2025-03-03

Upper Secondary B2 Exam

  • Lesson Aims

    • Read, summarize and compare information about ‘teenpreneurs’ and their inventions.
    • Share views and opinions on inventions and their importance.
    • Learn about and use compound adjectives to add information to nouns.

  • Materials

    • pages 2-3

  • Homework

    • Learning Hub

2025-02-28

Upper Secondary B2 Exam

  • Lesson Aims

    • Improve writing

  • Materials

    • no coursebook pages

  • Plan

    • Warmer (improv)
    • Brain break (movement)
    • Give back writing feedback
    • Students retell their essay in pairs
      • Ss rewrite their introduction without seeing their old ones
        • Sentence starters to guide them:
          • “My opinion on homeschooling is…”
          • “One important reason is…”
          • “A good example of this is…”
          • “In conclusion, I believe that…”
      • Tt displays the introductions and helps improve them
    • Tt provides errors from writing; Ss try to fix in pairs
      • They was very happy together.
      • She go to school every day.
      • The book was more better than the movie.
      • He don’t like vegetables.
      • Macbeth and Lady Macbeth relationship change a lot.
      • The childrens need to learn social skills.
      • If he will study hard, he will pass the exam.
      • He said me that he is tired.
      • She is interested about history.
      • They was playing football when it started to rain.
      • Homeschooling have many advantages.
      • In my opinion school is better that homeschooling.
      • This is the most easiest question on the test.
      • The movie was boring, so we leaved early.
      • She always speak too fast.
      • He has a lot of informations about history.
      • They didn’t went to the party last night.
      • He is more taller than his brother.
      • I am agree with you.
      • This is a worth to read book.
      • The teacher gave us many advices.
      • If I would be rich, I buy a big house.
      • The police is looking for the thief.
      • I need some furnitures for my new apartment.
      • He said that he will call me when he will arrive.
    • Worksheet to practice common mistakes
    • New writing assignment
      • speak to write
        • 1️⃣ Prompt: The Role of Technology in Education
        • 💡 **Essay Question:
          • Some people believe that technology improves education, while others think it distracts students. Write an essay discussing two of the following points:
            • Access to information
            • Student concentration
            • The role of teachers
          • Explain which point is more important and why.
          • 💬 Peer Discussion Questions (Before Writing):
            • How has technology changed the way students learn?
            • Do students focus better or worse when using technology? Why?
            • Can technology ever replace teachers? Why or why not?
          • 🔍 Peer Checking (After Writing)
            • ✔ Content: Does the essay discuss two points from the task?
            • ✔ Cohesion: Are linking words used effectively (e.g., however, therefore, in contrast)?
            • ✔ Language: Are grammar and vocabulary varied and appropriate?
            • ✔ Organisation: Is there a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion?
        • 2️⃣ Prompt: Should Junk Food Be Banned in Schools?
        • 💡 Essay Question:
          • Some schools have banned junk food in cafeterias. Others believe students should have the freedom to choose what they eat. Write an essay discussing two of the following points:
            • Health benefits
            • Personal choice
            • Cost of food
          • Explain which point is more important and why.
          • 💬 Peer Discussion Questions (Before Writing):
            • Should schools control what students eat, or is it their personal responsibility?
            • What are the health effects of eating junk food regularly?
            • Would banning junk food make school lunches more expensive?
          • 🔍 Peer Checking (After Writing)
            • ✔ Content: Does the essay fully answer the question?
            • ✔ Cohesion: Are there transition words between paragraphs?
            • ✔ Grammar: Are tenses and subject-verb agreement correct?
            • ✔ Conclusion: Does the final paragraph summarize the main ideas effectively?

  • Homework

    • no homework

2025-01-31

Upper Secondary B2 Exam

  • Lesson Aims

    • By the end of the lesson, students will be able to
      • use time linkers when talking about the past, such as in telling a story
      • pronounce words with silent consonants properly
    • and will have practiced
      • speaking parts 1 and 2 of the exam.

  • Materials

    • page 56 ex. 4-9
    • page 212-213

  • Plan

    • speaking cards
    • banana cards taboo
    • time linkers
    • Writing Report

  • Homework

    • write the report from page 57/ex. 7

  • Language Spotlight

    • reluctant
    • in terms of
      take someone on
    • recommend + should + bare infinitive
      • I recommend you should study every day.
      • I recommend that the council should build a new multi-screen cinema complex.
    • suggest + gerund
      • I suggest studying every day.
      • I suggest offering special discounts on theatre and concert tickets.

2025-01-24

Upper Secondary B2 Exam

  • Lesson Aims

    • By the end of the lesson, students will be able to use narrative tenses and time linkers, as well as phrasal verbs, to tell a story about their past.

  • Materials

    • page 55

  • Plan

    • Warmer
      • Wordwall
    • Past tenses and time linkers
      • Language focus page 55
      • Bored Games
        • focus on narrative tenses and phrasal verbs

  • Homework

    • Review pages 58-59

  • Language Spotlight

    • narrative tenses
      • phrasal verbs
        • turn down
        • turn up
        • sort sth out
        • turn out
        • show off
        • put out
        • work out
        • shop around
        • look out
        • make smth out
        • broke down
        • tear up
        • put off

2025-01-17

Upper Secondary B2 Exam

  • Lesson Aims

    • to discuss coping techniques and provide practice of
      • listening Part 1: Multiple choice
      • reading and use of English Part 6: gappped text
    • By the end of the lesson, students will be able to
      • use phrasal verbs and other expressions with ‘take’ to create a fictional story

  • Materials

    • pages 52-54

  • Plan

    • Word Wall Warmer
    • check unit 3 review
    • listening
    • vocabulary page 52
      • Dixit for semi-controlled practice
    • Use of English page 54
      • Pre-teach
          1. Character arc – /ˈkærəktər ɑːrk/
        • Definition: The transformation or development of a character throughout a story, showing how they change emotionally or morally.
          1. Protagonist – /prəˈtæɡənɪst/
        • Definition: The main character in a story, often the one the audience is meant to sympathize with or follow.
          1. Clause – /klɔːz/
        • Definition: A grammatical unit that contains a subject and a predicate, which can stand alone as a sentence or be part of a larger sentence.
          1. Quantifiable – /ˈkwɒntɪfaɪəbl/
        • Definition: Something that can be measured or expressed in numerical terms.
          1. Narrative – /ˈnærətɪv/
        • Definition: The way a story is structured and presented, including the sequence of events and the perspective from which it is told.
          1. Fronted adverbials – /ˈfrʌntɪd ædˈvɜːbiəlz/
        • Definition: Words or phrases placed at the beginning of a sentence to describe the action that follows (e.g., “Suddenly,” “In the distance”).
          1. Tested and measured – /ˈtɛstɪd ənd ˈmɛʒəd/
        • Definition: Evaluated systematically using objective criteria or standards.
          1. Parroting – /ˈpærətɪŋ/
        • Definition: Repeating words, phrases, or ideas without understanding them, often used to describe rote learning.
          1. Commerce – /ˈkɒmɜːs/
        • Definition: The activity of buying and selling goods or services, or metaphorically, the use of ideas or skills for profit or practical applications.
        • This version includes precise definitions to support understanding and context for your students.

  • Homework

    • nothing extra beyond revision

  • Language Spotlight

    • resemble
    • take up
    • to take pride in something
    • to be taken to hospital
    • to take a joke
    • to take the infinitive
    • oblivious
    • take control
    • Character arc
    • Protagonist
    • Clause
    • Quantifiable
    • Narrative
    • Fronted adverbials
    • Tested and measured Parroting
    • Commerce
    • emphasis