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L. 18 Renting an Apartment

1. Relate and get ready: in your own culture/community-

   1. 1. what is the best way to find an apartment for rent?

   2. 2. what defines an "apartment"? What other living arrangements are available?

   3. 3. what are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a student dorm? How about living in an apartment?

2. INTO

   1. warm up-setting stage

      1. films

      2. doll house toys

      3. Pictures

   2. Comprehensive Input

      1. vocabulary: animated text and stroke, flash card

      2. Grammar/Sentence patterns: drill

         1. D1: V 了 time expression 了~

         2. D1: 連~都/也

         3. D1: V得下/V不下

         4. D1: 多- approximate number

         5. D2: Interrogative Pronouuns with 都/也 (Asisha vs. Mona worksheet)

3. THROUGH

   1. Guided Practice

      1. vocabulary: games

         1. Go fish!-1. picture cards; 2. word cards

         2. Master mind

         3. Quizlet

         4. Digital Games: typing Chinese, matching, etc.

      2. Grammar/Sentence patterns

         1. "Hot potato"speaking

         2. Grammar worksheets

         3. digital games

4. BEYOND

   1. Application & Extension

      1. TIC-TAC-TOE assignment

      2. Reading

         1. Feng Shui, for highest level students

         2. 三合院/四合院

         3. Authentic Classified

      3. Presentation

         1. Floorplan.com

         2. Students introduce their house (as a landlord/Realtor)

   2. Evaluation & Reflection

      1. Assessment tasks-evidence (what students know and can do!)-Performance tasks & other evidence (tests, quizzes, projects)

         1. Listening-interpretive

            1. Informal

            2. Formative

         2. Reading-Interpretive

            1. Informal

            2. Formative

         3. Speaking-Interpersonal

            1. Informal

            2. Formative

         4. Speaking-Presentational

            1. Informal

            2. Formative

         5. Writing-Presentational

            1. Informal

            2. Formative

      2. Formative: HW/Project, quiz, Read aloud

      3. Summative: unit test, role play

5. Tool

   1. toy furnitures

   2. films/pictures

   3. music

   4. story

   5. E-Games for Grammar pattern/Drill

   6. check for understanding by doing activities/games!

      1. go fish

      2. Bingo

      3. Human Bingo-sign

      4. memory

      5. domino

      6. give 1 get 1

      7. battleship

      8. matching 對對碰-checking the vocabulary

      9. 支援前線

      10. 老師說

      11. 五子棋

      12. 賣湯圓

      13. 戳戳樂

      14. 3A4B guessing words game

1. Learning Objectives

   1. 1. Describe your current and ideal living quarters

   2. 2. Name common pieces of furniture

   3. 3. State how long you have been living at your current residence

   4. 4. Common briefly on why a place is or isn't good for someone

   5. 5. Discuss & Negotiate rent, utilities, and security deposits