There arc two possible approaches to the grammar sections, depending on your students1 level of ability. If they are fairly weak* you could ask them to refer to the notes in the Grammar bile in advance. If they are more proficient, the grammar exercises can serve as a diagnostic test, enabling students to see which particular points they need to study or revise. The chances are that your students will be strong in some areas and weak in others, so that a mixture of these approaches will be called for | 42 Unit 7 Text Use the photograph as an introduction you could get students to cover the text at this stage . Ask students what the people are doing and how old they think people doing this sport are likely to be. Key 1 example answers 1 It is a martial art like karate a form of self defence. 2 In order to protect themselves from muggers or other attackers. 3 Yes the pensioners have learnt useful self-defence techniques and gained the confidence to protect themselves from burglars and attackers some are enthusiastic enough to practise for higher grades in the sport. 2 a example answers Question 1 door and window locks door chains burglar alarms Question 2 being overweight or obese having stiff joints or arthritis Question 3 bruises twisted or sprained ankles or wrists broken bones Question 5 mugging Question 7 worried Question 12 sore agonising C 1 G 6 B 11 G 2D 7 F 12 F 3 4 E F 8 9 C E 5 A 10 D 3 Have a brief class discussion on these points omitting question 1 if this was covered in the introduction. Alternatively as practice for Parts 3 and 4 of the Speaking paper you could ask students to discuss the points in pairs and then report back on their conversations. Focus on Writing 1 Articles An Introduction This may be a type of writing students haven t done before. If so it would be helpful to work through the introduction examples and useful language in the section on Articles in the Writing File . 2 Discuss question la and then let students work through the questions in lb and 2 in pairs before checking answers as a class. 3 Again these tasks are best done in pairs first. For 3b take students best suggestions and add a few more from the Key below but be careful not to swamp students with too many new expressions. 4 Make sure students understand the rules for the first part of this task otherwise the matching activity in part b won t work. They need to have two pieces of paper one for the headline and subheading the other for the .
