ODILON MATERIAL OVERVIEW

Book: REAL SKILLS 1–Teaching Tools for Odilon activities

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Unit / Time / Focus / Skills / Suggested Odilon activity / Correspond-ing pages in Skills Book 1 / Necessary material
Demo
(from Unit 3) / 45-60 minutes / Speaking / Pre-section:
1. Reading
Activity:
1.Writing
2. Speaking
3. Reading
4. Speaking / Demo Speed Dating (Workshop 1, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will interview five other students to find their “match”. / None / Speed Dating Questions
(External website)
Speed Dating Tracking Sheet
(Word document)
Demo
(from Unit 3) / 30 minutes / Watching / Pre-section:
1. Speaking/writing
Activity:
1. Vocabulary
2. Reading
3. Watching
4. Video Comprehension
Post-section:
1. Writing / Demo Technology’s Link to Love (Workshop 2, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will watch a video and answer comprehension questions. / None / Finding True Love: A Look at the History of Dating
(External video)
Demo
(from Unit 3) / 30-45 minutes / Reading / Pre-section:
1. Speaking
Activity:
1.Vocabulary (definitions)
2. Text comprehension
3.Comprehension
Post-section:
1. Speaking / Demo Can You Bank on Technology(Workshop 4, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will read a text called "The Web Goes Interac-tive" about managing one’s money online.
Then, they will complete several activities using information from the text. / None / The Web Goes Interac-tive
(External text)
Demo
(from Unit 3) / 10-15 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
1.Vocabulary
(Fill in the blanks) / Demo Working with Top Words (Workshop 5, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will fill in each blank with the correct word from the Top Words list. / Skills Book 1, page 58
1 / 20 minutes / General Notes for Students / Unit 1 General Notes for Students(Unit 1)
These notes will help students understand how Odilon is structured. / None
1 / 30-40 minutes / Speaking / Activity:
1. Speaking
2. Writing
3. Speaking / Unit 1 Are You Free? (Workshop 1, Unit 1)
In this workshop, students will discuss their schedule with their partner to choose a day and time to plan fun activities. / None / Agenda for the Week
(PDF)
1 / 20 minutes / Writing / Activity:
1. Writing / Unit 1 My Trip of a Lifetime (Workshop 2, Unit 1)
In this workshop, students will plan and write about their dream vacation. / Skills Book 1, pages 16-17
1 / 45-50 minutes / Reading / Pre-section:
1. Speaking
Activity:
1. Reading
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading comprehension
4. Vocabulary
Post-section:
1. Speaking / Unit 1 Travel Companion (Workshop 3, Unit 1)
In this workshop, students will read a text.Then they will complete several activities using information from the text. / None / Tips for Traveling with Friends
(External text)
1 / 30 minutes / Watching / Pre-Section:
1. Speaking
Activity:
1. Watching comprehension
Post-Section:
1. Speaking / Unit 1 Volontourism (Workshop 4, Unit 1)
In this workshop, students will watch a video about voluntourism.
Then they will complete the activity section using information from the video. / None / Travel Report–Volontourism
(External video)
1 / 15 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
1. Vocabulary
(definitions) / Unit 1 Led in the Wrong Directions (Workshop 5, Unit 1)
In this workshop, students will read sentences and then chose the best definition for the words in bold. / None
1 / 20 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
1. Vocabulary (crossword) / Unit 1 Trip Talk I (Workshop 6, Unit 1)
In this workshop, students will complete a crossword using vocabulary from Skills Book, Unit 1. / None
1 / 20 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
1. Vocabulary (crossword) / Unit 1 Trip Talk II(Workshop 7, Unit 1)
In this workshop, students will complete a crossword using vocabulary from Skills Book, Unit 1. / None
1 / 25 minutes / Watching from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Watching / Unit 1 A Map for Saturday (Workshop 8, Unit 1)
In this workshop, students will watch a video and answer questions in Skills Book 1. / Skills Book 1, pages 6-7
1 / 10 -15 minutes / Listening from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 1Raoul’s Responsible Travel Agency (Workshop 9, Unit 1)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment and then answer some questions in the Skills Book 1. / Skills Book 1, page 12
1 / 7 minutes / Pronunciation from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 1Third-Person Singular –S(Workshop 10, Unit 1)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment and then do a pronunciation exercise. / Skills Book 1, page 13
1 / 10-15 minutes / Pronunciation from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 1 Third-Person Singular –S(Workshop 11, Unit 1)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment and will do a pronunciation exercise. / Skills Book 1, page 13
1 / 25-30 minutes / Listening from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 1 Responsible Tourism(Workshop 12, Unit 1)
In this workshop, students will listen to two audio-segments and answer some questions in Skills Book 1. / Skills Book 1, page 14
2 / 15 minutes / Speaking / Activity:
1. Speaking / Unit 2 You Can Be a Sports Announcer (Workshop 1, Unit 2)
In this workshop, students will give a play-by-play of what’s happening in the video. / None / Sports Accidents, Hilarious Bloopers–Funny Moments
(External video)
2 / 10 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
1. Vocabulary (fill in the blanks) / Unit 2 Let’s Play (Workshop 2, Unit 2)
In this workshop, students will fill in each blank with the correct word. / None
2 / 50-60 minutes / Reading / Pre-Section:
  1. Speaking
Activity:
1. Reading
2. Reading comprehension
Post-Section:
1. Speaking / Unit 2 Beverages With a Boost (Workshop 3, Unit 2)
In this workshop, students will read a text about energy drinks.
