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Peggy Anderson

N T S
CON T E
Scope and Sequence -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04

Unit 1 Nouns and Articles ------------------------------------------------------------------- 06

Unit 2 Count and Noncount Nouns -------------------------------------------------------- 10

Unit 3 Pronouns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14

Unit 4 The Verb Be ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

Unit 5 Simple Present ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22

Unit 6 Present Continuous ------------------------------------------------------------------ 26

Unit 7 Simple Present vs. Present Continuous -------------------------------------------- 30

Unit 8 Future ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34

Unit 9 Simple Past I --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38

Unit 10 Simple Past II -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42

Unit 11 Modal Verbs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46

Unit 12 Linking Verbs and Adjectives ------------------------------------------------------- 50

Unit 13 Comparatives and Superlatives ---------------------------------------------------- 54

Unit 14 Adverbs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58

Unit 15 Prepositions of Time ----------------------------------------------------------------- 62

Unit 16 Information Questions --------------------------------------------------------------- 66


The Spiral Curriculum of Grammar Galaxy

Grammar Galaxy 1 Grammar Galaxy 2 Grammar Galaxy 3


Grammar Points new to Grammar Points new to
Grammar Points new to students in Book 2 students in Book 3
students in Book 1 Spiraling back to Book 1
Spiraling back to Book 1
Spiraling back to Book 2
Nouns Nouns and Articles Nouns and Pronouns
Introduction to Nouns: A/An + Noun Articles
U1
U1 Common and Proper Nouns The and No Article U1 Some / Any / Much / Many / A lot
Singular and Plural Nouns Some / Any with plural and Quantifiers
Count and Noncount Nouns U2 noncount nouns Personal Pronouns and Possessives
U2
U2 There is / There are A lot (of) / Many / Much Empty It
Some (affirmative) / Any (negative) Pronouns and Possessives Verbs
Pronouns and Possessives Personal Pronouns Simple Present
U3
Subjects and Objects; U3 Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives Present Continuous
U3 Personal Pronouns Demonstratives Simple Past:
Demonstratives Verbs U4 Be and Regular Verbs
Possessives: The Verb Be: Simple Present Simple Past: Irregular Verbs
U4
Pronouns and Adjectives Simple Present of Be: Yes/No Questions Past Continuous
U4 U5
Verbs The Verb Be: Simple Past Simple Past vs. Past Continuous
The Verb Be: Simple Present Simple Past of Be: Yes/No Questions Future: Will vs. Be going to
U5
The Verb Be: Yes/No Questions Simple Present U6 Future:
Simple Present U5 Simple Present: Statements and Yes/No Questions
U6 Simple Present: Third-Person Singular Spelling Can, Should, and May
U7
Third-Person Singular Verbs Present Continuous Must and Have to
U6
Present Continuous Present Continuous: Spelling Adjectives, Comparatives and
U7
Present Continuous: Spelling Simple Present vs. Present Continuous: Superlatives
Future Non-Action Verbs Present Participle Adjectives
U8 U7 U8
Future: Yes/No Questions Simple Present vs. Present Continuous: Past Participle Adjectives
Simple Past of Be Yes/No Questions Comparatives
U9
U9 Simple Past of Be: Future: Will and Be going to Superlatives
Yes/No Questions U8 Future: Yes/No Questions with Will and Adverbs and Passive
Simple Past: Regular Verbs Be going to Adverbs of Frequency with
U10 Simple Past: Spelling Simple Past the Verb Be
U9 U10
(Regular and Irregular) Simple Past: Spelling of Regular Verbs Adverbs of Frequency with
Can and Could for Ability U10 Simple Past: Irregular Verbs Other Verbs
U11
Can for Permission Can and Could Passive: Form and Meaning
U11 U11
Adjectives and Adverbs Should and Have to Passive: No by phrase
Adjectives Linking Verbs + Adjectives Infinitives and Gerunds
U12 U12
Common Adjectives Linking Verbs vs. Action Verbs Infinitives as Objects
U12
Adverbs: Describing Verbs Comparatives and Superlatives Infinitives of Purpose
U13 Adverbs: Comparatives Gerunds as Subjects
U13 U13
Describing Adjectives and Adverbs Superlatives Gerunds as Objects
Information Questions and Adverbs and Prepositions of Time Conjunctions: And and But
U14
Prepositions of Place Adverbs: Describing Verbs, Conjunctions: Or and So
Information Questions with Be U14 Adjectives, and Adverbs Information Questions and
U14
Subject Questions Adverbs of Time Tag Questions
U15 Prepositions of Place U15 Prepositions of Time Why…? and Because
U15
Suggestions and Requests Information Questions How + adjective/adverb …?
Suggestions, Requests, and Whose / What / Which Tag Questions with Be
U16 U16 U16
Imperatives How many / How much Tag Questions with Other Verbs
Scope and Sequence

Target
Unit Target Sentence Grammar Points Grammar in Context
Grammar

A/An + Noun I have an idea. Let’s make a pizza!


