Lesson 5
Classroom Activities
1.
2.
3.
4.
What do you call? + Review
Wiki Writing Project
What am I doing? + Review
Roll Twice and Compare
Homework:
Do all the homework in Lesson 5
on Labodanglais.com
What do you call someone
who…?
Card Game
Syllable Stress
French: final stress
English: penultimate stress
professeur
professor
technicien
technician
• French syllables receive
more equal stress.
• The final syllable of French
words can be stressed,
sounding longer and louder.
• English syllables receive
unequal stress.
• The syllable before last is
usually stressed
• Unstressed vowels are
reduced to /Ə/
Typical Pronunciation Errors
Final stress
Penultimate stress
mister
mister
teacher
teacher
 Learners often stress the
–er at the ends of words.
 Stress the penultimate
syllable and reduce the
vowel in the final syllable to
/Ər/
Practice penultimate stress
-ar/-er/-or
• Beggar
• Designer
• Director
• Farmer
• Surveyor
-cian
• Electrician
• Technician
• Musician
• Pediatrician
• Magician
Play “What do you call someone who…?”
(20 minutes)
What do you
call someone
who designs
clothes?
A designer.
Grrr!
Okay, it is
my turn.
Shuffle the cards and place
them in the middle.
Player 1 takes a card and asks
the question on the card.
Player 2 and 3 try to guess the
answer first. Player 1 gives
the card to the first one to
guess correctly.
The player to the left takes the
next turn.
The player with the most cards
at the end is the winner.
Lesson 5
Classroom Activities
1.
2.
3.
4.
What do you call? + Review
Wiki Writing Project
What am I doing? + Review
Roll Twice and Compare
Homework:
Do all the homework in Lesson 5
on Labodanglais.com
What do you call someone
who…?
Vocabulary Review
Find the Errors
[h] airplanes?
How do you call someone who‘s jumps out of [v]
Q:What
A: A skydiver
I design
buildings.
I’m an
architect.
Shout out
the name of
the job.
I paint
pictures.
I’m an artist.
I travel and
work in
outer space.
I study the
stars.
I’m an
astronaut.
I’m an
astronomer.
Finish review
I bake cakes,
bread and
pies.
I serve
customers at
a bank.
I’m a baker.
I’m a bank
teller.
I cut men’s
hair.
I keep
honeybees.
I’m a
barber.
I’m a
beekeeper.
Finish review
I beg.
I keep my
company’s
books.
I’m a
beggar.
I’m a
bookkeeper.
I bus tables.
I cut meat.
I’m a
busboy.
I’m a
butcher.
Finish review
I install TV
and
Internet
services.
I hammer
and saw
wood.
I’m a cable
repairman.
I’m a
carpenter.
I add up
customers’
purchases.
I create
recipes and
cook.
I’m a
cashier.
I’m a chef.
Finish review
I work with
chemicals.
I solve
technical
problems.
I’m a
chemist.
I’m a
computer
technician.
I work on a
construction
site.
I dig for
valuable
minerals
I’m a
construction
worker.
I’m a miner.
Finish review
I climb
mountains.
I play
musical
instruments.
I’m a
mountain
climber.
I’m a
musician.
I care for
patients.
I treat
pregnant
women.
I’m a nurse.
I’m an
obstetrician.
Finish review
I test eyes
and make
eyeglasses.
I treat
children.
I’m an
optometrist
I’m a
pediatrician.
I fill
prescriptions.
I do physics.
I’m a
pharmacist.
I’m a
physicist.
Finish review
I create
opportunities
for people to
learn.
I do surgery.
I’m a
teacher
I’m a
surgeon.
I weld.
I’m a
welder.
Yes,
and
I’m a
vet.
I treat sick
animals.
I’m a dog.
End of vocabulary review of What
do you call someone who…?
End of vocabulary review of What do you call someone who…?
Lesson 5
Classroom Activities
1.
2.
3.
4.
What do you call? + Review
Wiki Writing Project
What am I doing? + Review
Roll Twice and Compare
Homework:
Do all the homework in Lesson 5
on Labodanglais.com
A Story
What do all these people have in common?
Hi, I’m Biff. I’m
always taking my
shirt off.
We all work
together in
the same
office!
Hi, I’m Steve.
I’m always
gettingWe
drunk
all work
and waking
up in
together
with a hangover.
the same
office!
We all work
together in
the same
office!
They are
all
unusual
Hi, I’m George.
We
all
work
I’m
always
and…
together
in
eating
birthday
the
same
cakes.
office!
workI’m
Hi, We
I’m all
Louise.
together
always
talkingin
about
thetravels.
same
my
office!
Hi, I’m Jenny.
Hi, I’m Mary. I’m
I’m always
always falling in
going
We all work
together
love.
in theshopping.
same office!
Our story
1
2
This is our story. It
begins with a
description of our
office
Then you’ll read a
description of each
employee.
Our story
3
4
My greatest
desire…
Then, things started
to go terribly wrong.
The
dream
revealed
a secret.
Everyone in the
office had a
dream.
Our story
5
All the employees had a
performance review
interview with the boss.
