Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

 I.Warm up - 5': Brainstorming

-  Have ss divide into two group, ask them to go to the board and write the name of inventions they know as many as possible and who invented them

- Introduce the new lesson

II. The  new lesson

     Quickly review the grammar points that are used in this section: the past simple and reported speech.

1. Match the inventors in A... (P53)

-  This activity can be done as a class competition.

- Ss work individually. Give them one minute to match by drawing lines from the inventors to the inventions.

- For increased fun, count down the final 10 seconds and then tell everyone to stop. Now have Ss swap books and mark each other’s answers.

- Elicit the answers from Ss in full sentences, Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Ask for a show of hands for those who got all eight right, then seven, and so on.

- If time allows, T may ask questions about these inventors to find out what Ss know about them:

-         Are they still alive/dead?

-         What are they famous for?

-         Do you know anything interesting about them?

-         Do you know any interesting about them?

Edison: “Genius is one percent inspriration and ninety-nine percent perpiration.”...)

2.Work in groups... (P53)

- Form groups of three or four Ss to discuss the inventions.

- Encourage Ss to talk as much as possible; this is a fluency stage, so don’t worry about accuracy at this point.

- Move around the groups and give assistance where needed. Invite some groups to present their ideas. Other groups can add some ideas if possible.

3.Ha had an intersting dream... (P53)

- Call on two confident Ss to come the front and act out the dialogue between Ha and Alexander Graham Bell.

- Then put Ss into pairs to report on the conversation.

4.  Let Ss work in pairs to role-play, using the information given.

- Walk around to observe and give help if needed. If time allows, ask some pairs to role-play in front of the class.

- The class then votes for the best performance.

- Work individually

1.Key:

- Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.

- Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

- The Wright brothers invented the airplane.

- James Watt invented the steam engine.

- Mark Zuckerberg invented Facebook.

- Tim Berners-Lee invented the Internet.

- Group work

- Do as requested

Suggested answers:

-         Alexander Bell said/told me (that) he was born in 1847 in Scotland.

-         He said/told me (that) he had always liked...

-         He said/told me (that) he had taught...

-         He said/told me (that) he had invented...

- Pair work

IV. Consolidation (3')

- Summary the lesson

V. Homework (2')

 -Guide ss how to Ex in workbook

 - Take note