READY Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 220
Course Book page 153, task 9
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Use the sentence pyramid to practice reading for fluency. Have pupils read the lines of the sentence
pyramid aloud until they say a full sentence. Have pupils practice pronouncing the words in the sentence
accurately and assess them for fluency skills. Repeat the reading practice twice.
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To practice fluency, have the pupils work in pairs. Have one pupil read the sentence pyramid as many
times as he can in one minute. His partner times him and counts how many times he read the complete
sentence pyramid. Switch.
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Have pupils complete the peer assessment checklist found in the workbook on page 280.
Workbook pages 192-193
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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.
Let's Read
New
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Teach the new vocabulary using the word cards: ago, drawing, was, were.
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Have pupils point to and read each new word in their Course Books on page 154.
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Explain that “was” and “were” are past tense verbs. Tell pupils that they are the past tense of the
verb to be. Give the examples: I am tired. I was tired., They are tired. They were tired.
Vocab Activity
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Do the activity to review the vocabulary (show the word cards): ago, animal, art, cave, drawing, history,
nature, travel, visitor, wall, was, were.
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Review the vocabulary using the word cards before doing the activity.
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Find It! (VA #16)
Show the words one at a time. For each word, have pupils scan page 148 in their Course Books for
the word. When they find it, pupils should point to it in their books with one hand and raise the
other to indicate they’ve finished.
When enough pupils have found the word, reveal where it appears in the Course Book and repeat
with the next word.
More than one instance of some words is possible. Have stronger pupils count how many instances
of each word they see.
Course Book pages 154-155
Course Book page 154, task 10
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Before reading, have the pupils look at the pictures. Ask the pupils what they see in the pictures.
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