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Trinity b2 PDF
Trinity b2 PDF
Level: Time:
GESE Grades 7-9 (CEFR B2) 2 x 45 minutes
Aims:
To choose individual Topics
To develop topics through mind maps
To choose the best mind map points for generating the language of the Grades
Procedure:
1. Thinking of ideas for a Topic (45 minutes)
i) Thinking of questions for the teachers favourite things (10 minutes)
Show on screen or hold up some large pictures of an object thats important to you/a
person that you respect or dislike/a place thats important to you/an important social
activity in your life/an ambition/a social problem. (Please note, these are only
suggestions for generating ideas. You can choose alternative themes or objects if you
think they are more productive and stimulating for your class.)
Tell the class that they are going to think individually of questions they would like to ask
you about the pictures. The questions can be either FACTUAL (e.g. What are the 3 most
important facts about this object/person?) or PERSONAL (e.g. If you could meet the
person what would you say? If you could change the object or situation, what would
you do?) Use a strong student first to demonstrate a couple of questions. Give the class
2 minutes to write their questions down.
After 2 minutes, put the students in groups of 3 to compare questions and discuss
grammatical accuracy. Give them another 2 minutes to discuss their questions. Then
invite the class to ask you questions about the pictures for 4 minutes.
ii) Small group discussion: brainstorming possible topic titles (15 minutes)
Ask the class how doing an interview can be more comfortable for us > the answer is:
Interviews are more comfortable if we can choose to talk about something that were
interested in. Tell the class that they are going to think of a selection of possible
interesting ideas to talk about in the Topic.
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Grades 7-9 (B2) - Lesson plan 1: choosing a Topic
ii) Choosing the best Topic points: matching ideas with the language of the Grade (20 minutes)
Put the students into groups according to the Intermediate grade they MAY or WILL do for the
GESE exam (maximum 3 students per group).
Give each group a photocopy of the FUNCTIONS and LANGUAGE of their Grade (see H/Os 2, 3,
4). Explain that this language MUST be demonstrated in their Topic. Ask the students to discuss
together which mind map points seem to be the most interesting. How can they change these
points to show language of the Grade?
Tell the students to decide on just 5 points maximum that they think will generate the most
language of their Grade.
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Grades 7-9 (B2) - Lesson plan 1: choosing a Topic
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Handou
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anguage
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7
GRADE
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Here are som me exam
of Grrade 7 la
mples
anguage
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Example language::
Give advice and make e suggestions: What yo ou should do o is ....
including sshould/ough
ht to, etc. If I were
e you, Id ....
You oug ght to
Youd be etter ....
Have yo ou thought about
a ....ingg ....?
What should be don ne is ....
Describe p
past habits using
u used to: When I was
w younge er, I used to ....
We didnt use to ....
Its diffe
erent now, but
b it used tto ....
Agreement/disagreem
ment: Im not sure
s I agree
e with you.
Im sorry
y, I dont ag
gree.
I comple
etely agree.
I couldnt agree mo ore.
The simple
e passive te
ense: Im not sure
s what should be doone.
It is used
d for ....ing.
It is madde from ....
Because o
of and due to dnt go due to the wea ther
He could
I passed
d the exam because
b of the teacherr.
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Handou
ut 3: Grrade 8 la
anguage
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8
GRADE
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Here are som me exam
of Grrade 8 la
mples
anguage
e...
Example language::
Feeling and emotionss: It makes me feel...
I have mixe
ed feelings about
a it.
Speculatin
ng: I cant be sure, but it might
m be ....
One possib bility is that it could be ....
A reason fo or this may be ....
Persuading
g and disco
ouraging: Have you ever
e conside ered ....?
It might be better if yo
ou ....
I wouldnt do
d that if I were
w in youur shoes.
Im not sure that woulld be a goodd idea.
erfect continuous:
Present pe Ive been sttudying Eng
glish for 10 years.
hinking about ....
Ive been th
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Grad
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Handou
ut 4: Grrade 9 la
anguage
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9
GRADE
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Here are som me exam
of Grrade 9 la
mples
anguage
e...
Regrets, w
wishes and hopes:
h I wish I could ....
I wish I hadnt ....
I wish I could hav ve done ....
I regreet doing tha at now.
I regreet not ....ing
g.
I hopee I will be abble to ....
I hopee to go to En ngland.
Expressing
g assumptio
ons: Presuumably, this is right.
Im no
ot sure, but my best gu uess is ....
I assu me the reasson is ....
Evaluating
g options: Im noot sure what to do. On the one hannd ....
but on n the other hand ....
I can ssee benefitss on both siides.
If I do X then I miight learn something, bbut if I do Y,
Y
it mig ht be quicker.
g past actions/events:
Evaluating It mig ht have beeen better if we hadnt .....
Thinkiing about itt now, I prob
bably shoulldnt have .....
I woulldnt be late
e if my alarm
m had gonee off.
It musst have been a difficultt decision.
It can t have been easy
Verbs + ge
erunds and//or infinitive I remeember think king that waas a bad ideea.
rememberr, stop, forget I remeembered to o bring some e money.
I forgoot to bring any
a money..
I alwa ys forget sa aying things when Im tired.
I thinkk I should sttop studying maths.
I stoppped to buy a magazine e.
Mixed cond
ditionals: I woulld be in Lon ndon now if I hadnt mis
issed my pla ane.
If I weere rich, I woould never have boughht this car.
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