Simulation Plan - Cafe (Emergent Syllabus)
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The document outlines a plan for a practical simulation exercise in a classroom setting, where students role-play ordering food and drinks at a café. It provides guidelines for both teachers and students, including resources for vocabulary and example dialogues. Additionally, it suggests extending the simulation to include more complex scenarios and encourages discussion about personal preferences related to cafés.
Simulation Plan - Cafe (Emergent Syllabus)
- 1. Emergent Syllabus sample simulation: at a café Overview Use this plan to prepare and do a practical simulation in class. This plan guides the teacher and the student for the activity; however, the materials or content will come from the activity itself. The teacher and student can use phrasebooks and websites to find useful vocabulary/phrases and real/realistic background information. Task Description Consider a task that you may need to do in the near future. For example, you are at a café or bar; choose the food and drink you want and then order it. Initial Task Use an online menu to choose your favorite snacks and drinks. You can look for cafes/bars in a location where your target language is spoken. Here is an example from two cafés in Boulder… • http://www.thecupboulder.com/menu/ • http://foolishcraigs.com/page/1913q/Menus/Lunch.html Simulation Activity (in-class) Prepare the phrases and words you will need for this simulation. Then practice or “role-play” the situation in-class. Consider these questions or mini dialogues … • Customer o Saying hello o Asking for the menu o Ordering drinks/snacks o Asking for the bathroom (perhaps use a floor plan… http://tinyurl.com/37pzjzx) o Asking about smoking areas or for an ashtray o Asking to pay o Paying o Saying thank you and good bye • Barista/waiter o Saying hello o Giving the menu o Asking what kind of coffee/tea Large/small Coffee types Hot/cold o Giving the bill or simply saying the amount owed o Saying thank you and good bye The following resources may be useful… • www.smartphrase.com • Google Translator • Phrasebooks: paper-based (physical) or iPhone app Taking it Further The simulation can be extended in class to include more complex situations. • the café does not have the item on the menu • the tea/coffee/food is not hot • some cutlery/silverware is dirty • you don’t know the café’s Wi-Fi password • the café’s Wi-Fi is not working – ask if they can reset the modem Discussing the topic A more general conversation about the topic will help to reuse the new words and phrases. Discuss what you like/dislike about cafés. Consider the following questions… • How often do you go to cafés? When do you go? • What do you do in cafés (read the newspaper, meet a friend, work)? • Do you always go to the same place? Why? • What do you look for when choosing a café? Visit http://www.avatarlanguages.com/teaching/guide.php for further resources. Avatar Languages Page We are an online language school offering private classes in English, Spanish and other languages. 1/1 Find out more about our innovative teaching at www.avatarlanguages.com