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Two weeks worth of lessons for you.

The first is a lesson about currency and "how much." There is a kind of "price is right" game at the end.

I borrowed a TON of stuff from another thread somewhere on the site for that lesson, but I can't remember where from.

The second lesson is about Black Friday and sale ads.
The target language is "How much was it?" "How much is it on sale?" and "How much do you save?"

The activity for the second lesson is "Sleeping Thors."
Pretty lame, I know. But the sleeping elephants game is so successful at the elementary level and I want to bring it to the middle school level. Unfortunately my boys think the elephants are too "babyish." So I just slightly modified it. Happy teaching!

EDIT**
Here are three lessons, I guess. The "Language in Use" section covers "was written/were used/was painted". Last year I did a lesson on Inventions. I will do the same this year. Three lessons on this chapter before moving to opinions.

wow. lol
still have two weeks before i teach this lesson, and others are finally catching up. ;-)

next week is Exams. anyone else have them?

Now THIS one i am proud of.
Slide 18 and 20 have a couple "gems" in them.
it might start out slow (good slides for note taking) but the kids can relate to the 'lets practice' slides towards the end.

for all who download this one, i hope you enjoy it and the 'hyperlinks' on slide 18 and 20.

 

And here's what I'm planning to do next week - I introduced a sort-of videogame style schedule (the Pokemon character moves from spot to spot as you progress), as well as a more game-style key expression introduction section ("A salesclerk appeared! She asks a question!").

The basic plan: Show the students the schedule, teach the key expression and the dialogue in which it's used, have students do practice, then do the role-play, and a game, if there's time.

Credit: To imrhart, for the "I would like to buy a hamburger" idea and Youtube video. Also to another poster on a shopping thread whose items and prices I used, although I revamped the activity so that each student uses only a third of a page, instead of a whole one, and students work at particular stores, instead of each having their own kind of store and list and milling about. I'm trying to use less paper, and I also think that keeping half of the class anchored in their respective stores will make for much less classroom chaos.

Here is my lesson for the communication lesson (C). It is not even remotely based on the textbook, because my class sizes are too big and I think more focussed group activity is what will benefit my students.

The title of the lesson is 'Make your own Advert!'
Students will build their own company, logo, slogan, and product.
They must make a persuasive advert and try to sell that product to the rest of the class. Those who make the most persuasive advertisement will win a prize. Basically, if we'd all buy it, then you sold it to us the right way.

Target Language:
'30% off.'
'Only $300!'
'Buy one get one free!'
Persuasive language, catchy slogan, good use of adjectives etc.

2. Groups should assign themselves particular roles within the group. I'm doing this because I have a large class. If students are not assigned particular roles, then they all talk at once or not at all - some students will start sleeping after their initial contribution and overall they just aren't as productive as they could be. 
Group roles are as follows:
a) The Leader
b) The recorders
c) The summarisers
d) The Presenters
e) The ellaborators (not a necessity, but this is a large class of 41 so students need to have a role or they sit twiddling their thumbs.)
This will make group work more focused and more fluent. By selecting particular roles students will all contribute to the overall learning process/ the final product. The group leader will ensure this happens.

I have made a worksheet which will outline each students responsibility, with some example adverts/ slogans etc.
There is also a short PPT with this information. The PPT is nothing special, and  I'll probably edit it slightly to make it more WOW THAT'S A COOL ADVERT, but I'm tired of working on this for one day.

I have showed the plan to my Korean co-teacher and she will make a second copy of the worksheet in Korean, so that the students fully understand their role in the group work, and the responsibilities their position holds. I'll upload it once she does. If she takes too long, then I suggest you get your co-t to get the translated copy so no direction is lost.
As a reminder of their roles within the group they will have tent cards, with their responsibilities on their desk.

This class will take the full 45 minutes.

Enjoy :)

This class will be held on Monday, for which I'm excited!
Any feedback would be appreciated ^^

Target Language: Singular vs. Plural
Page 61
Part C
A: “Is this TV on sale?”                                   
B: “Yes. It’s 30% off.”
A: “How much is it, then”
B:  “It’s 140 dollars”


A: “Are these speakers on sale?”
B:   ....

In my PowerPoint, I did discuss currency and numbers, but I tried to keep the primary focus on the dialogue in the textbook.

This week, I’ve decided to use this Murder Handshake Game template for all of my middle school classes. I originally found this game on a thread for a grade 6 textbook. My elementary students absolutely loved it, so I modified it for this chapter.

Very simple warm-up activity to practice the 2 expressions:
How much is the...
How much are the...

It will have them working on using the correct article for plural items.
Either way, it's a very simple activity called "Sausages".
You can use it for as short or long as you like and the general rules and protocols are on the sheet I am uploading.

Enjoy.

Here is a ppt, game, and worksheet (including an answer sheet) for Lesson 4A. I have three weeks to cover this lesson so this is just focusing on the target language for Listen and Talk 1. I ran this today and it went well.

The order of the lesson is: ppt>> then Memory ppt game >> then text book pg 60 >> then worksheet (give them 5 minutes to do as much as they can) >> then show Professor Oh video where she explains the dialogue in the worksheet. Only play it from beginning to 2:27.

For the Memory game, I split the class into three groups (that is just how their desks are organized, no one has to move). Then I give 2 students from a team the chance to choose a square each. If they find a pair, they get a point. Then I move on to the next team.

Link to Professor Oh video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdJAbeuhccM


If you have any spare time, play this Mr. Bean clip about shopping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YrSmOEFKHE