Evaluation
criteria
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Apply
the rule for infinitives in
practice
Differentiate between possessive and
reflexive pronouns including mine, yours, ours, theirs, hers, his,
myself, yourself,
themselves
Apply
regular and irregular adverbs and comparative degree structures
accurately
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The
beginning of the
lesson/
min
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Greetings (1
min)
The
teacher greets students; students respond to greeting and take
their
places.
Hello,
boys and girls! How are
you?
Warm up
Ex 1 (4
min)
Keeping
fit and healthy – stories from
around
the
world
1
Write the following questions on the
board.
How
often do you …
run?
Where
do you …
swim?
Why do
you … do martial
arts?
Ask
students to work in small groups and
discuss
the
questions. Listen to some of their ideas
and
encourage open class
discussion.
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students respond to greeting and take
their
places.
Students discuss with the class and
complete the
task.
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students respond to greeting and take
their
places.
Students discuss with the class and
complete the
task.
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The
middle of the lesson – 35
min
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Preparation to reading
(10
min)
Tell
students they are going to read about
three
sports
events. Students work in pairs or small
groups
to look
at the pictures and answer the
question.
Students quickly read the article to check
their
answers. Set a three-minute time limit on
the
reading
to
encourage students to skim the text
quickly
and not
to focus on every word. Check answers
in
open
class.
Answers
top
picture: Arizona, USA middle picture:
China
bottom
picture: Kazakhstan or
Finland
Pair
work (5
min)
2
Read through the questions with the class.
Check/
clarify:
charity,
overcome
stress,
immune
system.
Students read the text again and answer
the
questions. Ask them to compare answers in
pairs
before
open class
feedback.
Answers
1 It
improves blood circulation and strengthens the
body’s
immune
system.
2 No.
It’s only for people who are already fit and
healthy.
3 You
start wearing something white, and at every kilometre people spray
and paint you in different
colours.
4
Travis Snyder – he wanted to organise a fun run where professionals
and amateurs could run
together.
5 It
helps overcome stress, improves concentration and helps you feel
happy and
relaxed.
6
Everyone.
VOCABULARY
(10
min)
3
Read through the definitions quickly in
open class. Ask students to complete the activity, reading the text
again to find the words or phrases that match the descriptions.
Check answers and during feedback, say the words for students to
repeat and check
pronunciation.
Mixed-ability
Stronger students may like to attempt the
activity without re-reading the text. With weaker classes, point
out that the words appear in the correct order in the text. You
could even give students the first letter of each word to guide
them.
Answers
1
annually 2 overcome 3 nearby 4 popular 5
brave.
Group
work (10
min)
4
SPEAKING
Divide the class into pairs or small
groups.
Students discuss the questions. Monitor
and help as necessary, encouraging students to express themselves
in English and to use any vocabulary they have learned from the
unit. Ask pairs or groups to feedback to
the
class
and discuss any interesting points
further.
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students read the text and answer the
questions
Students then work in pairs and compare
answers.
Students read the definitions and complete
the
task
Stronger students can go through the
questions in the box and discuss all of
them.
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students read the text and answer the
questions
Students then work in pairs and compare
answers.
Weaker
students work with
dicstionary
Weaker
students can choose one question to
discuss.
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Teacher
evaluates and guides
students
Teacher
evaluates and guides
students
1 point
for each correct
answer
1 point
for each correct
answer
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Book
Student’s
Book
Book,
slide,
text
Book,
slide
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