Then, someone was laid off.
6
After the lay-off, someone got
punched and someone was
kissed.
Good story, right?
There are unusual characters.
There is a lot of drama.
There is only one problem.
We need someone to write our story for us.
Wiki Writing Project
A story about co-workers
The Wiki Writing Project
1. You will work in groups of 5-6 students
2. Each group will create an original office related to a field of
study. A variety of workplaces are possible.
We all work
together at
the same
resort hotel.
Copyright © 2003 David Monniaux
We all work together at the same
hospital.
We all
work
together
at the
same
theatre.
We all work together at
the same real estate
development company.
We all work together at city hall.
The Wiki Writing Project
1. You will work in groups of 5-6 students
2. Each group will create an original office related to a field of
study.
3. Each student will create an original character in that office
4. Each week in class, group members will talk about 1 section
of the story
5. Each week in the lab and at home, group members will write
1 section of the story on the wiki
What is a wiki?
1. A wiki is a multi-page
electronic document
that multiple authors
can create together.
2. A famous example is
Wikipedia.
3. The word wiki comes
from the Hawaian
word wiki-wiki, which
means “fast”.
Find your project on Labodanglais.com
Click the
link
What does the wiki look like?
Select your
group
What will our group page look like?
Click Edit
page.
Links to
character
pages
Description of
your office
List of
group
members
What will our group page look like?
Click Edit
page.
How does the project work?
Character
Page
Character
Page
Group
Page
Character
Page
Each group has its
own group page
Character
Page
How does the project work?
Character
Page
Character
Page
Group
Page
Character
Page
Character pages
are linked to the
group page
Character
Page
What will my
character page
look like?
Section 1: Description
Section 2: Dream
Section 3: Bad day
All the instructions for writing the
project are on your character page
AND on pages 339-352 of your book.
Section 4: Interview
Section 5: Lay-off
Each group member must create a
character
1. Your character must be unusual.
–
Ordinary characters will ruin the game for everyone
2. Your character must be different
–
Your character cannot resemble you.
3. Your character must interact
–
Can I play by myself? No.
4. Your character must suffer
– Good writers are cruel to their characters.
How do we get started?
Step 1
• Get into groups of 56 people in related
programs
• Each group is given
an office number
Step 2
• Take turns asking, “Would you
like to ask the next discussion
question?”
• Ask and answer the discussion
questions on p. 340.
Step 3
Transfer the information to the wiki
on Labodanglais.com
End of the first hour
Lesson 5
Classroom Activities
1.
2.
3.
4.
What do you call? + Review
Wiki Writing Project
What am I doing? + Review
Roll Twice and Compare
Homework:
Do all the homework in Lesson 5
on Labodanglais.com
What am I doing?
Card Game
Repeat
Wa
Wa-wa
Tam
Tam-tam
Eye
Eye-eye
Tam-eye
Wa-tam-eye
What am I doing?
Play “What am I doing?”
(20 minutes)
What am I
doing? Boohoo-hoo.
You are
crying!
Grrr!
Okay, it is
my turn.
Shuffle the cards and place
them in the middle.
Player 1 takes a card and asks
the question on the card.
Player 2 and 3 try to guess the
answer first. Player 1 gives
the card to the first one to
guess correctly.
The player to the left takes the
next turn.
The player with the most cards
at the end is the winner.
Lesson 5
Classroom Activities
1.
2.
3.
4.
What do you call? + Review
Wiki Writing Project
What am I doing? + Review
Roll Twice and Compare
Homework:
Do all the homework in Lesson 5
on Labodanglais.com
What am I doing?
Review
Find the errors
A:
B:
A:
B:
What you are doing?
I’m lock the door.
What you are doing?
We have meeting.
Find the errors
A:
B:
A:
B:
What you are doing?
I’m lock the door.
What you are doing?
We have meeting.
Find the errors
A:
B:
A:
B:
What are you doing?
I’m lock the door.
What are you doing?
We have meeting.
Find the errors
A:
B:
A:
B:
What are you doing?
I’m lock the door.
What are you doing?
We have meeting.
Find the errors
A:
B:
A:
B:
What are you doing?
I’m lock the door.
What are you doing?
We have meeting.
Find the errors
A:
B:
A:
B:
What are you doing?
I’m locking the door.
What are you doing?
We have meeting.
Find the errors
A:
B:
A:
B:
What are you doing?
I’m locking the door.
What are you doing?
We have meeting.
Find the errors
A:
B:
A:
B:
What are you doing?
I’m locking the door.
What are you doing?
We have meeting.
Find the errors
A:
B:
A:
B:
What are you doing?
I’m locking the door.
What are you doing?
We are having a meeting.
Find the errors
A:
B:
A:
B:
What are you doing?
I’m locking the door.
What are you doing?
We are having a meeting.
Great!
I’m
answering
the phone.
I’m arriving
late.
I’m clapping.
I’m clasping
my hands.
Finish review
I’m closing
my desk
drawer
I’m closing
the door
I’m crossing
my arms.
I’m emptying
the garbage
can.
Finish review
I’m fetching
coffee.
I’m filing
documents.
