Teacher Guide
The students need to read the text and choose a word from the options provided to fill each gap. After helping them to complete the text, have them read it out loud and ask which words seem to fit naturally for them, and which don't. Help them to understand the words that are less familiar to them, and give other example sentences of how they are commonly used.
It's also a good idea to review the simple past form of some common verbs. Teach them some of the common uses of the word 'get'. Also help them to become comfortable with using 'is/are called' to describe the name of something.
There's a phrasal verb in this exercise (look after). They probably won't yet know many phrasal verbs, but it's good to start teaching one every now and then, and reviewing it often in lessons.
10mins - Introduction: Your class will be going on a field trip for the spring holiday. Brainstorm possible places that the class could visit, and discuss why you think each place would be good or bad. Use modal verbs to make suggestions and talk about possibilities.
05mins - Review the online homework. What topics were discussed? Was the homework easy, medium or difficult? Answer any questions the students may have.
05mins - Review: Modal Verbs: can & could - words used to make a request. Can expresses ability, a request which expects the answer 'yes'. Could has a similar meaning, with less certainty that the answer will be 'yes'. Could is a more polite form of the request. When talking about the past, we use 'could' instead of 'can'. Negative form: could not, can not.
Must - used to express obligation or requirement
Should/shouldn't - used to express suggestions and recommendations
Might - used to express possibility
Will - used to express absolute certainty/talk about the future
10mins - Activity: Problem-solving: Students must write a problem on a piece of paper. ExP: My dog ate my homework. The students will trade papers, and try to give advice for each problem using modal verbs. ExS: You should do the homework again!
10mins - Worksheet: page 24 - modals
15mins - Test: 23 reading practice - part 4
05mins - Warm down: goodbye see you next time
00mins - Homework: complete the next section of the online homework.
1) First read the text and think of what answers might belong in the gaps.
2) Attempt to answer the question before looking at the answer options. 3) Pay attention to the words before and after each gap.
4) Look at answer options and choose the correct option.
- There
- Each
- at
- the
- than
- called
- all
- get
- after
- clean