☰ Year plan · English (Connect)

Start Smart: reading, listening and a short email

Week 1 · Start Smart (revision) and the Unit 1 opener: a short text about learning to speak with confidence (reference only), words such as anxious / hesitation / tolerance, a project listening (our own read-aloud text), a gap-fill with five words, rewriting with because / never / stopped, a short email, the Unit 1 aims · 3 lessons
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Rewrite with so: “Dina did not finish her homework because she was ill.”
2
Rewrite with because: “The road was closed, so the bus went another way.”
3
Correct the mistake in each sentence: (a) He is good at draw. (b) I am looking forward to see you.
4
Read: “Ola felt nervous before her first talk, but her teacher smiled and said, ‘Take your time.’” What was the teacher’s attitude, and what does nervous mean?
5
Write an email of 60 to 80 words to a friend about a club you want to join. Use because, so and still.