READY Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 184
council, decide, decision, each, excellent, Guess what! How about? join, member, mistake, president.
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Review the vocabulary using the word cards before doing the activity.
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Whisper Chain (VA #29)
Divide the class into two teams and line them up.
Whisper a vocabulary word to the first pupil in each line.
Each pupil whispers the word down the line. The last pupil must say the word aloud and use it in a
sentence. After each word, rotate the pupil at the end of the line.
Teams earn points for correct answers. Play a few rounds to practice different words.
Course Book pages 126-127
Course Book page 126, task 8
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Before reading, ask pupils: Does our school have a student council? If yes, what does the student
council do?
Course Book page 126, task 9
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Before reading, ask pupils about the text types. Elicit that they are posters.
Have pupils look at the texts and make predictions about the type of information in the text based
on the pictures and the titles.
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Read the text together with the pupils.
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After reading, check if the pupils' predictions were correct. Elicit that the posters are for two students
who want to be the president of student council.
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Elicit a personal response from the pupils: Do you think that Zoya and Alex have good ideas? Who
would you choose to be president of student council?
Course Book page 127, task 10
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Have pupils choose the correct answer to each question according to the text.
Course Book page 127, task 11
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Have pupils complete the sentences according to the text using the words in the word box.
Think About It
Course Book page 127, task 12
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Read the questions with the pupils.
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Have pupils answer the questions. Encourage pupils to use Visible Thinking by explaining their opinions
with reasons (for example: I think Alex should be president because… / She is a good president
because…). This helps them clearly express their thinking and engage in deeper discussion.
Workbook pages 158-161
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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.
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