E2.6 A2 Speakout unit 4A. This world: What a decade!

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Unit 4: lesson 4a What a decade!

Who do you see in this picture?

2010s The twenty-tens

Neymar

Zuckerberg

Adele

Monica Puig    /pwiig/

Ss learn the past simple of be. The context is a listening where Ss listen to part of a podcast about the 2010s. They practise the strong and weak forms of was and were. They also learn vocabulary related to time phrases and dates. Ss then do a speaking activity where they talk about their recent activity in small groups. 

Our goal today

Listen about the 2010's time phrases and dates.

Talk about a time in your life.

Write about 

a special time in your life.

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BBC vlog

Speaking:

Are you any good at ...

sports / games / quizes ?

Watch the video.

How many people say that they are NOT good at quizzes?

Unit 4 Unit opener. BBC vlog [1.41]

Several of the speakers use the phrases not good at, bad at or terrible at so these may be worth teaching in order for Ss to get the most from the video.

ANSWER

Four: speakers 2, 4, 5, 6

To start

What were some important events of the last ten years?

Why were they important, do you think?

What two dates in the year are important to you? Why?

Think: for yourself.

Pair: Put Ss in pairs or small groups to discuss the questions.

Share: When they have finished, ask a few Ss to share their answers with the class.

1C. Listen to part of a podcast about the 2010s (twenty-tens).

ANSWERS

1 Instagram (2010). 

2 Mark Zuckerberg (2017). 

3 Neymar (2016). 

4 Monica Puig (2016). 

5 Adele, 21 (2011). 

6 a photo of an egg on Instagram (2019).

Who was TIME Magazine Person of the Year in 2023? Taylor Swift.

4A This world

1A Famous people in 2010s (check Ss know the 2010s are the years 2010 to 2019). Work in pairs. 1B quiz about the twenty-tens. Work in pairs. 1C + 1D listen to podcast. Work alone. ANSWERS: 1 Instagram (2010). 2 Mark Zuckerberg (2017). 3 Neymar (2016). 4 Monica Puig (2016). 5 Adele, 21 (2011). 6 a photo of an egg on Instagram (2019).

EXTRA Ss practise saying the following decades: 1980s, 2020s, 1900s, 1840s, 2000s (often called the noughties).

1E Speaking what do you remember from 2010s. EXTRA Ss go online and do some research, famous singers / bands / films / sportspeople / events of the 2010s.

2D show Grammar bank past simple. 2A, 2B, 2C Work alone. 

4A, 4B time phrases. Work alone, check in class.

5A time & date + vocabulary bank 1-5 time & dates.

Dates

When were you born?

I was born on September 2nd, 1980.

Finish assignment 5a of your worksheet

Grammar bank 4A

Please notice the spelling of where & were.

Worksheet

4A This world

Writing

Write in 50-75 words about your ...

first day at school / first holiday /

first driving lesson / first flat/house

1. When was it?

2. Where was it?

3. Who was there?

4. Were you happy?

5. What was one good or bad thing about it?

Homework

Pearson Speakout

Unit 4A

Finish

Please get ready to finish this lesson together.

The lesson ends with a speaking activity, where Ss write a description of a special time for them.

Speaking

 Discuss the best thing that has happened to you last week (or month).

Work in groups of 3-4.

The lesson ends with a speaking activity, where Ss write a description of a special time for them.