Unit;4;A;visit;to;the;Space;Museum.docx

opportunitiestopractisethelanguage/vocabularyneededorbecomefamiliarwiththebackgroundforthetaskthatfollows.1. askstudentsiftheyhavebeentothespacemuseum,askthemwhattheysawatthespacemuseum,invitestudentstotelltheclassabouttheirexperiencesatthespacemuseum;whattheysaw,whattheydidandwheretheywent,etc.2. askstudentswhattheyknowaboutthesolarsystem,askthemquestionslike:howmanyplanetsarethereinoursolarsystem?whataretheirnames?3. introducethenamesofthenineplanetstostudents,makesurestudentscanpronounceandspellthenamescorrectly.4. studentsworkinpairstowritethenamesoftheplanetsinthecorrectorder;startingfromtheplanetclosesttothesuntotheplanetfarthestfromthesun.getstudentstodiscussinpairs.5. whenstudentshavecompletedthetask,haveafewpairsgivetheiranswerstotheclassandthewholeclasscheckstheanswerstogether.6. studentsworkingroups,inviteeachgrouptochooseaplanetinthesolarsystemtheywouldliketoknowmoreabout,encouragestudentstogotolibrarytofindoutsomeinformationontheirchosenplanet,askstudentstosharetheirfindingsinclass.consolidationworkbookpage452languagefocus:usingadjectivetomakecomparisons.e.g.jupiteristhelargestplanetinoursolarsystem,usingprepositions/prepositionalphrasestoindicateposition/place/directione.g.whichistheclosestplanettotheSunPIanguageskills:listeningrecognizedifferencesintheuseofintonationinquestions,statements,commands,andrespondappropriately.listenforspecificinformation.understandthespeaker'sintention,attitudeandfeelingsthroughhis/herchoiceanduseoflanguage,gesturesandfacialexpression.speakinguseappropriateintonationandstress,andvaryvolume,toneofvoice,andspeedtoconveyintendedmeaningsandfeelings,openaninteractionbyelicitingaresponsebyaskingquestionsorprovidinginformationonatopic,maintainaninteractionbyacknowledging,agreeingordisagreeing,replying,askingquestions,addingorgivingexamples,explainingandusingformulaicexpressionswhereappropriate.readingreadwrittenlanguageinmeaningfulchunks,recognizerecurrentpatternsinlanguagestructure.materials:Studenfsbook7bpage83cassette7bandacassetteplayerworkbook7bpage46preparation:cuethecassette.pre-taskpreparation1. reviewthecomparativeadjective:largest,longestandsmallestwithstudents,introduceothercomparativeadjectivestostudents,e.g.closest,farthest,hottest,coldest,shortest,youmayusepicturestoconveythemeaningofthewordstostudents,makesurestudentknowtheformoftheadjectives,themeaningandthepronunciation.2. playtherecording:read,thinkandwrite,studentlistenandfollowintheirbooks.consolidationgrammarpracticebook7bpage13languagefocus:usingrelativeclausetodescribepeople.e.g.ineedsomeonewhocandosomeimportantexperiments.usingnouns/nounphrasestoidentifypeople,animals,events,objectsandactivities.e.g.authors,pilots,nurses,doctorslanguageskills:listeningrecognizedifferencesintheuseofintonationinquestions,statements,commands,andrespondappropriately,understandthespeaker'sintention,attitudeandfeelingsthroughhis/herchoiceanduselanguage,gesturesandfacialexpression.speakinguseappropriateintonationandstress,andvaryvolume,toneofvoice,andspeedtoconveyintendedmeaningsandfeelings.maintainaninteractionbyacknowledging,agreeingordisagreeing,replying,askingquestions,addingorgivingexamples,explainingandusingformulaicexpressionswhereappropriate.readingrecognizethepresentationofideasthroughheadings,paragraphing,spacing,italics,boldprintandpunctuation.scanatexttolocatespecificinformationbyusingstrategiessuchaslookingatheadingsandrepeatedwords.materials:studentsbook7bpages84and85workbook7bpage47.pre-taskpreparationlanguagelearningactivity(thissectionaimsatprovidingstudentswithopportunitiestopractisethelanguage/vocabularyneededorbecomefamiliarwiththebackgroundforthetaskthatfollows.1. reviewthedifferentoccupationsonpage84ofthestudentsbookwithstudents,makesurestudentsarefamiliarwiththemeaningandpronunciationofthewords.2. havestudentslookatreadandthink,studentsaretoworkindividually,askthemtoplantheirjourneysintospacebyselectingthemostappropriatecrewmembers,studentshavetodecidehowmanypeopletoallocateforeachtypeofjobandwhotheyaregoingtotakewiththemontheirjourneys.3.whenstudentshavefinishedselectingtheircrewmembers,askafewstudentstobrieflyexplaintheirselectiontotheclass.consolidationgrammarpracticebook7bpage73workbookpage474languagefocus:usingadjectivestodescribepeople,animals,objectsandconditions.e.g.britishzamerican,korean,Italian.asking'wh-'and'how'questionstofindoutvariouskindsofspecificinformationaboutaperson,objectoranevent.e.g.howmanypilotshaveyouchosen?/whafshishernationarlity?usingconnectivestogivereason.e.g.iprefer.to.because.languageskills:listeningrecognizedifferencesintheuseofintonationinquestions,statements,commands,andrespondappropriately,understandthespeaker/sintention,attitudeandfeelingsthroughhis/herchoiceanduseoflanguage,gesturesandfacialexpressionspeakinguseappropriateintonationandstress,andvaryvolume,toneofvoice,andspeedtoconveyintendedmeaningsandfeelings.openaninteractionbyelicitingaresponse.maintainaninteractionbyacknowledging,agreeingordisagreeing,replying,askingquestions,addingorgivingexamples,explainingandusingformulaicexpressionswhereappropriate.materials:studentsbook7bpage85workbook7bpage48picturesorphotographsofpeopleofdifferentnationations.preparation:bringpicturesorphotographsofpeopleofdifferentnationalitiestoclass.post-taskactivityworkbookpage48consolidationgrammarpracticebook7bpages73to745languagefocus:usingimperativesanddirections.e.g.writeareportaboutyourvisittothespacemuseum.usingmodalstomakeanofferorinvitation.e.g.wouldyourecommendthisvisittoyourschoolmates?languageskills:listeningrecognizedifferencesintheuseofintonationinquestions,statement,commands,andrespondappropriately,understandthespeaker'sintention,attitudeandfeelingsthroughhis/herchoiceanduseoflanguage,gesturesandfacialexpression.speakinguseappropriateintonationandstress,andvaryvolume,toneofvoice,andspeedtoconveyintendedmeaningsandfeelings.maintainaninteractionbyacknowledging,agreeingordisagreeing,replying,askingquestions,addingorgivingexamples,explainingandusingformulaicexpressionswhereappropriate.readingreadwrittenlanguageinmeaningfulchunks,understandtheconnectionbetweenideasbyidentifyinglinkingwordsorphrases.writingdevelopwrittentextsbyusingbasicnarrativestructurethatcomprisessetting,characters,eventsanddialoguewhenwritingaboutrealandimaginaryexperience.reviseandeditdraftsbysharingworkwithteachersandclassmatesandrespondingpositivelytotheirsuggestionsonideasanduseoflanguage.writeoutopieceofworkbypresentingwritingusingappropriatelayoutandvisualsupportincludingillustrations,tables,chartswherenecessary.materials:studentsbook7bpage86cassette7bandacassetteplayer.photocopiablepage85preparation:cuethecassette,makeacopyofphotocopiablepage85foreachStudentxonsolidationgrammarpracticebook7bpage76photocopiablepages77to81.