Unit1GrammarI.Aims:Tocomparetwopeople/thingsusing“(not)as”+adjective+“as”II.Teachingprocedures1.UsetheinformationcollectedbystudentstointroducethenewstructuresinPartC.Ifyouhavenotdonetheextensionactivity,usetheinformationinthetableinPartB2.promptthestudentstocompletethesentencetoelicitthenewstructure.NameHeight(cm)Weight(kg)Swimming(sec/50m)Simon1585034Peter1684932Sandy1606034Millie1504440Amy15040302.Invitestudentstomaketheirownsentencesbasedontheinformationintheirtableorthetableonthepage.Writethesentencesontheboard.Elicittheruleformmoreablestudents.Forlessablestudents,readtheexplanationatthebottomofthepage.3.BeforestartingPartC1,revisethemeaningofthenounsusedinthisactivity----“hiking”,“swimming”,“camping”,“cycling”,“diving”and“skiing”.Elicitthenounsbypointingatthepicturesinthetable.Invitestudentstothinkofotheroutdooractivities.4.Elicitthemeaningsofthetwokeyadjectives----“interesting”and“dangerous”.Listthings,people,phenomenaoractivitiesandaskwhethertheycanbedangerousorinteresting,e.g.,afire,afavouritebook,alesson,atyphoon,ice-skating,etc.5.Explainthecontexttostudents.PointoutthatthetableinPartC1isanotherwayofpresentinginformationofasurvey.Encouragestudentstousethisasamodelforpresentingsurveyresultsabouttheirownclassmates.6.Givestudentsenoughtimetostudythetablecarefully.Encouragestudentstoaskquestionstoclarifyorconfirmmeaningsofspecificdetails.7.Forweakerclasses,readtheconversationtogetherwiththestudentsandexplainanyunfamiliarwords/phrasesfirst.Remindstudentsnottousecomparativesandsuperlatives,butonly“(not)as…as”.8.Remindstudentsthattheyneedtopayattentiontowhoisspeakingintheconversationinordertorefertothecorrectcolumninthetableforinformation.9.Askstudentstoworkinpairstocompletetheconversation.Asthisisaproblem-solvingtaskengagingstudents”generalknowledgeaswellaslinguisticknowledge,youmustallocatesufficienttimetodothistask.Checkanswersorallywiththewholeclass.10.Iftimeallows,role-playtheconversation.Checkforcorrectpronunciation.11.InpartC2,askstudentstocompletethelastcolumnofPartC1expressingtheirownopinionsaboutthedifferentoutdooractivitiesincludedinthetable.12.Inpairs,invitestudentstocomparetheiranswersandtalkaboutwhattheythinkabouttheactivitiesusing“(not)as…as”.Forlessablestudents,tellthemtousetheconversationonthepageasamodel.Askpairsofmoreablestudentstocomeforwardandtalkaboutwhattheythinkabouttheactivities.III.ExtensionactivityIfthereistimeandinterest,dividestudentsintogroupsof5-6andaskthemtodoasimilarsurveyoftheclassmatesintheirgroupusingthetableonthepageasamodel.Encouragemoreablestudentstoincludeotheractivitiesinthesurveyandcomparetheactivitiesusingothercriteria,e.g.,popular,exciting,ect.Thenmakeadisplayofthegroupsurveys.YoucanalsodrawthetablewithouttheinformationaboutMillie,Sandy,DanielandSimonforstudents”use.Studentscanaddthenamesofthestudentsintheirgrouptothetable.IV.ConsolidationFinishofftheexercisesV.Homework
