Lesson
(they should write similarities in the space where the two circles overlap, and in each of the sides they should write the differences). Explain to students that they will use the information they wrote on the previous page to fill in the diagram; this way, they will be able to visualize everything they have written in order to control the amount of information that they will present by choosing the most relevant. Give pairs some time to perform the task while you monitor to check. Differentiated Instruction For this activity you could use the Think-Pair Share Strategy within the pairs to promote peer tutoring. Don’t forget to always highlight the contributions of both students. Learning to Know 113 Ask the question from the box and elicit students’ prior knowledge; encourage them to go to the Appendix if needed. 2. With your partner, order the information that you decided to include using connectors. You could invite pairs to order the sentences they chose from the Venn diagram into a sequence using connectors. If you consider necessary, you may ask them to open their books on page 113 and draw their attention to the Learning to Know section so they may recall the connectors of sequence they learned in Unit 3. Once you are sure everybody knows how to use them, give them some time to order their sentences using the text from Activity 4, page 79 as a model. Monitor to check their work. Learning to Know 118 Ask the question from the box and elicit students’ prior knowledge; encourage them to go to the Appendix if needed. 3. Choose useful phrases to include in your presentation. Register them in the chart below. Yo may read instructions aloud and give pairs some time to choose the phrases they will use to indicate the beginning of their explanation, to indicate its end, and to gain time if necessary.
Lesson
1 With your partner, fill in the Venn Diagram with the information you wrote on page 81,Activity 4.Then, choose the most relevant for your presentation.
Day of the Dead Picture
Halloween Picture
Both
Which connectors should I use to establish order? To recall information about this theme, go to page 113. 113
2 With your partner, order the information that you decided to include using connectors. 113
Which useful phrases can I use to indicate the beginning and the end? To know more about this theme, go to page 118. 118
3 Choose useful phrases to include in your presentation. Register them in the chart below. 118
Phrase to Indicate the Beginning
Phrase to Indicate the End
Phrase to Gain Time
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Achievement
Explain customs based on pictures.
Teaching Guidelines
• Control amount and order of information. • Use expressions that indicate the beginning of an explanation. • Use or repeat expressions to gain time. • Use expressions that indicate the end of an explanation. Development Which aspects are important to consider when preparing an oral presentation? Write the question on the board and invite students to share their ideas. 1. With your partner, fill in the Venn Diagram with the information you wrote on page 81, Activity 4. Then, choose the most relevant for your presentation. You may suggest students to get together with the same person they worked with in the previous sessions. Read instructions aloud and, before they start, elicit from students how to fill in a Venn Diagram
110 Unit 8 • Activity Book p. 82
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