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Time Sample Tasks Expected Outcome Resources 15’ Warm up In pairs, students look at the pictures and create a story Write some key words as prompts for the story: tenant – renter look for – house hunt landlord – owner/manager tenancy agreement – contract monthly rent – security deposit – extra money give notice – write a letter pay back – return Ask students about the laws and steps involved in renting a house or apartment in their countries Generate interest Activate prior knowledge PLS Worksheet: Get Ready! 20’ Vocabulary practice Students work individually to complete the reading cloze Students compare their answers with a partner Students answers in the PLS wikibook or booklet Go over any new vocabulary, but encourage students to apply word attack strategies first: Ask for peer support Guess the meaning from context Look in monolingual dictionaries In pairs, students discuss questions As a class, check answers and discuss Understand key information and specific details about giving security deposits and getting security deposits back Predict information in a text PLS Worksheet: Predict the Vocabulary! , or the Learning about the Law (Working in BC, Renting a Home) booklet
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