Unit 6 It’s raining!

call attention to the example in the speech bubbles.read the conversation with a student.
ask students to work in pairs. have students ask and answer questions about the weather in the pictures in activity la.
2a    this activity provides listening and writing practice using the target language.
read the headings on the chart to the class. point out the answer blanks.
say, listen to this conversation between sam and maria. listen carefully to their questions and answers.
play the tape the first time. students only listen. play the tape again and have students write their answers.
play the tape again and have students write their answers. say, this time, please write the answers maria and sam give to the question "how's it going?"you may wish to play the tape more than once at this point.
correct the answers.
2b    this activity provides more listening and writing practice using the target language.
point to and read the second two headings on the chart: what are you doing? how's the weather?
ask students to listen to the recording again and write the answers to these two questions in the blanks in the chart.
play the recording. students fill in the blanks.
correct the answers.
2c    this activity provides guided listening and speaking i practice using the target language.
point out the example in the speech bubbles. ask two students to read it to the class.
point out the three questions in 2a. ask individual students each question and repeat their answers. accept any reasonable answers.
say, now work with a partner. make your own conversations. student a is maria. student b is sam. athey talk, move around the room monitoring their work.offer language support as needed.
3a this activity provides reading practice using the target language.
call attention to the speech bubble and the picture.ask students to say where the reporter is. ask them to tell what they know about egypt.
read the speech bubble to the class, or ask a student to do so. answer any questions students may have. use drawings on the board and/or translation to clarify the meanings of any new vocabulary words.
ask students to work alone. say, underline the words in the speech bubble that say what people are doing. then circle the words that describe the weather. two examples are done for you.
3b   this activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language.
draw attention to the pictures of france and the description below. read the description to the class or ask a student to do so. say the word blank each time you come to a blank line.