E
E - stands for
Engage
S- stands for
study
A-stands for
activate
Students write a story about the picture, including dialogue between the sports participants.
Activate
Teacher and students look at a picture of a sports event. Students explain what the activity involves, who is participating, what the rules or goals seem to be, etc.
Engage
The teacher introduces sporting vocabulary for the students, demonstrating correct pronunciation.
study
Students and teacher watch a television interview of a famous athlete or actor/actress. Teacher asks questions about the interview and how the students feel about the interviewer and his/her questions.
engage
Students work in pairs, with one student acting as the interviewer and one as the interviewee. Each pair will perform for the class, with the teacher taking notes on some common mistakes.
activate
Students will perform another practice interview, using correct grammar and vocabulary.
Activate
Teacher shares with students some of the common mistakes from the interviews and asks students to write a sentence that correctly uses each misused vocabulary word or grammar construction.
Study
Fill in the blank activity (in pair) Example: I _____ banana. (happy face); I _____ milk (sad face)
study
Put a banana, cookie, and bread in a paper bag, walk around the room and invite several students to smell or put a hand inside the bag and feel them (without looking). Ask students “What’s in the bag?”
engage
group work to design and describe a character whom they present to the class.
activate
show a photo of a character from the video. Can and can’t are used to describe her. The teacher makes sure the students can use the language correctly.
study
watch a short video to set the context and raise the learners’ interest.
engage