Today 2

Juniors II

SECOND TEST - TEACHING POINTS -

Coverage: Units 3 & 4
Not all the teaching points below will be tested.

Grammar

Verb tenses: - Past simple verb to be– all forms

- Past simple regular verbs – all forms
- Past simple irregular verbs – all forms

Functions
1. Talk about what you / people did in the past
2. Talk about your weekend
3. Ask for and give directions

TEACHING POINT ADDED – SEE EXTRA MATERIAL

4. Would like + to inf / How about + ING / Why don’t we ….+ inf?

Vocabulary
1. Professions – Sts book p.28
2. Dates - Sts book p. 29
3. TV programmes – Sts book p. 30
4. Time expressions – Sts book p. 33
5. New words: expensive / person / screen / show / stood / sent - Sts book p. 36
6. Types of music and musical instruments - Sts book p. 40
7. Means of transport – Sts book p. 43
8. Directions– Sts book p. 43
9. New words: clarinet / compose / fashion / go crazy / performer / record – Sts book p. 47

Writing
Students should be able to:
1. Write about what you did last week/month/year … – Sts book p. 33
2. Write about your favourite TV programme – Sts book p. 35
3. Write a letter inviting a friend to a place giving directions - Sts book p. 45

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please see recommendations about how students should approach the written tasks
in the syllabus.

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Today 2
Juniors II

SECOND TEST - SYLLABUS -

Unit 3 – Past times

Lesson A – She was a singer

Do pages 28 and 29 - Follow suggestions in the TB carefully.

Look at the suggestions in the TIP box on TB p 28 in order to provide students with the
necessary reading subskills.

Writing tip: Ask students to find information about their favourite stars who are no longer
alive and bring it to class in order to add info to the BIG BOOK OF STARS..

Do photocopiable Resource 3A

Workbook: pp. 25 to 28

Lesson B – I watched it, too!

Do pages 30 and 31 - Follow suggestions in the TB carefully.
Do photocopiable Resource 3B

Workbook: pp. 29 to 32

Lesson C – They didn’t have mobile phones

Do pages 32 and 33 - Follow suggestions in the TB carefully.
Do photocopiable Resource 3C

Workbook: pp. 33 to 36

Lesson D – Communication
Do pages 34 and 35 - Follow suggestions in the TB carefully.

Writing tip: In writing tasks, always give students time to brainstorm ideas and show them
how to write short notes. This will develop ‘planning for writing’ skills.

Do photocopiable Resource 3D

Workbook: p. 37
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Lesson E – A great inventor
Do pages 36 and 37 - Follow suggestions in the TB carefully.

Lesson F – Revision
Do pages 38 and 39 - Follow suggestions in the TB carefully.

Workbook: p. 38

Unit 4 – It’s a musical world.

Lesson A – How did they start?

Do pages 40 and 41 - Follow suggestions in the TB carefully.
Do photocopiable Resource 4A

Workbook: pp. 39 to 42

Writing tip: Once activity 10 is finished it can be added to the BIG BOOK OF STARS..

Lesson B – How do we get there?

Do pages 42 and 43 - Follow suggestions in the TB carefully.
Do photocopiable Resource 4B

Workbook: pp. 43 to 46

Lesson C – Communication
Do pages 44 and 45 - Follow suggestions in the TB carefully.
Do photocopiable Resource 4C

Workbook: p. 47

Lesson D – Cross-curricular studies

Do pages 46 and 47 - Follow suggestions in the TB carefully.

Lesson E – Revision
Do pages 48 and 49 - Follow suggestions in the TB carefully.

Workbook: p. 48

My progress
Encourage students to reflect on their own learning and complete the chart.

Pick and Mix

Do it all.
It’s an interesting section to work with the language with a ludic approach.

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 Extra material to be used with
Today! 2 - 2nd test

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 New Friends
Jane is a new student at Community Elementary School in Bristol, a small city
in the west of England. Now, she is meeting new friends.

