Teacher Guide
Explain that the students need to use the word provided, unchanged, within a phrase that completes the sentence in a way that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. The phrase they write must have between 2 and 5 words.
10mins - Conversation: Speaking part 3:
Draw a diagram on the whiteboard with the following information:
Question: How important are these if students want to feel happy at school? (2 minutes)
1. Good friends
2. After-school activities
3. Subjects they enjoy
4. Friendly teachers
5. School rules
Now decide which is the most important thing that makes students feel happy at school. (1 minute)
10mins - Discuss: Phrasal verbs with 'down'
Down meaning lower -
Could he come down on the price?
I knocked him down by £100 but he wouldn't go any lower.
That music is distracting, can you turn the volume down?
Down suggesting preventing or restraining -
Two police officers pinned the robber down.
The tent is secure, but make sure you tie down anything that might blow away in the wind.
My brother prefers temporary work because he doesn't like the idea of being tied down.
Other meanings of down:
not working -
The computer system is always going down.
Don't forget to save your documents before you shut the computer down.
Depressed or sad -
This rain is getting me down.
On a list -
Put her down for a copy of the report.
You can put me down to organise the refreshments.
Killed/injured -
The terrorists have mercilessly gunned down their victims.
We had to have our dog** put down** last week.
Surviving through time -
This necklace was passed down to me from my great-grandmother.
The legend has come down to us from the ancient records of the Quilhoa people.
Being considered or remembered -
This will go down in history as the most important event of the century.
My workshop went down really well.
15mins - Test: 59 listening practice - part 4
**15mins - **Test: 59 reading practice - part 4
10mins - Writing extension: Memorable characters - Describe a character from a book or film who has resonated with you. What were their strengths? What were their weaknesses? Did you see yourself in this character? In what ways?
**00mins - **Warm down: Goodbye, see you next time.
**00mins - **Homework: Complete the next section of the online homework.
1) Think about the voice - can you switch between active and passive voice?
2) Look at the words directly before and after the gap. If a past participle follows the gap, you know you'll need the auxiliary verb 'have/had' in your response.
3) Do not use fewer than two or more than five words.
4) Do not modify the key word in any way.
- unless you press
- in case the coach left
- provided you give
- start cooking or else
- if you keep playing
- would rather not eat