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.
10mins: 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 2:
Use speaking materials to practice speaking part 2. Remind students to A.B.C. - always be comparing!
15mins: Worksheet: 29 reading practice - part 1.
Extension - give each student 3 minutes to skim the completed text and make some notes about what they've read. Then, have each student give a 1-minute presentation as if they were broadcasters producing a short news story segment.
20mins: Worksheet: 29 listening practice - part 4. Discuss different strategies for completing this task. Remember, there's no 'one method' for doing this exercise. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different strategies.
10mins: Writing task - Review how to write a formal letter. Brainstorm situations in which an individual may need to write a formal letter to someone. Assign the following prompt to students.
Prompt:
You have read the following information from a British University and have decided to apply for a course.
The university welcomes applications to all its courses from overseas students. Please write to the Admissions Officer giving details of the course you wish to apply for and why. Your letter should include an outline of your qualifications and any other relevant information.
Write your letter of application. (220-260 words)
Write an outline in class together. Have students decide what course they'll be applying for, why they want to apply for it and what their qualifications are. Students will finish the letter for homework.
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.
- B - switches
- A - relative
- D - subordinates
- A - manner
- C - cautiously
- A - cache
- D - hierarchy
- C - adapting