W. A. Ward Dear English Teachers!

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Describe the most efficient and organised student in your class. Encourage 
students to
give reasons.
lEssON 2. TEN TImE-savING sUGGEsTIONs
 (90 mIN)
Objectives.
by the end of the lesson students will be able to:
 
listen for gist and detailed information;
 
use 
will
in meaningful situations.
skills to be emphasized: 
listening, speaking, reading, writing.
Target structure: 
the usage of 
will
for future;
Target vocabulary: 
spend time, waste time, save time, free/spare time, have 
time, kill time / pass the time, it’s about time, run out of time, on time, just in time, 
have a hard/rough time.
materials:
photos, a tape, textbooks.
starter Time: 5 min.
aim: 
raising students’ interest.
Ask students to read the quotations below and discuss in small groups. 
1.
he is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will 
never be handsome, strong, rich or wise. 
George herbert (1593-1632) British 
poet
2. 
It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that 
others waste. 
henry Ford (1863-1947) industrialist 
3. it’s funny how day by day, nothing changes. but when you look back, 
everything is different.
students' own answers.
pre-listening Time: 10 min.
aim: 
teaching collocations with 
time
.
1.
tell students to learn common collocations with the word 
time
. Ask them to 
guess the meanings. encourage them to use a dictionary if necessary.
 
spend time
i 
spend a lot of time
studying english.
 
waste time
stop