Teacher Guide
Have the students choose which of the words provided feels more natural for them in each gap and then discuss why the other options are not correct. Explain that the need to pay attention to the word that follows the gap.
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:
Discuss useful expressions:
I see your point but...
It's also worth bearing in mind that...
Coming back to what you were saying about...
At the end of the day...
What's your take on_______?
You've got a point there...
If you think about it like this...
The bottom line is...
Questions:
1. What is the appeal of each of these jobs? (2 mins)
(write the following list on the board)
1. surgeon
2. politician
3. teacher
4. football player
5. judge
Now decide which job should receive the highest salary. (1 minute)
15mins: Review: Noun clauses
A noun clause is a dependent clause that acts as a noun. They often begin with relative and indefinite pronouns such as that, what, whatever, when, whenever, where, whether, which, who, whoever, etc. Noun clauses can act as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of a preposition.
Diagram the following sentences with your students.
Whoever thought of this idea is a genius.
Choose a gift for whomever you want.
Whichever restaurant you choose is fine for me.
My greatest asset is that I'm a hard worker.
Do you know what the weather will be like?
****Extra tips:
That- noun clauses:
In an informal sentence, you can omit 'that'.
- It's also good to know (that) they're helping the environment.
- I can guarantee (that) you'll make a lot of new friends.
Use 'the fact that'...
When the noun clause is a subject.
-The fact that you're not a member of the trust makes no difference.
After a preposition or after verbs such as change, face (up to) and overlook:
-We have to face up to the fact that we don't have enough resources right now.
When a wh-noun clause follows certain nouns (e.g. example, problem), we often have to include 'of' before the wh-word.
-We'd like to follow the example of what they've done at Broadstone Park.
10mins: Worksheet: 12 noun clauses
Answers: 1) Object of prep 2) Subject 3) Direct object 4) indirect object 5) subject 6) object of a prep
15mins: Test: 12 reading practice - part 1
Answers: 1 C 2 C 3 D 4 A 5 C 6 C 7 B 8 A
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
1) Read through the text before answering the questions to give yourself a sense of what it's about.
2) In this section, you will need to be familiar with collocations, phrasal verbs, linking words and vocabulary. Students will need to differentiate between the shades of meaning in similar words, focusing on the appropriate selection of words that fit the overarching topic of the text, as well as prepositions and infinitives that surround the gaps which can affect the meaning of the word.
3) Read through the gaps. Continue the sentence until you arrive at a full stop. This will help give you context.
4) If you are unsure, try to work out which words are incorrect. Use process of elimination. 5) If you don't know the correct answer, make a guess.
- C - whether
- C - claim
- D - What
- A - whether
- C - Which
- C - idea
- B - all
- A - imaginable