Dates English Teacher

Pre-Activity

Activity 1 Listen and sing. 7 min
Objectives: to warm up by singing the song; to check homework
STEP 1: Play the DVD. Ask the pupils to listen to the song and sing it. Look at Unit 5 Lesson 1 Activity 1 for the DVD script.
STEP 2: Checking homework. The pupils work in pairs to check the instructions about what must or must not be done at the table.

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Activity 2a Work in pairs. Ask and answer. Complete Malika‟s timeline. 10 min
Objective: to give practice in talking about happenings in a person‟s lifetime
STEP 1: Explain to the pupils what the life timeline is. Introduce the new words “timeline” and “happen”. Like the one in the picture draw a horizontal line on the board, put a dot a little further from the starting point of the line, write a date under the dot, draw a vertical line above the dot and write a „happening‟. Put another dot a little further from the first dot, write another date under it, draw a vertical line under the date and write another „happening‟, etc. Help the pupils understand that a timeline helps you know when something happened.
STEP 2: Info gap activity. The pupils work in pairs. Ask Pupil A to look at the timeline on Page 34, and Pupil B on Page
STEP 3: Ask the pupils copy their timelines into their exercise books.
STEP 4: Then explain that they should ask and answer in turn as shown in the example and complete the missing information.

Activity 2b Work in pairs. Look at your timelines and check. 3 min

Objective: to read for specific information to check answers
In pairs the pupils read each other‟s work and see if they have the same information for Malika‟s Timeline.

Activity 3a Make your timeline. Write four sentences. 10 min