Aims: to introduce adjectives of attitude, structure: " It
is/was not until ... that ...", articles: " a/an" and "the"
and have sts do Ex1,EX2 , EX 3 and EX4.
a. Adjectives of attitude:
- Firstly ask sts to read the instruction and the example
in task 1.
- Ask them to do task 1.
+ Exercise 1:
- Ask two sts to write the adjectival forms of the verbs
on the board.
- Ask sts to compare their answers with other sts.
- Move round to conduct the activity.
- Look at the board and give remarks.
+ Tell sts that there may be two adjectival forms of a
verb. One ends in -ing and the other ends in -ed.
- Ask sts to look at the example and tell the difference
E.g: interest => interesting and interested
- This book is interesting.
- I am interested in this book. I 've read it twice.
- Ask sts to do task 2.
+ Exercise 2:
- Ask sts to do Ex 2 individually and then share the
answers with their friends.
- Move round to help if necessary.
- Ask some sts to report.
- Check and give remarks.
b. It is/was not until ... that ...:
- Give examples so that sts can see the use as well as
the form of this structure:
E.g: Mary didn't know how to make cakes until I taught
her.
= It was not until I taught Mary that she knew how to
make cakes.
I did not start to learn English until 1995.
= It was not until 1995 that I started to learn English.
- Ask sts to read the examples and tell the teacher
which sentences are more emphatic.
+ Exercise 3:
- Ask sts to do Ex 3 individually and then share the
answers with their friends.
- Move round to help if necessary.
- Ask two sts to write their answers on the board.
- Check and give remarks.
c. A/an and the
- Give an example so that sts can revise the use of these
articles:
E.g: I have a cat and a dog. The cat is lazy and the dog
is intelligent.
- Ask sts to do Ex 4.
+ Exercise 4:
- Listen to the teacher
- Read the instruction and the example and
then do task 1.
Key:
1. fascinating 2. exciting
3. terrifying 4. irritating
5. horrifying 6. boring
7. surprising 8. amusing
................................
- Listen to the T.
- Look at the example.
- One st tells the difference:
+ The -ing adjectives: the nature of sth/sb
+ The -ed adjectives: how sb feels (about
sth).
- Some pairs report.
1. depressing - depressed
2. interested - interesting
3. boring - bored
...................................
- Listen and correct their work if
necessary.
- Read the examples.
- Pay attention to the underlined parts.
- Tell the T that the second sentences are
more emphatic.
- Do the Ex individually.
EX3:
1.... 1990 that she became a teacher.
2..... he was 30 that he knew how to swim.
3..... 1980 that they began to learn
English.
.................................
- Listen to the teacher.
- Read the example and the tell the T the
use of these articles:
+ A/an: indefinite articles.
A/an + N (sing)
+ The: definite article.
The + N
- Do the exercise in pairs.
- Some sts report:
1. a...the...the