University of Foreign Trade. - I went to the University of Foreign Trade. talk talked
- What did you study? Irregular Verbs: verbs that don't follow the -ed rule - I studied Business. Base Form Simple Past - What courses did you like best? - I really enjoyed Finance. be was/were
- What course did you like the least? eat ate
- I didn't enjoy Digital Marketing very much. go went 14
(4 mins)
T can show S this slide again to recap everything S has learned today. T carefully drills pronunciation for each vocabulary and expressions. T encourages S to practice these expressions & vocabulary outside of class. Reflection!
things I like the
things I've most in today's thing I want to learned today lesson know more about
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(2 mins)
T says: We're almost there. Before we finish our lesson, it's time for reflection on what we've done today. T asks questions from the slide and gets St to answer in detail. T should get S to extend their answer to check how much S has learned. For the things needs to be improved, T might spare a small amount of time to explain that again or show St how to work on that. GOODBYE and remember to do your homework!
(1 min)
T says Goodbye and reminds S to do homework at home.
