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GS1 – LESSON 4 – EXPLANATION

SITUATION 1 man in the man’s balloon

This is Mr. Davidson.

receptionisto Is this a teacher?o Is this a teacher or a receptionist?

TITLE AT AN OFFICEoffice (WIA)

INo Is this an office?o Is it an office or a hospital?

OUTo Do you talk (gesture) to receptionist at your

house or at an office?

BACKo Is the receptionist at school or is she at an

office?RECONSTRUCTI

ONo And the man?o What’s the title of this situation?

A Man: Is Mr. Davidson in?in

INo Is Mr. Davidson here?o Is Mr. Davidson in?o Is he asking “is Mr. Davidson there”?

OUT o Is S in?o Is the director in?o Is the teacher in?o Let’s pretend I go (gesture) to your house to

talk (gesture) to you. What do I ask? (Is S in?)

o You go to my house to talk to me. What do you ask?

o You come to CCAA to talk to me. What do you ask the receptionist?

o You come here to talk to the director. What

do you ask the receptionist?

BACKo Is the man here to talk (gesture) to me or to

Mr. Davidson?o Is he asking “is the director in”?

RECONSTRUCTION

o Is he asking if Mr. Davidson is at home or if Mr. Davidson is in?

o What’s the man asking the receptionist?

Receptionist: Yes, he is…o Is Mr. Davidson here at the office?o Is Mr. Davidson in?o You’re the receptionist. Is Mr. Davidson in?

…but he’s with a client.client

INo Is this Mr. Davidson?o Is he with a doctor?o Is this man a doctor or a client?

OUT

o Are you a client of Banco do Brasil or not?o Ask S if s/he’s a client of Bradesco.o Are you a client of Bradesco or Itau?o Are you a client or Net or Vivo Internet?o Are you a client of Oi or Tim?o What company are you a client of?

BACKo Is this man Mr. Davidson’s friend?o Is he Mr. Davidson’s friend or is he a client?

RECONSTRUCTION

o Is Mr. Davidson in a meeting or is he with a client?

o Is he with a teacher or with a client?o What’s the receptionist saying?

B Man: H’m… is his partner in?partner

IN o Is the woman Mr. Davidson’s friend?

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o Is she Mr. Davidson’s friend or Mr. Davidson’s partner at this office?

OUT

o Let’s pretend Record is my TV and Edir Macedo’s TV. Is Edir Macedo my friend or my partner?

o Let’s pretend Globo is my TV and Boninho’s TV. Is Boninho my friend or my partner?

o Let’s pretend CCAA is my school and S’s school. It’s our school. Is S my friend or my partner at this school?

o Let’s pretend the office is our office, S. Are you my friend or my partner at this office?

BACKo Is this woman a client or is she Mr.

Davidson’s partner?LINK o is she my partner?

hisIN o Is this woman my partner or his partner?

OUT

o Is S1 my name or ( male S) his name, S2?o ( male S’s book) Is this my book or his

book?o ( male S’s desk) Is this your desk or his

desk?o What’s his name?o Is his name S or Peter?

BACKo Is she his friend?o Is she his friend or his partner?

RECONSTRUCTION

o Is he asking is his mother in?o Is he asking about his teacher or about his

partner?o What’s he asking?

Receptionist: No, she isn’t.o Is his partner in?o What’s the receptionist saying?

She’s at lunch.lunch; at

IN o Is his partner in the office?

o ( clock) Is she in the office or is she ( Mr. Davidson’s partner) at lunch?

OUT

o ( 12:00 on the board) At this time (gesture) are you at the office or are you at lunch?

o ( 13:00 on the board) At this time I’m at lunch. What about you?

BACKo Is Mrs. Davidson’s partner in?o Is she at the office or at lunch?

RECONSTRUCTION

o What’s the receptionist saying?

Man: Just my luck!just my luck

IN

o ( 1st picture in the balloon) Is she OK?o Is she saying “good” or “just my luck”?o Is Mr. Davidson in? Is his partner in? What’s

the client saying?

OUT

o Let’s pretend you come to CCAA. You ask: “is my teacher in” and the receptionist says: no. You ask “is the director in” and the receptionist says: “no”. What do you say?

o ( balloon) Let’s pretend you’re the woman. What do you say?

o ( balloon) And here, what do you say?

BACKo Is he OK?o Is he saying “good”?

RECONSTRUCTION

o Is he saying “good” or “just my luck”?o You’re the client. What do you say?

