Teacher Guide
Explain that the students must write only one word in each gap. Review the simple past of common verbs, especially the verb 'to be' and some irregular verbs. Have them guess a word for each gap and them have them read the complete sentence back to you. Discuss it with them - does it sound natural? Is the word in the right form? Help them if they haven't found the right word. At the end, have them read the complete passage out loud, to become familiar with the correct phrases used. Make a note if there were any they found difficult and remember to review those words in future lessons and insert them into classroom conversation so they can become familiar with how they are used.
It's useful to teach them that we use the word 'take' for photos. It is often not intuitive.
05mins - Introduction: How often do you go to the cinema? What is the last film you saw? Describe it in as many details as you can. Which character did you like the best? Which character did you relate the most to?
10mins - Revision: Adjective/opposites - Split the class into two teams. Team 1 says an adjective, and team 2 must respond with the opposite. If they are correct, no points are awarded, and team 2 now sends an adjective to team 1. If they are incorrect, team 1 has the chance to win the point by giving the correct answer. Continue alternating teams until one team has earned enough points to be determined the winner. The number of points to win can vary depending on how long you want the game to last.10mins - Review: Review the homework from last week. Discuss the adjectives the students found. What are synonyms of these words?
20mins - Worksheet: 02 adjectives - adjective writing
15mins - Test: 02 writing practice - part 2
05mins - Warm down: Goodbye, see you next time!
00mins - Homework: Find a song in English, and read the lyrics. Write down as many adjectives as you can find.
1) Discuss the differences in text style (is it a diary, letter, etc.).
2) Students must only write one word.
3) Correct answers may depend on something said further back or ahead in the text.
4) Review: prepositions, articles, comparative structures, simple verbs and auxiliary verbs.
- in
- was
- won
- took
- to