Teacher Guide
10mins - Conversation: Speaking part 3:
Draw a diagram on the whiteboard with the following information:
Question: Why might students want to learn to do these skills?
1. Draw well
2. Play a sport
3. Cook a meal
4. Speak a foreign language
5. Play a musical instrument
20mins: Writing practice: Speed writing.
Write the following prompt on the board. Give students 5 minutes to 'plan' their article and 15 minutes to complete their article.
Write 140-190 words in an appropriate style.
Articles wanted for our new page on family life.
Are you an only child or do you have brothers and sisters?
Are you the oldest, the youngest or a middle child?
What are the advantages of being in your place in the family? What are the disadvantages?
Do you wish you had fewer or more siblings? Have you always felt this way?
15mins - Test: 54 listening part 3
10mins - Review: Phrasal verbs with flashcards
**05mins - **Warm down: Goodbye, see you next time.
**00mins - **Homework: Complete the next section of the online homework.
- Students will hear short extracts and need to match them to the correct speaker. The speakers will all say different things related to a similar topic.
- Some information will be said in the recording that matches a wrong answer. Students will need to be careful about small details in what they hear.
- Students should try to predict what each person might say, and make notes about how the people felt about what they're saying. Do they have positive or negative feelings?
- speaker 1 - C
- speaker 2 - A
- speaker 3 - G
- speaker 4 - D
- speaker 5 - F