Digital Games Pair work

Suggested 4–6 Your actual

teaching time: minutes teaching time:
ORAL REVIEW • Before students work in pairs, brainstorm with the class
Before the first activity, give students a few minutes of one possible conversation.
silent time to explore the pictures and become familiar
Option: (+ 10 minutes) Have students write the conversation
with them.
in dialogue form and then role-play their conversation in
front of the class. Classmates can identify the scene on
Contest page 85 that the students are enacting.
Suggested 5–7 Your actual
teaching time: minutes teaching time: Option: Oral Progress Assessment
Use the illustrations for an oral test. Have students point
• Point to the pictures for January 15. Ask Did they have
to and say something about the things that happened
a good trip? (No, they didn’t.) Point to the pictures for
on the woman’s vacation; for example (pointing to the
January 17–22. Ask Did they have a good time on their
third picture on the top line), Someone stole her luggage.
vacation? (Yes, they did.)
Evaluate students on intelligibility, fluency, correct use
• Make sure students try to use all of the possibilities in of target grammar, and appropriate use of vocabulary.
each picture before they go to the next one.
• If your class is large, split the class into several teams Oral Progress Assessment Charts
and have them all compete against each other.

Possible responses . . . Option: Top Notch Project

The flight was bumpy. I went swimming. Bring in travel ads for the class. In small groups, have
Someone stole our luggage. I went shopping. students choose a vacation and create a presentation for
The room wasn’t We played golf.
the class about it.
comfortable. There was great entertainment.
The food was terrible. It was so relaxing. Idea: Write the questions that follow on the board.
The people were unfriendly. We walked on the beach. Once groups choose an ad, have them read and discuss
answers to the questions.
Option: (+ 5 minutes) To extend the activity, have students
Why does this vacation look good to you?
ask questions about each picture.
Is it good for people who like natural beauty,
Option: (+ 5 minutes) In pairs, have students close their history and culture, family activities, or physical
books and take turns retelling the events of the vacation. activities?
Option: (+ 10 minutes) Working in pairs, students write What are the activities you can do?
three true statements and three false statements about the How do you get there? Is it a fl ight, a drive, a
picture; for example, The flight was terrific. (False.) Regroup cruise, or a train or bus trip?
students into groups of four. With books closed, each pair Is the vacation more relaxing, exciting,
reads their statements aloud to the other pair, who must interesting, or unusual?
decide which sentences are true and which are false. Idea: After all the presentations, the class votes on the
best vacation.
Role play
Suggested
teaching time:
7–10
minutes
Your actual
teaching time:
extras
On the Internet:
• Students create a conversation for the two women. To get • Online Teacher Resources: pearsonelt.com/topnotch3e/
them started, ask a few questions. For example: Who went
on a vacation? When did she go? How was the flight? Additional printable resources on the ActiveTeach:
• Assessment
Possible responses . . . • Just for Fun
A: Were you on vacation? B: Yes, I was. I went to Florida. A: No • Top Notch Pop Song Activities
kidding! When did you get back? B: Yesterday. A: Did you have a • Top Notch TV Video Program and Activity Worksheets
good time? B: Well, we had a really nice time, but the flight was long • Supplementary Pronunciation Lessons
and bumpy. It was pretty scary. And then someone stole our luggage! • Conversation Activator Video Scripts
A: Oh no! I’m sorry to hear that. How was the weather? B: Incredible! • Audioscripts and Answer keys
I went swimming every day. We also played golf and went walking on • Unit Study Guides
the beach. It was so scenic. A: Was it relaxing? B: Yes, but it wasn’t
boring. There was plenty to do. We had a lot of fun.

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