Nouns and Let’s make a
1
Articles pizza!
We're making a pizza.
The and No Article
We need cheese.

Is there any cheese?


Some / Any
Count and No, there isn’t.
Is there any
2 Noncount
cheese?
Nouns There isn’t any cheese.
A lot (of) / Many / Much
There are a lot of tomatoes.

Personal Pronouns and Who is she?


Possessives She's our piano teacher. We like her!
This book is
3 Pronouns
mine.
Is that book yours?
Demonstratives
No, that's his. This book is mine.

This city is great.


The Verb Be:
It isn’t very big. But it’s pretty,
Simple Present
Was the and the people are nice.
4 The Verb Be
museum fun? Was the museum fun?
The Verb Be:
Yes, it was. There were a lot of
Simple Past
beautiful paintings.

Ana doesn't live in my country.


Simple Present
She lives in Brazil. We talk online.
She doesn't
Simple
5 live in my My mom sells a lot of flowers
Present
country. Simple Present: Third- every day.
Person Singular Spelling My mom washes a lot of dishes
every day.

It's raining. I'm not going outside


Present Continuous
today.
Present I'm not going
6
Continuous outside today. Are you watching a movie?
Present Continuous:
No, I'm not. I'm watching the
Spelling
news.
Simple Present vs.
I cook for my parents every Sunday.
I cook on Present Continuous;
Simple Present I’m cooking some soup now.
Sundays. Non-Action Verbs
7 vs. Present
I'm cooking Simple Present vs.
Continuous Does he exercise every day?
soup. Present Continuous:
No, he doesn’t. But he tries.
Yes/No Questions
We're going to spend the day at
Future:
the beach.
Will and Be going to
I'll join you!
8 Future I'll join you!
Future: Are you going to learn to swim?
Yes/No Questions Yes, I am.
Target
Unit Target Sentence Grammar Points Grammar in Context
Grammar

Our team played well. I scored!


Simple Past I
But we didn't win!
9 Simple Past I I scored!
Simple Past: Spelling of Did you play soccer in school?
Regular Verbs No, I didn't. I played tennis.

What did you do in art class?


Simple Past II I drew a picture.
I drew a I made a bowl.
10 Simple Past II
picture.
Simple Past: Irregular Max ate my picture!
Verbs He broke my bowl!

I couldn't ride a bike then.


Can and Could
Now I can ride a bike.
I couldn't ride
11 Modal Verbs You're sick. You shouldn't go to
a bike then.
Should and Have to Lisa's birthday party.
She's my best friend. I have to go!

Linking Verbs and


This pizza smells great!
Linking Verbs Adjectives
This pizza
12 and
smells great! Linking Verbs vs. Action Look at my pizza.
Adjectives
Verbs Wow! It looks so yummy.

I'm more beautiful than you.


Comparatives
Comparatives I'm more I'm stronger than you.
13 and beautiful
I'm the tallest.
Superlatives than you.
Superlatives I'm the most handsome.
I’m the smartest.
It's too salty!
Adverbs:
Mom, how do you cook so well?
Describing Other Words
I cook so badly!
14 Adverbs It's too salty!
You'll be a good cook soon.
Adverbs of Time Let's make dinner together
tomorrow.

The school play is on March 13th.


Prepositions of Time I We'll practice on Wednesdays at
The school play 3:00 p.m.
Prepositions
15 is on March
of Time
13th. The play starts in five minutes.
Prepositions of Time II Good luck! I'll see you after the
show!

What club do you want to join?


Whose / What / Which
What club do I want to join a cooking club.
Information
16 you want to How many people are in the
Questions
join? How many / How much club?
Fifteen.
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Unit 1 Nouns and Articles


Objectives:
1. A/An + Noun
2. The and No Article

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Ask students to recall the
difference between common and
proper nouns.
• Have students think of the names
of different places. Ask them if the
places are common nouns or proper
nouns.

