Spring Conversation, Week 10

Hour 1 Monday-Tuesday

Pair work (15)

This pair work activity is about making comparisons.

1. Think about one thing.
2. Now compare and/or contrast it with another thing.
3. Think of two or three reasons why they are similar.
4. Make a list of 5-10 comparisons.

Here are some examples:

Life is like a box of chocolates. They both can be sweet and bitter. And you never really know what you are going to get.

1. Life and riding a bicycle.
2. The universe and a safe.
3. Love and chocolate.
4. A love sick heart and a glass.
5. Happiness and a butterfly.
6. High school and prison.
7. A beautiful person and a summer day
8. you think of 2 more examples

Small Group Work (20)

Make a small group.

Summarize. What’s the argument?s

Connect all three stories together into a single argument.

Wrap.

Textbook page 53 #2, Compound Nouns (15)

Match the words to make a compound noun.

Here is vocabulary worksheet. Try more compound noun exercises

Hour 2

Thursday and Friday Hour 1

Pair work questions (10)

How are these 2 things the same?

Use your imagination. Compare 2 things with 1 sentence. Here is an example:

• high school and prison
• We have to wear a uniform in both places.
• We are not free in both places.

1. TV and soju.
2. Books and walnuts.
3. Life and riding a bicycle.
4. The universe and a safe.
5. Love and chocolate.
6. A love sick heart and a glass.
7. Happiness and a butterfly.
8. Money and evil.

Timed Repeated Reading Exercise (20)

Step 1. Why Reading Fluency? (5)

Step 1 Reading Test – 3 times

Dictogloss Exercise (15)

This is a fluency activity mixed with some critical thinking.

Thursday and Friday Hour 2

Textbook

Page 52 read and listen (10)

Read the story. Circle words you don’t know. Answer the questions in part c.

Next, read and listen at the same time.

Then check your answers.

Page 54 #2 (10)

Part 1. Read the words in the blue box.

Then listen to the story. Check the topics you hear in the story.

Part 2. Read questions and answers 1-4. Circle any words you do not know.

Then listen to the story again.

Then check the correct answers.

Textbook page 53 #2, Compound Nouns (15)

Match the words to make a compound noun.

Here is vocabulary worksheet. Try more compound noun exercises

Thursday and Friday Hour 3

Review Causative Verbs (15)

Teacher review slides. Students participate and complete practice exercise at end.

Speaking Drill (30)

Think about 4 causative verbs: let, make, get, have. 

Complete the exercise and finish with a wrap up – a few examples from students.