Franco Scamarone Garcia

COURSE: I1 BOOK: Top Notch 3 UNIT: 1 PAGES: 2-3

GENERAL AIMS: Compare customs in meetings from different countries

Topic: International meeting’s guidelines
Functions: Introducing yourself, asking for information, etc
Skills: Vocabulary, speaking
Lexical items: Affiliates, run smoothly, promptly, refrain from…, etc
Materials: Markers, PPT, board.

Greeting: 10 min 3:55pm

 Introduction and attendance.

Warm up: Pair work 15 min 4:10pm

 PPT1: Introduce yourself. Model activity:
o Name
o Occupation
o Hobbies
o What did you do on New Years Eve?
 PPT2: Introduce your partner to the class.

Exercise A Individual 10 min 4:20pm

 Artwork exploration.
 PPT:
o What is the text about?
o Who is it addressed to?
o Where and when will the meeting take place?
o Who has organized the meeting?
 PPT: Clarify if necessary:
o affiliate
o run smoothly
o promptly
o refrain from…

Exercise B Group work (3) 15 min 4:35pm

 PPT:
o Are the guidelines from the event similar to Peru’s?
o Why do you think Rowan Paper International feels it’s important to tell
participants about meeting etiquette? Give at least 3 reasons.
o What could happen if they didn’t clarify expectations?
o Describe what could happen if a person didn’t know a country’s etiquette
guidelines?

Extension 1 Group work (3) 10 min 4:45pm

 PPT:
o Discuss and write at least 4 etiquette guidelines for meetings in Peru.
o Do you think any of these are excessive or outdated?
o Do you think we need any other guideline?
Exercise C Lockstep 10 min 4:55pm
 Artwork exploration.
 SS listen to the conversation.
 PPT:
o Does Surat introduce himself first?
o What does Teresa want to know?
o When does Surat say it’s OK to use first names?
 Ask SS what “wai” is.
 Ask SS another way to say “yes”.

Exercise D Pair work 10 min 5:05pm

 Follow book instructions.

Exercise E Individual 5 min 5:10pm

 Follow book instructions.

Exercise F Group work (3+) 10 min 5:20pm

 Follow book instructions.

MEL & WTs

 Give SS MEL codes.
 Give SS WTs dates.