W. A. Ward Dear English Teachers!

III. Grammar 
1. has broken 2.has grown 3. has improved 4. has arrived 5. has fallen.
Iv. speaking 
Self evaluation
v. Writing 
(students writing) 
UNIT 7. pORTFOlIO
lEssON 1. EFFECTIvE DIaRy KEEpING (90 mIN)
Objectives.
by the end of the lesson students will be able to:
 
listen for gist and detailed information;
 
use
 Present Continuous
in meaningful situations.
skills to be emphasized: 
listening, speaking, reading, writing.
Target structure: 
the usage of 
Present Continuous for future plans.
Target vocabulary: 
search, download, up-to-date, do, make, select, correct, 
see, borrow.
materials:
photos, a tape, textbooks.
starter Time:5 min.
aim: 
focusing student’s attention on the topic.
a. Draw students’ attention to the pictures. Tell them to find out whom the diaries 
belong to. elicit the answers and ask why they think so.
answers:
a diary for kids-2
a diary for girls-3
a diary for boys-4
a diary for cooks-1
a diary for office managers-5
b. Ask students to answer the following questions in pairs. Monitor their 
discussion. Ask pairs to report about each other. (
e.g.:
student A speaks about 
student b.)

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Teacher’s book
105
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Have you ever kept a diary or a journal? 
if yes, when did you start keeping it?
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Do you like writing? 
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Have you ever had a blog? Would you like to?
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Do you know anybody who keeps a diary?
pre-listening Time 10 min. 
aim:
teaching new vocabulary and prepare students for the listening tasks. 
1. 
Ask students to make as many word combinations as they can.
search
download
up-to-date
do
make
select
correct
see 
borrow
information
pictures
photos
mistakes
books
a presentation
a doctor
a draft