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CelebritiesVocabulary and activities centered around celebrities include topics such as living life in the public eye; being a politician, a movie star, etc.. Asking QuestionsStudents learn the difference between direct and indirect questions as well as how to form question tags. Phrasal VerbsStudents learn the most common phrasal verbs that use the particles, in, out, away, and back. |
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Gossip JournalistActivity-based on a fictional interview between a journalist and Brad Pitt. The activity serves as a preview to Grammar - Indirect Questions. Celebrity LifeActivity-based on short recordings of people describing whether they would prefer to be a politician, musician, movie star, or athlete. PoliticiansActivity that reviews the use of question tags in a conversation about one person's desire to become a politician. |
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Unit Introduction DiscussionUnit introduction conversation activity. Vocabulary DiscussionVocabulary discussion activity. Role-PlaysStudents improvise dialogues according to prompts. Speaking Pairs #1Students convert direct questions to indirect ones. Speaking Pairs #2Students practice using noun clauses in sentences that begin with "I don't know". Bag of ItemsStudents practice question tags in making assumptions about others in the class. You Think Maybe...Students practice using question tags in checking for information. AssumptionsStudents make assumptions about their partners using question tags. Phrasal Verbs DiscussionStudents discuss answers to questions that incorporate phrasal verbs studied in Grammar - Phrasal Verbs: In, Out, Away & Back. |
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Indirect QuestionsStudents learn and practice the differences between direct and indirect questions. Question TagsStudents learn the two kinds of questions tags and how they are formed. Phrasal Verbs: In, Out, Away & BackThe most common phrasal verbs within, out, away and back as well as the basic rules for using phrasal verbs are described. |
| Reading |
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Three Celebrity InterviewsReading activity based on three different interviews of celebrities. Activity previews the topic of question tags. |
| Use of English |
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The PaparazziFour short conversations that serve as a lead into Grammar - Phrasal Verbs: In, Out, Away & Back. Celebrity BiosStudents research Wikipedia entries about different celebrities and then give a presentation about what they learned. |
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Subject Verb AgreementStudents review the subject-verb agreement and learn about collective nouns. Contrast Linking WordsStudents learn different ways of expressing contrasting ideas in their sentences. ParagraphStudents write a paragraph on life as a celebrity. |
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achievement adopt adoption audience career celebrity charity consider deal with direct #1 direct #2 director dishonest divorce dress up familiar fan focus gifted glamorous gossip healthcare honest idolize impress impressed impressive improve journalist luxury mansion personal plastic surgery politician politics privacy private public relationship remain respect review role scene similarity star suppose survive talent tear treat view wealthy |