Unit2SchoollifeStep1Warm-upactivities1Beforelookingatthecomicstrip,revisesomeoftheadj
usedtodescribepersonalitiesfocusingparticularlyon‘smart’
Alsorevisecomparativesandthestructure‘therebe’
Preteachstructures(‘Whatis…like
,It’slike…’)outofcontext
2Askstudentstostudythepageforafewminutes
Encouragethemtoaskanyquestionsabouttheconversation
Invitemoreablestudentstogivecommentsaboutthelastsentence
3Afterstudentshavegraspedtheamusingmessageofthepage,useitasastartingpointforbrainstormingon‘Whatisschoollike
’Askstudentsmakecomments,writeeverythingontheBb
4Doaminisurveyofstudents’opinions
Step2Presentation(WelcometothisUnit)1Introducetheideaofthemainlanguagespokenindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld
StartwithChinesethenmoveontoEnglish
Englishisusedasamainlanguageinthefollowingcountries:Britain,Irelan