TELEPHONE
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60-minute Lesson Plan
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate to Upper Intermediate "Who Invented the Telephone?" Multi-page lesson:
Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Basic English Dialogs
TELEPHONE Level: Beginner to Elementary Three short dialogs for vocabulary, listening, and speaking practice Extension activity on attached Page 2 Answer Key attached on Page 3 Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
DIALOG 1
DIALOG 2
DIALOG 3
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Writing Practice
TELEPHONE Level: Elementary to Intermediate "Write a short paragraph about a phone conversation that you had recently. Did you call someone - or did someone call you? When? What did you talk about? How long did you talk?" Focus on past simple tense Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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'Questions About You'
Writing Practice TELEPHONE Level: Elementary to Advanced Answer the questions about you. One page worksheet with ten questions Answers will vary. Time: Approx. 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Pair Work Discussion
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate 20 different questions about telephones - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts Pair work Time: Approx 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Discussion Practice
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate to Advanced 16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity. These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Time: Approx 10 - 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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'Find Someone Who' Activity
TELEPHONE Level: Elementary to Intermediate Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Version 1 and Version 2) Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Listening - Dictation
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate Listen and complete the sentences with the different numbers that you hear; 'read-aloud-cues' / Answer Key attached Time: Approx 5 to 10 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Reading and Grammar
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate Adapted from the lesson at the top of this page 310-word article: 'Who Invented the First Telephone?'
Notes and Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Listening
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate 2 minutes 36 seconds (see above reading text and audio file) Eight listening comprehension questions Notes, Grade Conversion chart and Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Board Game
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate to Advanced 30 questions about telephones For groups of two to three players Time: Approx 20 to 25 minutes Dice required Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate 15 telephone-related vocabulary items Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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15 Essential Words About Telephones
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answer the phone
busy call country code dial |
extension number
hang up message mobile phone operator |
pay phone
phone number ring text wrong number |
Try the interactive version of the above quiz!
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EMAIL to your learners!
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Word Bank - Writing Activity
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate to Advanced Write an opinion essay to answer this question: "Schools and colleges should ban cell phones on schools grounds and campuses. Do you agree or disagree?" Use at least 6 of the 15 words on the left; 2 pages of lined writing paper. Time: Approx 25 - 30 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Bank
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate to Advanced 63 telephone-related vocabulary items Question: Which 5 words below are kinds of phones? Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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63 Words About Telephones
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answer the phone
area code bad connection busy busy signal call caller cell phone collect call connect cordless phone Could I speak to country code |
dial
dial tone directory disconnect extension number hang up Hello hold hold on Hold the line home phone international call land line |
leave a message
local call long distance make a call missed call mobile phone office number on hold operator operator assisted pay phone person-to-person phone bill |
phone book
phone booth phone call phone card phone company phone line phone number pick up prank call public phone recharge redial ring |
ring tone
Speaking SIM card take a message telemarketer text text message toll free voice mail wrong number yellow pages |
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Vocabulary Quiz
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate to Advanced 14 telephone-related vocabulary items Answer Key attached Time: Approx 10 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Try the interactive version of the above quiz!
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EMAIL to your learners!
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Crossword
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate to Advanced Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached Time: Approx 20 - 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Search
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate to Advanced 18 telephone-related vocabulary items Answer Key attached Time: Approx 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Rank & Discuss Opinions
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate to Advanced 12 statements about telephones Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups Time: Approx 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Advice Column
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate to Advanced Newspaper advice column with 3 problems about telephones Students read and then discuss or write about possible solutions. Time: Approx 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Worksheet
TELEPHONE Level: Intermediate to Advanced Brainstorming and dictionary practice Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given. Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer. Time: Approx 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Have your learners try the Advanced Level Listening exercise and learn about the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, on my Learner Listening site - click on the image below!
