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TEACHER & SS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENT

Pronunciation

Step 1: Transfer of duties

- T tells students that when we speak, we usually stress the important words more strongly than the other words.

- T explains that they will practice sentence stress.

- T plays the CD and plays the CD again, stopping after each number.

Step 2: Perform the duties

- Ss repeat.

Step 3: Discussion

- If Ss have difficulties hearing the differences between the stressed and unstressed words, T could play the CD a third time, if necessary.

Step 4: Conclusion

- T makes sure that Ss can hear the differences between the stressed and unstressed words

A. Listen and repeat

1. The Sahara is the biggest desert in Africa

2. What’s the happoest country in Asia?

3. Redwoods are the tallest trees on Earth

4. What’s the windiest place in North America?

TEACHER & SS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENT

B. Read the sentences below

Step 1: Transfer of duties

- T tells students they should read the sentences, decide which words are important for each sentence, and underline them. Have students do the task.

Step 2: Perform the duties

- Ss do the task, T plays the CD and they should listen and circle the words that are emphasized

Step 3: Discussion

- Ask students to write the answers on the board

Step 4: Conclusion

- T plays the CD again, if necessary. Check answers as a class.

C. Work with a partner.

Have students get into pairs and take turns reading the sentences in B to their partners.

DO YOU KNOW?

- T ask Ss to read the statement and answer choices aloud as students follow along in their books. T has Ss guess before providing the answer (b).

B. Read the sentences below.

2. What’s the most famous city in Eroupe?

3. The Nile river is the longest river in the world

4. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth

5. Where’s the tallest waterfall in South America

6. The Amazon is the largest river in the world.

CONTENT NOTE:

ANTARCTICA’S ICE

Glaciers, huge masses of ice, cover ten percent of the Earth. Ninety-nine percent of the world’s glaciers are in just two places— Greenland and Antarctica. Not surprisingly, the world’s largest glacier, Lambert Glacier, is in Antarctica. According to a study by NASA in 2007, this continent has about 70 percent of the Earth's fresh water.

TEACHER & SS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENT

Communication

- T tells students they are going to play a quiz game in pairs.

- T explains that they will take turns asking and answering the questions.

- T has students get into pairs. Tell Student A to turn to page 134 and Student B to turn to page 136.

- T emphasizes that they shouldn’t look at their partner’s page.

- As students follow along, T models the game with a student.

- T has students do the activity.

A: What’s the most farmed crop in Viet Nam?

B: Is it rice?

A: Yes! You’re right!