Grade 7 - Lesson 1

Grade 7 - Lesson 1

by Jamie Furlong

Welcome Grade 7 Students!

​Regulations

Your Score

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• ​30% - Participation

  ​30% - Test

  ​40% - Homework

What do we expect of you?

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- Join class 10-15 minutes before scheduled time.​

​- Submit homework on time.​

​- Have books, paper and pens ready before class. ​

​- No food or playing games during the class.

​- Don't leave class without the teacher's permission.

​​In class you should:

​Always have your camera on unless you have permission from the form teacher. This counts toward your participation mark.

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​No camera = Lower score.

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​Always have microphone off unless the teacher ask you otherwise.​

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Don't disrupt the lesson.

​This year:

​- You will begin your 4 year journey of learning iGCSE.

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​- Improve your English a lot.

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​- Expand your vocab!

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​- Have some fun doing it!

Poll

Do you enjoy learning English?

• Yes

• I LOVE ENGLISH!

• English is better than Pizza!

• English is dumb.

Open Ended

Why do you like / dislike learning languages?

​People learn languages because:

• ​Travel opportunities.

• ​More available jobs.

• ​Meet new people.

• ​Understand new ways of life.

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​...and because, let's face it, other people think it's awesome!

​Before we talk about iGCSE, let's talk about...

​ME!

​Who am I?

• ​Teacher Jamie.

• ​My last name is Furlong.

• ​My Vietnamese name is:

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​Fur + Long = Phuc Long.

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• ​I am from a country called Wales.

• ​I have lived in Chile, France and Thailand.

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Let's play a game.

​The numbers below are answers to questions about me. Can you guess the question?

• ​1

• ​20

• ​3

• ​2 and a half.

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​These represent:

​- Things I can do.

​- Things I have.

​- Things I have done.

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​For example: 27 = How old are you?

Open Ended

What is the question behind the numbers: 1, 2, 3 & 20. Give your answer for each number below.

Hint: Things I have / Things I can do / Things I have done.

​Answers

​1 = I have 1 brother.

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​2 and a half = The length of time I have been in Vietnam.

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​3 = The number of languages I can speak.

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​20 = The number of countries I have visited.

​How you should feel if you got it correct.

​And school begins...

​What is iGCSE?

• ​A 3-year programme split into Grade 7, 8 & 9.

• ​A course that will help you develop a full range of language and literature skills.

• ​Assessed on writing & reading, although speaking will be practiced in class.

​What will we do in Grade 7

• ​My World: Home, School, Family & Friends.

• ​Focus on Narrative & Reflection.

• ​Learn to write different types of stories.

• ​Learn how to make your English more..magical.

• ​Produce letters, news articles and variety of other styles.

​Let's open our Coursebooks...

​Unit 1, Page 1.

Open Ended

Write down 5 words you think of when you think of the word home.

​Home is... a feeling?

• ​A house is physical. It's a building where you live.

• ​Homes are more complicated.​

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​A place we call home might be:

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​- Safe

​- Comfortable

​- Where our family & friends are.

​- We might be experienced in.

​This might be our home...

​This might be our home...

​Or even this might be our home...

​Vocabulary

• ​Terraced house - A house which is joined to two other houses.

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• ​Detached house - A house which is not connected to any other house.

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• Semi-Detached house - A house connected to 1 other house.

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• A second home - A place that is not your house but also feels like a home (e.g. school)

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• ​Sw feels like home - When a place reminds you of your home.

​Let's do some work:

​You have 10 minutes to:

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​- Answer the question - Do you have a second home? Explain your reasons. (50 Words)

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​- Answer Q3 (pg 2) - You may use a dictionary or the web to help you.

Open Ended

Where is your second home? Explain your reasons. (50 Words)

Write your answer below.

Once you have submitted the question, please complete Q3 on page 2 of the CB.

​Let's have a volunteer.

​or I will choose... mwahahaha!

​Tell me about your home.

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​You can say:

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​- Where you live. (In HCMC or in your hometown!)

​- Who you live with.

​- Describe your house: Big, small, pretty, etc.

​- What you like to do at home.

​- Interesting places near where you live.

Poll

Let's have one more volunteer. Who should it be? In case of a tie, Ms. Nguyen can choose.

• Vivi

• Mike

• Cindy

• John

• Steven

​Vocab from Q3

• ​Bungalow - Home with one floor (no stairs).

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• ​Caravan - A house on wheels that cannot be driven. (Trailer is the US variant)

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• ​Cottage - A small, simple house near a lake or beach.

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• ​Mansion - A large, impressive house for a filthy rich person.

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• ​Palace - For the Royal Family.

• Highest apartment in a tall building.

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• Villa - ​A luxury vacation home.*

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• ​Yurt - A big, circular tent-like house that can be taken apart and rebuilt easily. Often used in Mongolia by nomads (people who like to move from place to place).

​The English Imperative:

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How to tell someone what to do!

​Imperative (1)

• ​Used to give instructions or directions.

• ​Clear instructions allow people to follow what we want them to do.

• ​Avoids confusion.

• ​We must be clear and precise.

​Bad Instructions

​Unclear directions might cause someone to get lost.

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​A bad recipe may cause someone to set their house on fire.

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​A badly explained exercise might make you do the wrong thing.

​How do we make it?

​It's simple and easy!

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​We use the infinitive of the verb (unconjugated), and remove the 'to'.

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​E.g. ​Do the homework!

​E.g. Take me on holiday!

​E.g. Turn left on Sesame Street.

​Tip:

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​Unless you are trying to be rude / offensive, you might want to say 'Please'.

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​Pick up the phone!

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​is not as polite as,

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​Pick up the phone, please.

Multiple Choice

What is the best instruction, using the imperative, to give to someone who is crying.

• You can stop crying now.

• Stop crying you crybaby!

• Cheer up. You will feel better soon.

• You should cook yourself dinner to stop thinking.

Open Ended

Using the imperative, what advice would you give to your friend who just found out their mum is a superhero called Captain Mumerica? Give at least one piece of advice. You can give more if you want.

​Exercise

​On the next slide, you will see a map. In a sequence of at least 5 steps, you should write directions from the red circle to the post office.

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​Finish with the sentence, "You will know you are at the post office when..."

​Let's read the tip on Page 3 to help.

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​Reference points may include street names, traffic lights, other buildings or noticeable features (e.g. a bridge or a river).

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​Common Direction Vocab

• ​To go around the roundabout.

• To take the nth exit on the roundabout.

• To follow the bend left / right (Used when a road is curved)

• Continue / Go / Follow straight.​

​Homework

​Complete exercises 4a, b & c from the Coursebook on page 3.

Write a short text of 60 words called, 'My English Story'.

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You should say:

• How long you have been learning English.

• Why you like / dislike it.

• What you find most challenging about it.

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​Submit to Ms. Nguyen via email by Saturday night (21st) so that there is plenty of time to mark it.