Grammar Point 1
A/An + Noun
• Have students look at the
explanations and the chart on page
10.
• Help students to know when they
should use a or an in a sentence.
• Go through the chart to learn
when they should use a or an in a
sentence.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students if they can sort
nouns that use a and an.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students look at the word box first. There are 9 count nouns and 5 noncount nouns.
• Read the words together in a group or individually. Ask students to write the words accordingly in
the chart. The words, a desk, are already used as an example.

Exercise B
• Have students read the first sentence. Ask them why the word, a, is circled.

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• Ask students to circle a or an if needed. Circle X if a/an is not needed.

Grammar Point 2
The and No Article
• Have students look at the explanations and the chart on page 11.
• Explain that we use the article the before a noun when it names a specific thing or things. Explain
that we also use the when there is only one of something. Also, some types of nouns do not need
a/an or the.
• Go through the rules using (or
not using) the article, the, in
sentences as in the chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students if they can make
sentences using the or no article
before nouns.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students read the first
sentence. It has been done
already.
• Ask students to circle the
correct article to complete the
sentence.

Exercise D
• Ask students to circle the
correct word(s) to complete the
sentences.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 12.
• Ask students to write a, an, or X
(no article needed) beside each
word. The first two have already
been done as an example.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise F
• Have students read the sentence
and determine which article would
correctly complete it. Remind
students that sometimes, no article
is necessary.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the sentence
for number 1 together, and have
them tell you why the underlined
words, the Nick, are a mistake and
ask for the correct answer.
• Ask students to underline the
mistakes and rewrite the rest of the
sentences correctly.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about their experience at a
restaurant.
• Ask questions such as:
- How was your experience at a
restaurant?
- How many of you go to
restaurants with your family?
- What did you order?
• Have students circle the
correct article. They should
circle X if no article is needed.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have
learned in both the current and
the previous units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 8 to 10

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 2 Count and Noncount Nouns


Objectives:
3. Some / Any
4. A lot of / Many / Much

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Write several nouns on the board and ask them to identify which need an article.
• Have students write an/an or the before each of the nouns. Do remind students when they ought
to use the.

Grammar Point 1
Some / Any
• Have students look at the
explanations and the chart on page
14.
• Help students to recognize the
difference between count nouns
and noncount nouns. Also, help
students to know when to use some
or any in sentences.
• Go through the chart to learn to
recognize the difference between
count nouns and noncount nouns.
Also, help students learn when to
use some or any in sentences.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students if they can list count
and noncount nouns.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students look at the
pictures first.
• Read the sentences together in a group or individually. Ask students to write T for true or F for
false. The first one has been done already.

Exercise B

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• Have students read the first sentence. Ask them why the word, some, is circled.
• Ask students to underline the noun in each sentence. Then have them circle the correct word
among the three options.

Grammar Point 2
A lot of / Many / Much
• Have students look at the explanations and the chart on page 11.
• Explain that we use a lot (of) or many to talk about the quantity of count nouns. Explain that we
use a lot (of) or much to talk about
the quantity noncount nouns. Also,
much is only used in negative
statements and questions.
• Go through the rules using a lot
(of)/many/ much as in the chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students if they can create
affirmative and negative sentences
using a lot (of) or many/much.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students look at the first
sentence. Ask the class why the
word, many is circled.
• Ask students to circle the correct
word to complete the sentence.

Exercise D
• Have students read the words on
the left. Then, have the students
read the words on the right. Ask the
students why number 1 matches
with letter e.
• Ask students to match to
complete the rest of the sentences.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 16.
• Ask students to complete the
questions and the answers. The first
one has been don already as an
example.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise F
• Have students read the sentence
and determine whether much or
many would correctly complete it.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise G
• Read, or ask a student to read,
the direction line. Clarify that the
words in the green boxes make a
sentence. The words are not in the
correct order.
• Ask students to write sentences
using all of the words and
punctuation given. The first
sentence has been completed
already.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about their experience
preparing a meal.
• Ask questions such as:
- How was your experience
making a meal?
- How many of you have
prepared a meal at home
before?
- What did you make?
• Have students fill in the
blank with the correct word(s)
from the box..

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have
learned in both the current and
the previous units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class. They will
need to circle the correct article according to their individual answers.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 11 to 13

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 3 Pronouns
Objectives:
5. Personal Pronouns and Possessives
6. Demonstratives

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Write 3-5 sentences on the board
with the articles (some or any)
missing.
• Have students write some or any
before each of the nouns. Check for
understanding of previous lesson.

