Period 2 lesson 7 A2 unit 4B Life in numbers

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Unit 4: lesson 4b Life in numbers

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.

Tell us about your life in 5 numbers.

Students think of 5 numbers to talk about their life.

Give your own example:

I am 56 years old.

I have 4 siblings.

My car has 40.000 kilometers on the odometer.

I am 1.82 cm tall.

I work 0.6% of a full time equivalent.

To start

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.

Our goal today

You are going to read an article with fun facts about numbers.

You are going to ask and answer questions about world number facts:

How much, how many, how ... 

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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.

Worksheet

4B Life in numbers

4B This world

1A Reading about numbers. Work in pairs. 1B, 1C Work alone. 1D Speaking. Work in pairs. 

2A, 2B, 2C Vocabulary amounts. Work alone, check in pairs.

4C Show Grammar bank. 4A Work alone, 4B Work in pairs.

7a, 7B Speaking about world facts. PRINTED COPIES, close laptop. Work in pairs. Demonstrate with a stronger.

Put Ss seated back-to-back or face-to-face to prevent that Ss  show each other the written numbers so that they have to listen and understand their partner. Make sure the person listening writes down the numbers so they can both see them to make their decision about the answers. 

Monitor pronunciation. 

ANSWERS: 1 1 b 2 c 3 a. 2 1 c 2 a 3 b. 3 1 a 2 c 3 b. 4 1 c 2 a 3 b. 

5 1 a 2 c 3 b. 6 1 b 2 a 3 c.

Use the printed documents.

To finish

Think 25 seconds.

Speak 25 seconds.

The lesson ends with a speaking activity in pairs where they exchange information about world facts.

Homework

Speakout:

- Online practice 4b

- Vocabulary bank