2025-01-17

Upper Secondary B2 Exam

  • Lesson Aims

    • to discuss coping techniques and provide practice of
      • listening Part 1: Multiple choice
      • reading and use of English Part 6: gappped text
    • By the end of the lesson, students will be able to
      • use phrasal verbs and other expressions with ‘take’ to create a fictional story

  • Materials

    • pages 52-54

  • Plan

    • Word Wall Warmer
    • check unit 3 review
    • listening
    • vocabulary page 52
      • Dixit for semi-controlled practice
    • Use of English page 54
      • Pre-teach
          1. Character arc – /ˈkærəktər ɑːrk/
        • Definition: The transformation or development of a character throughout a story, showing how they change emotionally or morally.
          1. Protagonist – /prəˈtæɡənɪst/
        • Definition: The main character in a story, often the one the audience is meant to sympathize with or follow.
          1. Clause – /klɔːz/
        • Definition: A grammatical unit that contains a subject and a predicate, which can stand alone as a sentence or be part of a larger sentence.
          1. Quantifiable – /ˈkwɒntɪfaɪəbl/
        • Definition: Something that can be measured or expressed in numerical terms.
          1. Narrative – /ˈnærətɪv/
        • Definition: The way a story is structured and presented, including the sequence of events and the perspective from which it is told.
          1. Fronted adverbials – /ˈfrʌntɪd ædˈvɜːbiəlz/
        • Definition: Words or phrases placed at the beginning of a sentence to describe the action that follows (e.g., “Suddenly,” “In the distance”).
          1. Tested and measured – /ˈtɛstɪd ənd ˈmɛʒəd/
        • Definition: Evaluated systematically using objective criteria or standards.
          1. Parroting – /ˈpærətɪŋ/
        • Definition: Repeating words, phrases, or ideas without understanding them, often used to describe rote learning.
          1. Commerce – /ˈkɒmɜːs/
        • Definition: The activity of buying and selling goods or services, or metaphorically, the use of ideas or skills for profit or practical applications.
        • This version includes precise definitions to support understanding and context for your students.

  • Homework

    • nothing extra beyond revision

  • Language Spotlight

    • resemble
    • take up
    • to take pride in something
    • to be taken to hospital
    • to take a joke
    • to take the infinitive
    • oblivious
    • take control
    • Character arc
    • Protagonist
    • Clause
    • Quantifiable
    • Narrative
    • Fronted adverbials
    • Tested and measured Parroting
    • Commerce
    • emphasis