Grade 9

Resouce: New Matrix Pre- Intermediate

Topic:

Sport

Programme:

Reading and vocabulary:

The Jamaican bobsleigh team

Reading: Predicting content; comprehension questions.

Vocabulary: words connected with sport; Compund nouns;

Adverbs of degree

Grammar

The past perfect

Listening and speaking

Giant strides Listening: sentence completion; True or

False (and error correction)

Exam training: Sentence completition

Speaking: Talking about free time

Soundbites: “I want to break free”

Culture focus + grammar

Sporting superstitions:- grammar: may, might, could,

probably and definitely

Writing

Writing an article: Sports for the family

Word focus

A sports reportSports, players and placesAdverbs and adjectivesWhat’s the difference?Free- time activities

Reading for pleasure

• Jason’s trial (by Vemon Scannel)• A girl called Golden

(by David Baleson)

Unit plan: A Sporting Life

Additional materials

Test