Unit 1 Electricity today

reading
read written language in meaningful chunks
use visual clues, context and knowledge of the world to work out the meaning of an unknown word and a complete expression

recognize format and language features in narrative and non-narrative texts.
materials:
student’s book 7b page 68
cassette 7b and a cassette player
workbook 7b page 35
pictures of public transport
preparation:
cue the cassette.
pre-task preparation
language learning activity
(this section aims at providing students with opportunities to practise the language/vocabulary needed or become familiar with the background for the task that follows.
1. show photos or pictures of different types of public transport with students.
2. play the first half of the recording: look and read. students listen and follow in their books.
3. ask students to guess various information about the airport rail way such as: how many kilometers long is the airport railway? write students’ guesses on the board.
4. play the second part of the recording: look and read. students listen and follow in their books.
5. remind students of the use of the present tense. you may also review the use of prepositions with students. you may get students to list all the verbs with which are in the present tense or list all the prepositions.
6. students work in pairs or groups. ask them to pick a mode of public transport they would to find some information about. ask students to bring some information about their choose mode of transport to class. suggest to students that they go to the library to look for information. invite each group to share their information with the rest of the class.

consolidation
grammar practice book 7b page 60
workbook page 35

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language focus:
asking ‘wh-’ and ‘how’ questions to find out various kinds of specific information about a person, object or an event.
e.g. what is the airport railway called? how many kilometers long is the airport railway?
using the impersonal ‘it’ to express facts
e.g. it’s powered by …

language skills:
listening
recognize differences in the use of intonation in question, statements (including approval and disapproval), commands, and respond appropriately.
understand the speaker’s intention, attitude and feelings through his/her choice and use of language gestures and facial expression

speaking
open an interaction by eliciting a response by asking questions or providing information on a topic.
maintain an interaction by acknowledging, agreeing or disagreeing, replying, asking question, adding or giving example, explaining and using formulaic expressions where appropriate.