Dates English Teacher

Activity 3 Listen and repeat. 5 min

Objective: to practise the pronunciation of numbers above 1,000
STEP 1: Ask the pupils to look at the numbers. Ask them to tell you what they notice in these numbers. The answer should be: “There is a comma after the millions and thousands, but no spaces”.
STEP 2: Read the first number aloud or play the DVD. The pupils should repeat all together after you/the DVD. Do the same with the second number. Now ask your pupils to tell you what they notice. They should answer that there is “and” between “hun dred” and “nine”, that‟s between hundreds and tens.
STEP 3: Read the next numbers/Play the DVD. The pupils repeat them after you/the DVD. Go on till the end of the list. Note: You can look at pages 116-117 of the textbook for information about numbers, especially numbers above 1,000. There you can find information about the spelling, writing and reading rules of numbers.

Activity 4a Find the meaning of the words in the Wordlist. 4 min

Objective: to give practice in working with the Wordlist
Tell the pupils to find the meaning of the words in the Wordlist and write them in the exercise books. You may want to organise this activity in the form of a competition. The person who is the first to write all the meanings correctly is the winner.

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   Post-activity
   

Activity 4b Work in pairs. Read and complete the table. 8 min
Objectives: to practise reading for the main ideas; to practise transferring info from the text into a table
STEP 1: Ask the pupils to read the text silently. If necessary draw their attention to the abbreviations in the Remember box. STEP 2: When they finish reading, ask them to open the Workbook to Page 106 and copy the table into their exercise books. STEP 3: Ask the pupils to work in pairs and complete the table with the information from the text.

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   Homework 2 min
   

Ask the pupils to look at the homework on Page 106. Check that everybody understands what to do with the task. If necessary, explain how to do the homework.

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