Grammar Point 1
Personal Pronouns and
Possessives
• Have students look at the
explanations and the chart on page
18.
• Help students to know the
difference between subject and
object personal pronouns. Also,
help students understand what
possessives do.
• Go through the chart to learn the
difference between subject and
object personal pronouns. Also,
help students understand what
possessives do.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students list the different pronoun forms for subject and object. Ask student to list possessive
pronouns and group them with the subject/object pronouns accordingly.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students read number 1 and ask why the word, she, is circled..
• Read the sentences together in a group or individually. Ask students to circle the correct pronoun

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to complete each sentence.

Exercise B
• Have students read the sentences on the left and look at the underlined word(s).
• Ask students to write the correct possessive pronoun for each sentence. The first one has been
done already as an example.

Grammar Point 2
Demonstratives
• Have students look at the
explanations and the chart on page 19.
• Explain that demonstrative pronouns
are this, that, these, and those. Explain
that we use them to point out people,
places, animals, or things without
naming them. Also, explain that when
this, that, these, and those come before
nouns, they are called demonstrative
adjectives.
• Go through the rules using this, that,
these, and those as in the chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Point to items around the room,
including random students, and ask the
class to use this, that, these, and those
correctly to identify the item or person.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students look at the first
sentence. Ask the class why the word, This, is circled.
• Ask students to circle the correct word to complete the sentence.

Exercise D
• Have students look at the pictures first. Then, have students look at number 1. Ask
students to explain why the word, That, is circled.
• Ask students to circle the correct word to complete the rest of the sentences.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 20.
• Read, or ask a student to read, the
direction line. Clarify that the words
in the green boxes make a sentence.
The words are not in the correct
order.
• Ask students to write sentences
using all of the words and
punctuation given. The first
sentence has been completed
already.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise F
• Have students read the questions
on the left. Then have them
complete each answer with the
given word as a hint.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the sentence
for number 1 together, and have
them tell you why the underlined
word, their, is a mistake and ask for
the correct answer.
• Ask students to underline the mistakes and write the rest of the corrections on the lines.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about a time they lost
something.
• Ask questions such as:
- Have you ever lost something
important?
- Were you ever able to find it
again?
- What do you do now to make
sure you don’t lose things?
• Have students read the
conversation and circle the
correct words.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have
learned in both the current and the previous units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class. They will
need to circle the correct pronoun in the questions and the correct article according to their
individual answers.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 14 to 16

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 4 The Verb Be


Objectives:
7. The Verb Be: Simple Present
8. The Verb Be: Simple Past

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Ask several students to stand at different distances from the center of the room.
• Have the students at the center of the room use this or that to talk about the students around the
room. Have two students use these
and those to talk about the
students at the center of the room
depending on their proximity.

Grammar Point 1
The Verb Be: Simple Present
• Have students look at the
explanations and the chart on page
22.
• Help students to know how to
conjugate the verb be in simple
present. Also, help students to form
Yes/No questions in simple present.
• Go through the chart to learn the
different forms of the verb be. Also,
help students learn how to form
Yes/No questions in simple present.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students yes/no questions
and have them respond however
they like in the correct form.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students read number 1
and ask why the word, are, is circled.
• Read the sentences together in a group or individually. Ask students to circle the correct form of
the verb be to complete each sentence.

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Exercise B
• Have students read the words on the left. These are the subjects of the sentences. Then have
students read the words on the right.
• Ask students to match to complete the sentence. The first one has been done already as an
example.

Grammar Point 2
The Verb Be: Simple Past
• Have students look at the explanations and the chart on page 23.
• Explain that the simple past of be has two forms (was/were). Also, explain that to form yes/no
questions, use Was/Were + subject…?
• Go through the rules to form
sentences and yes/no questions
with the verb be in simple past as
in the chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students questions about
where they were or what they did
the night before.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students look at the first
sentence. Ask the class why the
word, was, is circled.
• Ask students to circle the correct
word(s) to complete the sentence.

Exercise D
• Have students read the first
sentence. It has been done already.
• Ask students to fill in each blank
with the correct simple past form
of be.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 24.
• Read, or ask a student to read,
the direction line. Clarify that the
words in the green boxes make a
sentence. The words are not in the
correct order.
• Ask students to write sentences
using all of the words and
punctuation given. The first
sentence has been completed
already.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise F
• Have students read the
sentences. Then have them change
the statement into a yes/no
question.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the sentence
for number 1 together, and have
them tell you why the underlined
words, not am, are a mistake and
ask for the correct answer.
• Ask students to underline the
mistakes and write the rest of the corrections on the lines.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about places they have
traveled to.
• Ask questions such as:
- Where are some places you
have visited?
- Who did you visit while you
were there?
- What are some things you
saw there?
• Have students fill in each
blank with the correct word
from the box.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have
learned in both the current and
the previous units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 17 to 19

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 5 Simple Present


Objectives:
9. Simple Present
10. Simple Present: Third-Person Singular Spelling

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Have the students review the
forms of the simple past of be. Ask
yes/no questions in the past form to
check for understanding of the
previous lesson.

