DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 141
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 3
6. Language Focus: Adjectives (page 98)
Curriculum:
Write the following two sentences on the board.
AL: Students will compare different
The big orange cat is sleeping.
language elements of English, such
We have a funny fat cat on our sofa.
as tense and gender, to their mother
Ask and say:
tongue.
What can we learn from these sentences?
(Accept all relevant answers.)
What does the cat look like? (fat, orange, big, funny)
The words that describe the cat are called ‘adjectives’. (Write the word on the board.)
What other adjectives can you think of? (Encourage the students to give plenty of examples.)
Look at the ads on the previous pages, What adjectives are there? (Have the students look at
the ads and provide all the adjectives they can find.)
Appreciation of Language
NOTE: It’s a good idea to use this example to show the students how their L1 differs from English in
that the word order is different. In English we use adjective – noun, whereas in Hebrew and Arabic,
we use noun-adjective order.
7. Let’s Talk! (page 98)
Say and ask:
Curriculum:
Let’s read the ads.
AI: Students will extract information
Which words are adjectives? (green, crunchy,
from visual data such as a timetable.
sweet)
SI: Students will express personal
What are they describing? (the apple)
wishes and opinions.
So what can we say about adjectives? (They
describe nouns.)
Where do they come in the sentence? (before
the noun – unlike Hebrew and Arabic, where they come after the noun)
Now, who wants to tell me which ad they think is more attractive? Which apple would you
buy? Explain why. (Encourage explanation.)
8. Let’s Practice! (page 99)
Say:
Curriculum:
P: Students will describe people,
places, things, and events.
AL: Students will know how word
order, sound, and writing systems in
English are organized and how these
elements compare with their mother
tongue.
Now you are going to write your own
sentences using adjectives.
The chart will help you write.
Use one word from each column to write
your sentence.
Have the students answer in their notebooks.
When they have finished, check their sentences
with the class.
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