DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 270
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 6
DID YOU KNOW…? - HOTS (page 212)
Ask:
Did you know that once only kings or queens were allowed to use or wear the color purple?
Why is this an important clue, do you think? (Accept all logical guesses.)
5. Let’s Read! (Track 60) (page 212)
Before reading:
NEW WORDS:
official reception
request the pleasure
of your company
VOCABULARY
Write the words on the board. Scan the invitation for these expressions.
Use L1 to explain that these are formal expressions used in formal
invitations (important for general knowledge).
Appreciation of Language
NOTE: These two expressions are a perfect example of
how the English language works. Explain them to the
students while calling on them to try to guess why we
would use these expressions formally.
Request the pleasure of your company; each word can
be explained as follows:
’to request’ means to ask for something);
’pleasure ’ means something wonderful, or
something that makes me happy;
’your company’ means having you as a guest;
Official reception
’official ’ means something that is done for the
people in charge, in this case the person who is
called ‘His Royal Highness’;
’reception ’ is a kind of party, with food, drinks
and some music.
Ask:
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.
What is special about the invitation? (It’s purple, and we just learned that only kings and
Royal Families could use the color purple. It also shows pictures of Tom and Kate.)
Who is the invitation from? (from a member of a royal family)
Reading
Sunday Morning, Part II (track 60) (page 213)
Ask and say:
Let’s read the invitation together: "His Royal Highness requests the pleasure of your
company at an official reception on Tuesday, July fifth, at eight p.m."
Who is inviting Tom and Kate? (His Royal Highness)
Who remembers who His Royal Highness is? (a prince, king, etc.)
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