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 practice: Write the information on the whiteboard and have a discussion with your students. Remind students that speaking part three is a collaboration task. Students will need to work together in groups of two or three to discuss the information presented to them.
How can people motivate themselves to do these different things?
- eat healthily
- do housework
- break a bad habit
- meet a deadline
- learn a new skill
Useful words and phrases: strive, bias, prejudice, speculate, alienate, confidence, go the extra mile, put your heart into something, run out of steam, you snooze, you lose, to come a long way, to kill two birds with one stone, to hit the jackpot, to rise to the occasion, to make a comeback, to give it all you've got, the key to success
15mins: Test: 37 reading practice - part 2
Mini-discussion: What does it mean to 'sleep on' something? What are some benefits to 'sleeping on' an idea you've had? When is it better to make a decision in the moment?
15mins: Module 2: Student Blog. Students begin creating content for their blog post. Tell students to imagine they work for a social media marketing company. Have students write a short proposal to their boss, explaining the idea for their new blog. What will the blog be about? What is the main purpose and function of the blog? Is it to raise awareness for a social issue? Sell products? Share information? Tell the student to be as specific as possible. Encourage them to use the following headings - Introduction / Mission / Strategy / Conclusion.
Useful terms: engagement, followers, subscribers, hashtags, share, story, brand awareness, caption, creep, crowd-sourcing, raising awareness, sustainability, social justice, cancel culture
**15mins: **Have students begin laying out their blog content. They will have to decide what pictures they'll post, what their captions will be, what they will write about, and what hashtags they will use to gain attention.
**05mins: **Homework - Students will take photos they would like to use for their blog.
**00mins: **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.
1) Read through the text to get a sense of what it's about.
2) Read THROUGH the gap. This means continue reading until you've arrived to a full stop at the end of a sentence. This will help you find the context.
3) Some gaps can be filled just by referring to the immediate phrase or sentence, while other gaps require a global understanding of the text.
4) Think about what type of word is needed in the blank space. What part of speech is missing?
5) Double check to see if the word should be single, plural, past, present, etc.
6) Spelling counts!
7) Do not leave any blank spaces. If you don't know the right answer, guess.
- as
- not
- over
- with
- on
- having
- may / might
- there