Teacher Guide
Explain that the students need to use the word provided, unchanged, within a phrase that completes the sentence in a way that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. The phrase they write must have between 3 and 6 words.
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 3: How much can these different events change a person's life?
- moving to a new house
- having a child
- starting a new job
- going to university
- having a pet
How much has (candidate's city) changed in recent years?
Is change generally positive or negative? (why?)
15mins: Worksheet: 30 reading practice - part 3. Discuss the answers.
15mins: Worksheet: 30 reading practice - part 4. Discuss the answers.
15mins: Writing task - Review how to write a report.
An international market research company has asked you to write a report on advertising in your country. The company that has commissioned this report wants to know about the most common approaches used and how consumers respond to them. You are also asked to suggest changes to current approaches or alternative approaches which you believe would be more effective.
Write your report in 220-260 words in an appropriate style.
Write an outline in class together. Have students discuss current advertising techniques in their country. Brainstorm together a list of changes or improvements that could be made. Have students write the titles for each section of their report.
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) Think about the voice - can you switch between active and passive voice?
2) Look at the words directly before and after the gap. If a past participle follows the gap, you know you'll need the auxiliary verb 'have/had' in your response.
3) Do not use fewer than three or more than six words.
4) Do not modify the key word in any way.
5) Contractions count as two words.
6) Keep in mind comparative forms, phrasal verbs and colloquial phrases.
- think yourself lucky you were not / think yourself lucky you weren't
- at your earliest convenience
- was taken by surprise
- in the unlikely event
- a world of difference
- lost track of the/completely lost track of the