2024-12-11

Lower Secondary B2.2

Lesson Aims

  • I can describe how people in a photograph are feeling.
  • I can understand a detailed description of a real-life emergency.
  • I can use adjectives and adverbs for talking about heroism.
  • I can understand and use the present perfect and different past tenses.
  • Challenging Vocabulary
    • Fascinated by – interested or captivated by something.
    • Underground passages – tunnels beneath the surface.
    • Flooded – filled with water.
    • Exceptional – outstanding or remarkable.
    • Exhausting – very tiring.
    • Remarkable – extraordinary or noteworthy.
    • Modest – humble or not seeking attention.
  • High-Frequency Collocations
    • Trapped in a cave – common in narratives about survival.
    • Rise because of – useful for describing causes and effects.
    • Flooded with water – frequently used in stories about natural disasters.
    • Call the emergency services – a functional phrase for emergencies.
    • Ask for help – useful for speaking tasks.
    • Race against time – idiomatic, used in urgent contexts.
    • Rescue mission – often seen in adventure or survival stories.
    • Alive but… – introduces contrasting situations.
  • Functional Phrases to Highlight
    • There was no way out – expressing impossibility.
    • Within days – describing a timeline.
    • Finally – sequencing events.
    • It wasn’t possible to… – expressing inability.
    • Everyone agreed that… – reporting general consensus.
    • Give something back to the community – discussing social responsibility.

Plan

  • Banana cards
  • Coursebook from ex. 5
  • highlight vocabulary
  • story writing (Story Cubes)
  • narrative tenses kahoot

Homework

  • learning hub