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Before you start … ñ Revise one or two points from the previous module (e.g. families, relationships, personality and behaviour, etc). ñ Direct Ss’ attention to the title of the module Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Explain that in this module they will learn about stressful situations, peer pressure, how to express negative feelings, how to sympathise, encourage and persuade, etc.
Look at Module 2 In order to stimulate discussion and interest, ask Ss which page each picture is from. Then elicit other information (e.g. what the picture shows, what else Ss can see on the page and what they think the unit might be about). Suggested Answer Key Focus Ss’ attention on picture 1. T: S1: T: S2: T: S3:
What page is picture 1 from? It’s from page 30. What can you see in picture 1? Two teenage girls talking to each other. What do you think they are talking about? They might be talking about someone in their class at school.
Pic 2 (p. 36) What does the picture show? What celebration is it for? Do you bake things at home? What other things do people eat and drink at that time of the year? What is your favourite celebration? Why? Pic 3 (p. 43) What can you see in the picture? Where is it? Do you like eating fast food? Why (not)? What are the good things about living in a big city? Are there any disadvantages? Pic 4 (p. 32) Who is in the picture? Which country is it from? What’s happening in the picture? Have you ever seen anything like this before?
Find the page number(s) for Allow Ss time to browse through the module and find the relevant information. Then ask them to explain what each one is and elicit simple information about each item.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way Suggested Answer Key a biography (p. 34) (an account of someone’s life written by someone else) Whose biography is this? When did she live? Where was she born? What is she famous for? a diagram (p. 40) (a drawing which explains how something works) What does the diagram show? Which parts of the body does it explain? What do you know about how they work? a dictionary extract (p. 30) (the definition of a word or phrase in a dictionary) What phrase is given? What does it mean? Have you ever experienced this? an email (p. 38) How many emails can you see on this page? What are they about? What style are they written in? Go through the rest of the sections with your Ss and point out that by the end of the module they will know how to perform the tasks listed. Explain that the module has: ― a Literature section ― a Culture Corner ― an Across the Curriculum section ― a Going Green section Ask Ss to look at the relevant pages and elicit what each section is about. Suggested Answer Key The Literature section is about an author and a literature extract. This one (pp. 34-45) is about Charlotte Brontë and has an extract from her novel Jane Eyre. The Culture Corner (p. 39) contains a text about Childline, a free 24-hour helpline for children. The Across the Curriculum section (p. 40) looks at the nervous system and how the brain works, a topic in Science. The Going Green section looks at different green issues. This one (p. 41) is about how we can cut down on packaging.
Listen, read and talk about …/Learn how to …/ Practise …/Write/Make … As described in the relevant section in Module 1.
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