Teacher Guide
After reading the text leading up to each gap, the students should have a feel for what type of comment fits next. They can eliminate some and use the linking expressions to help give clues. Discuss keywords that give hints about the tone of the writer and give other examples to help get the students familiar with their use. For example 'however', 'but', 'even' 'although'. After choosing one of the sentences, they should read it out within the text and make sure it sounds right, even considering the sentence that immediately follows it. If in doubt, try the other options too.
10mins - Conversation: What do you consider a 'healthy lifestyle' to be? Do you consider yourself to live a 'healthy lifestyle?' What might this include? Is it fun to be healthy? What do you consider to be 'unhealthy'?
05mins - Review the Mica eLearning online homework. What topics were discussed? Was the homework easy, medium or difficult? Answer any questions the students may have.
10mins - Review: Phrasal verbs and linking expressions. Play Phrasal Verbs charades: students draw a slip of paper with a phrasal verb (or use Mica flashcards) and act it out without speaking. The rest of the class must guess the phrasal verb. For example, a student might pretend to "pick up" an object, "turn down" music or "get on" a bus. This game helps students associate the verbs with physical actions, enhancing recall.
05mins- Review: Prefixes and affixes. Write a series of root words on the board and have students modify them to change the meaning.
10mins - Worksheet: 11 phrasal verbs - discuss further examples of each phrasal verb on this page.
15mins - Test: 11 reading practice - part 6
05mins - Warm down: Goodbye, see you next time!
00mins - Homework: Complete the next section of the Mica eLearning online homework or try out the Mica eLearning Phrasal Verb course.
1) Read the entire text to understand the context.
2) Read the sentences before and after the gap and think about what information could be missing.
3) Look at the words directly before and after the gap. Consider a logical and natural way to link the two phrases.
4) Look out for words that move backwards and forwards in the text, such as it and this.
5) If you think two sentences can fit into a gap, leave them and move on to the next question. As you fill gaps with sentences, you will narrow down the remaining options.
- G
- A
- C
- F
- B
- D