PREINTER-UNIT: 3A Tourist or traveler?

LESSON OBJECTIVE: SKILLS

LANGUAGE

Lesson Aim:

comparatives, superlatives, (not) as … as ■ useful adjectives

APRIL 16th 6:00-8:00 PM

Teacher: Mr. McCarthy

TIME ACTIVITY DETAILS PREPARATIO

N
5 min  Take attendance

10  Review previous lesson for Unit 6B Studenbook

min B1
Page 57-59
min

WARM-UP
Ask: Where do you usually go on vacation? What are your

favorite places for a vacation? Why? What do you enjoy doing

on vacation? Elicit answers from individual sts and encourage

them to talk about their own experiences.

1 A Sts look at the pictures and discuss the question in

pairs. Check answers and discuss with the class the

difference between a tourist and a traveler.

Possible answer

A tourist mainly wants to relax, see famous places, and

have fun, whereas a traveler is usually more adventurous

and wants to learn about another country and culture.

B Sts match the speech bubbles with the people in the

pictures. Check answers. Discuss whether the speech

bubbles confirm their ideas of the difference between a

tourist and a traveler.

Answers

1b2a

2 Sts underline the adjectives in the speech bubbles. Check

answers and make sure sts understand all the adjectives.

Answers

different

unusual

nice

famous

good

3 A Make sure sts understand crowded in question 5. Sts

work in pairs to take the quiz. Have them write down their

own and their partner’s answers.

B Sts look at the results in pairs and discuss whether or

not their results are similar. See how many tourists and

travelers there are in the class.

4 Sts complete the chart, using the quiz to help. Remind

them that not all the forms are in the quiz. Check answers.

Ask: Which adjectives are irregular? (good, bad, far).

Answers

famous, more famous, the most famous

cheap, cheaper, the cheapest

happy, happier, the happiest

 far, further/farther, the furthest/farthest

good, better, the best

bad, worse, the worst

5 Sts match the sentences with the meanings. As an option,

have sts work in pairs for this. Check answers.

Answers

3.3 Allow sts time to read the Paris trip notes. Make

sure they understand roller skates and attractions. Point

out the checkboxes for sts to choose the correct answers.

Play audio track 3.3. See TB page 356 for audio script. Sts

listen and choose the correct answers. Check answers in

class.

Answers

Transportation: roller skates

Attractions: Buttes-Chaumont Park

Food: a picnic

REVIEW GRAMMAR BOX

10mi Breaktime
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50mi HAVE AUDIO FILES READY Student Book
n

7A

3.4 Explain that when we speak, some words are

stressed and some are not. To demonstrate, say I like to

plan my trip carefully, exaggerating the stress. Elicit which

Student Book
words are stressed and which are not. Have sts repeat
and

drill the sentence. Play audio track 3.4 for sts to listen and

underline the stressed words. Play the track again for sts

to check and complete their answers. Have students

share,

and emphasize that the words with important meanings

are stressed.

Answers

1 metro, quickest, way

2 restaurants, much, expensive, thought

3 ones, downtown, worst

4 cheap, fast food, lot, better

B
3.4 Play the audio track again, pausing after each

sentence for sts to repeat.

Go to Communication practice

Divide the class into Student A and Student B. All Student

As should go to SB page 159. All Student Bs should go to

SB page 167. Go to TB page 331 for the teacher's notes.

Do the activity, then continue with exercise 8A.

8 A Sts complete the sentences with their own ideas about

their town or city.

B Sts work in pairs to compare their ideas and say

whether they agree or disagree. Ask some pairs what they

agree about.
9 A Explain city break/a trip to the city, beach vacation/a
trip to the beach and go abroad if necessary. Sts complete

the questions with the correct forms of the adjectives. As

an option, have sts work in pairs for this. Check answers

and make sure sts understand all the questions.

Answers

1 relaxing 2 better 3 the hottest 4 expensive

5 more enjoyable 6 the worst

B Allow sts time to think about their answers individually.

Encourage them to think of reasons for their answers. Sts

then ask and answer the questions in pairs. Find out from

sts what they agreed and disagreed about