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The WeatherActivities and vocabulary centered around the theme of weather and driving conditions. |
Real or Hypothetical?Practice the difference in meaning and structure between sentences that describe real possibilities, and those that describe hypothetical ones. |
Hypothetical LanguageLearn the structure necessary in English for describing hypothetical situations. |
Listening | Speaking | Grammar |
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9-1 The Best and Worst WeatherSeveral people describe what they consider to be their favorite kind of weather. Listening activity contains several words from unit vocabulary. 9-2 Suit YourselfA listening activity based on a dialogue about weather predictions. Activity reinforces student comprehension of first and second conditional grammar. |
9-1 Unit Introduction DiscussionUnit introduction conversation activity. 9-2 Class DiscussionClass discussion activity.9-3 Vocabulary DiscussionVocabulary discussion activity. 9-4 Role-PlaysStudents improvise dialogues according to prompts. 9-5 Speaking PairsStudents prompt each other in order to elicit sentences in the first conditional. 9-6 Finish My SentenceStudents work together and create sentences that contain time clauses about the future. 9-7 Table SpeakingGroup speaking activity for students practice second conditional sentences. 9-8 What Would You Do If...?Students ask and answer hypothetical questions. 9-9 Opposite of the TruthStudents practice making sentences in the second conditional to describe the opposite of the truth. 9-10 QuestionsStudents gain practice making questions in the first and second conditional. |
9-1 The First Conditional & Time ClausesStudents practice describing the future with two-clause sentences. 9-2 The Second ConditionalStudents practice using the second conditional to describe hypothetical situations. 9-3 First & Second ConditionalsStudents practice the difference between the two structures. |
Reading | Use of English | Writing |
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9-1 Worst Places to DriveStudents read descriptions of three places in the world with extreme driving conditions. Activity also serves as a review of Grammar 9-2. |
9-1 What's the Weather Like?Students work with a partner and predict the missing words in four short dialogues about the weather. 9-2 Traffic LandStudents research weather conditions using live traffic cameras from different locations within the US and enter organized findings into provided tables. 9-3 Weather around the WorldStudents research weather in various parts of the world and then ask and answers questions about their findings. |
9-1 Run-On Sentences & Comma SplicesStudents learn how to identify and avoid run-on sentences and comma splices in their writing. 9-2 ArticlesStudents learn two rules for proper use of articles and then apply the rules in an exercise. 9-3 ParagraphStudents write paragraphs about likely or unlikely hypothetical situations related to earlier research from Use of English 9-2. |