Then they will complete several activities using information from the text. / None / Energy Drinks Pack a Punch, But Is It Too Much?
2 / 40-45 minutes / Listening / Pre-Section:
1. Watching
2. Speaking
Activity:
1. Reading
2. Text comprehension
Post-Section:
1. Speaking / Unit 2 Sportswear in Style (Workshop 4, Unit 2)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment. Then they will complete the activity section using information from the audio-segment. / None / Bathing Suit 1:
(Picture)
Bathing Suit 2:
(Picture)
High-Tech Suit Earns Gold for Some Swimmers
(External audio segment)
2 / 20-25 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
1. Grammar
2. Vocabulary (fill in the blanks) / Unit 2 Working Out with Words (Workshop 5, Unit 2)
In this workshop, students must choose the correct verb to complete the sentences. / None
2 / 45-60 minutes / Writing / Activity:
1. Writing / Unit 2 Fun and Fitness (Workshop 6, Unit 2)
In this workshop, students will focus on generating ideas and grouping them together. / None
2 / 8 minutes / Pronunciation from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 2 Contracted Forms of the Present Progressive (Workshop 7, Unit 2)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment and do a pronunciation exercise. / Skills Book 1, page 25
2 / 15 minutes / Pronunciation from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 2 Contracted Forms of the Present Progressive(Workshop 8, Unit 2)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment and fill in the blanks with the contracted form they hear. / Skills Book 1, page 25
2 / 20 minutes / Listening from the Skills Book / Focus:Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 2 Giving Fitness Advice (Workshop 9, Unit 2)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment and answer some questions in Skills Book 1. / Skills Book 1, page 26
2 / 20 minutes / Watching from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Watching / Unit 2 Game Whiz (Workshop 10, Unit 2)
In this workshop, students will watch a video and answer some questions in Skills Book 1. / Skills Book 1, pages 29-30
2 / 15 minutes / Listening from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 2 Flying Feathers (Workshop 11, Unit 2)
In this workshop, students will listen two audio-segments and answer questions in Skills Book 1. / Skills Book 1, page 34-35
3 / 45-60 minutes / Speaking / Pre-section:
1. Reading
Activity:
1.Writing
2. Speaking
3. Reading
4. Speaking / Unit 3 Speed Dating(Workshop 1, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will interview five other students to find their “match”. / None / 45 Questions to Ask
Speed Dating Tracking Sheet
3 and Demo / Watching / Pre-section:
1. Speaking
Activity:
1. Vocabulary (definition)
2. Reading
3. Watching
4.Comprehension
5. Watching
6.Comprehension
7.True or false
Post-section:
1. Writing / Unit 3Technology’s Link to Love (Workshop 2, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will watch a video and answer comprehension questions. / None / Finding True Love: A Look at the History of Dating
3 / 30-45 minutes / Writing / Activity:
1. Writing / Unit 3 Blog Blog Blog (Workshop 3, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will write a blog. / None
3 / 30-45 minutes / Reading / Pre-section:
1. Speaking
Activity:
1.Vocabulary (definition)
2. Reading comprehension
3.Comprehension
Post-section:
1. Speaking / Unit 3 Can You Bank on Technology (Workshop 4, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will read a text about managing one’s money online.
