Lesson 6 Slides

​Lesson 6
The Magic of Nature - Taking Care of Our Earth

​Do you write diaries?
What do you usually write about?

Tom the Panda

​"My friend, Sam the Dolphin, wrote a diary last night, but he wasn't sure about using which modal verbs in the sentences. Can you help him?"

​Here is part of the diary of Sam the Dolphin

"After having some fun, they were ready to leave, but they cleaned the ship by throwing used paper plates and leftovers into the sea, which caused water pollution! The dirty water 1.___ make me sick. Other dolphins and I 2.___ even die because the rubbish may be toxic to us. People 3.___ be responsible and avoid dumping waste into the sea. They 4.___ protect the environment, or there 5.___ be no more dolphins in the future."

What modal verbs are missing in the blanks?

Open Ended

"After having some fun, they were ready to leave, but they cleaned the ship by throwing used paper plates and leftovers into the sea, which caused water pollution! The dirty water 1.___ make me sick. Other dolphins and I 2.___ even die because the rubbish may be toxic to us. People 3.___ be responsible and avoid dumping waste into the sea. They 4.___ protect the environment, or there 5.___ be no more dolphins in the future."

In groups of 4, discuss the correct order of the paper strips with different diary features.

(​Date & Day)

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(​Date & Day)

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("Dear Diary,")

(​Date & Day)

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("Dear Diary,")

(Introduction)

(​Date & Day)

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("Dear Diary,")

(Introduction)

(Middle Paragraph:
Main Part of the Event)

(​Date & Day)

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("Dear Diary,")

(Introduction)

(Middle Paragraph:
Main Part of the Event)

(Conclusion)

(​Date & Day)

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("Dear Diary,")

(Introduction)

(Middle Paragraph:
Main Part of the Event)

(Conclusion)

("Goodnight!")

(​Date & Day)

("Dear Diary,")

(Introduction)

(Middle Paragraph:
Main Part of the Event)

(Conclusion)

("Goodnight!")

(Name)

​Write down some interesting findings about the language use in the introduction, the middle paragraph, and the conclusion!

Open Ended

Type your findings about the language use in the introduction, the middle paragraph, and the conclusion!

​Language Use in Diary Entries

1. Verbs (simple past/simple future)

2. Adjectives (to describe feelings/objects)

3. Short forms (e.g., I'll, it's, etc.)

4. Connectives (e.g., after, so, however, etc.)

5. *Modal verbs (may, should, ought to, must)*

Word Cloud

Before we end, what are the features of diary entries?