plan for an english lesson for grade 6.pptx

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1. CAIRO LONDON LAS VEGAS Do you know any of those cities ? Would you like to live in a big city? Why? What do you think the pros and cons of big cities are ? In groups

2. ***The sponge absorbs water ***The plant roots absorb water from the soil 1/Absorb means to (take in- give out- make) a liquid 2/Absorb is a (verb- noun- adjective )?how do you know? 3/the stress in the word  /əbˈzɔːb / is on the (first- second-third) syllable ***Evaporation is the change of a liquid to a gas ***The hot sun increases water evaporation from the lake 1/Evaporation occurs because of the (heat-cold-wind) 2/Evaporation is a (verb-noun-adjective )?how do you know? 3/The word   /ɪˌvæp.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ has (three-four-five)syllables

3. ***The permeable sandstone allows water to go through it ***People need permeable pavements in rainy countries 1/permeable means to ( allow-stop-store) liquids through it 2/permeable is ( a verb- a noun- an adjective)?why? 3/the word /ˈpɜr·mi·ə·bəl / has ( three- four- five) syllable ***we need to reduce pollution in the world *** Growing more trees can reduce CO2 in our environment 1/Reduce means to make something( smaller-bigger-easier) 2/Reduce is a(a verb- a noun-an adverb)?why? 3/the stress in the word /rɪˈdʒuːs/ is on the ( second-third-first) syllable

4. GIST What do you think the text is about? 1/ The future of cities 2/ Villages and farmlands 3/ Life in the desert Good planning of cities will…. 1/ improve the quality of life of city dwellers 2/ help reclaim more deserts 3/ secure more underground water You have 4 min. to read the text to find out.

5. Read the text again and answer the questions   1/ Why is it sometimes quicker to cycle than to drive in a City? 2/ Why does the article mention Hong Kong, Singapore and Seoul? 3/ What is a sponge City? 4/ What are the two advantages of permeable pavements? 5/ Why is the park in Midlland called (barefoot park)? 6/ Is life better in Midlland now? Why? IN GROUPS, ANSWER AND SHARE DETAILS

6. COMPARING TWO PEOPLE /OBJECTS….. ** A is as tall/short/heavy/interesting as B A B what else? ** A is (tall) er / (b i g) ge r / (hea v y ) ier than B A B what else? ** My watch is more/less expensive/interesting/up-to-date than your watch what else? ** A is better/worse/fewer/less/more than B what were the adj. ? (irregular comparatives) Now your turn 1/ A li is (faster-fast-fasting) than H any 2/English is (easyer-easier-easy)than French 3/Tennis is (more-many- much) interesting than football 4/Healthy food is (good-better-the best)than fast food

7. Remember What are adverbs? They are words that give more information about verbs, adjectives or other adverbs ** He walks slowly(describes a verb) **He runs very quickly (describes an adverb) **This car is incredibly fast (describes an adjective) In groups, think of 3 sentences with adverbs describing verbs, adverbs, and adjectives

8. How to form adverbs? 1/ add ( ly ) to the adj …incredibly, slowly, quickly 2/ add ( ily )to adj. ending in (consonant+ y )….happily, easily 3/ irregular … fast, wrong, early, well (what are the adj. of those adv.?) Two min. to think of more examples for each point

9. Let’s compare using adverbs 1*Hany runs (much) more quickly than Ahmed 2*Ahmed runs less quickly than Hany 3*Ahmed doesn’t run as quickly as Hany (negative) 4*we should eat fast food far less frequently than we do every day (negative ) we can add (much) before the comparative to emphasize the meaning Now your turn (in pairs) Form three comparative sentences with these adverbs (creatively, carefully, frequently )

10. Make adverbs from these adjectives then use them to complete the sentence     Cheap frequent quick   A/ I can get to school on my bike or by my car. On my bike, it takes 10 minutes. By car, it takes 45 minutes. I can get to school much more quickly on my bike than by car.   B/ If you go by bus to Barcelona, the fare is 18 euros. If you go by train, the fare is 65 Euros. you can get to Barcelona…….. C/ You can go by bus or by train. The buses go every 30 minutes. The trains go twice a day. The buses go………   D/ you can get from London to Paris by bus in 8 hours. you can get there by train in two hours 20 minutes. you don't get from London to Paris………

11. LET’S DISCUSS TOGETHER (in groups) **What, do you think, should be done to improve the quality of life in the city? **Give examples to clarify your answer.