E2.7 A2 Speakout unit 4B. This world: Life in numbers.

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Unit 4: lesson 4b Life in numbers

Point out the information about phones and tooth brushes.

Ss learn questions with how much, how many and how + adjective to ask about specific amounts. The context is a reading where they read an article about world number facts. Ss also learn vocabulary to describe amounts and numbers.

Words to remember:

many / much

stroller

umbrella

wires

He has ... / She wears ... / He looks ...

The story behind the picture:

Turns out the world’s most dedicated Pokémon Go player probably isn’t a pimple-faced teen ditching school but is actually a 70-year-old grandpa in Taiwan.

Today's class

Read an article with fun facts about numbers.

Ask and answer questions about numbers:

How much, how many, how ... 

Period 3 and 4

Checkpoint ??? !!!

Be present 80% of the lessons.

Finish Pearson unit 1-4

(all assignments).

Have a positive attitude in class.

Grammar

Match the following answers to the questions.

Not many. Only three.

Not much. About ten dollars.

A lot! Water is about sixty percent of the human body.

A lot! I think there are forty countries.

  

1, 2, 3 ...

1. Think about your life in numbers.

2. Write down 5 numbers.

3. Work in groups of 3-4.

Talk about your life in numbers.

For example:

I am 57 years old.

I have 4 siblings.

My car has 55,000 kilometers on the odometer.

I am 1.82 cm tall (metric system).

I am 5'7'' =  5 feet and 7 inches tall (imperial system).

I work 0.5 of a full time equivalent.

A2 unit 4B worksheet

Form a line, please: how much homework have you finished?

Picture: Mount Everest queue.

Mount Everest 8,849m high.

Homework

Pearson Speakout

Unit 4B

Due date period 2

February 3rd 9.20AM

To finish

Please get ready to finish this lesson together.

1, 2, 3 ...

1. Think about your life in numbers.

2. Write down 5 numbers.

3. Work in groups of 3-4.

Talk about your life in numbers.

For example:

I am 57 years old.

I have 4 siblings.

My car has 55,000 kilometers on the odometer.

I am 1.82 cm tall (metric system).

I am 5'7'' =  5 feet and 11 inches tall (imperial system).

I work 0.5% of a full time equivalent.

Speaking

Work in groups of 3.

What different things do you use your phone for every day?

What are all the different ways you use water every day?

What food do you eat most often?

What are the different places you walk every day?

First give your own answers to these questions.

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.

Write 10 things you can use or eat/drink at school.

Schrijf 10 dingen op die je gebruikt op school.

Zet die 10 dingen in het meervoud.