DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 219
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 5
Part 2: What’s Happening Today? (page 167-170)
Let’s Remember
Ask:
What happened to Maya in the last lesson? What did she get? (Someone sent her an uncool
note.)
What was in the note? (The writer said that she cheated on the math test.)
How did she feel? (She was upset.)
Discuss the title of the section.
Say and ask:
Look at the title of Part 2.
HOTS— What do you think this section is going
to be about? (Accept all logical answers.)
When we say ‘what’s happening’ what do we
usually mean? (what’s going on / what events
are taking place)
What do you think is happening today at the
school?
NEW WORDS
announcement
auditorium
include
principal
VOCABULARY
Curriculum:
AI: Students will understand the general
meaning, main ideas, and sequence of
events in the text and use this
knowledge as needed.
AI: Students will identify different text
types and use this knowledge as
needed.
AI: Students will locate relevant
information for a specific purpose.
AI: Students will use simple information
tools such as a glossary, a simplified
learner’s dictionary, and a table of
contents.
Write the new words on the board. Talk about real situations in school and
use the words.
Write the words on the board.
Vocabulary reinforcement
Have the students go over the text and find the words they just learned. Ask them to read the
sentences where they found the words. If there are still unclear words, explain them.
Have the students copy the words into their notebooks and write their definitions.
For weaker students: Have them copy the sentence with the new word into their notebooks, next
to the definition they wrote. This will help them remember the context as well.
For more ideas, go to pages vi and vii in the Yellow Pages section.
1. Let’s Listen! (HOTS - Classify and Categorize) (track 47) (page 167)
Have the students copy the table into their notebooks.
Say: (NOTE: The recording is to be heard three times.)
You are going to listen to an announcement.
Appreciation of culture
NOTE: The morning announcement by the principal is a common everyday occurrence in an
American school, both elementary and secondary schools. The principal announces many
different things first thing in the morning or just before lunch hour. The schools all have an
intercom system or a public address system by means of in which announcements are
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