Teacher Guide
Help the students to choose words to fit the gaps in the text. Help them to match the word correctly to the subject and number. Afterwards, have them read the complete text out loud and ask them if the inserted words sound natural. Two really useful phrases to teach your students are included in this exercise:I am looking forward to...As soon as
05mins - Introduction: Speaking practice: Allow each student 30 seconds to talk about themselves. They should describe who they are, what the like, where they live and why they want to learn English.
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: definitely - probably - perhaps - likely - will - might - chance - won’t. Have each student make predictions about the year 2040, practising the correct use of these terms.
10mins - Review: Passive speaking - Correct tense of 'to be' + past participle. We use the passive when:
- We don't know who did something. Ex: My phone was stolen.
- The action is more important than who did it. Ex: The school was built in 1889.
- It is obvious who or what did something. Ex: Justin Bieber is known for his music.
05mins - Activity: Famous facts - students invent facts for people or countries using the passive voice. (E.g. The hotdog eating competition was held at the Coney Island,This song was made by Ariana Grande, Etc.)
10mins - Worksheet: 21 passive speaking
15mins - Test: 21 reading practice - part 5 - review the answers.
05mins - Warm down: what will you do this weekend?
00mins - Homework: complete the next section of the online homework.
1) Only use one word in the gap.
2) Consider whether a pronoun, determiner, auxiliary verb, question word or preposition can fit into the space.
3) Do not use the first word that comes to mind. Remember to consider multiple options before choosing an answer.
4) Once all the gaps are completed, re-read the text to see if it makes sense.
- who
- have
- of
- a
- am
- as