Teacher Guide
15mins - Conversation: Speaking part 2 - Have the students work in pairs to discuss the information presented. For private lessons, the teacher should assume the role of the student partner. Use the following prompt, use the speaking card but here is another example:
- Example: Your youth club has some money to spend. Your youth club leader has asked you all what you'd like to do to make an empty room at the club look more attractive. In pairs, discuss the following ideas: paint the room different colours - put things on the walls - buy new items to put in the room.
- Speaking part 2 emphasizes suggesting, agreeing and disagreeing. Practice useful phrases such as: I think/don't think we should... I'm not sure about...Why don't we?...How about...?...That's a good idea, but...I'm not sure we should...What do you think?
05mins - Review the online homework. What topics were discussed? Was the homework easy, medium or difficult? Answer any questions the students may have.
10mins - Review: linking expressions: Because, as, so, since, therefore, such, enough, too, despite, although, in case, in fact. Discuss: definitely, probably, perhaps, likely, will, might, chance, won’t. Use linking expressions + adverbs of certainty to make predictions about what new films might be playing at the movie theatre this summer.
10mins - Test: 24 reading practice - Part 5 - Review the answers.
15mins - Test: 24 writing practice - Part 4 - Review the answers.
05mins - Warm down: what will you do next week? This weekend?
(Possible solutions:)
- I gave my mom a rubber duck.
- When I have nothing to think about, I think about travelling.
- Going to the beach is my favourite thing about summer.
- Dance monkey makes me want to dance.
- If I could have a conversation with someone from history, I would talk to Julius Cesar.
- If I could live in another country for two years, I would live in Germany.
- My grandma's watch is very valuable to me, but it wouldn't be valuable to other people because it's made of fake gold.
- If I won the lottery I would travel to an island.
- If I were a professional athlete, I would play tennis.
- I love to say 'word' when I think something is true.
- I'm embarrassed that I like listening to Taylor Swift.
- If I were writing a novel it would be about my family.