MAGICAL Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 106
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Have pupils stand in a line to create sentences. Say a sentence and have the pupils who hold the
correct cards stand at the front of the class. For example: (He) (is) (happy).
Say a new sentence by changing either the pronoun, verb form, or adjective at a time. Play a few
times to have pupils practice building sentences, especially focusing on combining the correct
pronoun and form of the verb to be.
Course Book pages 62-63
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Remind pupils to use the Focus on Form section on the page to help them with the following tasks.
Course Book page 62, task 6
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Have pupils choose the correct form of the verb to be for each sentence.
Course Book page 62, task 7
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Have pupils complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be from the word box.
Course Book page 63, task 8
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Have pupils complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be.
Course Book page 63, task 9
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Have pupils use the table to help them write at least 5 sentences with the verb to be.
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Writing Tip: Remind pupils that sentences should begin with a capital letter and end with a period.
Workbook pages 78-79, (alternative pages 274-275)
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Have pupils complete the tasks. Review the instructions for each task before allowing pupils to work
on their own or with a partner/small group.
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When pupils are finished, check answers.
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Alternative: Refer less-able pupils to practice using the Focus of Form Alternative pages in the back of
the Workbook, pages 274/275.
Let's Read
Vocab Activity
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Do the activity to review the vocabulary (show the word cards): advice, after, before, doctor,
don9t forget, exercise, healthy, life, should, sleep, strong, tired.
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Review the vocabulary using the word cards before doing the activity.
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The Minute Challenge (VA #5)
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Show the words on the board. Give pupils one minute (timed) to memorize as many of the words
as they can (no writing).
After one minute, hide the words and have pupils write down as many as they can remember.
When they are finished, reveal the words one by one and have pupils check their lists. Have
pupils give themselves one point for each word they remembered, and a bonus point for each
word spelled correctly.
The activity can be done individually or as a team/small group competition.
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