ESOL Leeds Entry 1 Give instructions

ESOL Leeds 2 (Entry 1 Give instructions)

Video: making a cup of tea
Language skill: make statements of fact / give instructions

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Making a cup of tea - Statements of fact

Scenario: Chris is in the kitchen. Rufus asks him what he's doing.

Rufus: Hello!

Chris: Hello!

Rufus: What are you doing?

Chris: I'm a cup of tea.

Rufus: How?

Chris: First, I'm filling the kettle. Now, I'm in the kettle. I'm switching it on at the plug, and, I'm switching it on at the kettle. Now we wait. I'm the tea bag from the box, and I'm it in the cup. I'm taking the sugar and I'm the sugar: two for me, I like it sweet. Would you like a cup of tea Rufus?

Rufus: Yes please!

Chris: One for Rufus. Teabag. would you like ?

Rufus: No thank you.

Chris: No sugar. So I'm putting the sugar over there. Oooooh, the kettle is boiling! I'm the kettle and I'm pouring the water into the tea and I'm being careful. Now I'm leaving the tea to brew. it to brew for about 2/3 minutes. I like three minutes because I like my tea strong. Okay, it's 2 minutes later and I'm squeezing the teabags. Now I'm taking the teabags out, them again. Okay. Milk Rufus?

Rufus: Yes please.

Chris: So I'm pouring the milk into the tea. Ah. I make a perfect cup of tea. I'm the tea. Okay, we're ready, we've finished. Rufus, here's your tea.

Rufus: Thank you.

Chris: There you go Rufus, there's your cup of tea.

Rufus: Thanks very much!

Chris: Cheers.

Rufus: Cheers.

Chris: What's that like?

Rufus: It's horrible!

Chris: Why?

Rufus: It's too sweet!

Chris: Yeah, mine's disgusting, it's horrible. There's no sugar!

Rufus: Cheers!

Chris: Cheers!

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Making a cup of tea - Giving instructions

Scenario: The tea and coffee machine is broken. Chris tells Rufus how to make a cup of tea herself.

Rufus: I a cup of tea!

Chris: Then let's a cup of tea.

Rufus: Okay.

Chris: First, the kettle with water.

Rufus: Okay.

Chris: Okay. Next, in the kettle.

Rufus: Okay.

Chris: No, plug in the kettle.

Rufus: Oh! Okay.

Chris: Next, on the kettle. And switch on the kettle. There's a on the kettle. Yes. Okay. Rufus, next take the teabag from the box. Now put it in the cup.

Rufus: Put what in the cup?

Chris: Put it in the cup. It. The teabag. Okay. Do you want sugar?

Rufus: Yes.

Chris: You do? Okay. a spoon. Pick up the spoon, yeah. Good. the sugar in the cup. Yes. Just one? Oh. The water's boiling. Now up the kettle and the water into the cup, that's it, pour the water into the cup. Now leave the tea to brew. Put the kettle down and leave the tea for 2/3 minutes. Now the teabag with the spoon. That's it. Squeeze. Yeah. Does it look good? Okay, take it out. No, the teabag out. Put the teabag in the bin. Put the spoon down. Now the milk. Now pick up the spoon and stir the tea. Stop! Taste it! Drink it. Is it nice?

Rufus: Cheers!

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Making a cup of tea - Statements of fact

Scenario: Chris is in the kitchen. Rufus asks him what he's doing.

Rufus: Hello!

Chris: Hello!

Rufus: What are you doing?

Chris: I'm making a cup of tea.

Rufus: How?

Chris: First, filling I'm the kettle. Now, I'm plugging in the kettle. I'm switching it on at the plug, and, I'm switching it on at the kettle. Now we wait. I'm [1] the tea bag from the box, and I'm [2] it in the cup. I'm [3] the sugar and I'm [4] the sugar: two for me, I like it sweet. Would you like a cup of tea Rufus?

Rufus: Yes please!

Chris: One for Rufus. teabag. would you like sugar?

Rufus: No thank you.

Chris: No sugar. So I'm [5] the sugar over there. Oooooh, the kettle is boiling! I'm lifting the kettle and I'm [6] the water into the tea and I'm being careful. Now I'm leaving the tea to brew. leaving it to brew for about 2/3 minutes. I like three minutes because I like my tea strong. Okay, it's 2 minutes later and I'm [7] the teabags. Now I'm [8] the teabags out, [9] them again. Okay. Milk Rufus?

Rufus: Yes please.

Chris: So I'm [10] the milk into the tea. Ah. I make a perfect cup of

tea. I'm stirring the tea. Okay, we're ready, we've finished. Rufus, here's your tea.

Rufus: Thank you.

Chris: There you go Rufus, there's your cup of tea.

Rufus: Thanks very much!

Chris: Cheers.

Rufus: Cheers.

Chris: What's that like?

Rufus: It's horrible!

Chris: Why?

Rufus: It's too sweet!

Chris: Yeah, mine's disgusting, it's horrible. There's no sugar!

Rufus: Cheers!

Chris: Cheers!

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Making a cup of tea - Giving instructions

Scenario: The tea and coffee machine is broken. Chris tells Rufus how to make a cup of tea herself.

Rufus: I want a cup of tea!

Chris: Then let's make a cup of tea.

Rufus: Okay.

Chris: First, fill the kettle with water.

Rufus: Okay.

Chris: Okay. Next, plug in the kettle.

Rufus: Okay.

Chris: No, plug in the kettle.

Rufus: Oh! Okay.

Chris: Next, switch on the kettle. And switch on the kettle. There's a switch on the kettle. Yes. Okay. Rufus, next [11] the teabag from the box. Now [12] it in the cup.

Rufus: [13] what in the cup?

Chris: [14] it in the cup. It. The teabag. Okay. Do you want sugar?

Rufus: Yes.

Chris: You do? Okay. [15] a spoon. Pick up the spoon, yeah. Good. [16] the sugar in the cup. Yes. Just one? Oh. The water's boiling. Now pick up the kettle and [17] the water into the cup, that's it, [18] the water into the cup. Now leave the tea to brew. [19] the kettle down and leave the tea for 2/3 minutes. Now [20] the teabag with the spoon. That's it. [21] . Yeah. Does it look good? Okay, [22] it out. No, [23] the teabag out. [24] the teabag in the bin. [25] the spoon down. Now [26] the milk. Now pick up the spoon and stir the tea. Stop! Taste it! Drink it. Is it nice?

Rufus: Cheers!

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