HELPING CHILDREN BREAK

BAD HABITS

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Lesson Objectives

Lesson: Helping children break bad habits

At the end of today’s lesson, you will:

• Be able to talk about helping children break bad habits

• Be able to pronounce the sounds /m/ and /n/ correctly

• Be aware of some vocabulary relating to today’s topic

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Warm up
Watch the video and answer the questions below.

1. List some bad habits

mentioned in the video.

2. What bad habits did you

have when you were a child?

Source: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4s9u2g

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Dialogue
Learn how to talk about helping children break bad habits.

Jack Jane

My daughter has a bad habit of

sucking her thumb. Maybe she's doing it to comfort
herself.

I'm worried because it could result

in irritation or infection. How can I You should talk to her about it and see
stop her from doing it? if there's anything troubling her.

I tried that, but it didn't help. She said

there was nothing wrong. You could try rewarding her for not
sucking her thumb or you could apply
something bitter on her thumb.
Thanks for your suggestions. I'll give Maybe these can discourage her
them a try. from doing it.

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Speak Out Loud
Learn how to pronounce the sounds /m/ and /n/ correctly.

Read all the words below:

Irritation Nine Infection Problem

Comfort Time Thumb Gain

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Pronunciation
Learn how to pronounce the sounds /m/ and /n/ correctly.

Common mistakes:

/m/: Irritation, Nine, Infection, Problem, Comfort, Time, Thumb, Gain

Correct pronunciation:

• Problem, Comfort, Time, Thumb

/m/

• Irritation, Nine, Infection, Gain

/n/

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Conversation
Pair work: Choose a context and talk with your teacher in 2.5 minutes.

Student: Suggestions:

- My daughter has a bad habit of sucking her

thumb.
Talk with your teacher about helping children
- Maybe she's doing it to comfort herself.
break bad habits.
- I'm worried because it could result in irritation
or infection.

Biting and chewing nails Nose picking in public All-Day Snacking

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Assessment
Here are some comments on your performance.

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Homework
Complete the assignment below and find more in Related Lessons.

✓ Pronunciation: The sounds /n/ and /m/

Homework ✓ Vocabulary: Helping children break bad habits
✓ Finish your homework with Native Life.

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