Classes | Bart's Notes

Lesson Aims
- mock exam
Materials
- Cambridge website digital listening test
  https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/first-for-schools/preparation/
- B2 for Schools Handbook for teachers writing test
  167792-b2-first-for-schools-handbook

2025-02-19

Materials
- Project and Exam Skills
Plan
- Discuss the causes, actions and achievements of young people who are making the world a better place.
- Recognise points of view in a blog entry.
- Learn how to write an online encyclopedia entry in the style of Wikipedia.
- Write a collaborative Wikipedia entry about a young ‘unsung hero’.

Lesson Aims
- I can understand an interview about journalism.
- I can talk about issues related to journalism.
- I can write an opinion essay about the qualities of a good journalist.
Materials
- pages 8-9

Lesson Aims
- Listen to understand details about people’s lives and achievements
- Observe, analyse and practise verb tenses used to talk about people’s lives and achievements in the past.
- Understand an infographic to describe how past life events relate to each other.
- Use a range of appropriate tenses to talk about someone’s life and achievements.
Materials
- pages 4-5
- ESL Brains
  - Narrative tenses – using Past Simple/Continuous/Perfect for storytelling
Homework
- Learning Hub
Language Spotlight
- snow bank
- field

Lesson Aims
- I can read and analyse an infographic on news stories.
- I can use vocabulary about news and the media.
- I can analyse news stories, using tips from an infographic.
- I can use language for describing recent events and processes.
Materials
- pages 6-7
Homework
- Learning Hub
Language Spotlight
- version
- sensational
- evidence
- sources
- authentic
  - Refers to something that is original, true to its origins, or not counterfeit.
    - Often used for documents, artifacts, cultural experiences, or identity.
    - Implies accuracy and adherence to a source or tradition.
- genuine
  - Refers to something real, sincere, or not fake.
    - Can describe emotions, intentions, objects, or people.
    - Often implies honesty and truthfulness.
- reliable
- the press