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The InternetStudents explore vocabulary and activities related to the Internet, including topics such as Internet addiction, censorship, social media, blogging, etc.. Unfinished DurationStudents review and practice forms for describing the duration of unfinished actions and states. Connecting the Past to the PresentStudents expand their knowledge about explaining present situations by connecting past actions. Indefinite Vs. Definite PastStudents learn how to explain completed actions that have occurred in either finished or unfinished time periods. |
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5-1 Unfinished Actions or StatesStudents practice using the present perfect simple to describe duration of unfinished states as well as the present perfect continuous to describe duration of unfinished actions. 5-2 Present ResultsStudents review using the present perfect simple to describe past completed actions with present results as well as longer, possibly unfinished actions with the present perfect continuous. 5-3 Indefinite PastStudents learn to use the present perfect simple to describe actions that have completed in unfinished time periods vs. using past tenses for actions that completed in finished time periods. |
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5-1 In The NewsVocabulary and reading comprehension activity about the the issue of Internet addiction. 5-2 In The NewsVocabulary and reading comprehension activity about Internet censorship. |
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5-1 In Your Own Words - ParaphrasingStudents learn how to paraprase and practice how to rephrase sentences without changing the meaning. 5-2 In Your Own Words - SummarizingStudents learn how to write a proper summary. They then read a magazine article, discuss its main points and summarize those points in a short paragraph. |
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5-1 Net NeutralityVideo-listening activity based on current efforts to regulate the Internet. 5-2 BlogsListening activity based on a description of blogs and their popularity. 5-3 The Social Media RevolutionAn activity based on a video describing the growth and popularity of the Internet. Video does not contain audio, but rather displays text, much like an infographic. |
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5-1 Unit IntroductionUnit introduction conversation activity. (group work) 5-2 Vocabulary DiscussionVocabulary discussion activity. (group work) 5-3 Vocabulary Role PlaysStudents use unit vocabulary and create role play dialogues to present to the class. (pair work) 5-4 DiscussionStudents work with a partner and discuss answers to questions using the present perfect to describe duration. (pair work) 5-5 How Long Has It Been...?Students learn an alternative phrase for describing duration. (pair work) 5-6 Speaking Pairs #1Students work with a partner and convert sentences from the past simple to the present perfect in describing duration of unfinished states and actions. (pair work) 5-7 Explain WhyStudents explain situations about the present connecting past finished or unfinished actions as reasons. (pair work) 5-8 Speaking Pairs #2Students explain present situations with sentences in the present perfect. (pair work) 5-9 QuestionnaireStudents discuss answers to questions testing their understanding of indefinite vs. definite past. (pair or group work) |
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