Week One

Monday

1. Getting to know you via speaking part 1

2. Listening part 1 (page 24)

Friends & Relationships

1. Tell us about your best friend.
2. What makes a good friend?
3. Do you have to have things in common with someone to become friends?
4. Are you still friends with all the people you went to school with?
5. How have your relationships with your friends changed throughout your life?

Family

1. Tell me about your family and where you fit in.
2. How important are family activities to you?
3. What can families do to support each other?
4. What are some traits you’ve inherited from your parents?
5. How important are family traditions to you?

3. Roleplay cards

4. Tense review on page 9

5. Baamboozle

6. Homework 

• Reading part 5 (Page 26-27)
• Idioms with Keep (page 28)

Tuesday 

1. Check Homework

• Reading part 5 (Page 26-27)
• Idioms with Keep (page 28)

2. Reported Speech  

3. Book work on page 25

4. Reading and use of english part 4

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5. Listening part 2 (page on page 55 of Trainer 1)

6. Kahoot

• Relationships Revision

7. Homework

• Exam task part 4 (page 28)

Wednesday 

1. Check Homework

• Exam task part 4 (page 28)

2. Speaking part 2

• Making comparisons
  • as/so + adj+ as
    • Not nearly as, not quite as, not half as
  • more/less + adj
    • A lot/ a little, far more/less
    • Negative + Any more/ any less
• Contrast
  • While, whereas, on the other hand etc
  • Both, similarly, … just like…

3. Complete exercise 1 on page 21

4. Exam practice pictures

5. Listening part 3 

6. Writing a letter (pages 30-31)

7. Homework

• Write the letter on page 30

Thursday 

1. Listening part 4

• Look at the following quizlet set and discuss the natural disasters
• page 8

2. Roleplay

3. General discussion about arguing

4. Speaking part 3

• Practice interactive language by discussing the topics below 

1. How can the weather affect how happy we feel?
2. What effect can pets have on our happiness?
3. Do you think that, generally, people are less happy than they were in the past?
4. Many people say you can’t buy happiness, do you agree?
5. Some people believe that we work harder when we are happier. What can employers do to help make their workers feel happier?

5. Homework:

• Reading part 1 page 12

Friday

1. Check homework

2. Reading and use of english part 7

• Part 7 text 

3. Hobbies conversation 

4. Essay Writing

• Essay Language upgrade

5. Homework

Plus a full reading and use of english exam