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Unit 5: Role-Plays


Let's Teach English Unit 5: Role-Plays
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Welcome to Let's Teach English. This series offers free online training for English language educators worldwide. Voice of America and the University of Oregon are partners on this project. In this lesson, the teacher presents the learning strategy summarize.

Summary

In this lesson, the teacher sets up a marketplace to use in a shopping role-play. We join the class as the teacher is reviewing common phrases for shopping exchanges. Students separate into groups using a method that requires them to talk with each other.

Students use new language in a authentic context through their role-plays. The shoppers and shopkeepers have different information. This creates a purpose for their communication.

Teacher Preparation Video Transcript

This episode shows a model of teaching through role plays and group projects. Click on the image below to download a pdf of the transcript.

Let's teach English Unit 5: Role-Plays
Let's teach English Unit 5: Role-Plays

Women Teaching Women English Text

Click on the image below to download a pdf of the student text and teacher manual. At the end of the ten-unit course, the whole book will be available for download.

Women Teaching Women English Unit 5: Shopping
Women Teaching Women English Unit 5: Shopping

Women Teaching Women English Listening

These audio files go with Unit 5 of Women Teaching Women English. Click on the "Direct Link" button to the right of the player to download them.

Conversation:

Women Teaching Women English Unit 5: At The Women's Cooperative
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Reading:

Women Teaching Women English Unit 5: Spaniards Shop at Secondhand Stores
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The Let’s Teach English video series offers free online training for English language educators worldwide. It is based on the Women Teaching Women English text for adult, beginning level learners. Voice of America and the University of Oregon are partners on this project. The course includes:

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