Resources

15mins: Introduction:

Online homework: Discuss any problems or difficulties the student may be having.

Independent reading: Ask the student about what they have read in English during the last week. If you are reading a novel together, discuss the assigned reading and any vocabulary words/ writing assignments.

Speaking part 3:

Tips:

- This section is all about collaboration with your partner. You will need to work together as a team.

- Avoid monologues - aim to be interactive with your partner as much as possible

- Keep a healthy balance between offering your opinion and suggestions as well as asking for theirs.

- Non-verbal skills are just as important in this exercise. Show you are listening and engaged with your partner while they are talking by looking at their face or nodding your head.

- Keep the question in mind. Avoid getting too far off topic, and be sure to answer the question fully and completely.

Questions:

1. How have these inventions changes people's lives: (2 minutes)

(write the following list on the board)

1. aeroplane

2. electric lightbulb

3. telephone

4. computer

5. television

Now decide in which of these inventions has been the most important. (1 minute)

15mins: Review: Adverbial Clauses

An adverbial clause adds extra information to the main clause about things such as time, reason or purpose.

Ex: I don't eat breakfast because I'm always in a rush.

These clauses work like an adverb, so the purpose of the clause is to modify a verb, adjective or adverb. Most adverbial clauses begin with a conjunction and can come before or after the main clause. As with any clause, it must contain a verb or a subject to be complete.

An adverbial clause can give us more information about...

Time:

Use when to refer to:

- a point in time - Once I was eating some sweets in my bedroom when my mother walked in.

- circumstances in which something happened - When I get home late, I take a ready meal out of the freezer.

- a past period in our lives - When I was younger, my mother used to keep an eye on what I ate.

- 'every time' something happens - Whenever I have one of those ready meals, I'm always hungry again by the time I go to bed.

Contrast and concession:

Although and though can be used to say there is a contract between the first and second clause.

Other similar phrases to contrast a clause are:

- Despite the fact that I'm well aware of the theory of the healthy diet, it's still hard to put into practice.

- in spite of the fact that - in spite of the fact I'm well aware...

- in spite of + -ing - in spite of knowing...

Whereas can show contrast with the main clause.

Whilst can be used as a more formal alternative to while.

Reason:

Use because, since, as, seeing that provide a reason or an explanation.

- She made a particular effort because/as/since I was often ill as a child.

Purpose and result:

in order to/so as to

- I have to get out of my house by 7:30 in order to catch my bus.

Informally, we can use the same sentence with only the infinitive.

- I have to get out of my house by 7:30 to catch my bus.

10mins: Worksheet: 10 adverbial clauses (finish for homework)

15mins: Test: 10 reading practice - part 2

05mins: Warm down: Goodbye, see you next time. Encourage students to do additional reading for vocabulary building outside of the lesson. News articles, short stories, and novels are all great examples.

00mins: Homework - complete the next section of the online homework

Worksheet answers:

3.1: 2 as, 3 when, 4 as/when, 5 as, 6 when/whenever, 7 As/When, 8 While

3.2: 2 despite getting 3. despite being 4. despite living 5. despite the alarm going off 6. despite there being 7. despite being/ despite it being

Test: 1. except 2. much 3. until/to/till 4. so 5. in 6. meet/turn 7. surprisingly 8. other