Unit 7: Review Study Records. Check Study Frequency and Study Path. Students should study lessons in both Units 6 and Unit 7. Review Study Score. Provide coaching information to improve Study Score. Check to see that they are recording sentences and monitoring their recording. Warm-up and Hot Seat: Past Tense Do rapid Hot Seat exercise with selected students. Focus on what they did this morning. Go over irregular verbs that come up. Main Activity 1: Price List Put up a price list, talk about and compare the costs. Main Activity 2: Telephone Dialog/Roleplay Practice in pairs and then role play Dialog 1 from Unit 7. Main Activity 3: Consonant Clusters Practice these consonant clusters: ch, sh, th Feedback and Homework. Review, drill and practice key expressions from the lesson. Assign Written Exercise A. Warm-up and Hot Seat: Past Tense Do rapid Hot Seat exercise with selected students. In the hot seat, the student should repeat the question asked to him/her (with the appropriate changes) and then answer it as follows: (Teacher) "What time did you get up this morning?" (Student) "What time did I get up? I got up around 6:15." (Teacher) "When did you leave your house?" (Student) "When did I leave my house? I left my house at 7:00." etc. During this exercise, introduce and go over the irregular verbs that come up, such as: leave/left, get up/got up, eat/ate, go/went, take/took, etc. Main Activity 1: Price List Put up a price list, talk about and compare the costs. Example: noodles $1.50; hot dog $2.00; hamburger $3.50; slice of pizza $2.50; banana 50 cents; apple 50 cents; fresh fruit juices $1.50; chicken salad $2.00; milk 75 cents; chocolate bar 50 cents, etc. Example sentences: A hamburger costs more than a hot dog. How much more does it cost? It costs a dollar fifty more. How much is a hot dog and fruit juice? A hot dog and fruit juice cost $3.50. How many bananas/hot dogs can you buy for a dollar? Note the difference between 'how much' and 'how many'. Have students practice in pairs and role play buying lunch. Main Activity 2: Telephone Dialog/Roleplay Practice in pairs and then role play Dialog 1 from Unit 7 or a variation. Then summarize the dialog: Judy calls Maria, but Maria isn't at home. Maria's mother answers the phone. She says Maria isn't home. Judy says she will call back later. Maria's mother says Maria will be back in about 2 hours. Judy thanks Maria's mother. Go over these key expressions, and have the class repeat them several times: "May I speak to X, please?" "X isn't here right now." "I'll call her back later. When will she/he be back?" etc. Main Activity 3: Consonant Clusters Practice these consonant clusters: chi, sh, th. Example words: chair, bench, chew your food, shirt, wash your hands, show me your drawing, think, last month, they, weather. Use these or similar words in sentences. If these sounds are difficult, encourage the students to practice them more in the lesson. Feedback and Homework Review and drill key words or structures students have had difficulty with. Assign Written Exercise A. First English: Unit 7 027_EX7_001.PDF Written Exercises A-H First English - Unit 7 027_TG7_001.PDF This unit introduces the past tense, comparisons, 'have to', countable/uncountable quantities, telephone expressions, occupations, money and prices. Students also practice with consonant clusters. Unit 7: Review Study Records. Check Study Frequency and Study Path. Students should study lessons in both Units 6 and Unit 7. Review Study Score. Provide coaching information to improve Study Score. Check to see that they are recording sentences and monitoring their recording. Warm-up and Hot Seat: Past Tense/Yesterday Do rapid Hot Seat exercise with selected students. Focus on what they did yesterday. Go over irregular verbs that come up. Main Activity 1: Occupations Focus on common occupations: a dentist, a doctor, a mechanic, a waiter, etc. What do they do? Main Activity 2: Dialog/Roleplay Practice in pairs and then role play Dialog 2 from Unit 7. Main Activity 3: Consonant Clusters Practice these consonant clusters: bl, br, cl, cr, dr Feedback and Homework. Review, drill and practice key expressions from the lesson. Review Written Exercise A and assign Written Exercises B-I. Warm-up and Hot Seat: Past Tense/Yesterday Do rapid Hot Seat exercise with selected students. (Teacher) "What time did you get up yesterday morning?" (Student) "What time did I get up? I got up around 6:15." (Teacher) "When did you eat dinner last night?" (Student) "When did I eat dinner? Last night I ate dinner at 8:00." (T) Where did you go after school yesterday?" (S) Where did I go after school? I went to the gym and played basketball." etc. During this exercise, introduce and go over the irregular verbs that come up, such as: leave/left, get up/got up, eat/ate, go/went, take/took, etc. Main Activity 1: Occupations Focus on common occupations: a dentist, a doctor, a mechanic, a waiter, a scientist, a pilot, a flight attendant, a taxi driver, a salesperson, a software engineer, an artist, an actor, a cook, a factory worker, an architect, a construction worker, a fire fighter, an ambulance driver, a farmer, an animal trainer, a veterinarian, etc. What do they do? When was the last time you went to a doctor? How often do you go