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 - Part 2:
How might these things affect a person's decision to move to another country?
(Two minutes for groups of two, three minutes for groups of three)
- languages spoken
- climate
- family and friends
- culture
- employment/study opportunities
Now decide, which of these might have the least influence on a person's decision to move to another country?
15mins: Test: 53a reading practice - part 1
05mins: Reading practice review - Ask students to circle any words on the page they do not understand. Discuss the definitions of each word together. Encourage students to use a dictionary if necessary.
**15mins: **Test: 53b listening practice - part 2
10mins: Writing task: Descriptive writing prompt - think of a place that is important to you. Write a short description of this place, using vivid vocabulary to make it come to life. Encourage students to use a thesaurus.
**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.
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 - glory
- C - properties
- D - rich
- C - call
- A - put
- B - overstate
- D - appreciate
- B - appeal