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Unit 2 Lesson 4 Classics
Lesson Focus
• Talk about preparations for a birthday party
• Passive voice
Warm-up
Exercise 1
Purpose: to help students match writers with book titles
· Direct students to the book covers in the reading. Ask "Do you know any of these books?" Elicit appropriate responses. Explain that these books are classics in English literature (books that have lasting value and will be appreciated for a long time ). If necessary, point out the lesson title and show the book you brought in to illustrate classics for the Key Words.
· Direct students to the writers and book titles in the box. Ask "Do you know any of these authors? If not, take a guess! Match the writers with the book titles". You may wish to have students work in pairs. Monitor, offering help as needed.
· Go over the answers, asking individual students to say them aloud. Encourage students to answer in complete sentences.
Answers
1. c, 2. b, 3. d, 4. a
· Ask "Which books have you read?" Elicit answers from your students. Then ask some individual students, "Did you like the book? Why? Why not?" Allow a few students to talk about the books.
Reading
Exercise 2
Purpose: to help students read and understand a text, and then tell their group members about the text by answering questions
· Direct students to the reading. Say "Look at the book covers. Which book do you think you'd like to read?" Elicit a few answers from students. If you feel your students are ready, you may skip this step.
· Direct students to the questions. Read them aloud, or have a student read them. Make sure students understand more difficult vocab. ulary, for example, characters ( the people in the story) and published (when the story was made into a book). Then have students get into groups of three. Say " Each read a pas-sage. Then ask and answer the questions" Monitor, offering help as needed. When students have finished, say
" Now tell each other about the passage, answering the questions". Monitor again, offering help