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NOTES FOR TEACHERS: UNIT 2, PART 2

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Unit 2, Part 2 Overview In part 2 of this unit, which can be completed in about 60 minutes of class time , students will talk about another sub-theme of daily life: their hardest and easiest days of the week. The first Model Sentence ( What is your hardest / easiest day of the week? ) opens conversation on this topic, while the second allows students to provide reasons for their answers using because ( My hardest day of the week is Monday because I have three classes ). In the first Sounding Natural Note , students will focus on answering “why?”, which is one of the most common implicit questions. The next note revisits the Reacting strategy and provides expressions for responding appropriately to good or bad news, either with surprise or compassion. In addition, the important pragmatic aspect of intonation is touched up via a fun activity that will help students improve the quality of their voices when using English. Wrapping up the lesson is an Interview & Report speaking task that will enable students to review part 1 content, practice making longer turns, and work on listening actively. Generic 90-minute Lesson Plan Things to bring: • Equipment for playing the textbook audio tracks • (optional) Handouts (vocab quiz, worksheets, etc) 1. Warm-up options • Review part 1 by having students do several rounds of timed conversations. • Alternatively, use the Guided Role-play cards at the back of the book to review part 1 content. • Take a short quiz on part 1 vocabulary.

2. Page 32: • Preview • Model Sentences 1: What’s your hardest day of the week? • Vary your questions 3. Page 33: • Sounding Natural Note: Answering the implicit “why?” • Model Sentences 2: Are you in a club? • How about you? 4. Page 34: • Sounding Natural Note: Reacting with surprise or compassion • Guided Speaking Practice 5. Page 35: • Speaking Time: Interview & Report 6. Expansion activity options • Study vocab from part 2 or even part 3 at cic multimedia.com. • Have students record a short conversation on their smartphones which they can transcribe for homework. • Work on another photocopiable worksheet. • Do some more guided role-playing.

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