Then, they will complete several activities using information from the text. / None / The Web Goes Interac-tive
(External text)
3 / 15 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
  1. Vocabulary
(fill in the blanks) / Unit 3 Working with Top Words (Workshop 5, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will fill in each blank with the correct word from the Top Words list. / Skills Book 1, page 58
3 / 15 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
1. Vocabulary (crossword) / Unit 3 Technically Speaking I (Workshop 6, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will complete a crossword. / None
3 / 15 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
1. Vocabulary (crossword) / Unit 3 Technically Speaking II (Workshop 7, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will complete a crossword. / None
3 / 15 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
1. Vocabulary (crossword) / Unit 3 Technically Speaking III (Workshop 8, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will complete a crossword. / None
3 / 10 minutes / Listening from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 3 Muriel’s Message: Activity 1 (Workshop 9, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will listen to two audio-segments and answer some questions in Skills Book 1. / Skills Book, pages 41-42
3 / 10 minutes / Listening from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 3 Muriel’s Message: Activity 2 (Workshop 10, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will listen an audio-segment and answer some questions in Skills Book 1. / Skills Book, page 41
3 / 7 minutes / Pronunciation from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening
2.Pronunciation / Unit 3 The –ED Ending of Regular Verbs in the Simple Past: Exercise 1 (Workshop 11, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment and do a pronunciation exercise. / Skills Book, page 51
3 / 10 minutes / Pronunciation from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 3 The –ED Ending of Regular Verbs in the Simple Past: Exercise 2 (Workshop 12, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment and fill in the blanks with the missing words in the simple past. / Skills Book, pages 51-52
3 / 20 minutes / Watching from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Watching / Unit 3 Email Overload (Workshop 13, Unit 3)
In this workshop, students will watch a video and answer some questions in Skills Book 1. / Skills Books, pages 52-54
4 / 45-50 minutes / Watching / Pre-Section:
1. Speaking
Activity:
1. Watching
2. Vocabulary (definition)
3. Watching comprehension
Post-Section:
1. Speaking / Unit 4 Seeking Your Fortune (Workshop 1, Unit 4)
In this workshop, students will watch a video about economic psychics (people who predict financial markets).Then, they will complete several activities using information from the video. / None / Economic Psychics
(External video)
4 / 15 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
1. Vocabulary (definition) / Unit 4 Defining the Undefinable (Workshop 2, Unit 4)
In this workshop, students will match each word with its correct definition. / None
4 / 45-50 minutes / Reading / Pre-Section:
1.Speaking
Activity:
1. Reading
2. Vocabulary (definition)
3. Text comprehension
Post-Section:
1. Speaking / Unit 4 Divine Encounters (Workshop 3, Unit 4)
In this workshop, students will read a text called "The Angel's Delay." Then, they will complete several activities using information from the text. / The Angel's Delay
4 / 20-25 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
1. Vocabulary / Unit 4 The Roots of the Unknown (Workshop 4, Unit 4)
In this workshop, students will create new words by taking a root or base form of the word and adding a prefix or a suffix to it. / Skills Book 1, pages 63 and 76
4 / 30-45 minutes / Speaking / Activity:
1. Reading
2. Speaking / Unit 4 The Solar System and Beyond (Workshop 5, Unit 4)
In this workshop, students will have to retell the story they read. / None / UFO Sighting Reports—Canada
(External website)
4 / 40-45 minutes / Writing / Activity:
1. Reading
2. Writing / Unit 4 Solving the Unknown I (Workshop 6, Unit 4)
In this workshop, students will have to prepare a survey to get answers to a question. They will ask 10 people their questions and record the answers. / Skills Book 1, pages 61-62
4 / 45 minutes / Writing / Activity:
1. Writing / Unit 4 Solving the Unknown II (Workshop 7, Unit 4)
In this workshop, students will write a summary of the results of their survey and any conclusions they can draw from it. / None
4 / 25 minutes / Watching from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Watching / Unit 4 The Legend of the Flying Canoe (Workshop 8, Unit 4)
In this workshop, students will watch a video about a legend from 1891.Then, they will and answer some questions in Skills Book 1. / Skills Book 1, pages 64-65
4 / 5 minutes / Pronunciation from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Pronunciation / Unit 4 Silent Letters: Exercise 1 (Workshop 9, Unit 4)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment and do a pronunciation exercise. / Skills Book 1, page 68
4 / 5 minutes / Pronunciation from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 4 Silent Letter: Exercise 2 (Workshop 10, Unit 4)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment and identify the silent letters. / Skills Book 1, page 69
4 / 20 minutes / Listening from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 4 Paranormal Investigations (Workshop 11, Unit 4)
In this workshop, students will listen to two audio-segments. Then, they will answer some questions in Skills Book 1. / Skills Book 1, pages 72-73
5 / 15 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
1. Vocabulary (crossword) / Unit 5 Body Language (Workshop 1, Unit 5)
In this workshop, students will complete a crossword. / None / The Romance Bible's Body Language Basics website
(External website)
5 / 60-75 minutes / Speaking / Activity:
1. Speaking
2. Writing / Unit 5 Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire (Workshop 2, Unit 5)
In this workshop, students will play the lie-detector game in front of the whole class. / None
5 / 45-50 minutes / Reading / Pre-Section:
Speaking
Activity:
1. Reading
2. Vocabulary (fill in the blanks)
3. Reading comprehension
Post-Section:
Speaking / Unit 5 The Eyes Have It (Workshop 3, Unit 5)
In this workshop, students will read a text. Then they will complete several activities using information from the text. / None / Vocabulary of Facial Expressions
(External website)
Culture Is Key to Interpreting Facial Emotions
(External text)
5 / 35-40 minutes / Listening / Pre-Section:
Speaking
Activity:
1.Listening
2. Reading comprehension
Post-Section:
1. Speaking / Unit 5 Guilt, after the Lie(Workshop 4, Unit 5)
In this workshop, students will listen to a podcast called “Why Feel Guilt?”.Then, they will complete the activity section using information from the podcast. / None / Why Feel Guilt?