I’m folding
paper.
I’m giving
directions.
Finish review
I’m gossiping.
I’m having a
meeting.
I’m locking
the door.
I’m
measuring.
Finish review
I’m
offering
someone
a chair.
I’m opening a
door.
I’m opening
my desk
drawer.
I’m pacing
back and
forth.
Finish review
I’m plugging
in a lamp.
I’m punching
holes in a
piece of
paper.
I’m putting
my feet up.
I’m raising
my hand.
Finish review
I’m
sharpening a
pencil.
I’m
shredding a
piece of
paper.
I’m stacking
boxes.
I’m
stapling
paper.
Finish review
I’m taking a
message.
I’m turning
on the lights.
I’m sitting
down.
I’m flirting
with a coworker.
Finish review
End of vocabulary review of What
do you call someone who…?
End of review of What am I doing…?
Lesson 5
Classroom Activities
1.
2.
3.
4.
What do you call? + Review
Wiki Writing Project
What am I doing? + Review
Roll Twice and Compare
Homework:
Do all the homework in Lesson 5
on Labodanglais.com
Comparisons
Find the errors
• When the accountant arrived at work, she
looked more beautiful then a fashion model.
Find the errors
• When the accountant arrived at work, she
looked more beautiful then a fashion model.
Find the errors
• When the accountant arrived at work, she
looked more beautiful than a fashion model.
Find the errors
• The boss is as lazy than a dog.
Find the errors
• The boss is as lazy than a dog.
Find the errors
• The boss is as lazy as a dog.
Find the errors
• My desk was messy and dirty yesterday. Today,
my desk is more messy and more dirty.
Find the errors
• My desk was messy and dirty yesterday. Today,
my desk is more messy and more dirty.
Find the errors
• My desk was messy and dirty yesterday. Today,
my desk is messier and dirtier.
One or two
syllable adjectives
use –er.
Three or more
syllable adjectives
use more.
Two comparative forms
Adjective + -er
Big  Bigger
Small  Smaller
Fast  Faster
Slow  Slower
Messy  Messier
Dirty  Dirtier
Crazy  Crazier
More + adjective
Beautiful  More beautiful
Intelligent
 More intelligent
Participles use
more.  More comprehensible
Comprehensible
Interesting  More interesting
Developed  More developed
Notice how y becomes I
when you add –er.
Find the errors
• The receptionist is more smarter than the
boss.
Find the errors
• The receptionist is more smarter than the
boss.
Find the errors
• The receptionist is smarter than the boss.
Roll Twice and Compare (p. 98)
1
2
3
4
5
6
People in
this class
1
Famous
Women
2
Famous
Men
3
People in
the News
4
Animals
5
Everyday
Things
6
Fill inPut
the
thegrid, roll twice, and compare
1
People in
this class
Famous
Women
Famous
Men
People in
the News
Animals
Everyday
Things
names
2 of
classmates in
this row.
Angelina
Jolie
Put the names
of famous men
in this row.
3
4
5
6
Put the names
of famous
women in this
row.
Brad
Pitt
Stephen
Harper
Put a variety of animals in
this row.
Put a variety of ordinary
objects in this row.
1
2
Put the names
of politicians or
others
currently in the
spotlight.
Pig
3
4
5
Toaster
6
Fill in the grid, roll twice, and compare
1
2
3
4
5
6
People in
this class
1
Famous
Women
Celine
Dion
Angelina
Jolie
Megan
Fox
Scarlet
Johansson
Miley
Cyrus
Ginette
Reno
2
Famous
Men
Justin
Bieber
Tom
Cruise
Brad
Pitt
George
Clooney
Jim
Carey
Chris
Rock
3
People in
the News
Barak
Obama
Hillary
Clinton
Pauline
Marois
Stephen
Harper
Jean
Charest
Mayor
Applebaum
4
Animals
Dog
Cat
Horse
Chicken
Pig
Worm
5
Everyday
Things
Knife
Fork
Car
Laptop
Feather
Toaster
6
How to play
• Fill in the grid completely
• Take turns rolling the dice twice and comparing two
items
•
Be respectful when
For example:
comparisons
– Brad Pittmaking
is more interesting
than a pig.
– Brad Pitt is not as powerful as Barak Obama.
classmates.
– Brad Pittinvolving
makes more money
than Stephen Harper.
– Angelina Jolie is taller than a toaster.
• The goal of the game is to make your partner laugh
Some comparative adjectives
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
-er
Faster/slower
Smarter/dumber
Hotter/colder
Cooler/warmer
Crazier/saner
Funnier/dryer
Prettier/plainer
Stronger/weaker
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
More/less
More amazing
More intelligent
More energetic
More frustrating
Less crazy
Less fun
Less beautiful
Less powerful
Share your comparisons with the class
• This your chance to receive corrective feedback from your
teacher.
• If you have questions, now is your chance to ask them.
End of the second hour
Lesson 5
Classroom Activities
1.
2.
3.
4.
What do you call? + Review
Wiki Writing Project
What am I doing? + Review
Roll Twice and Compare
Homework:
Do all the homework in Lesson 5
on Labodanglais.com