Teacher Guide
Have the students choose which of the words provided feels more natural for them in each gap and then discuss why the other options are not correct. Explain that the need to pay attention to the word that follows the gap as well as the word before.
10mins - Conversation: What is one thing about yourself that makes you feel confident? One thing that makes you feel insecure? Do you think it's important to feel self-confident? How can high or low self-esteem affect someone's life? What things make you feel afraid or delighted? Introduce and discuss: Amazed, annoyed, depressed, frightened, worried, excited, jealous, proud, relaxed, uncertain, confused, elated.
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. Discuss: definitely, probably, perhaps, likely, will, might, chance, won’t. Use linking expressions + adverbs of certainty to make predictions about the next year.
05mins - Pre-teach: 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.
10mins - Worksheet: 20 passive speaking
15mins - Test: 20 reading practice - part 5. Review the answers.
05mins - Warm down: what will you do next weekend?
00mins - Homework: Complete the next section of the online homework.
- Read the text and think of what word might fit in each gap before reading the answer options.
- Read each individual sentence, and then choose the correct option.
- After choosing the answer, look at the other three options and decide why they are incorrect.
- Once all gaps are completed, read the entire text to ensure it makes sense.
- Review: pronouns, modal verbs, connectors and prepositions.
- B - saved
- C - in
- C - whole
- A - take
- B - discovered
- B - later