Ss watch some photos and try to predict what is the problem going on, according to the pictures. To get in context teacher ask if the problems shown are expected or unexpected, so Ss can talk about situations that happen by surprise.

Ss listen to the audio a first time to get the main idea. Then teacher show a bank of phrases (Functional Language) and encourage them to listen again and try to find those words in the audio to make a fill the gap activity. 1. Well I’m afraid Fiona’s not in today, and we’ve got a couple of staff off sick. ______________. 2. Yeah. ________________. Just let me get my diary. 3. Oh no! _________________ Are we too late? 4. ______________. I so wanted to see it! 5. _____________. It’s just I’m flying to Czech Republic tomorrow. 6. _____________. So what do you suggest then? After Ss finish tecaher shows Answer Key 1. Well I’m afraid Fiona’s not in today, and we’ve got a couple of staff off sick. Oh Dear! 2. Yeah. I don’t see why not. Just let me get my diary. 3. Oh no! You’re joking! Are we too late? 4. Oh, what a shame! I so wanted to see it! 5. Oh, that’s a pity. It’s just I’m flying to Czech Republic tomorrow. 6. Right, I see. So what do you suggest then?

MEANING Ask CCQs to students to elicit meaning. - Do you think we can use these expressions when we are surprised for something that is happening in fron of us? - Are these useful to talk about somenthing that we were expecting? PRONUNCIATION For prounctiation practice Teacher show sentences one by one and apply MERD. Model: Teacher use appropriate intonation and pronunciation. Elicit: Teacher ask students to find the stressed word or word. Then teacher shows the stresses. Also if there are linking words and weak sounds. Repeat: Teacher repeat teh sentence. Drill: Tecaher ask students to repeat chorally and individually. The sentences and phrases used are: Oh Dear! Yeah. I don’t see why not. Just let me get my diary. Oh no! You’re joking! Are we too late? Oh, what a shame! I so wanted to see it! Oh, that’s a pity. It’s just I’m flying to Czech Republic tomorrow. Right, I see. So what do you suggest then? Oh, waht a nuisance. This is ridiculous! Oh. That’s a pity. I don’t believe it! Oh for goodness’ sake. APPROPRIACY Are these phrases formal or informal?

Teacher gives students a dialogue and they pick from some options the correct phrase to complete the idea. Students work individually, and then go into BORs to discuss results. MOM: Hurry up sweetie, we need to leave early! SON: Wait a second mom, I`m about to be ready! MOM: I’m so excited! I haven’t been at the beach since you were 5! Can’t wait to be there. SON: Yes mom, you have been talking about this day for so long… MOM: Oh no… wait a second! _______________. Look at the sky! It´s about to rain… There`s a storm coming! SON: No way mom! We checked the weather yesterday; _______________. MOM: No jokes! Look at the window… _______________. SON: You’re right! Look at the breaking news on tv! ____________. MOM: ________________. What can we do? We must stay at home! SON: But mom think about this: beach is two and a half hours away, I don´t think the storm is going to reach there. I don´t see why not try to get there. MOM: Mmmmm, not sure. It could be dangerous. SON: Come on! Let’s do it! MOM: Give some time to think. Losing my beach day after all these years: ______________. After that teacher shows the answer key. MOM: Hurry up sweetie, we need to leave early! SON: Wait a second mom, I`m about to be ready! MOM: I’m so excited! I haven’t been at the beach since you were 5! Can’t wait to be there. SON: Yes mom, you have been talking about this day for so long… MOM: Oh no… wait a second! I don’t believe it! Look at the sky! It´s about to rain… There`s a storm coming! SON: No way mom! We checked the weather yesterday; you must be joking. MOM: No jokes! Look at the window… This is ridiculous! SON: You’re right! Look at the breaking news on tv! What a shame! MOM: Right, I see. What can we do? We must stay at home! SON: But mom think about this: beach is two and a half hours away, I don´t think the storm is going to reach there. I don´t see why not try to get there. MOM: Mmmmm, not sure. It could be dangerous. SON: Come on! Let’s do it! MOM: Give some time to think. Losing my beach day after all these years: that’s a pity.

Topic. Think about 2 or 3 good and unexpected things that happened to you returning to "normal" life during pandemic. Teacher gives 1 or 2 minutes for the students to write their ideas. Then the students go into BORs to discuss with their peers, and try to build a dialogue where their answers content the functional language.

Read some sentences that are not correct and let the students find the possible mistakes