LESSON OBJECTIVES
After this lesson, students should be able to
1. understand the meaning of the text :il
2. memorize what is reviewed in this less0
3. understand and write down some missing words as heard in sentences or passages in different contexts
CLASS OPENING (5 MINUTES)
For ideas and tips on beginning a class, see “Teaching Techniques at the back of this, teacher’s guide. You may wish to have the class sing “East We Go.”
STUDENTS BOOK (15 MINUTES)
There is one reading for this lesson. It reviews the vocabulary for this unit. There is no new vocabulary in this lesson. There are many ways to teach immersion reading. Here are some step-by-step instructions for one way to teach the reading in this lesson. Also see "Teaching Techniques" at the back of this teacher's guide for more general information about teaching readings.
Step 1: Check to see if the students have previewed the text as required. Ask if they have any questions concerning the meaning of the text. Encourage other students to try to answer the questions. You may wish to select one or two words or phrases from the new vocabulary for this unit for review. Ask students to tell you what these words and phrases mean. If a student replies correctly, ask him or her to share the strategies used to puzzle out the meanings. Remember to give lots of praise for a good try, even if it's wrong.
Step 2: Play the audiotape, Have the class follow the audiotape.
Step 3: Divide the class into small groups. Have the students talk about writing an e-mail message to Jenny reporting on what they have learned in this unit. In particular, what should they include in their reports?
GRAMMAR AND VERBS (20 MINUTES)
Grammar
The grammar for this lesson is articles and proper nouns. An article is a special type of adjective. "A", "an" and "the" are articles. In sentences, articles are always placed before a noun. A proper noun is a special type of noun. It is the name of something and always starts with a capital letter.
Articles
There are two kinds of articles: indefinite and definite. “A” and “an” are indefinite articles. Definite. "A" and "an" are indefinite articles. Use indefinite articles when talking about something singular (one thing) in general. For example:
I want an apple. (any apple)
A cheetah is a kind of cat. (cheetahs in general)
Note that you do not use articles in the expression "kind of." You say "a kind of cat," you do not say "a kind of a cat."
Give the rule for using "an" instead of "a. ""An" is used for words that begin with vowels: A, E, I, O or U. It makes them easier to pronounce. For example:
an animal
an eraser
an idea
an orange
an umbrella
The" is a definite article. Use definite articles for the following situations:
1. When talking about something mentioned earlier. For example: He picked up a book and read the book.
Note that the article "a" is used with the first mention of "book", but the article "the" is used with the following mention of "book."
2. When talking about something that the listener knows. For example:
Open the door please.
In this case, you are not talking about any door.
You are talking about a specific door. The listener knows which door you mean.
3. When using with certain proper nouns. For example: The ship sailed on the Pacific Ocean.
In this case, we say "the" Pacific Ocean, not "a" Pacific Ocean. Why?
Because there is only one Pacific Ocean, although it is one of many oceans.
4. When using with plurals of nouns. For example:
A black cat is at the door.
BUT, the black cats are at the door.
Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are names. Compare the following:
Noun Proper Noun
country China
girl Jenny
language English
Articles can be used with any of the nouns listed: a country, the country, a girl, the girl and so on. Articles re used with only some proper nouns. Remember the above example using the Pacific Ocean?
But we say "China, "not the China. Why? Because China is unique. The Pacific Ocean is one of many oceans, so we specify the ocean we mean. But there is only one China, so we don't need to specify or use the word "the."”
Note that we say the United States or the US. And the United Kingdom or the U.K. Why? For the same reason: there are many states in the world (" states” can mean "country”, so we specify which one we mean: the United States. And the world has many kingdoms, so we specify which one we mean: the United Kingdom.
Verbs
Review the verbs for this lesson. Note that "know" is an irregular verb. It is the only verb to review for this lesson, so if you have time, you may wish to review other irregular verbs as well. Please read about teaching verbs in "Teaching Techniques" at the back of this guide.
ACTIVITY BOOK (5 MINUTES)
Play the audiotape. The aural exercises for this lesson are:
1. Listen to the audiotape. Fill in the blanks. Write the words you hear.
Help! I Can't Find My Apartment! Part One
Erik lives in Norway. He lives in the country. He likes Norway, but he doesn't like the country. He wants to live in the city.
Erik goes to Oslo. Oslo is a big city. He sees a nice apartment. He buys the apartment.
Erik is hungry. He goes to a restaurant. He eats lunch.
Alter lunch, Erik wants to go back to his new apartment. But where is his apartment? All the buildings look the same. He can't remember where his is!
CLASS CIOSING (5 MINUTES)
There is no specific reading from the reader to assign as homework for this lesson. This is a chance for students to catch up if they are behind. They should also complete any remaining exercises from the activity book.