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: Why do people feel proud of these things? (2 minutes)
1. A new car
2. A new baby
3. Supporting a sports team
4. Getting a new job
5. Winning a prize
Now decide which would be the most rewarding. (1 minute)
10mins - Discuss: Phrasal verbs for supporting and opposing other people's views -
Come out against - state publicly that you oppose an issue (mostly used with politicians)
Stick by - Support a statement that's already been said
Side with - Support a group of person in an argument
Side against - Opposing a person or group in an argument
Cave in - agree to something you were against before, because of persuasion or threats
Defer to - (formal) accept someone's opinion because they know more or are more important
Go with - accept a plan or idea
Lean towards - support or begin to support a particular set of ideas
Cross over - start to support a different, often opposing, person or group
Stand for - support
Stand against - oppose
Swear by - believe something is very effective and will always work
(to) stick up (for) - defend or fight for something or someone
In favour of - supporting an idea or opinion
opposed to - to be against an idea of opinion
**10mins **- Writing assignment - Have students write a short essay about whether or not attendance should be mandatory at school (or another debate topic that involves supporting an argument.) Challenge students to use opposing or supporting phrasal verbs. (finish for homework)
15mins - Test: 60 Reading practice - part 2
**15mins - **Test: 60 Reading practice - Part 4
**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.
- if she knew where
- to put an advertisement for
- has been one month since
- called off the lecture
- would like to learn
- let the children go