Gemma: Why did you leave London, Jane?

Jane: My dad got a job here in Bristol. I didn’t want to move

because I had a lot of good friends there and I really
liked my school.

Gemma: Was it difficult to leave all your friends?

Jane: Yes, it was.

Gemma: Look, I’m going swimming at the sports centre this

evening. Would you like to come, too?

Jane: Yes, please. I like swimming.

Gemma: Look, Jane. This is my friend Martin.

Martin, this is Jane. She’s in my class.

Martin: Hi, Jane. Welcome to our school.

Jane: Thank you, Martin.

Gemma: Martín, how about going to the sports

centre this evening?

Martin: Oh sorry, I can’t. I’ve got football practice.

Why don’t we go tomorrow? It’s Saturday and we
don’t go school

Gemma: Yes, it’s a good idea. We can invite

Jenny and Tom!

Jane: It’s fine for me!

They’re all very nice.

I think it’s not that
bad here after all!

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1- Complete the sentences with the correct name: Gemma, Jane, Martin

1. _ didn’t want to leave London.

2. _ invites Jane to the sports centre.

3. _ isn’t going swimming this evening.

4. _ invites Jane and Gemma to go swimming on Saturday.

5. _ thinks the new friends are great.

2- Answer the following questions.

1. What does Gemma say to invite Jane to the sports centre?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. What does Gemma say to invite Martin to the sports centre?

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Does Martin accept Gemma’s invitation? What does he say?

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. What does Martin say to invite Jane and Gemma to go on Saturday?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Does Gemma accept Martin’s invitation? What does she say?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3- Complete the phrases.

Invitations / Suggestions Accepting

- Would …………… + to go …? - Yes, ……………...

- ……………………. + go …? - Yes, ……………....

- How about + ………….? Refusing

- Oh, …………. …………...

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 4- Complete the speech bubbles with phrases from this box.

I can’t - Would you like- How about -

please - a good idea - Why don’t we -

Hi, Mary! It’s me John!

going to
Yes, it’s .
the cinema with me?
I love watching films!

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Sorry, .
I have a football match
go to the with my friends.
library to do our
homework?

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to dance

with me?
Yes,

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 Extra material to be used with Today! 2

Teacher’s notes
I. Encourage students to describe the pictures without reading the dialogue so you can set the context of
the lesson.

II. Explain the situation – Jane left London and now she is attending a new school in Bristol. Show
students on a map where Bristol is, so they can understand the situation better.

III. Students read the 1st. part of the dialogue. Elicit - Is Jane happy to move to Bristol? - Why?

IV. Students read the 2nd part of the dialogue. Elicit - Do you think Jane is happier now? - Why?

V. Students do exercise 1. Check orally and ask for the evidence of their answers.
Key: 1. Jane 2. Gemma 3. Martin 4. Martin 5. Jane

VI. Students do exercise 2. Check orally. Use this activity to make students aware of the functions which
are being introduced (invitations / suggestions / accepting / refusing)
Key: 1. Would you like to come?
2. How about going…..?
3. No. Sorry, I can’t.
4. Why don’t we go tomorrow?
5. Yes. It’s a good idea.

VII. Students complete the boxes in exercise 3.

VIII. Students do exercise 4.

Extra practice:

A- Encourage students to read the dialogue aloud with meaning and intonation.
Correct pronunciation and intonation as necessary.

B- Role plays:
In pairs - using the expressions from the boxes in exercise 3 and following the instructions,
students perform the following situations.

1. 2.
Student A: Invite Student B to play tennis Student A: Invite Student B to your party
Student B: Refuse and give a reason Student B: Accept. Ask when it is

3. 4.
Student A: Invite Student B to visit a friend Student A: Invite Student B to have an ice-cream
Student B: Accept. Suggest taking a cake. Student B: Refuse and give a reason.
Student A: Accept. Student A: Suggest another activity.
Student B: Accept

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