Streamline online elementary

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STREAMLINE ONLINE
ELEMENTARY
UNIT 8 NOW
8.1 HAVING A GREAT TIME

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WARM UP
LET’S CHECK THE MISTAKES
THE KINDEST
The people are friendlier/more friendly than here
but the kindest people live outside of the capital.
The book was best/better than the film.
Our new house is (small) than our last one but it
is (beautiful)

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WARM UP
LET’S CHECK THE MISTAKES
turn at the traffic lights
turn the corner

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LESSON PLAN
Read a research about the language
used by different people
- Learn how to speak about something
that is happening at the moment of
your speech
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Task 1. P.78, EX.1. WORK IN GROUPS. WHICH
ALTERNATIVE IS TRUE FOR YOU? WHY?

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Task 2. P.78, EX.2A. WORK IN PAIRS. READ
THE INTRO TO THE ARTICLE (PARAGRAPH 1)
AND CHOOSE THE BEST TITLE. WHY DID YOU
PICK THAT?

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Task 3. WORK IN PAIRS. MATCH THE PEOPLE
IN ‘A’ TO THE WORDS THEY MIGHT USE IN
‘B’. DON’T READ THE TEXT YET!

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Task 4. P.78, EX.2C/D. READ THE ARTICLE TO
CHECK YOUR IDEAS. ANSWER THE WRITER’S
QUESTION IN PARAGRAPH 6. USE YOUR OWN
THOUGHTS!

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Task 5. WORK IN GROUPS. DO YOU AGREE
WITH THE RESEARCH OR NOT? WHY/WHY
NOT? CAN YOU GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF
YOUR SPEECH OR YOUR FRIENDS’?

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Task 6. P.78, EX.3A. LOOK AT THE MESSAGES
AND COMPLETE THE TABLE WITH THE
MISSING WORDS.

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LOOK AT THE PICTURE. IS THE SENTENCE BELOW
USED TO DESCRIBE THE REGULAR ACTION OR
THE ACTION AT THE MOMENT OF SPEECH?
Look! He is going to school.

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
We use Present Continuous to talk about
something that is happening at the moment
of speaking/now.
We are having a lesson.

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
To form the Present Continuous, we use the
verb ‘to be’ (Present tense)+verb with –ING
ending.
I’m reading a book.
He is swimming now.

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Present Continuous questions:
Are you reading a book?
Is he swimming now?
NOTE: Answers can be contracted that way:
Yes, I am.
No, he isn’t.

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
NEGATIVE Present Continuous SENTENCES
There are two ways of contracting a negative
sentence in Present Continuous:
He isn’t swimming.
He’s not swimming.

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
SPELLING OF GERUND VERB FORMS (-ING)

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Task 7. P.143, EX.8.1A. WORK IN PAIRS. WRITE
THE –ING FORM OF THE VERBS.

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Task 8. P.143, EX.8.1B. WORK IN PAIRS. MAKE THE
CONVERSATION USING THE PROMPTS BELOW. USE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND MIND THE AUXILIARY VERBS.

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Task 9. WORK IN PAIRS. DESCRIBE THE
PICTURE USING PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

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Task 10. P.77, EX.5B. WORK IN PAIRS. LOOK THROUGH
THE TEXT TO FIND THESE EXPRESSIONS AND
UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE.

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Task 11. WORK IN GROUPS. DISCUSS THE QUESTIONS
IN THE TABLE.

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HOMEWORK
TASK 10 (PRESENTATION)
MYENGLISHLAB – Unit 8.1
QUIZLET (LINK)