Listening and Reading Comprehension

English for All          Episode 1 of 19

 

Objectives:

 

·        Learn to use like to, want to, hate to, need to.

·        Learn how to find a job or get a better job.

 

Outcomes:

 

·        The student will correctly use the simple present tense with the verbs want, need, like and hate + infinitive to express personal wants, needs, likes, and dislikes (e.g., She likes to play soccer.).

 

·        The student will also learn job vocabulary via listening and reading.

 

Warm-Up:

 

Click here to review verbs in the present tense. 

·        http://www.cyberstep.org/efa/outline/index.htm

·        http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepresent.html

 

New Instruction:

 

1.      Click on www.myefa.org .  This will take you to the English for All site. 

      (You may want to print this page so that you do not have to keep clicking back for the directions.)

 

2.      You may sign in as a visitor  or register as a student  .

 

3.      If you want to register as a student, please do the following:

Click on .  Complete the form like the sample below.

 

Sign-in Name:

Password:

EFA Class:

Class Password:

First Name:

Last Name:

Email:

 

4.      Once you have registered as a student, all you will have to do to sign in is click on .

 

5.      Your teacher can provide you with a record sheet and help you with the sign-in or

       click here F for a record sheet (print it) and click here F for more directions.

 

6.      Complete and record all of the activities in Episode #1.  Let your teacher know when you are done by either showing him/her your record sheet or by emailing him/her.

 

Feedback and Review:

 

·        Use like, want, need, and hate followed by an infinitive (to + verb).

o       I like to study English.

o       I want to learn more English.

o       I need to learn English to get a job.

o       I hate not having a job. 

·        Click here for some more practice with present tense verbs:

o       http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/present1.html

 

Transfer of Knowledge or Skills:

 

Continue with the next 19 episodes of English for All.   For more listening practice related to the world of work, click on the following links:

 

·        Answering Machine

http://www.esl-lab.com/phone/phonerd1.htm

 

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