Oh! You shouldnt have!

Interaction
Pair w ork
Aim
To practice the language for giving and receiving gifts.
Time
2025 m inutes
Skills
Speaking
Grammar and functions
G iving and receiving gifts
O ffering to pay
Saying thank you
Vocabulary
Presents / gifts
Preparation
M ake one copy of the w orksheet for each student
in the class. Cut up the w orksheet w here indicated.
Answers
Respondingto a gift / Sayingthank you
Thats very kind of you, thanks. / W hat a generous
gift.
Youre really too kind. Thank you very m uch.
O h, you are naughty! But thank you anyw ay. /
A rent they beautiful!
O h! Isnt that lovely! / Is that for m e? H ow lovely!
O h you really shouldnt have. / Thank you.
I havent got anything for you Im afraid.
Offeringa gift
H eres a little som ething for you. / H appy Birthday.
I hope you havent got this one already.
This is to say thank you. / This is for dessert. Its a
Brazilian speciality.
I thought you m ight like this.
Offeringto pay
Let m e get this. / This is on m e. / This is m y treat.
Ill get this.
Procedure
1 A sk students to w ork in pairs or sm all groups.
A sk students to talk about experiences they
have had giving and receiving presents, e.g. the
best and theworst presents they have
recei ved, embarrassi ng moments.
If necessary, refer them to unit 9, lesson 3 from
the Students Book: G ifts of love.
2 E licit brief feedback from the w hole class.
3 H and out one copy of the w orksheet to each
student. G o through each picture w ith the
w hole class, and brainstorm vocabulary and
phrases that could be used in each situation /
if they received those gifts.
4 A sk students to study the phrases at the
bottom of the w orksheet and place each phrase
in a category in the table provided. Students
can do this individually or in pairs. M onitor the
students, helping if necessary.
5 E licit feedback from the w hole class. Pay
particular attention to pronunciation. M odel
the phrases for the students, focussing on
intonation and sentence stress.
6 H ave students practice the phrases in pairs by
giving each other som e of the pictures as gifts.
Their partner should respond using an
appropriate phrase. M onitor the activity.
7 H ave students m ove openly around the class,
offering presents (the present cards) to other
students, w ho should respond appropriately.
Additional ideas
This activity could be extended to a full role play of
a dinner party. Students could be in groups of four,
one as a host and the others as guests arriving or
leaving, offering gifts and saying thank you.
Oh! You shouldnt have!
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Unit 9C Teachers Notes
Unit 9C
Thats verykind of you, thanks. Let me get this.
Heres a little something for you. This is on me.
What a generous gift! Youre reallytoo kind. Thank you verymuch.
Oh, you are naughty! But thank you anyway. This is for dessert. Its a Brazilian speciality.
Thank you. I havent got anything HappyBirthday. I hope you havent got this
for you Imafraid. one already.
Arent theybeautiful! Oh! Isnt that lovely!
This is mytreat. Is that for me? Howlovely!
Oh! You reallyshouldnt have! This is to saythank you.
I thought you might like this. Ill get this.
Sayi ng t hank you Of f er i ng a gi f t Of f er i ng t o pay