Unit 5 Open Day
Tasks in this unit
Talking about future events; planning events; sequencing activities; writing invitations; reading captions; writing a description of events. Period One Language focus:
Using the simple future tense to talk about future events e.g., Your parents will arrive at two o’clock. Using adverbs of time
e.g., What will they do first?
Language skills: Listening
Recognize the difference in the use of intonation in questions, statements (including approval) and commands, and respond appropriately Speaking
Use appropriate intonation and stress to convey intended meanings and feelings Reading
Read written language in meaningful chunks Writing
Develop written texts by expressing own ideas
Materials:
1. Student’s Book 6A page 32 2. Workbook 6A pages 28 and 29 3. Cassette 6A 4. Cassette player Pre-task preparation Ask the students: What do we do on Open Day? What do parents do? Write a list on the board as the students mention activities. Play the cassette for Look and learn. The students repeat. While-task procedure 1. Give the students time to read Look and read silently. 2. Play the cassette. The students follow in their books. 3. In groups of six, students practise the dialogue. Select groups to read the dialogue. 4. In pairs, students complete the programme with the correct time. 5. Ask questions about the programme: e.g., What time will the parents arrive? What will they do first/next/then/after that/ finally? When? 6. Select other groups to read the dialogue. 7. Ask further questions: e.g., Where will they meet their parents? What will they look at in the classroom and Arts and Crafts room> What will they do in the hall? What will they look at in the library?