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Against all odds Objectives
Reading: an article describing a person you admire Writing: an article about a person you admire
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Ss work in pairs. Ask Ss to look through the text again and find the preposition that follows each of the words. Allow Ss time to complete the task. Then, ask Ss to make their own sentences using the word + preposition.
Introduction Draw Ss’ attention to the title, Against all odds, and ask them what they think it means. Ask them if they admire anybody and, if so, why. Encourage Ss to predict what vocabulary they will see in the unit.
Reading 1
Focus ➤ Stimulating interest in text/reading for specific information ñ Ask Ss to look at the person in the picture. Ask them the questions in the rubric. Elicit answers from Ss to stimulate interest in the text, and open discussion. ñ Ask Ss to read/listen to the text to see if their answers were correct. Discuss answers as a class. Answer Key Stephen William Hawking is a famous English scientist.
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Focus ➤ Building vocabulary ― adjectives Ask Ss to look at the adjectives and elicit/explain their meaning. Ask Ss which adjectives best describe Hawking and why? Elicit answers from around the class and stimulate discussion. Suggested Answer Key I think determined, brave and ingenious best describe Hawking because he continued his studies even after he knew he had the illness, and succeeded. He also managed to write a book which became a best seller. I think you need to be very intelligent to do this.
Focus ➤ Dependent prepositions
Answer Key famous for work on cope with
lose control of give up on
Suggested Answer Key Da Vinci is famous for his paintings. I’m working on my science project. It is difficult to cope with a serious illness. He lost control of his car and crashed. I gave up on basketball because I wasn’t very good. b)
Focus ➤ Building vocabulary Ask Ss to look back at the text and to explain 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 laws of the universe (exp): natural laws of physics diagnosed (v): doctors found an illness muscles (n): body tissue connected to bones that helps you move started a career (exp): began a profession blinking (n): opening and closing your eyelids wheelchair (n): a chair with wheels used by people who cannot walk enables (v): helps or allows sb to do sth give up on (phr v): lose hope achieve (v): succeed
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