Unit 8 lesson 4

SMART goals:​

Read ​an article about someone's hobby and answer 8 questions (open ended and multiple choice).

Answer 12 questions on Kahoot to practice linking words.

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By the end of this lesson, you will read an article and you will practice linking words such as 'however'.​

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​You can give an answer on the next slide!

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What are these people doing?

Multiple Choice

What is he doing?

• walking

• hiking

• running

• swimming

Open Ended

Would you like to try hiking? Why or why not? Example: I would / would not like to try hiking because...

We will read an article about someone whose hobby is hiking.

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The reading will be on the next slide, in chat on Teams and p. 87. ​of the course book.

Ten minutes for the reading. How do you find the reading? How much time do you have? What is the topic of the reading? Will you read on your own or with a pair?

Multiple Choice

Three years ago, Dylan was lonely.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

He liked the idea of hiking immediately.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Why did Dylan not say yes to hiking immediately?

Multiple Choice

Hiking was a bit difficult at first.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Why did Dylan find hiking difficult at first?

Multiple Choice

He met his wife on a hike.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

It's very difficult to learn how to go hiking.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Do you have to do anything special to start hiking?

​What does 'however' mean?

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Read the sentences!

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Two different things:

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1, not interesting (bad)

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2, good exercise (good)​

​When do we use 'however'?

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Is it the same as 'but'?

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We will ​read more sentences together to find out.

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Find at least one sentence with 'however' and write it on the next slide!

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​What are you looking for? How many sentences do you need to find?

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Read the article again.

There is a sentence with 'however' in every paragraph.

Open Ended

Write one sentence with 'however' from the text! Use the correct punctuation (capital letter, comma or full stop).

Multiple Choice

'However' and 'but' can mean the same thing.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

'However' is more formal than 'but'. We use 'however' if we write an article / essay / e-mail to a company etc.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

We can use 'however' in the middle of a sentence.

• True

• False

'However' is always the first word of a sentence.

Start with a capital letter and use a comma after.

Similar meaning to 'but'.

However, ...

Practice 'however': two exercises on the next slide.

'However' is formal (for school / work).

What are linking words = connecting words = transition words?

​Write examples of linking words in the chat!​

Why do we use linking words?

Are there any linking words in Arabic?​

However, I didn't buy any sugar.​

I bought some bread, milk and coffee.​

Example:​

Linking words ​help you to connect ideas and sentences, so that people can follow your ideas.

You can connect similar ideas, or different ideas.​

​Linking words

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and - however - so - because

Good job! Time to write an email.

Start one sentence with 'however'.​

Example:

However, I think reading is boring.​

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Teams - Assignments​