1 Dialogue and 2 Comprehension
B
Focus on values
•On the board, write When did you last feel angry with
a friend? What did you do? What happened after that?
Have students discuss the questions in groups.
•Elicit responses from several groups. Refer
to the dialogue and ask students how the
misunderstanding between Alex and Lori was
resolved. Point out that in this particular case,
being honest with each other about how they felt
helped Alex understand why Lori was upset. It
also gave Lori a chance to express her feelings
and get some ideas from Alex about what to do.
Practicing grammar
5 Practice
B.
Cross-curricular activity: science and history
• Divide the class into groups of four or five. Prepare
a set of word cards with different superlatives for
each group; for example, tallest, smallest, oldest,
biggest, shortest, longest, coldest, hottest.
• Each group must come up with a question and
answer using each superlative; for example,
What’s the hottest planet? Mercury is the hottest
planet. Have each group do research on
objects, places, animals, or people that fit the
superlatives. You may assign this as homework
or allow time for Internet or library research.
• Call on each group to ask their questions to the
class. You may want to make this a game and give
points to groups who answer questions correctly.
Focus on multiple intelligences: this activity
focuses on visual intelligence.
• To further practice comparative and superlative
forms, ask students to work in pairs. Tell them
to think of one comparative and one superlative
sentence that they can illustrate with simple
drawings. Model with some example pictures
on the board; for example, draw pictures for A
truck is bigger than a car and Tom is the tallest boy
in the class. Tell students not to write out their
sentences but just to “draw” them. When pairs
have completed their illustrations, have them
exchange pictures with another pair. Tell pairs to
try to guess the sentence illustrated.
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