Page 5 - Pre-Intermediate English Course - Teachers Book 1

Topic 2 - The University Experience

- Develop and practice using the present simple, past
simple and past continuous tenses to discuss
educational experiences.

- Develop and use verb-noun collocations relating to
Aims for today studies.

- Listen to identify advice and take notes for
discussion.
- Write about your personal experience of studying.

In pairs ask students to think of differences between school
education and university education. Which is the biggest
Optional Warmer
difference and why?

Task 1

Skill Reading
Time 10 mins
Some vocabulary will be new for students. Try and
encourage them to guess the meaning of any new words
Teaching Tips given the context.

Assessment Students compare their answers with a partner.

Task 2
Skill Vocabulary

Time 25 mins
Give students some time to look through the Grammar Key in
their Course Books. Explain that collocation awareness

Teaching Tips develops vocabulary use and improves their English level.
A.
Students match the verbs and nouns together. This could be
done as a whole group or individually.
Check that students understand what a collocation is and
elicit other collocations from them.

A.
Check answers together. Elicit more examples of verb-noun
Assessment collocations for this topic. Students should be encouraged to
create a vocabulary book.
B./C.
Check spelling during feedback. Highlight word endings, as
this will help students recognise similar word formations.
Nominate students to read full sentences during feedback.

Answers A.