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Food & HealthStudents explore vocabulary and activities related to food, nutrition, and health. Topics include obesity, energy drinks, fast food, vegetarianism, etc.. Imagining the Past, Present, and FutureStudents are immersed in activities requiring them to imagine situations in the past, present, and future and to construct hypothetical sentences. Mixing ConditionalsStudents gain practice making conditional sentences with mixed time; for example, sentences are studied that describe past conditions with present results. The Conditional Is More Than Just IfStudents learn to make conditional sentences using other expressions in place of if. |
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9-1 First, Second, and Third ConditionalsStudents review the first and second conditionals and are introduced to the third conditional. 9-2 Mixed ConditionalsStudents practice making conditional sentences with mixed times, as is commonly overlooked when studying conditional grammar. 9-3 More Conditional ExpressionsStudents learn how other expressions can be used instead of if using conditional grammar. Expressions include, even if, unless, as long as, so long as, provided that, and providing that. 9-4 Although, Even Though, and Even IfStudents study the commonly mistaken different between the expressions even if, even though, although, despite, and in spite of. |
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9-1 In The NewsVocabulary and reading comprehension activity about energy drinks. 9-2 In The NewsVocabulary and reading comprehension activity about the link between obesity and cancer. |
| Writing |
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9-1 Parallel StructureStudents learn how to maintain parallel grammatical structure in their sentences. They practice identifying and correcting errors in parallel structure and then write their own parallel sentences. 9-2 Writing ConditionalsAn extension of the units grammar focus: students write conditional sentences to support and develop their opinions. |
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9-1 Weekday VegetarianA TED talk about why one person has decided to be a vegetarian during the week and not on the weekends. 9-2 Super Size MeA video-listening activity based on several short clips from the documentary. |
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9-1 Unit IntroductionUnit introduction conversation activity. (group work) 9-2 Vocabulary DiscussionVocabulary discussion activity. (group work) 9-3 Who Said That?A fun game to play as a class to practice the first, second, and third conditionals. (class work) 9-4 What Would You Have Done?A game for students to practice the third conditional. (class work) 9-5 Conditional GamesLinks to two online flash games to further practice conditional sentences. (pair work) 9-6 The Past and PresentStudents think about the five most important things that have happened to them in their lives and then imagine how their lives would or would have been different if these events had happened differently. (pair work) 9-7 Permission Role PlaysStudents practice using the conditional phrases such as, so long as... or provided that... in a role play activity. (pair work) |
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