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

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 ... 

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.

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.

  

A2 unit 4B worksheet

Homework

Pearson Speakout

Unit 4B

To finish

Please get ready to finish this lesson together.

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

Picture: Mount Everest queue.

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.