READY Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 181
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After listening, ask the pupils who they think will be the new president, Alex or Zoya.
Class Discussion
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Ask pupils the following questions. Encourage responses in English and emphasize the target vocabulary
in the pupils' answers. Reassure pupils that there is not one correct answer.
1. Would you like to be a member of the student council?
2. Do you think it is fun to be a member of the student council?
3. What changes do you think the student council should make at our school?
Workbook pages 154-155
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Have pupils complete the tasks. Review the instructions for each task before allowing pupils to work on
their own or with a partner/small group.
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When pupils are finished, check answers.
Grammar
Grammar
Course Book page 124
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Before teaching the grammar form, remind pupils of the scenario that they read on page 112. Remind
pupils that the scenario included positive, negative, and question form.
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Before teaching the grammar form, ask pupils to look at the sentences in the Course Book.
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Ask pupils to identify the subjects and verbs in the questions.
Remind pupils that sentences usually begin with a subject. Ask pupils to identify what these
sentences begin with (Elicit: To be (Am/Is/Are). Ask pupils what they think this means.
Tell pupils that in English we begin a question with To be (Am/Is/Are) (Use L1 if needed).
Introduce the Present Progressive (questions).
Review the Present Progressive positive form by pointing to the picture and saying: She is doing
homework. Then, ask: Is she doing homework?
Explain that in order to make a question, the to be verb (am, is, are) is said in the beginning of the
sentence. The subject then follows, and then the main verb+ing. Use L1 if needed.
Show how this is different from a positive Present Progressive sentence by giving the examples:
You are doing homework.
Are you doing homework?
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Give example sentences for each pronoun: Am I doing homework?, Are you doing homework? Is he
doing homework?, etc.
Explain to pupils that the answers (positive or negative) to the questions are often shortened
versions: Yes, I am (doing homework). Yes, you are (doing homework). No, she is not (doing
homework).
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UNIT 3 / PART 3
