That's My Bus! — Teacher Edition

Listening

10 minutes

Say to student:

"Poor Alex! Did he get Pia's phone number? Let's learn how to ask personal questions."

Dialogue: Pia and Alex (from L04) exchange contact info at a bus stop.

Alex and Pia

Here is the text from the listening. Read along and check your answers.

Where are you from, Pia?

I'm from Mexico.

How old are you?

I'm 22. What's your phone number?

It's 555-89—

555-89 what?

Oh no, that's my bus! Bye!

Wait! What's the number?!

Who is she... Pia from Mexico, no number!

or click any bubble to hear one line

Comprehension:

1. Where is Pia from?

2. How old is Alex?

3. Did Alex get Pia's phone number?

Language Focus

12 minutes

Grammar: Wh-questions com be: What / Where / Who / How old

Form	Structure
Affirmative	Resposta padrão: My ___ is ___. / I'm ___. / I'm [number] (years old).
Negative	Resposta negativa: My ___ isn't ___. / I'm not from ___. / I'm not [number].
Interrogative	What's your ___? / Where are you from? / Who's he/she? / How old are you?

Examples:

What's your name? — My name is Alex.

Where are you from? — I'm from Mexico.

Who's that? — He's my friend Carlos.

How old are you? — I'm 22.

Try it!

1. 's your name? (What / Where / Who)

2. are you from? (What / Where / Who)

3. old are you? (What / How / Who)

4. 's your phone number? (What / Where / How)

Answers: 1. What | 2. Where | 3. How | 4. What

Common Errors

How old you are? → How old are you?
Em perguntas, o verbo vem ANTES do sujeito: are you, não you are.

I have 22 years. → I'm 22.
Em inglês, idade usa BE (não HAVE). I am 22 = I'm 22 (years old).

Explicação (PT-BR):
What = o que/qual. Where = onde. Who = quem. How old = quantos anos. Padrão: Wh-word + is/are + sujeito? Ex: What's your name? Where are you from? Resposta: My name is ___ / I'm from ___ / I'm ___ years old.

Practice

15 minutes

Watch for:
- Teen vs Tens: thirTEEN (stress on TEEN, long /tiːn/) vs THIRty (stress on THIR, short /ti/). Exaggerate the difference.
- Phone numbers: ALWAYS digit by digit. '555-89' = 'five-five-five-eight-nine', NEVER grouped.
- 'How old are you?': answer is 'I'm 22.' NOT 'I have 22 years' (Portuguese interference).
- Email: @ = 'at', . = 'dot'. 'ana@gmail.com' = 'ana at gmail dot com'. Brazilian says 'arroba'.
- 'What's' revisited: already appeared in L02. Now with more question words. Reinforce: What's = What is.
- Bus plot: exploit the humor! If student laughs, the context works. If not, explain: 'Alex doesn't have Pia's number!'

Question Words

Complete with the correct question word.

HowWhoWhereWhat

1. 's your name? — My name's Alex.

2. are you from? — I'm from Mexico.

3. 's he? — He's my friend Carlos.

4. old are you? — I'm 22.

5. 's your phone number? — It's 555-8935.

6. are they from? — They're from Japan.

Answer Key:
1. What
2. Where
3. Who
4. How
5. What
6. Where

Numbers 11-30

Match the number to the word.

Column A

Column B

thirteen

fourteen

fifteen

twenty

thirty

twenty-one

Answer Key:
13 = thirteen
14 = fourteen
15 = fifteen
20 = twenty
21 = twenty-one
30 = thirty

-teen or -ty?

Listen to your teacher. Which number do you hear? Choose A or B.

1. thirteen or thirty?

13 (thirteen)

30 (thirty)

✅ Correct: 13 (thirteen)

2. fourteen or forty?

40 (forty)

14 (fourteen)

✅ Correct: 14 (fourteen)

3. fifteen or fifty?

15 (fifteen)

50 (fifty)

✅ Correct: 15 (fifteen)

4. sixteen or sixty?

16 (sixteen)

60 (sixty)

✅ Correct: 16 (sixteen)

5. seventeen or seventy?

