The Joy of Learning English: March 2013

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Thursday, 21/03/13

1. Can-Do Objectives: To be able to talk about different aspects of the future.

2. Coursebook pages: Pg 45: exercises 8,9,10. Pg 46:1,2.

3. Language focus: Revision of the future verb forms.

4. Comments: Pair and group work and lots of speaking.

5. Homework: Workbook: Lesson 5C ; Student CD: Lesson 5C

6. Prepare for next class: Pg 46,47,48,49,137.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Tuesday, 19/03/13

1. Can-Do Objectives: To be able to talk about plants and gardens.

2. Coursebook pages: Pg 44, 45: exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6,7.

3. Language focus: pg 137, future verb forms.

4. Comments: Pair work and discussions.

5. Homework:
Workbook: Lesson 5B ; Student CD: Lesson 5B

6. Prepare for next class: Pg 45: 8a, 9. Pg 136 back referencing.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Saturday, 16 /03/13

1. Can-Do Objectives: To be able to talk about animals.

2. Coursebook pages: exercises 1,2,4 on page 41 of review. Pg 42, 1a,b,c.

3. Language focus: vocabulary relating to animals.

4. Comments: Exam on vocabulary and grammar of chapter 4. Correction and feedback.

5. Homework:

Workbook: Lesson 5A ; Student CD: Lesson 5A

6. Prepare for next class: Pg 42,43,44,45, 136, 137.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Thursday, 14/03/13

1. Can-Do Objectives: To compare two or more people or things in different ways.

2. Coursebook pages: Pg 43: exercises 6,7,8,9.

3. Language focus: pg 136, ways of comparing.

4. Comments: Pair work and discussions. Game involving the use of the comparison.

5. Homework: Workbook: Lesson 5A ; Student CD: Lesson 5A.

6. Prepare for next class: Pg 44,45. Pg 137 Future verb forms.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Tuesday, 12/03/13

1. Can-Do Objectives: To be able to talk about animals and to compare two or more people or things in different ways.

2. Coursebook pages: Pg 42, 43: exercises 1b, 2,3,4,5.

3. Language focus: pg 136, ways of comparing.

4. Comments: Pair work and discussions.

5. Homework: Workbook: Lesson 5A ; Student CD: Lesson 5A

6. Prepare for next class: Pg 43:6,7.

Saturday, 9/03/13

1. Can-Do Objectives: To be able to use connecting words, understand a spoken narrative and express different levels of surprise.

2. Coursebook pages: 39:3,4,5,6,7,8; pg 40,41:1,2,3,4,5,6,7.

3. Language focus: connecting words and expressions in a song.

4. Comments: Good pair and group work discussions.

5. Homework:

Workbook: Lesson 4C,D

Student CD: Lesson 4C,D

6. Prepare for next class: Do exercises 1,2,4 on page 41 of review. Vocabulary and grammar test next week on Chapter 4.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Thursday, 7/03/13

1. Coursebook pages: Pg 42: exercise 1a.Introduction to nature and animals.

2. Comments: Vocabulary and grammar test on chapter 4. Correction and feedback. Congratulations! Well done! Keep up the good work!

3. Prepare for next class: Pages 42, 43.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Tuesday, 5/03/13

1. Can-Do Objectives: To be able to express different levels of surprise and understand the lyrics of a song.

2. Coursebook pages: Pg 41: exercises 4,5,6,7. Song “I heard it through the grapevine” on pg 114.

3. Language focus: Revision of relative clauses

4. Comments: Correction of Review exercises on pg 41.

5.
Homework: Workbook: Lesson 4D
Student CD: Lesson 4D

6. Prepare for next class: Pg 42. Revise all of chapter 4 for a vocabulary and grammar test.

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Saturday, 2/03/13

1. Can-Do Objectives: To be able to understand summaries describing the characters and plots of novels and to talk about books read.

2. Coursebook pages: 36 and 37: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 ; 38:1,2.

3. Language focus: Relative clauses

4. Comments: Good pair and group work discussions.

5. Homework:

Workbook: Lesson 4B; Student CD: Lesson 4B

6. Prepare for next class: Do exercises 3,4,5,7 on page 39 and read grammar on page 132 about connecting words.

Keep up the good work!!!