Teacher: Guellil Badra Level: 1styear

Unit Two: Communication/The press Stream: Literary

Text book: At the Crossroads

Stop and Consider

Aim of the sequence: This is a section wherein learners consolidate grammar notions they have met in the sequences. PPs will be able to consider these
notions in context both deductively and inductively.
Language Points :
 Direct/reported speech transformations.
 Adverbs of manner.
 Suffixes: ’-ful’ / ‘-less’
Phonology
 Pronunciation of the suffixes: ’-ful’ / ‘-less’
Timing Teacher’s Task PP’s Task Observation
Reminder I:
Aim: to consolidate the use of reported speech when
 Expected pupils’ answers:
requesting. 1- Rachid: Could you send a message to Ryan?
 learners will study/observe a set of sentences Karim: Sorry. What did he say?
You to Karim: He asked you to send a message to Ryan.
containing the language forms through oral interaction 2- Rachid: Stop writing please!
with each other and with the teacher to draw Karim: Sorry. What did he say?
conclusions as to the use of these language forms. You to Karim: He ordered you to stop writing.
 The learners will apply the rules about reporting 3- Rachid: Don’t write the message here!
requests to do the task. Karim: Sorry. What did he say?
You to Karim: He told you not to write the message there.
 The teacher will ask three pupils to act out the dialogue 4- Rachid: Could you please give me the pen? mn
given in the example and ask them to do the same with Karim: Sorry. What did he say?
 dialogues1-4 You to Karim: He asked you to give him the pen.
5- Rachid: Could you please email the message?
You to Karim: Sorry. What did he say?
Karim: He asked you to email the message.
Reminder I I:
Task One: (P93)  Expected pupils’ answers:
Aim: to practice direct speech using the appropriate a- “Can you read and write?”the reporter asked the woman.
punctuation. “Yes I can,”she answered.
b- “Is Rashid here?” Ali asked Bashir.
 Once more learners are required to study/observe a set “I’m sorry, he isn’t here,”he answered.
of sentences containing the language forms through c- “Do you want to drink tea?”Karim asked Sofiane.
oral interaction with each other and with the teacher “Yes, please. Just a little,” he answered.
to draw conclusions as to the use of these language d- “You have to do your work,” the teacher told the student.
forms and apply the rules about reporting statements “I’ll do it tomorrow,” the student said.
and questions to do the task. e- “Do you have to go now?”Melissa asked Dyhia.
 PPs will use the given reporting verbs to report the “Yes, I have to. I’m so late,” she answered.
exact words in dialogues a-f below. f- “She may come tomorrow,” Jamel said.
“It’s great,” said Salima.

Task Two: (P93)

 Expected pupils’ answers:
a. The reporter asked the woman if she could read and write.
Aim: to practice reported speech. The woman said that she could.
 The teacher will prepare cards with reported speech on b. Ali asked Bashir if Rashid was there.
one side and direct speech of the same sentence on the Bashir answered that he was not there.
other. Students have to correctly say what is on the c. Karim asked Sofiane if he wanted to drink tea.
other side to turn it over and score one point. Sofiane said that he would drink just a little.
(Karim invited Sofiane for tea; Sofiane accepted.)
d. The teacher told the student that he had to do his work.
The student said that he would do it the day after.
e. Melissa asked Dyhia if she had to go then.
Dyhia answered that she had to because she was so late.
f. Jamel said that she might come the day after.
Salima said (that) that was great.
Reminder III:
Aim: to consolidate the use of adverbs of manner.
PPs will go through the reminder

*Adverbs of Manner*
- Adjectives are connected with nouns and pronouns,
they usually tell more about people and things.
- Adverbs are connected with other words.
- Adverbs tell us how something happen. They are
often formed by adding –ly to an adjective.

- We can use some adjectives as adverbs without

 Expected pupils’ answers:
adding –ly or –ily. 1. Finally
2. Sincerely
Task One: 3. Loudly
4. Thirstily
5. Probably
6. Usually
7. Nicely
8. Wonderfully
9. Coldly
10. Unhappily
Task Two: 11. Comfortably
Choose an adjective or an adverb.
 Could I have a quick word with you?  Expected pupils’ answers:
 She walked away quickly. a. Slow/slowly
a. This is a _____________train- it stops everywhere. b. Interesting/interestingly
b. He talked very_________ about his work. c. Beautiful/beautifully
c. You’ve cooked the meat____________. d. Easy/easily
d. I’ve got an ____________ job for you. e. Perfect/perfectly
e. She writes in_____________ English. f. Bad/badly
f. I sing very ____________. g. Happy/happily
g. I feel_____________ today. h. Angry/angrily
h. You seem very __________. i. Strong/strongly.
i. Anne’s a ____________swimmer.
Reminder IV:
Aim: to consolidate the use of direct speech using Expected pupils’ answers:
summarizing verbs paying attention to the punctuation. 1- remind (c) 2- warn (a) 3- advise (g) 4- promise (b)
Task One: (p95) 5- suggest (d) 6-beg (h) 7- apologise (e) 8- admit (f)
Learners read the reminder and do the task.
Task Two: (p95) Expected pupils’ answers:
Learners are asked to quote the sentences in column A 1- “Remember you have to buy an air ticket,” he reminded him.
above. 2- “Beware of the dog!,” he warned him.
3- “You should go and see a doctor,” he advised her.
4- “I’ll never see it again,” he promised.
5- “Why don’t we open the box first?” he suggested.
6- “Please, please, please, show me the way to do it,” he begged.
7- “I’m so sorry for the incident!,” he apologised.
8- “Okay, Okay, I touched it. It’s true,” he admitted.
Reminder V:
Aim: to consolidate the use of the suffixes ‘ful’ and ‘less’. Expected pupils’ answers:
Nouns -ful -less
Remember “-ful” and “less” are pronounced with a Worth / Worthless
schwa. Harm Harmful Harm
Delight Delightful /
Price / Priceless
Use Useful Useless
Beauty Beautiful /
Care Careful Careless
Success Successful /
Truth Truthful /
hope hopeful hopeless