Here is a simple powerpoint that I'm gonna use for two classes on this lesson.  I'm gonna use the first half of the powerpoint for the first class.  Then I'll do an activity where the students have to draw pictures of 3 gifts and practice giving them to each other using the target language.  When they are finished they will get their 3 pieces of paper back and draw some animals on the African safari on the backs of the papers.  They'll tape their pictures to the board and everyone will get up, look at the pictures and write a journal entry about what they saw on the African safari i.e., "I saw some elephants drinking water next to a lake."  I'll present the rest of the target language in the powerpoint in the 2nd class on this lesson and then probably put it all into some kind of bomb game or something for the rest of that class.  I hope this can be of use to someone.  I stole so much stuff from this website I figure it's time to give something back!

For the first half of chapter four I took some of pohangster's slides and vocab (thank you!) and then made the kids tell me what a cool game, or awesome car. I also made sure they said thank you!

Then I had the kids play memory. There are a few slides to explain the game on the power point, but just pictures. I took the template for the game off here, but added points and bombs to the game, so that the kids would be more into it. Students pick two letters, if they match they say "Oh, what I lovely dress" "or "What a cute baby" before I reveal the points, by clicking on that picture. If they get the match they go again, if not you close the pictures and the next team goes. Note that one slide is also automatic points, because there is an odd number, so  if they pick that one they get to pick a third letter to try for the match.

During some review classes, I play it after another game, so teams lose all points they got the entire period, it goes over really well, and makes it more exciting, especially with the boy classes.  Hope it works for you. I also use memory for things like "I remember A and C are the same", or I show a problem and they have to suggest a solution before I give them points, for my older levels based on what we learned.

 

I seriously hate this book.

Anyways, here is my lesson for unit 4 listen and talk 1. I have no idea on the theme, so I kind of pick one and run with it.

I found material from waygook about compliments and used it for this lesson. Most of this is not my original material, fyi.

This is my first post, and I realize it may be too late for some, but my school took a little break from the text book after exams.

I've attached my plans for Listen and Speak 1 (Level A is more advanced than Level B).  Basically, we'll go through textbook page 84.  I'm going to share some pictures of my brother's wedding and talking about American wedding traditions to complement part B.  Then after doing part C, I'm going to give my students a budget of $50 to buy a birthday gift for a friend.  I've printed off pages from an online store that they will use to shop (http://www.notsocks.co.nz/teen-boys-gifts and http://www.notsocks.co.nz/teen-girls-gifts).  The template they'll use is attached, too.

Here is my lesson powerpoint as well as a Pokemon bomb game.