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MAGAZINES AND BOOKS
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MAGAZINES AND BOOKS
Unit Overview
TOPIC
Magazines, books, plays and films
VOCABULARY Magazines
AND LISTENING A conversation
about a school magazine
GRAMMAR
Making suggestions
PRONUNCIATION
Intonation
READING
Read and Review
VOCABULARY
as
,
because
,
so
and
when
LISTENING
A review of a film
WRITING
A review of a film, play or book
Resources
GRAMMAR REFERENCE AND PRACTICE: SB page 155; TB page 250
WORKBOOK: pages 76–79
VIDEO AND VIDEO WORKSHEET:
Books we like
PHOTOCOPIABLE WORKSHEETS: Grammar worksheet Unit 18;
Vocabulary worksheet Unit 18
TEST GENERATOR: Unit test 18
WARMER
Write
M _ g _ z _ n _ s / _ nd / b _ _ ks
on the board. Ask
the students to complete the unit title with the missing
vowels. Brainstorm a list of things that we read onto the
board. Challenge the class to think of at least ten, e.g.
book
,
newspaper
,
magazine
,
comic
,
web page
,
dictionary
,
letter
,
cartoon
,
advertisement
,
worksheet
,
postcard
,
message
,
email
. Have a brief discussion on the things the
students read by asking ‘Do you ever read a newspaper,
magazine or comic?’ ‘How often do you read them?’ The
students will continue this
discussion in pairs in the
About
you
box below.
ABOUT YOU
You can begin the class and introduce the topic of the unit
by showing the video and asking students to complete
the video worksheet. When the class has completed the
activities, ask them to take turns to ask and answer the
questions in pairs.
VOCABULARY
LISTENING
AND
Magazines
1
Book closed. As a class, brainstorm
a list of the different
types of magazines you can read, e.g. sports, music,
fashion. Books open. Ask the students to compare their
ideas with the front covers on the page and ask them to
say what they think each magazine is about, e.g.
I think
this one is about … because on the front cover there is …
.
Answers_Students’_own_answers_12_2'>Answers
Students’
own answers
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2
Pre-teach
rough roads
by drawing
a picture of a rough
and a smooth road on the board and asking ‘Where do
you usually find rough roads?’ (
in the countryside
) ‘What
sorts of transport travel on rough roads?’ (
motorbikes,
mountain bikes, 4x4 vehicles
). Next, as a class, match
description 1 to the correct cover (Mountain Bike
Monthly) and then ask the students to continue in pairs.
Answers
1 Mountain Bike Monthly 2 Footie Time 3 LOL!
4 I Animals 5 Film Fan 6 Game Over
3
Encourage the students to
choose two magazines they
would like to read and to think of a reason for each
one before they speak to their partner. If necessary,
demonstrate a good answer with a stronger student, e.g.:
Teacher:
I’d like to read Film Fan because I like going
to the cinema and I’d like to know about the
latest films. What do you think?
Student:
I don’t agree. I’d like to read …
Answers
Students’ own answers
4
Before the students look at the exercise, brainstorm
a list of things they can find in magazines. Give them
two or three examples first, e.g.
the front cover
,
articles
,
photographs
. Then, ask them to
read the definitions first
and try to think of the word before they match them to
the words. After the students have repeated the words,
encourage them to note the stressed syllable in each
word, especially
advertisement
,
cartoon
,
interview
and
photograph
.
Answers
The answers are recorded for the students to check and then
repeat.
1 review 2 advertisement 3 photograph 4
information
5 cartoon 6 headline 7 interview 8 article
