Lesson Plan UNIT 10

Name: ORIETTA ORIGO Level: 4 Date: OCTOBER 19

Objectives: Modal Auxiliary Verbs 2 – Metaphors and Idioms: The Body
Materials: Students Book. Audio files. Workbook. Extra Material: Worksheets - Dictionary
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Stage Activity Procedure
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4 20 mins Grammar Reference The Students will read the Grammar Reference for unit 10.
Modal Auxiliary Verbs 2 (Modal Auxiliary Verbs of Probability in the Past, should have
SBp.147 done, could have done, and might have done).

Starter SBp.74 1-The students will work in pairs to identify which sentences
express probability and which don´t. Then they will put all the
sentences in the past. Check w/ AUDIO CD4-2 (P.130)
4 40 mins Missing For 500 Years! SBp.74 1- The students will look at the pictures in p.74 - 75 and will read
Modal Auxiliary verbs in the Past the introduction of "Historical Mysteries" to guess the answers to
the given questions using modals to speculate.
2- Then will listen to AUDIO CD4-3 (Transcription on p.130) and
answer: How do they know it was Richard III?
3- Then they will read the full history on p. 159 and will answer
the questions on p.74 using the prompts and modals to form
sentences in the past. Check w/ AUDIO CD4-4 (P.130) Paying
attention to contracted forms and the weaker form of have.
4 35 mins Grammar Spot SBp.74 1- The students will write the words "certain" or "possible" next to
the modal auxiliary verbs given, according to the degree of
probability they express.
2- The students will match modals to definitions according to
what concept the verb expresses.
Practice p.76
Discussing Grammar 1-The students will underline the correct answers for the given
sentences. (Teacher’s reference: p136. Check the concept
expressed by the correct modal).
2-Then they will complete the sentences in the next task with a
modal verb in the past. Check w/ AUDIO CD4-5 (Transcription p.
130)
4 15 mins BREAK BREAK
4 40 mins Everyday English p.81 1- The students will work in pairs to discuss and answer the first
Metaphors and Idioms - The Body task.
2- Then they will rephrase the metaphors in italics with a more
literal expression.
3- The students will work in group to analyse and complete the
sentences with one of the given expressions.
4- Then the students will listen to 3 conversations from AUDIO
CD4-11 (transcription on p.131) and will replace some of the
phrases with more literal ones. check w/AUDIO CD4-10
5- The students will work in group to make a list of useful idioms
and metaphors
4 30 mins Photocopiable Activity p.145 1- Students will work in groups of 3; each group will receive a set
(TBook) (3 sets are needed for this of shuffled cards.
class) unit 10 Metaphors and Idioms 2- The students will pick 6 cards each and will try to complete the
Dominoes p.184 (TBook) phrases matching the cards.
3- Teacher's reference on how to play the game on TBook p.
1455- Student will read the sentences aloud according to the
meaning and then will check for answers using audio CD3.20
Teacher notes: HOMEWORK: WBp. 62 - 67 / SBp. Spoken English p.77 and Synonyms p.80