Can you spell that,
please?
Learning goals:
Keywords
Using vocabulary related to giving
personal information (address, age,
passport, surname, email address)
address
age
dot
envelope
fill in a form
first name
hyphen
passport
slash
stamp
surname
Pronouncing the letters of the alphabet
Contents
Aims
Year 8
Lesson 1
Vocabulary
Language Analysis
Vocabulary: There are three ways of referring to a person’s surname depending on the type of English
language and its formality:
surname – BrE, formal
last name – AmE, semi-formal
family name – less formal
Instead of first name you can come across: a given name or a Christian name.
Cultural information:
Sherlock Holmes (/ˈʃɜrlɒk ˈhoʊmz/) is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle. A London-based "consulting detective" whose abilities border on the fantastic,
Holmes is known for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise and his use
of forensic science to solve difficult cases. His famous lodgings were at 221B Baker Street, London.
James Bond - a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who
featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections.
The at sign - @ /’æt/
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Procedure
Lead-in
Audio:
Envelope
First name
Surname
Address
Stamp
Passport
Key:
1
2
3
4
5
6
envelope
first name
surname
address
stamp
passport
Extension: Ask students in pairs or groups to
create a list of places where people have to write
or have their names and addresses written. (e.g.
driving licence, letters, application forms). Have
the students ever completed one of these
documents themselves in their own language?
Encourage discussion.
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Main input
Audio:
Assistant: OK, so …What’s your first name?
Kate: Kate
Assistant: And your surname?
Kate: Mackintosh.
Assistant: Oh. How do you spell that?
Kate: M.A.C.K.I.N.T.O.S.H.
Assistant: Is that M.A.C.K.I.N.T.O.S.H.?
Kate: Yes.
Assistant: Thanks. And what’s your address,
Kate?
Kate: Sixteen, Wellington Road, SW3, London.
Assistant: Is that W.E. double L.I.N.G.T.O.N.?
Kate: Yes.
You may have to revise that two letters together
(or numbers in a phone number) are called
‘double L’, ‘double 3’ etc. Encourage the Ss to
listen as many times as they need.
Assistant: And how old are you, Kate?
Kate: I’m 14.
Assistant: Great. Thank you. So …here you are,
your bus pass is ready for you. Don’t lose it!
Kate: I won’t. Thank you very much.
Assistant: You’re welcome.
Key:
1
2
Mackintosh
Wellington
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Practice 1
Audio:
/eɪ/
/i:/
/e/
/aɪ/
/ʊ/
/aʊ/
/ɑ:/
Key:
/a,h,j,k,/ = /eɪ/
/b,c,d,e,g,p,t,v/ = /i:/
/f,l,m,n,s,x,z/ = /e/
/i,y/ = /aɪ/
/q,u,w/ = /ʊ/
/o/ =/aʊ/
/r/ = /ɑ:/
There are 7 circles around a central circle
containing all the letters of the alphabet. The 7
circles each have a phoneme:
/eɪ/ /i:/ /e/ /aɪ/ /ʊ/ /aʊ/ /ɑ:/
written on them and make the sound of that
phoneme when pressed. Ss match the letters with
the sounds.
Extension:
Note that in American English z is pronounced
/zi:/ not /zed/ which is British English.
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Practice 2
Audio:
1. e
2. p
3. g
4. m
5. i
6. v
7. o
8. x
9. j
10. f
Key:
N/A
Give the students these instructions for the
Shooting game. The aim is to match written
words with their sounds.
1
2
3
Look at the letters as they appear.
Listen and ‘shoot’ the letters you hear. They
will disappear from the screen.
Repeat until you have ‘shot’ all the letters.
Students can play the game several times to try
to get a perfect score or beat their best time.
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Practice 3
Audio:
1.
First name: Kate Mackintosh.
M.A.C.K.I.N.T.O.S.H
16, Wellington W.E.L.L.I.N.G.T.O.N Road
SW3
London
2.
First name: William Newby N.E.W.B.Y.
22, Baker B. A. K. E. R. Street
N10
London
3.
Emma Saxon S.A.X.O.N.
9, Saint Alban S.A.I.N.T. A.L.B.A.N. Street
SW11
London
4.
Harry Wong W.O.N.G.
77, Silver S.I.L.V.E.R. Road
SE10
London
Key:
1
2
3
4
Mackintosh, Wellington
Newby, Baker
Saxon, Saint Alban
Wong, Silver
Extension:
Have the Ss notice the way all the people in the
pictures are dressed – secret agent or detective
style. The man in picture 2 is dressed like James
Bond and the one in picture 4 reminds of Sherlock
Holmes. Give your Ss some details about those
famous British characters.
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Practice 4
Audio:
Internet
Email
Text message
Key:
Picture 1 + Audio 2
Picture 2 + Audio 1
Picture 3 + Audio 3
Ss match the pictures with the information on the
recording.
Extension:
Ask the students to work in pairs and spell the
words they hear on the recording. Monitor the Ss
and correct whenever necessary.
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Practice 5
Audio:
William: What’s your email address?
Molly: It’s molly@uk.com What’s yours William?
William: It’s wn-16@school.co.uk
Molly: Thanks.
Key:
1
2
molly@uk.com
wn-16@school.co.uk
Extension:
Allow the Ss to listen to the recording at least
twice to write down the addresses correctly. Ask
the students to work in pairs and exchange their
email addresses.
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English to take away
Audio:
William: OK. Can everyone who wants to go on
the trip to Oxford come here please?
… Hello, what’s your name?
Molly: Molly Jenkinson.
William: How do spell your surname?
Molly: J.E.N.K.I.N.S.O.N.
William: Is that J.E.N.K.I.N.S.O.N?
Molly: Yes.
William: Thank you Molly.
Molly: No problem.
Ask the Ss to listen to the dialogue and then work
in groups and practise similar conversations.
Key:
Extension:
N/A
1
2
3
Prepare pieces of paper with different
surnames written on them.
Ask the Ss to work in pairs and practise
similar conversation like in Screen 8 using the
surnames distributed.
Monitor and correct the Ss’ spelling of the
surnames.
As a follow-up exercise use the handout, prepare
copies for the students, explain the instructions
and ask the students to do the task.
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Handout (English to take away)
Work in pairs. Exchange the information with your partner by asking correct questions:
FIRST NAME: John
SURNAME: Presscott
ADDRESS: 53 Raleigh Street, Brighton
E-MAIL: j.presscott@ucsbrighton.uk
AGE: 34
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FIRST NAME: Ellen
SURNAME: Wainwright
ADDRESS: 71 Enshaw Lane, Newcastle
E-MAIL: wainwright45@newgardens.uk
AGE: 21
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