Adult General Intermediate, (HW,IM,U5,C3)

Lesson Duration: 50min # students

Lesson Aim: Synonyms and weather vocabulary
Student details: Age (s): Level:
Date: Class Room

Time Student activity Teacher activity

Engagement activity
Hotels of the word (Headway,
Inter, SB, p.42)
1) Guess where the hotels are and
2) each write an additional
question to ask about the hotels
In the form of a group discussion have
students 1) Guess where the hotels are
and 2) each write an additional question
to ask about the hotels

Presentation stage Pre-teach the synonyms that will appear

Synonyms (Headway, Inter, SB, in the text;
p.42) 1 lazing,
2 nosing around,
3 I’m (very) into,
4 potter around,
5 dramatically,
6 must-dos,

Study stage As a group 3) read the article together

Hotels around the word (Headway, and answer the questions, then
Inter, SB, p.42-43) 4) read individually and fill in the table
3) read the article together and about Karen’s trips
answer the questions,
4) read individually and fill in the
table about Karen’s trips
Time Student activity
Practice Stage
Weather forecasts (Headway,
Inter, SB, p.44)
1) fill in the table with the correct
adjectives, nouns and verbs then
2) name the countries on the map
3) listen to track49, make notes
on the map and compare with
class
Warm down/follow up
Making Reservations (Headway,
Inter, SB, p.109)
2) put the words in order to form
sentences and complete the fax
making a reservation at the bed
and breakfast
Sources of materials used: Headway Elementary Student Book, Headway Elementary
Teacher’s Resource Book, Headway Elementary Audio CD1,
Materials:
Teacher activity
Together 1) fill in the table with the
correct adjectives, nouns and verbs
then
2) name the countries on the map
3) listen to track49, make notes on the
map and compare with class
Have students 2) put the words in
order to form sentences and complete
the fax making a reservation at the bed
and breakfast
For homework, write a letter of reply,