| 6 Listen, point and repeat. Pupils’ books closed. Put the flashcards up on the board. Point to them, one at a time, and say the corresponding words. The pupils repeat chorally and/or individually. Point to the flashcards in random order. Ask individual pupils to name them. Pupils’ books open. Play the CD. The pupils listen, point and repeat. If you wish, play the CD again pausing after each word. The pupils repeat, chorally and/or individually. 7 Look, read and write yes or no. Explain the activity and read the example aloud. The pupils look at the picture and read the sentences. Allow the pupils some time to complete the activity. Check their answers. Answer key 2 yes 3 no 4 no 5 yes 6 yes After doing ex 7 ask pupils to write sentences using adjectives, including possessive adjectives, on a growing range of general and some curricular topics to describe things, use simple one-syllable and some two-syllable adjectives [comparative and superlative] to make comparisons looking at the picture p.20 STUDY SPOT (Activities to present and practise the past simple.) 8 Complete the sentences. Then match. Check your answers online or with your teacher. Pupils’ books closed. Say, then write on the board: The ancient Egyptians lived in houses made from mud. The Romans spoke Latin. Underline the words in bold. The pupils repeat after you. Explain/Elicit that this is the past simple and we use it to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. Explain/Elicit that we add –ed at the end of regular verbs but that some verbs (irregular) in the past simple use a different form of the verb. Write the following verbs on the board and elicit the spelling rules and irregular forms: stop-stopped, study-studied, play-played, write-wrote, give-gave, ride-rode, eat-ate. Revise the negative and interrogative forms and write short answers on the board. Answer key 2 lived 3 wore 4 made 5 watched 6 wrote Suggested answer key A 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 B 1, 2, 5 9 Read and circle. Then listen and check. Explain the activity. Read the example out loud. Allow the pupils some time to complete the activity. Play the CD. The pupils listen and check their answers. Answer key 2 played 3 didn’t go 4 paid 5 drank AUDIOSCRIPT The Aztecs were very interesting people, but actually, they didn’t call themselves the Mexica. They were very fit and played a lot of sports. Boys and girls went to school but they didn’t go to the same school. They went to different schools. To the Aztecs cocoa beans were very important. They even paid for things with cocoa beans. And did you know that they drank chocolate to make them strong and healthy? |