to a dentist? What would you like to be? Which occupations are dangerous? Which occupations require a lot of education? Which occupations are interesting? Why? Main Activity 2: Dialog/Roleplay Practice in pairs and then role play Dialog 2 from Unit 7 or a variation. Then summarize the dialog: Shawn is selling tickets for tonight's basketball game. He wants to sell a ticket to Ken. Ken asks how much it is? Shawn says it's five dollars. Ken says he would like to, but he only has four dollars. Shawn says Ken can pay four dollars now and pay the rest tomorrow. Ken agrees. Go over these key expressions, and have the class repeat them several times: "Do you want to buy one?" "How much is it?" "I'd like to buy it, but I don't have enough money." etc. Main Activity 3: Consonant Clusters Practice these consonant clusters: bl, br, cl, cr, dr. Example words: blue, blow, a brain, bring it here, a clock, it's closed, don't cry, across the street, a dress, drive a car, dry your hair. Use these or similar words in sentences. If these sounds are difficult, encourage the students to practice them more in the lesson. Feedback and Homework Review and drill key words or structures students have had difficulty with. Review Written Exercise A and assign Written Exercises B-I. First English: Unit 7 027_EX7_001.PDF Written Exercises A-H First English - Unit 7 027_TG7_001.PDF This unit introduces the past tense, comparisons, 'have to', countable/uncountable quantities, telephone expressions, occupations, money and prices. Students also practice with consonant clusters. Unit 7: Review Study Records. Check Study Frequency and Study Path. Students should study lessons in both Units 6 and Unit 7. Review Study Score. Provide coaching information to improve Study Score. Check to see that they are recording sentences and monitoring their recording. Warm-up and Hot Seat: Past Tense/Last Weekend Do rapid Hot Seat exercise with selected students. Focus on what they did last weekend. Go over irregular verbs that come up. Main Activity 1: Dictation Dictation about a trip last weekend Main Activity 2: Dialog/Roleplay Practice in pairs and then role play Dialog 3 from Unit 7. Main Activity 3: Consonant Clusters Practice these consonant clusters: pl, pr, tr, sk, sp, st Feedback and Homework. Review, drill and practice key expressions from the lesson. Review Written Exercises B-I. Warm-up and Hot Seat: Past Tense/Last Weekend Do rapid Hot Seat exercise with selected students. (Teacher) "What did you do last Saturday morning?" (Student) "What did I do last Saturday morning? I slept late and didn't get up until 8 o'clock!" (Teacher) "What were you doing between 2 and 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon?" (Student) "What was I doing between 2 and 3 o'clock? I was playing video games with my friends." (T) What did you do after that? (S) What did I do after playing video games? I went home and took my dog for a walk." etc. During this exercise, introduce and go over the irregular verbs that come up, such as: leave/left, get up/got up, eat/ate, go/went, take/took, etc. Main Activity 1: Dictation and Discussion Dictation: (1) Last weekend my family visited my grandparents. (2) We took a train, and they met us at the station. (3) It was nice to see them. (4) After arriving, they took us to their pet store. (5) At the store, we saw their talking parrot. (6) It looked at us, but it didn't say anything. Have the students check for accuracy and then summarize the dictation. Then ask follow-up questions like: 'Who did they visit?' 'How did they get there?' 'Where did they go after they arrived?' 'What was in the store?' "Where do your grandparents live?" "When did you see them last?" "When will you see them next?" "How often do you visit them?" "Do they have any pets?" etc. Main Activity 2: Dialog/Roleplay Practice in pairs and then role play Dialog 3 from Unit 7 or a variation. Then summarize the dialog: Judy asks Maria where she's going. Maria says she's going home. She says she has a lot of homework. Judy says she also has a lot of homework. She has two tests tomorrow. Maria says she has to finish a book and write a paper. Judy says she hopes Maria can finish before midnight. Maria says she'll try. She hopes Judy does well on her tests. Go over these key expressions: (1) I've got a lot of homework. (2) I've got to finish a book. (3) See you tomorrow. etc. Note that 'I have to do something' and 'I've got to do something' mean the same thing. Main Activity 3: Consonant Clusters Practice these consonant clusters: pl, pr, tr, sk, sp, st. Example words: play, a plant, price, professional, promise, try, a triangle, the sky, a skirt, Spain, spring, stars in the sky, cross the street, start running. Use these or similar words in sentences. If these sounds are difficult, encourage the students to practice them more in the lesson. Feedback and Homework Review and drill key words or structures students have had difficulty with. Review Written Exercise B-I. First English: Unit 7 027_EX7_001.PDF Written Exercises A-H First English - Unit 7 027_TG7_001.PDF This unit introduces the past tense, comparisons, 'have to', countable/uncountable quantities, telephone expressions, occupations, money and prices. Students also practice with consonant clusters.