Teacher Guide
10mins - Conversation: What do you think are the most challenging parts of school life for Italian high school students? How might school be different for high school students in other countries? Compare and contrast.
Speaking Part 1 Practice Questions: Use the speaking part 1 help card. This section includes questions about personal life and hobbies.
05mins - Review the online homework. What topics were discussed? Was the homework easy, medium or difficult? Answer any questions the students may have.
15mins - Review: the essay paragraphs which were assigned as homework. Correct any errors, and discuss any problems or difficulties. Students should correct their essay for homework and bring it with them to the next lesson. Assign the conclusion paragraph for homework.
15mins - Test: 25 listening practice - part 2 - Review the answers.
10mins - Test: 25 speaking practice - Part 1 - Review the answers.
05mins - Warm-down, goodbye, see you next time.
00mins - Homework: Complete the next section of the online homework.
1) Use the time before the recording starts to read the questions and underline key information.
2) Look at the words on either side of the gap and predict what information you might hear.
- Right down the actual words you hear, don't waste time trying to rephrase things.
4) Don't write extra information. You will only need one, two, or three words at most.
5) Don't panic if you miss a word, skip over it and immediately prepare yourself to hear the next answer.
6) If you didn't hear something on the first listening, try again in the second listening. If all else fails, make an educated guess.
- funny
- feet
- holes
- cow
- hunger
- stars
- gardens
- umbrella
- museum
- mousemat