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Family LifeStudents explore vocabulary and topics related to marriage norms, dysfunctional families, parenting, immigrant families, etc.. Auxiliary VerbsStudents review the role of auxiliary verbs in establishing time and aspect meaning within a sentence. Time and AspectStudents review the different aspects tenses convey in English sentences. The Passive VoiceStudents practice how to make a sentence in passive voice, but more importantly, when and why they should do so. |
| Grammar |
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1-1 Auxiliary VerbsStudents practice using the auxiliary verbs, be, do, and have in making affirmative and negative sentences, questions, short answers, question tags, and reply questions. 1-2 AspectsStudents review the common meaning shared by all tenses used in the simple, continuous, and perfect aspects. 1-3 Active and PassiveStudents practice why and how the passive is used in English as well as the use of impersonal subjects such as they in the active voice commonly used in casual language. |
| Reading |
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1-1 In The NewsVocabulary and reading comprehension activity about the topic of marriage. 1-2 In The NewsVocabulary and reading comprehension activity about the topic of unmarried households. |
| Writing |
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1-1 Writing a Paragraph - Topic SentencesStudents examine basic paragraph structure and focus on how to write an effective topic sentence 1-2 Writing a Paragraph - SupportStudents examine the concept of unity within a paragraph and learn how to develop the main idea with relevant supporting points. 1-3 Writing a Paragraph - Concluding SentencesStudents continue their examination of paragraphs and how to write effective concluding sentences. 1-4 Writing a ParagraphStudents prepare questions to interview a classmate and write a paragraph on the topic of family. |
| Media |
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1-1 Big FamilyListening activity based on one woman’s experience growing up with a large family. 1-2 Arrested DevelopmentVideo-listening activity based on the comedy sitcom, Arrested Development. |
| Speaking |
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1-1 Unit IntroductionUnit introduction conversation activity. (group work) 1-2: Vocabulary DiscussionVocabulary discussion activity. (group work) 1-3 Vocabulary Role PlaysStudents use unit vocabulary and create role-play dialogues to present to the class. (pair work) 1-4 Have and Have GotStudents practice using have got for possession and obligation. (pair work) 1-5 Question TagsStudents work together practicing making sentences containing question tags. (pair work) 1-6 Active and PassiveStudents work together converting sentences from active to passive and vice-versa. (pair work) |
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Advocate Cast Catastrophe Contribute Council Delay Diaper Diligent Dominate Dust Elder / Eldest Establish Evolution Extended Family Extremely Favour (US - Favor) Get-together / Get together Head Household Housekeeper Immediate Family In-law Income Indicate Individual Mature Optimistic Outlook Pessimistic Pirate Polish Pursue Rebel Reflection Reject Related Rely Resource Rough Role Rug Ruin Sedan Sibling Sigh Significant Sin Spoiled Sponsor Stable Stain Stuffed Sweep Tie The Knot To Bear Fruit Tough Trend Tumour (US - Tumor) Vacuum Vase Wealthy Wedlock |