Recycled language activities,
good at, first ( 1
st), second (2nd), third (3rd), fourth (4th) Materials CD
1 Warmer •
Review activities. Then play
Copycat (see page xv) with
students miming a sequence of activities.
Presentation •
Write sentences about your family on the board, e.g.,
My dad is good at cooking. My mom is better at cooking than my dad. My grandma is the best at cooking in the family. Circle
good ,
better, and
the best and elicit
the meaning. Repeat with
bad, worse, the worst, and
telling jokes. Student’s Book page 27 5 Read, listen, and look. •
Point to the photograph and ask
What can you see? (
A competition, prizes. )
Who’s first/second/third? Review the abbreviated forms
1
st, 2nd, 3rd .
Ask
What kind of competition was it? Students guess.
•
Play the recording. Students listen and follow.
•
Ask, e.g.,
Who’s the worst at street dancing? (
Jake. )
Who’s the best? (
Paul. )
Is Jake better than Zoe at street dancing? (
No, he isn’t. )
CD 1 :33 : see Student’s Book page 27
6 Read and say the names. Then make more sentences. •
Do the first one as an example. Students continue
individually, writing in their notebooks. Elicit answers.
•
Make pairs. Students write more sentences, using
He/ She instead of naming the child. Circulate and help.
Pairs then swap with other pairs and find the answers.
