Unit9:Howwasyourweekend?LanguagegoalInthisunit,studentslearntotalkaboutrecentpastevents.NewlanguageWhatdidyoudoovertheweekend?Icleanedmyroom.Whatdidshedoovertheweekend?Shedidherhomework.Whatdidhedoovertheweekend?Hewenttothemovies.Whatdidtheydoovertheweekend?'Theyplayedtennis.SectionAAdditionalmaterialstobringtoclass:wallcalendarnewspaperandmagazinepicturesforFollow-upactivity1blankcardsandmarkersforFollow-upactivity2PointtothepreviousSaturdayandSundayonawallcalendarandsay,SaturdayandSundayaretheweekend.Thisislastweekend.Thentellsomethingsyoudidlastweekendsuchas,/cleanedmyhouseovertheweekend.Usequicksketches(intheboardalongwithgesturestodemonstratethemeaningofeachactivity,Askstudents,Whatdidyoudoovertheweekend9Acceptone-wordanswersandrephrasetheseanswersincompletesentences.Forexample,ifyouask,Whatdidyoudoovertheweekend?andastudentsays.Thebeach,rephraseitbysaying,Oh,youwenttothebeachovertheweekend.Askseveraldifferentstudentsandhelpthesestudentssaycompleteanswers.1aThisactivityintroducesthekeyvocabulary.Focusattentiononthepicture.Askstudentstotellwhattheysee.Nameeachactivityandaskstudentstorepeat:wenttothemovies,playedsoccer,wenttothebeach,didhomework,playedtennisandcleanedmyroom.Pointoutthenumberedlistofactivities.Sayeachoneagainandaskstudentstorepeat.Thenaskstudentstomatcheachactivitywithoneofthepictures.Say,Writetheletterofeachactivitynexttothewords.Pointoutthesampleanswer.Checktheanswers.1bThisactivitygivesstudentspracticeinunderstandingthetargetlanguageinspokenconversation.Pointtotheactivitiesinthepictureinactivityla.Askstudentstotellwhatthepersondidineachpicture.Forexample,Sheplayedtennis,orLucyplayedtennis.Playtherecordingthefirsttime.Studentsonlylisten.Playtherecordingasecondtime.Thistimesay.ListentotherecordingandwritethedaysandtimesLucydideachthingunderthepictures.PointoutthesampleanswerunderthepictureofLucyplayingtennis;onSaturdaymorning.Correcttheanswers.1c2aThisactivityprovidesguidedoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Pointtotheexampleconversation.Asktwostudentstoreadthedialoguetotheclass.Say,Nowworkwithapartner.StudentA,pretendtobeLucy.StudentB,askquestionsaboutwhatLucydidondifferentdaysandtimesovertheweekend.Talkabouttheactivitiesinthepicture.Studentsworkinpairs.Astheytalk,movearoundtheroommonitoringtheirwork.Offerlanguageorpronunciationsupportasneeded,Thisactivitygivesstudentspracticeinunderstandingthekeyvocabularyinspokenconversation.Pointtothefivesentencesandaskastudenttoreadthesesentencestotheclass.Say,Youwillheartrecordingofaconversation.Thepeoplewilltalkaboutsomeoftheactivitiesandpeople,buttheywillnottalkaboutothers.Pleaseunderlinethewordsyouhearontherecording.Playtherecordingthefirsttime.Studentsonlylisten.Playtherecordingasecondtime.Thistime,askstudentstounderlineeachwordthatissaidonthetape.Pointoutthesampleanswer,grandmother.Correcttheanswers.2bThisactivityprovideslisteningpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.CallattentiontothepicturesofCarol,Ben,andEmmaandaskstudentstoidentifyeachpersonbyname.Say,NowIwillplaytherecordingagain.Listentothestudentstalkingaboutwhattheyaidovertheweekend.WriteCforCarol,BforBenorEforEmmanexttoeachstatementinactivity2a.Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyou.Playtherecordingthefirsttime.Studentsonlylisten.Pointoutthesampleanswer,S,instatement1.Say,Soniavisitedhergrandmother.Playtherecordingagain.Askstudentstowritealetterinfrontofeachstatementtoshowwhateachpersondid.Checktheanswers.2cThisactivityprovidesguidedoralandwritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Callattentiontothedialogueandthelistofactivitiesinthebox.Explainthatstudentshavetocompletethedialogueusingtheactivitieswordsinthebox.Studentsdotheactivityinpairs.Whentheyhavefilledintheblanks,theypracticetheconversation.Haveseveralpairsperformtheirconversationsfortherestoftheclass.3aThisactivityprovidesreadingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Pointtothethreescenesinthepicture.Askstudentstodescribewhatthepersonineachscenedid.(Picture1shows:Shewenttothebeach.Picture2shows:HedidhishomeworkandwatchedTVPicture3shows:Shecleanedherroomandstudiedforthemathtest.)Afterthat,readthethreedialogueswithastudent.Thesecondpartofeachdialogueisincomplete.Say,Therestofthesentencesarelistedabovethepicture.Readthemtotheclassorhaveastudentreadthem.Say,Writethecorrectnumberontheblanklinesinthespeechbubblestocompletetheconversations.Correcttheanswers.3bThisactivityprovidesguidedoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Callattentiontotheexampleinspeechbubbles.Askapairofstudentstoreadthedialoguetotheclass.Say,Nowpracticeaskingandansweringquestionslikethisaboutwhatthepeopleinthepicturesdidovertheweekend.Practiceinpairs.Usethedialogueasanexample.Helpstudentsfindpartners.Thensay,Firstreadthedialoguetogether.Bothstudentsreadbothparts.Thenmakeyourowndialogueslikethatone.Tellwhatthepeopleinactivity3adidovertheweekend.Hereisasampledialogue:A:HowwasSarah'sweekend?B:Itwasn'tverygood.Shecleanedherroomandstudiedforthemathtest.Askpairsofstudentstopresenttheirdialoguestotheclass.4Thisactivityprovidesoralpracticeusingdietargetlanguage.Playamodelroundofthegame.Drawsimplepictures