70 (seventy)

17 (seventeen)

✅ Correct: 17 (seventeen)

Practice — Wh-words and Counting

Read each prompt out loud. Use the EXACT phrase or count clearly.

1. Count from 11 to 15: eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen.

2. Count from 16 to 21: sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one.

3. Count by tens: ten, twenty, thirty.

4. Look at the photo. Ask me three questions about it: Who is that? Who is the man? Who is with him?

5. Look out the window. Say: Oh no, that's my bus! Wait! Who's on that bus?

6. Tell me your address: My address is ___ (street name and number).

Complete Personal Info Exchange

You met someone new. Exchange complete personal information — no bus this time!

Scenario:

You met someone new. Exchange ALL personal information. This time, no bus interruption!

Useful Expressions

What's your name?Where are you from?How old are you?What's your phone number?What's your email?Nice to meet you!

Speed-round — finish before the bus comes!

TEACHER: (taps watch) Quick! Your bus is coming. What's your name?
YOU: I'm ___.
TEACHER: Where are you from?
YOU: ___.
TEACHER: How old are you?
YOU: ___.
TEACHER: Phone number?!
YOU: It's ___, ___, ___...
TEACHER: Email?!
YOU: ___@___.com
TEACHER: (looks back) Bus is here! Bye!
YOU: Bye! Nice to meet you!

Let's Talk

13 minutes

Let's Talk!

Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!

Real personal info — answer about people you know.

1. How old is someone in your family? Pick anyone — son, daughter, brother, sister.

Follow-up: Wow! And how old are you?

Target: My ___ is [number]. / He's/She's [number] years old.

Expected answer: My brother is 18.

Tip: Forces 3rd-person 'is' + family vocabulary. Then bounce back to student's own age. Correct 'has 18 years' to 'is 18 years old'.

2. What's your email? Spell it for me, letter by letter.

Follow-up: Got it! Let me read it back: ___?

Target: It's [letter] [letter] [letter] @ [provider] dot com.

Expected answer: M-A-R-I-A at gmail dot com.

Tip: Forces letter-by-letter spelling (preview pra L07 alphabet). Correct 'arroba' → 'at'. Repeat back what you heard so student verifies. Many emails end @gmail.com / @hotmail.com / @yahoo.com.

3. Now ask ME 3 personal questions. Don't repeat the dialogue!

Follow-up: Good question! And one more — anything you want to know.

Target: What's your ___? / Where are you from? / How old are you?

Expected answer: What's your name? / Where are you from?

Tip: Switch roles — student becomes interviewer. Force 3 different question types (não pode repetir 'What's your name'). Aceite mas pressione variedade. Bom pra ativar all the wh-words em production.

4. Look at me. Guess: Where am I from? How old am I?

Follow-up: Close! / Wrong! Try again.

Target: Are you from ___? Are you ___ years old?

Expected answer: Are you from Brazil? Are you 30?

Tip: Game-style guessing — força yes/no questions com BE + age/origin. Aceita chutes errados, dá pista cultural. Pode mentir/inventar (sou de Marte, tenho 200 anos) pra divertir.

5. Pick a famous person. Don't tell me the name — describe with 'Who is...?' until I guess.

Follow-up: Hmm, is it [guess]? Give me one more clue!

Target: Who is from Brazil? Who is a singer? Who is twenty years old?

Expected answer: Who is from Argentina? Who is a player?

Tip: Forces 'Who is...?' question structure. Student gives clues using 'Who is + adjective/role' until teacher guesses. Bom pra ativar 'Who' produtivamente — aluno usa what (origin, age, role) que aprendeu pra construir clues.

Extension activity: Aluno rapido: preencher um 'identity card' com: Name, Age, Country, Nationality, Phone, Email. Depois apresentar: 'My name is ___, I'm ___ years old, I'm from ___...'

Self-Assessment

How did you do today?

✓
I can ask personal questions: What's your name? How old are you?
✓
I can say my phone number in English.
✓
I can hear the difference between thirteen and thirty.

Great work today!

Next class: REVIEW! Everything from lessons 1 to 5.