Dates English Teacher

Objectives: to present the new structure (Past Continuous Tense); to practise reading for gist
STEP 1: The pupils read the text silently.
STEP 2: When they finish, ask them to answer the question. The answer may be: “The children were busy because their rooms were untidy, and they were tidying them up”. You can accept any answers with correct information, even if there are mistakes in the language. The pupils may also want to add what each of the children was doing.

Activity 4b Work in pairs. Complete the sentences. 7 min

Objective: to reinforce the Past Continuous Tense
STEP 1: Ask the pupils to open their workbooks to Page 110.
STEP 2: In pairs they write the sentences in the Past Continuous about the children in activity 4a.
STEP 3: Ask one of the pupils to read the first sentence aloud and translate it. Ask the class to compare the original sentence and the translation. Repeat the procedure with the other sentences.
STEP 4: Ask the pupils to write the translations in their exercise books.

Activity 5 Chain Drill. 5 min

Objective: to practise the structure
This is a normal Chain Drill activity. The pupils practise the Past Continuous. Note that the word you in the question should be stressed.

Activity 6a Work in pairs. Read and put in order. 6 min

Objective: to practise reading for detailed information
The pupils should read and put the parts of the story in order. Help them with the new words.
Answer key: 1b; 2e; 3d; 4a; 5c

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   Post-activity
   

Activity 6b Answer the questions. 3 min
Objective: to practise talking about the story
The pupils read and answer the questions. Hopefully the answer to the second question will be: “It is better to smile.” You may want to ask them one more question: “Why is it better to smile?” A possible answer is: “Because you can have more friends if you smile.”

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   Homework 2 min
   

Ask the pupils to look at the homework on Page 110. Check that everybody understands what to do with the 2 tasks. If necessary, explain how to do the homework.

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