Writing session 8

Session 8

Writing

Stories

Learning Outcome

Students will write short stories based on three pictures using past simple and past progressive.

WHAT'S THIs person doing?

1. How do you think he feels?
2. Would you like to do this?
3. What kind of person do you need to be to do this?

a rope obstacle course

PERSONAL QUALITY WORDS…

1. brave
2. strong
3. determined
4. secure
5. adventurous
6. enthusiastic

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VOCABULARY

rider

race

winner

stadium

Complete the text with words from exercise 1 and 2. Then listen and check.

We are at the 1) ________________ and all the 2) _______________ and their horses are ready to begin. And they’re off! Garcia is in front, and behind him is Yakamuri. Who is going to 3) _______________ ? This is a very exciting 4) _______. And … the 5) ___________________ is Yakamuri! He gets first 6) _______________. Congratulations, Yakamuri!”

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Riders at the Naadam Festival Mongolia

Listening

1. How long was the festival? A. three days B. eleven days C. twelve days 2. How old were the youngest riders in the horse races? A. ten years old B. fifteen years old C. five years old 3. What did the slowest horse in each race get? A. a special prize B. a special poem C. a special song 4. How many horse riders are there every year in the Naadam Festival? A. hundreds B. more than four thousand C. more than forty thousand 5. Circle true or false 1. Prizes were awarded only to the winners of the Mongolian horse races. T F 2. The riders in the Mongolian horse races were all adults. T F 3. Children in Mongolia start learning to ride horses when they are old enough to walk. T F

Worksheet 1

Grammar

1. Study the grammar box. Past progressive was / were + ing form of verb . We use the past progressive to talk about past actions in progress. We often use it for describing a scene. Examples: The sun was shining. Thousands of people were waiting.

Write: What were people doing?

Worksheet 2

Vocabulary

CHESS

PIECES

BLIND

BOARD

Read and circle TRUE or FALSE.

The Pólgar sisters didn't go to school. Do you think you would like to learn at home?

• "I believe learning at home would be exciting because..."
• "I think I would enjoy learning at home because..."
• "Learning at home sounds cool to me because..."
• "I'd be happy to learn at home because ....."
• "Sure! I think learning at home would be interesting because..."

Worksheet 3

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¿Sabías que... El 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista? Los recursos visuales son de gran ayuda para reforzar tus clases: imágenes, ilustraciones, gifs, vídeos… No solo porque permanecen en la memoria, sino también porque son más atractivos y más fáciles de comprender.

¿Sabías que... El 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista? Los recursos visuales son de gran ayuda para reforzar tus clases: imágenes, ilustraciones, gifs, vídeos… No solo porque permanecen en la memoria, sino también porque son más atractivos y más fáciles de comprender.