SITUATION 2 girl on the right

o Is she American? (gesture you don’t know)o Is she Brazilian? (gesture you don’t know)

TITLE NEIGHBORSboy (WIA)

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INo Is this a boy?o Is this a boy or a man?

OUTo ( flashcard 1) Is this a boy or a man?o What’s this called?

BACK o And this?LINK o ( girl) Is this a boy too?

girl (WIA)

INo Is this a boy or a girl?o Is she a girl or a woman?

OUTo ( flashcard 2) Is this a woman or a girl?o A boy or a girl?o How do you say this in English?

BACKo Is the boy with a teacher or is he with two

girls?LINK o Are they friends?

neighbor

IN

o ( houses) This is his house and this is the girls’ house. Are they friends or neighbors?

o Is the boy a friend or is he the girls’ neighbor?

OUT

o ( two houses on the board) This is your house, and this is my house. Are we friends or neighbors?

o ( two houses on the board) This is your house and this is CCAA. Is CCAA your neighbor or not?

o What’s your neighbor’s name?o Is (mentioned name) S’s friend or is s/he his

neighbor?o Is (mentioned name) his neighbor or your

neighbor?

BACKo Is this boy a client or is he the girls’

neighbor?RECONSTRUCTI

ONo What are they: friends or neighbors?

A Boy: Where are you from?you (pl.)

IN o Is he saying she or you?

OUT

o Are you my students or my clients?o Are you Brazilian or American?o Are you with a doctor or with a teacher?o Are you at an office or at school?

BACK o Is he saying am I or are you?LINK o

where

INo (Pretend you’re looking for you pen)

Where’s my pen? Oh, it’s here.

OUT

o Where’s your book, S?o Ask S where his book is.o Ask S where his pen is.o Ask S where his eraser is.

BACK o Is he saying what or where?LINK o Is he asking where are you?

to be from

INo Is he asking where are you or ( map)

where are you from?

OUT

o I’m from Brazil. Where are you from?o Ask S where s/he is from.o Are you from the U.S. or are you from

Brazil?o I’m from Diadema. Where are you from?

BACKo Is he asking where are you or where are you

from?RECONSTRUCTI

ONo What’s he asking his neighbors?

Girl: We’re from Mexico.Mexico (WIA)

INo Are the girls from Brazil?o Where are the girls from?

OUTo Is Guadalajara in Brazil?o Where’s Guadalajara?

BACK o Is Salma Hayek from Brazil or is she from Mexico?

o And Anahí?

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o Is Thalía from Brazil or is she from Mexico?o What about Luis Miguel?o Where’s Acapulco?o And Cancúm?

LINKo Is she from Brazil?o Where’s she from?

weIN o Is she saying I am or we are?

OUTo Are you and S students or teachers here?o Are you and S friends or neighbors?o Are you and S from Brazil or from Mexico?

BACK o Is she saying I or we?LINK o

we’reIN o Is she saying I’m or we’re?

OUTo Where are you and S from?o Are you from Brazil or from the United

States?BACK o Is she saying we are or we’re?

RECONSTRUCTION

o Is she saying we’re from Brazil?o You’re the girl. Where are you from?

B Boy: Ah, Mexico is very beautiful.beautiful

IN o Is Mexico beautiful?

OUT

o Is Angelina Jolie beautiful or not?o And Gisele Bundshen?o What about Fernando de Noronha?o And Cataratas do Iguaçu?

BACK o And Mexico?

LINKo Is Mexico beautiful or very (gesture)

beautiful?very

IN o What’s he saying about Mexico?OUT o Is Angelina Jolie beautiful or very beautiful?

o And Julia Roberts?o What about Gisele Bundshen?o If you come here at (30 minutes after the

time the class starts) are you a little (gesture) late or very late?

o And if you come here at (1 hour after)?BACK o Is he saying Mexico is very late?

RECONSTRUCTION

o Is he saying Mexico is late or it’s very beautiful?

o What’s he saying?

SITUATION 3blond ( blond boy’s hair)

o He’s blond.o Is he blond or not?o And Xuxa?o And Gisele Bundshen?o And Ana Maria Braga?o And Hebe Camargo?o And Gugu Liberato?o What about Vera Fisher?o And this boy?

dark-haired ( dark-haired boy’s hair)o Is he blond?o Is he blond or dark-haired?o Am I blond or dark-haired?o And Morena?o What about Luan Santana?o Is Tom Cruise blond or dark-haired?o What about Gianecchini?o And the boy?

TITLE THE NEW VCRVCR (WIA)

INo Is this a DVD or a VCR?o How do you say this in English?

