Unit2Biggest,Longest,WidestLesson9ClassopeningForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see“TeachingTechniques”atthebackofthisteacher’sguideStep1:Cometo“thinkaboutit.”Step2:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingsasrequired.Askiftheyhaveanyquestionsconcerningthetext.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswerthequestions.Inanycase,youcanintroducethestudentstothereadingsbyaskingquestionssuchas:Whoisthetallestinourclass?Whoinourclasslivesfarthestfromtheschool?Whatdoesworldrecordmean?Wouldyouliketobreakaworldrecord?Step3:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilelookingatthetext.Step4:dividetheclassintogroupsofthree.Askeachgroupmembertotakeoneofthethreeroles(Brian,DannyorJenny)andactoutthedialogue.Step5:Ifyouhavetime,havethegroupsmakealist,inEnglish,oftheworldrecordstheyknowof.thenhavegroupssharetheirinformationwiththerestoftheclass.Step6:Cometo“Project!.”Beginunitproject1.Thisprojectcancovertwolessons.Studentswilllearnaboutsuperlativeformsofadjectivesastheyimaginearecord-breakingchallengefortheirclassandmakeaplantoaccomplishit.Referto“IntroducingaNewproject”inthe“TeachingTechniques”sectionatthebackofthisteacher’sguideforideasonintroducingthisunitproject.Onesuggestionistogivestudentsoneortwofunnyexamplesofworldrecords,eitherorallyofontheblackboard,havestudentsbrainstormideasforwhatrecordsmightbefoundinarecordbook,suchascreatingthe“longest“somethingordoing“themost”ofsomething.Askavolunteertorecordtheirsuggestionsontheblackboard.Helpthestudentschoosetheappropriateformofsuperlative(eitheraddingthesuffix’estorusingmost.”)Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Haveeachgroupdiscussanddecidewhatworldrecordtheclassshouldtrytobreak.Theycanuseoneofthesuggestionsintheclasslistorinventanewone.Ideascanbeeitherfunnyorserious,buttheyshouldbepossible(iftheyhadtime.,opportunityandthecooperationofallofthestudents!)havethegroupsbeginplanningforbreakingthisworldrecord.Concludeunitproject1.studentscontinuetoworkinthesamegroups.Theycompletetheirplanforbreakingarecord.Groupsreporttheirplanforbreakingarecord.Groupsreporttheirplanstotheclassorexchangeplanswithanothergroup.ClassclosingThefirstreadinginthereader.Theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook.Thenextreadinginthestudentbook.Lesson10ClassopeningForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see“TeachingTechniques”atthebackofthisteacher’sguide.Step1:Cometo“thinkaboutit.”Step2:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Arethereanyquestions?Selectoneortwosentencescontainingkeywordsorphrasesandaskifanyonehasfiguredoutthemeaning.Ifastudentrepliescorrectly,askhimorhertosharethestrategiesusedtopuzzleoutthemeanings.Remembertogivelotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit’swrong.Youmayfinditnecessarytobrieflymentionthefollowingwords,inordertohelpsmooththewayforteachingthereading.Youmaywishtowritethislistonalargesheetofpaperinadvanceofthislesson.GrandHyattJinMaoTowerStructureTheGreatWallDamTheThreeGorgesDamNowintroducethereadingtotheclassbyaskingthefollowingquestins:Whatisthetallestbuildingintheworld?Whatisthebiggestdamintheworld?Whatisthelongestwallintheworld?Studentsshouldbeencouragedtorefertothereadingtotheanswers.Step3:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowthoughaudiotapewhilereadingthetext.Step4:Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Haveeachgroupdooneoftwothings:makealistoftheworldrecordswiththedetailsmentionedinthereading:ormakealistofworldrecordsforChi...