(External podcast)
5 / 15 minutes / Vocabulary / Activity:
1. Vocabulary (fill in the blanks) / Unit 5 The Truth About Lying (Workshop 5, Unit 5)
In this workshop, students will fill in each blank with the correct word from the list. / Skills Book, page 94
5 / 45 minutes / Writing / Activity:
1. Writing / Unit 5 Innocent Lies (Workshop 6, Unit 5)
In this workshop, students will have to answer three questions about lying. / None
5 / 10 minutes / Watching from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Watching / Unit 5 Deception Detectives (Workshop 7, Unit 5)
In this workshop, students will watch a video about how to detect dishonesty. Then, they will answer some questions in Skills Book 1. / Skills Book 1, pages 82-83
5 / 4 minutes / Pronunciation / Activity:
1.Pronunciation / Unit 5 Words Spelled with EI: Exercise 1 (Workshop 8, Unit 5)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment and do a pronunciation exercise. / Skills Book 1, page 85
5 / 4-6 minutes / Pronunciation / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 5 Words spelled with EI: Exercise 2 (Workshop 9, Unit 5)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment and identify the “ei” vowel sound. / Skills Book 1, page 85
5 / 6-8 minutes / Listening from the Skills Book / Activity:
1.Listening / Unit 5 Looks Can Be Deceiving: Activity 1 (Workshop 10, Unit 5)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment and will take notes on the appearance of two couch-surfers. / Skills Book 1, pages 86-87
5 / 4-6 minutes / Listening from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 5 Looks Can Be Deceiving: Activity 2 (Workshop 11, Unit 5)
In this workshop, students will listen to an audio-segment. Then, they will answer some questions in Skills Book 1. / Skills Book 1, page 87
5 / 8-10 minutes / Listening from the Skills Book / Activity:
1. Listening / Unit 5 Keeping Your Integrity (Workshop 12, Unit 5)
In this workshop, students will listen to two audio-segments. Then, they will answer some questions in Skills Book 1. / Skills Book 1, pages 91-92
6 / 50-60 minutes / Watching / Pre-Section:
1. Reading
2. Speaking
Activity:
1. Watching
2. Watching comprehension
Post-Section:
1. Speaking / Unit 6 Altruism (Workshop 1, Unit 6)
In this workshop, students will watch a video which will make them think about altruism.
Then they will complete the activity section using information from the video. / None / Altruism (noun)
(External website)
Egotism/Altruism Test
(External website, test)
Female DogMothers Kittens
(External video)
6 / 30-45 minutes / Writing / Activity:
1. Writing / Unit 6 Random Acts of Kindness (Workshop 2, Unit 6)
In this workshop, students will write about a specific situation from the past when they or someone else showed selflessness. / None
6 / 50-60 minutes / Reading / Pre-Section:
1. Speaking
Activity:
1. Reading
2. Vocabulary (definition)
3. Reading comprehension
Post-Section:
1. Speaking / Unit 6 Helping Your Community (Student A) (Workshop 3, Unit 6)
In this workshop, students will read a text. Then, they will complete several activities using the information from the text. / Should Young People Be Made to Volunteer?
(External text)
6 / 50-60 minutes / Reading / Pre-Section:
1. Speaking
Activity:
1. Reading
2. Vocabulary (definition)
3. Text comprehension / Unit 6 Helping Your Community (Student B) (Workshop 4, Unit 6)