Unit 2 Biggest,Longest,Widest

Lesson 9

Class opening

For ideas and tips on beginning a class, see “Teaching Techniques” at the back of this teacher’s guide

Step1: Come to “think about it.”

Step2: Check to see if the students have previewed the readings as required. Ask if they have any questions concerning the text. Encourage other students to try to answer the questions. In any case, you can introduce the students to the readings by asking questions such as:

Who is the tallest in our class?

Who in our class lives farthest from the school?

What does world record mean?

Would you like to break a world record?

Step3: Play the audiotape. Have the class follow the audiotape while looking at the text.

Step4: divide the class into groups of three. Ask each group member to take one of the three roles(Brian, Danny or Jenny) and act out the dialogue.

Step5: If you have time, have the groups make a list, in English, of the world records they know of . then have groups share their information with the rest of the class.

Step6: Come to “Project!.”

Begin unit project 1. This project can cover two lessons. Students will learn about superlative forms of adjectives as they imagine a record-breaking challenge for their class and make a plan to accomplish it. Refer to “Introducing a New project” in the “Teaching Techniques” section at the back of this teacher’s guide for ideas on introducing this unit project.