Monday
Lead-in
- How does life change when you have kids?
- How can other family members help with childcare?
- What things do you think new parents miss about their old life?
E.g
- Suffer from sleep deprivation
- loss/lack of intimacy
- Changing dirty nappies/diapers
- Pick kids up from kindergarten/nursery
- Grandparents help out, lend/give you a hand
- Financial struggles
- Look after/take care of kids
- Babysit – babysitter/nanny
Reading
Give out the text, fold the page so that they can’t see the grammar focus part yet, or just share the text if you’re teaching online.
Read the text and find the answers to the lead in questions for the couple the text describes:
- How has their life changed?
- How do their family members help with childcare?
- What things do they miss about their old lives?
Language Focus + Controlled Practice
Lead them through the different types of inversions listed below the text.
- Compare and contrast inverted sentences with un-inverted ones:
- This phone can take photos and videos.
- Not only can this phone take photos, but also videos.
- Add emphasis, more formal.
- Highlight what we mean by “inversion”
- Position of subject and auxiliary verb is inverted/switched
- This phone (subject) can (auxiliary verb) take photos….
- Not only can (aux verb) this phone (subject) take photos….
- The first paragraph contains 10 sentences that can be changed to use inversions and challenge them to change them.
- There are 6 more in the second paragraph.
Task Check
Rarely do we have much time to ourselves. So busy is our schedule that we just can’t find the time to get out of the house. Not only do my husband and I both work full time, but we also have two small kids to look after. Little did I know that my parents were planning a special surprise for me this weekend. Only when I walked in the front door on Friday night did I discover what they had planned. No sooner had I opened the door than they appeared with a bottle of wine and the news that they were taking the kids to the local theme park for the weekend. Obviously the kids were ecstatic, not since they were four years old have they been to the theme park and that was just for 1 day, now they were going for a whole weekend! So grateful were we that we gave my mum and dad a massive hug. However, there had to be some ground rules for the kids. We told them that under no circumstances should they annoy grandma and grandad and on no account must they eat too many sweets before going on the roller coasters.
Hardly had my parents left the house when we opened the bottle of wine and sat on the sofa enjoying the sudden peace and quiet. Not until we sat down did we realise how tired we were. Hardly ever do we get a chance to watch a movie together over a glass of wine. However, barely had we chosen a movie and started watching it when we both fell asleep. Not until the next morning when we woke up did we appreciate how quiet the house was. Not since our second daughter was born had we had the house to ourselves. We didn’t know what to do with ourselves!
Oral Practice with Indiana Jones
Optional: Bamboozle
In the second half of the class we will talk about films and the world of cinema. We will start off by working in pairs to determine what makes a good film, and some examples of the best films or series we have seen. We will then look at how to write a film review using the materials below, which will also be handed out in class.
We will also then finish class with a kahoot that includes some fantastic language that can be used in a film review.
Homework:
Exercise 2 and 4 on page 57
Exam Task page 58/59
Write review on page 54/55
Tuesday
Vocabulary on page 56
Listening page 56
We will look at phrasal verbs including ‘on’ these two Quizlet Live games. These relate to page 60/61
https://quizlet.com/es/571938875/phrasal-verbs-with-on-part-12-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/es/571939628/phrasal-verbs-with-on-part-22-flash-cards/?new
Speaking part 3 and 4 on page 60
How This Town Produces No Trash
Next we will play a Kahoot to learn some idioms connected to nature.
https://create.kahoot.it/details/nature-idioms/9fb4195d-930f-4186-bc11-14067f3e3c46
Sentence Adverbs page 62
Homework:
Essay task page 63
Exam task page 61
Wednesday
«When I Grow Up» by Jasmin Lai | Disney Favorite
Vocabulary connected to the working world on page 68 and below:
Speaking page 68
Listening page 68
Today we wil alsol revise relative clauses. We will complete the activities on page 66, as well as look at the following Prezi presentation.
Homework:
Exam task Page 64/65
Exam task page 67
Watch the two videos:
Grammar: Giving emphasis in English – BBC English Masterclass
Grammar: Using ‘what’ to give emphasis – BBC English Masterclass
Thursday
How why and when to use cleft sentences:
- Review grammar in exercise 1
- Rewrite sentences in exercise 2
- Oral practice in exercise 3
- Speaking part 1 exam practice (below)
We will also look at how we can use Cleft Sentences in part 1 of the speaking exam:
1. What sort of job would you most like to have in the future?
“All I have ever wanted to do was… because…”
2. Who is the person that has had the greatest influence on you?
“The person who has had the greatest influence on me is…because…”
“It was my…who had the greatest influence on me because…”
3. What would you consider to be your greatest achievement?
“What I would consider to be my greatest achievement is…because…”
4. What possible drawbacks could shopping online have?
“In my opinion, it is…which is the biggest drawback…because…”
“What I consider to be the biggest drawbacks of online shopping are…”
5. Have you ever had a nightmare trip? Why?
“Oh my god! Absolutely! So, what happened was…”
6. What are the advantages and disadvantages to owning a mobile phone?
“There are so many advantages to owning a mobile phone, but what I would say is the biggest advantage is… because….
On the other hand, it is…which is the biggest disadvantage. This is because…”
7. Would you say you value the opinion of your friends or family more?
“Obviously both opinions are important, but the one I value more is…because…”
Science in school
- Discussion on how classes were, facilities
- Fun or not? And how to improve classes or make them more interactive
- Complete listening exam task on page 72
Modal verb review on page 73
Speaking part 2 practice with speculation (page 77)
Homework:
Page 74/75 exam task
Page 76 exam task
Friday
Wishes/Regrets
Today we will look at wishes and regrets.
We will work on the following exercises below and play a Kahoot.
Wishes, regrets and complaints Kahoot
Homework:
Complete the following part 4 use of english task:
Today we will look at personality adjectives on page 84, before completing a part 3 exam task on personality types. We will then complete the part 4 listening task on page 84, finishing off the class with a speaking activity in pairs to practice interactive language.
Speaking part 3 and 4 page 85