OUTo ( flashcard 3) Is this a radio or a VCR?o How do you say this in English?

BACK o Is this my VCR or his VCR?

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LINK o Is this VCR new?new

IN o ( old) Is this new? No. And this VCR?

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o Is your DVD new or not?o What about your TV?o And your English book?o Am I your history teacher or your new

English teacher?

BACKo Is this new or not?o Is this a new radio or a new VCR?

RECONSTRUCTION

o What’s this situation about?

A Blond boy: Hi, Charlie. This is Dan.o ( Charlie) What’s his name?o Is he S or Charlie?o ( Dan) Is this Dan or Mr. Davidson?o What’s the boy’s name?o What’s he saying to Charlie?

Come on over…to come on over

INo Is he saying come to my office?o Come to my office or come to my house?o Is he saying come on over?

OUT

o Let’s pretend I want S to go (gesture) to my house. What do I say?

o Let’s pretend you want your neighbor to go to your house. What do you say?

o You want me to go to your house for lunch. What do you say?

BACK o Is he saying come on in?

RECONSTRUCTION

o Is he saying come to my house or come on over?

o What’s the blond boy saying?

…and see my new VCR.

to see

INo Is he here to listen to music or to see

(gesture) the new VCR?

OUTo I have a new telephone. Do I say come to

listen to music or come and see my new telephone?

BACK o Is he saying “come and listen to music”?

RECONSTRUCTION

o Is he saying come to listen or come to see?o Come to see my new TV or come and see

my new VCR?

Dark-haired boy: All right.all right

INo is he saying no?o Is he saying no or all right?

OUTo Your book, please.o Come on over, S.o Come here and see my new telephone, S.

BACK o Is he saying OK or all right?RECONSTRUCTI

ONo You’re the dark-haired boy. Come on over

and see my new VCR.

B Blond boy: Let’s watch this tape.(video)tape (WIA)

INo Is this a CD?o Is this a CD or a videotape?o You say videotape or…

OUTo ( flashcard 4) Is this a CD or a tape?o Is this a CD or a videotape?o How do you say this in English?

BACK o is this my tape or his tape?LINK o Is he saying come on over?

let’s

INo Is he saying come on over or let’s

(gesture)?OUT o Let’s go to Pizza Hut.

o Let’s go to McDonald’s, S.

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o Invite S to go to McDonald’s.BACK o Is he saying come or let’s?LINK o is he saying let’s listen to music?

to watchIN o Let’s listen or let’s watch?

OUT

o Is he listening to music or watching a tape?o ( 9:00 on the board) At 9, are you

sleeping (gesture) or watching “Amor à vida”?

o Let’s watch “Massacre da Serra Elétrica”, S!BACK o Is he saying let’s see or let’s watch?

RECONSTRUCTION

o Is he saying let’s watch “Massacre da Serra Eletrica” or “let’s watch this tape”?

o What’s the blond boy saying?

C Dark-haired boy:

Who’s that girl?

who

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o is this girl the dark-haired boy or the blond boy’s friend?

o Is she his friend too?o Is he asking where she’s from?o Is he asking where she’s from or who’s she?

OUT

o Who’s your English teacher?]o Ask S who his English teacher is.o Ask S who his neighbor is.o Who’s that girl, S?o Who’s that woman?

BACK o Is she asking where she is from?RECONSTRUCTI

ONo Is he asking about a boy or about a girl?o What’s he asking?

Blond boy: That’s my friend Jean.o Who’s that girl?o Is she his neighbor or his friend?o What’s the blond boy saying?

D Blond boy: And that’s her sister Sue.

sister

INo Is Sue Jean’s neighbor?o Is she Jean’s friend?o Who’s Sue?

OUT

o Is Sandy Junior’s neighbor or Junior’s sister?o Who’s Sandy?o What’s your sister’s name, S?o Is (mentioned name) S’s friend or S’s sister?o Is (mentioned name) your sister or his

sister?

BACKo Is Sue Jean’s partner?o Who’s Sue?

LINK o Is Sue my sister?her

INo is Sue your sister or her sister?o Who’s Sue?

OUT

o ( female S) Is S my name or her name?o What’s her name?o ( female S’s book) Is this your book or her

book?o ( female S’s desk) Is that my desk or her

desk?BACK o Is Sue my friend or her sister?

RECONSTRUCTION

o Is he saying and that’s my sister Sue?o Is he saying that’s my friend Sue or that’s

her sister Sue?o What’s the blond boy saying?