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CULTURAL NOTE Amy’s Baking Year was first published in 2014 when Amy-Beth Ellice was just 14 years old. The book contains numerous recipes organised according to the seasons and special occasions through the year. Grammar in context Students at A2 level are expected to be able to use the basic Wh- question words correctly to refer to the present, past and future. Students complete the task. Remind them to refer to the information in the Remember box if they aren’t sure. Then check their answers. Remind students that they can find more information in the Grammar reference, Unit 2, page 136. Answers a past b a time 2 Go through the example. Then students complete the exercise. Check their answers. Answers 1 Where 2 What/Which 3 When 4 Why 5 Who 6 Whose 3 Read the title of the text and elicit what it might be about. Students complete the exercise. Elicit answers from different students around the class. Answers 1 talking 2 When 3 travelled 4 decided 5 Who 6 talked 7 Where 8 What 9 Which Digital practice Encourage students to complete the digital practice. If your students can access the On-the-Go Practice, assign Unit 2 Grammar practice to them online. VOCABULARY Working with words Student’s Book, page 23 Lesson aims Homework Workbook Unit 2: Grammar 1, page 14 Understand the correct usage of: • words connected with food • verbs and adjectives from the same word family • verb + noun collocations

Homework Workbook Unit 2: Reading, pages 12–13 GRAMMAR 1 Past simple: regular verbs, Wh- words Student’s Book, page 22 Lesson aims • Understand the correct usage of past simple, regular verbs and Wh- question words • Practise talking about the past and asking questions LEAD-IN Write these unusual food items on the board: bat soup, alligator chilli, kangaroo steak, chicken feet, mosquito eggs Students work in pairs and discuss which of the foods they would eat and which they wouldn’t. Have a feedback session in open class. Grammar in context

Grammar video

Students watch the grammar video.

Students complete the task. Check their answers and ask them to read more about the past simple in the Remember box. Remind students that they can find more information in the Grammar reference, Unit 2, page 136. Answers 1 joined 2 cooked 3 wanted 1 Focus students’ attention on the text and ask them where they might find it ( in a magazine ). Students complete the exercise. Check their answers and spelling in open class. Answers 1 started 2 watched 3 practised 4 preferred 5 used 6 baked 7 asked 8 wanted DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING Ask fast finishers to circle all the words in the text related to food and cooking, e.g. baking (n), cook (v), cakes ( n ) , bake (v) .

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