How to Use This Book
The following lesson plan is designed for a one-hour class period. For teachers with less available
class time per unit, certain parts of the sample lesson plan may be omitted or shortened as
necessary.
Target Language and Warm-Up
15
min.
The first two pages of each unit present four of the target
vocabulary words for the unit. This presentation is followed by
a number of activities that guide students through practicing
both speaking skills and the vocabulary items in activities
with progressively less support.
In addition to simply working through the activities as presented
in the student book, teachers may want to provide classes
with additional practice including, but not limited to,
the following suggestions:
Part (A):
Have students create definitions or brainstorm example
sentences using the target words.
Part (B):
Have students make new questions related to the target
vocabulary. Students should ask their questions to other classmates and
listen to their classmates’ responses.
Part (C):
Have students work in pairs to write questions such as those
shown in this activity for the four photos in part (A). Pairs then share their questions with
another pair to see if their classmates can answer the questions.
Part (D):
Have students retell the story from the point of view of one of the other people/characters
shown or from a first-person point of view placing themselves in the story.
Part (E):
Have students redraw the last two pictures on another sheet of paper and then add one
more picture of their own to continue the story. Students then
pass their pictures to a classmate. The classmate then tries to
tell the story with the new ending.
Practice Drive
15
min.
Pages three and four of each unit present four additional target
vocabulary words for the unit. Students then practice with the
words in a variety of speaking tasks that include visual, textual,
or both visual and textual support. Additional practice for
Practice Wave activities may include the following:
Part (A)
and
(
B)
:
Use the same suggestions from the Warm-up.
Part (C)
:
Have students answer each question with at least two
sentences instead of with single sentences.
Part (D)
:
Have students work in pairs. All students should close their books
and try to retell the story from memory.
