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Conversation Activator Pair Work Cards
 
For the Teacher
 
The Pair Work Cards are designed to offer an alternative approach to the
“Conversation Activator” exercises at the end of Lessons 1, 2, and 3 of each unit of
the Student’s Book. Each conversation model is divided into two cards: one with
Student A’s part and one with Student B’s part, with blank spaces in which each
student can personalize his or her part. In this way, students get guided practice and
an opportunity to manipulate each model, using their own words and ideas, thus
making key social language unforgettable. They are a great way to get students “out
of the book” to more actively converse with each other.

Within the Teacher’s Edition and Lesson Planner, the icon along with the note
“Conversation Activator Pair Work Cards” indicates the suggested point of use for
the pair work cards.

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Conversation Activator Pair Work Cards
 
 
Teaching Ideas
 
 
 
IDEA 1: Guided Conversation Cards
 
Give pairs of students two corresponding pair work cards. Ask students to practice the
conversation, providing their own words in the blank spaces. Then ask them to
exchange cards and reverse roles.
 
 
IDEA 2: Logical Variations
Have a competition in which pairs of students or small groups try to fill in the blank
spaces with as many logical variations as possible. Allow time for students to read their
conversations out loud in class.
 
 
Example:  
   
Practice with a partner. Use your Practice with a partner. Use your
own words. own words.
   
   
A: I need , please. (a shirt / a A:
 

uniform / a skirt)  
 
B: B: . What size? (No
 
  problem / OK / Sure)
 
A: . (Small / Medium / A:
 

Large)  
 
B: B: And what color?
   
   
   
A: . (Green / Red / Brown) A:
   
   
   
B: B: . This way, please.
(OK / Sure / No problem)

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IDEA 3: Test Cards
 
Use the pair work cards as a written (or oral) test of social language. Students fill in the
blank spaces, a task that requires them to use vocabulary appropriately and to make
structural changes in the original model.
 
 
YOUR OWN IDEAS

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