Unit 9 How was your weekend?

read the article to the class or have a student do it.
some students may not recognize the words shopping,mixture, and relatives. answer any question. students may have about these or other vocabulary items. write each new word on the board and discuss its meaning.
read the instructions. point out the circle around the word circle and the underlining under the word underline.expand on the instructions saying, circle the things that you like. the things that arc fun. underline the things that you don't like, the things that are not fun.
review the answers. students may have different answers for some items- for example, went to the library may be fan for some students and not fun for others.
3b   tlus activity provides guided writing practice using the target language.
point out the numbered blanks in the paragraph.say, write a suitable phrase in each blank. remember to put the verb in the past tense. point out that students can look at the pictures below the passage for ideas.
call attention to the sample answer. ask a student to read the sentence to the class,
ask students to complete the activity individually.
check the answers.
3c    this activity provides writing practice using the target language.
before they start writing, suggest that students list the things they did. ask students to name several ihi; ;as they did over the weekend. write the list on the board using past tense verbs.
ask a student to follow these notes and say what he or she did over the weekend. when the student is finished say. now write the words you just said.
as students work, move around the room monitoring progress and answering any questions students may have.
ask the students who finish first to write their sentences on the board. check the sentences and make necessary corrections- other students may use these sentences as they complete their own work,
4    this activity provides writing and oral practice using the target language.
ask the class to give you the names of some famous people. they can be .sports stars, musicians, artists, politicians, etc.). write them on the board- then choose one of the people on the board and a.sk the students to imagine what that person did over the last weekend. elicit three past tense sentences from the class and write them on the board.
ask students to look at the instruction. explain that students must choose a famous person and write three things that famous person did over the weekend. ask students to look at the example and guess who the person is (it should be a famous pop star, one that has an interesting hair color.).