10mins - Conversation: What is your favourite way to communicate? Discuss all possible forms of communication - television, internet, radio, cellphones, facebook, letters, emails, Instagram, face to face conversation, etc. Do you use the same voice to talk through every platform? Discuss the different types of people students communicate with: Parents, teachers, friends, family members, family friends, etc. Do you communicate the same way with each of these types of people?
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: Phrasal verbs - A verb that takes on a new meaning when combined with a preposition or adverb. Introduce 4 verbs, and have the students brainstorm possible phrasal verb combinations.
10mins - Discuss: Introduce a series of common adjectives and identify synonyms: Big: large, huge, enormous, gigantic, colossal; Small: tiny, little, puny, slight, compact;
New: recent, modern, contemporary, novice, young, fresh, pristine, Funny: comic, witty, humorous
10mins - Worksheet: 18 descriptions
15mins - Test: 18 listening practice - part 1
05mins - Warm down: what will you do next weekend?
00mins - Homework: Complete the next section of the online homework.
Check that the students have written appropriate adjectives to describe the images on the page.