Unit 8 I’ll help clean up the city parks.
after a while, point to the new words and phrases on the blackboard and let the students guess the meanings of them. the teacher does some explanation at the same time.
look at the blackboard now. let’s explain these new words and phrases one by one.
ask the students to make some sentences with it if time permits. let them do it as homework if there is no enough time in class.
get the students to read the instructions together.
say, read the article a third time now.
please underline all the phrasal verbs while you are reading.
ask students to complete the work on their own.
get some students to tell the class their answers. check the answers with the whole class.
then have them work in pairs. tell them to check each other’s answers carefully and point out the mistakes their partners may have made. tell them to help each other like this as often as possible.
write the correct answers on the blackboard to help them.
after checking the answers, ask the students to read the article loudly. teach them to read the new words or even the whole text before they start reading if necessary.
ask them to read for a while, ask one or two to read it to the class, correcting any pronunciation errors they may make.
then ask the whole class to practice reading in pairs. tell them to read the article loudly in turns in pairs. the one who is listening has to point out his or her partner’s pronunciation errors and help to correct them. if they are not sure about any words, tell them to ask for help from the teacher.
after practice reading the article, ask if they have any words or sentences they don’t understand. tell them to raise their hands and say which words and sentences they don’t understand.
help solve the problems.
step ⅳ part 4
let’s do it in groups of four. each group will have to brainstorm a plan for helping out in your community. talk about it and make notes on where you will help and what you will do.
each group has to write out your own list of possible places and volunteer activities first.
point out the chart in activity 4. tell them to note the two given statements where and what.
your task is to write the places after the word where and the volunteer activities after the word what.
show some pictures or signs on volunteer activities to help the children come up with some ideas.
let the students work in fours. brainstorm their plans and write their own lists, using the answers on the blackboard as a model.
walk around the classroom, offering help as necessary.