Spotlight 7 ts Mod 10
12-09-08
10 b
15:02
Page 138
Accident-prone Objectives
Vocabulary: related to accidents Reading & Listening: a cartoon strip Grammar: reflexive pronouns Everyday English: asking about health/giving reassurance Listening: an informal telephone conversation Writing: a story
Introduction Ask Ss to look at the title, Accident-prone, and the pictures. Elicit/Explain the meaning of the title (have a tendency to suffer mishaps). Ask them what they think the unit will be about. Encourage Ss to predict what type of vocabulary they will see in the unit.
Vocabulary 1
S1: S2: S1: S2:
Have you ever twisted your ankle? Yes, I have. How did it happen? I was rollerblading. It happened when I was 7.
S1: S2: S1: S2:
Have you ever hurt your back? Yes, I have. How did it happen? I was lifting a heavy box. It happened a couple of months ago.
S1: S2: S1: S2:
Have you ever banged your head? Yes, I have. How did it happen? I didn’t see the cupboard door and I banged it on that. It happened a few days ago.
Reading & Listening 2 a) Focus ➤ Stimulating interest/predicting content
Focus ➤ Building vocabulary related to
Focus Ss’ attention on the cartoon strip and elicit answers to the first question in the rubric. Refer Ss’ to the title and explain/elicit its meaning. Ask Ss how it is related to the text. Elicit feedback from the rest of the class. Play the recording as Ss listen and read to check their answers. Check Ss’ answers.
accidents Draw Ss’ attention to the sketches and elicit/ explain the meaning of any new vocabulary. Ask Ss the question in the rubric. Have a pair of Ss read out the example exchange. Check Ss’ understanding of the task. Ss talk in pairs. Walk around the classroom monitoring the task and helping where necessary. Encourage Ss to be truthful and help them with extra vocabulary. Ss make notes. Select pairs to act out exchanges for the class. Suggested Answer Key S1: Have you ever cut your finger? S2: Yes, I have. S1: How did it happen? S2: I was cutting a slice of bread. It happened last month.
138
S1: S2: S1: S2:
Have you ever chipped a tooth? Yes, I have. How did it happen? I was eating some nuts. It happened two years ago.
S1: S2: S1: S2:
Have you ever sprained your wrist? Yes, I have. How did it happen? I was playing basketball. It happened last summer.
Answer Key On a boardwalk by a beach. The boy is accidentprone and he hits a lamp-post. b)
Focus ➤ Building vocabulary Ask Ss to explain the meaning of the words in bold without the use of a dictionary, i.e. they can use synonyms, paraphrase etc. Elicit/Explain the meanings and write them on the board. Ss should copy the words into the vocabulary section of their notebooks.
Answer Key lamp-post (n): tall pole beside a road that has a light attached to the top of it twisted (v): injured by turning sth too sharply ambulance (n): a van used to transport people to hospital