Unit 6 It’s raining!
after that, ask students to match each numbered phrase with a face by writing the letter of each face in the blank in front of the correct phrase.as students work, move around the room answering
questions as needed.
check the answers.
3b this activity provides oral practice using the target language.
point out the conversation in the large picture and ask two students to read it to the class. ask students to explain what how's it going? means. (it is similar to how are you? or how is everything?)
ask students to practice the conversation in pairs.move around the room monitoring their progress.
then call attention to the example in the small speech bubbles. have two students read it to the class.
say, now we'll change some of the words and make our own conversations. we can use our own names. we can give true answers or we can make up answers.
ask pairs of students to make up their own conversations. move around the room offering language support as needed.
ask some pairs to present their conversations to the class.
4. this game provides oral practice using the target language.
say,now let's work in pairs again. one student looks at the picture on page 85 and the other looks at the picture on page 87. please don't look at your part ner's picture.
say, each picture has the same people in it, but they are doing different things. take turns talking about what the people are doing in your picture. if i am student a, i will say. in my picture it is sunny. guide one of the students bs to respond. in my picture it is raining.
as students work, move around the room, monitoring progress and offering assistance as needed.
section b
new language
more words used to describe weather:cold, hot, cool, warm, humid
additional materials to bring to class:
weather map from an english language newspaper
1a this activity introduces more key vocabulary.
focus attention on the five pictures. ask students to tell what the weather is like in each place, if they can. if not, supply the word and ask the class to repeat it. say a sentence or two about each kind of weather. it's cold in this picture. is it cold here today?
point out the numbered list of words. say each one and ask students to repeat the words again.
then ask students to match each word with one of the pictures. say, write the letter of each picture next to one of the words. point out the sample answer.
check the answers.
1b this activity provides oral practice using the target language.