Grammar Point 1
Simple Present
• Have students look at the
explanation and the chart on page
26.
• Help students to know when to
use simple present. Also, help
students understand how to form
third-person singular in simple
present.
• Go through the chart to learn
when to use simple present. Also,
help students learn how to form
third-person singular in simple
present.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students to form sentences
using simple present and third-person singular.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students read number 1 and ask why the word, walk, is circled.
• Read the sentences together in a group or individually. Ask students to circle the correct form of
the verb to complete each sentence.

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Exercise B
• Have students circle the correct word to complete each question. The first one has been done
already.
• Ask students to look at each picture and underline the correct answer.

Grammar Point 2
Simple Present: Third-Person Singular Spelling
• Have students look at the chart
on page 27.
• Explain that most verbs in third-
person singular end in -s. Explain
that verbs ending in -s, -ch, -sh, -z,
or -x end in -es. Also, verbs ending
with a consonant + -y will lose the
-y and end in -ies. Give students
the three irregular verb
conjugations for do, go, and have.
• Go through the rules to form
third-person singular in simple
present as in the chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students to form third-
person singular for different verbs.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students look at the words.
The first one has been done
already.
• Ask students to write the third-
person singular form in the simple
present for each of the verbs given.

Exercise D
• Have students look at the words in the box first. Ask student to look at number 1. Have
the students explain why the word, brushes, is correct.
• Ask students to fill in each blank with the correct word from the box. Remind them to use
simple present.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 28.
• Ask students to complete each
sentence with the given word(s) in
the simple present. The first
sentence has been completed
already as an example.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise F
• Read, or ask a student to read,
the direction line. Clarify that the
words in the green boxes make a
sentence. The words are not in the
correct order.
• Ask students to write sentences
using all of the words and
punctuation given. The first
sentence has been completed
already.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the sentence
for number 1 together, and have
them tell you why the underlined
word, go, is a mistake and ask for
the correct answer.
• Ask students to underline the mistakes and rewrite the rest of the sentences correctly.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about people they know who
live in other cities countries.
• Ask questions such as:
- Who do you know that lives in
another city or country?
- How do you communicate
with them?
- What are some things that
they enjoy where they live?
• Have students read the
conversation and circle the
correct words.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have
learned in both the current and
the previous units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class. Remind
students that they will need to circle yes or no for number 1.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 20 to 22

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 6 Present Continuous


Objectives:
11. Present Continuous
12. Present Continuous: Spelling

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Have the students review the
forms of the simple past different
verbs. Ask yes/no questions to
check for understanding of the
previous lesson.

Grammar Point 1
Present Continuous
• Have students look at the
explanations and the chart on page
30.
• Help students to know when to
use present continuous. Also, help
students know how to form present
continuous.
• Go through the chart to learn
when to use present continuous.
Also, help students learn how to
form present continuous.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students to form present
continuous of a variety of verbs.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students read number 1 and ask why the word, we, is circled. Ask students how they could
change it to make the word, I, the correct answer.
• Read the sentences together in a group or individually. Ask students to circle the correct word (s)
to complete each sentence.

Exercise B

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• Have students read the sentences and questions on the left.


• Ask students to match the sentences that go together.

Grammar Point 2
Present Continuous: Spelling
• Have students look at the chart on page 31.
• Explain that most verbs in
present continuous add -ing.
Explain that verbs ending in -e,
will lost the -e and add -ing. Also,
verbs ending with a vowel +
consonant will double the
consonant and add -ing. Verbs
that end in -ie, will lose -ie and
add -y + -ing.
• Go through the rules to form
present continuous as in the chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students to make sentences
using present continuous. Ask
yes/no questions to help.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students look at the words.
The first one has been done
already.
• Ask students to write the
present continuous form for each
of the verbs given.

Exercise D
• Have students look at the
words in the box first. Ask student to look at number 1. Have the students explain why the
words, is watching, are correct.
• Ask students to fill in each blank with the correct word from the box. Remind them to use
present continuous.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 32.
• Ask students to match the words
on the left to the words on the right
in order to complete the sentences.
The first sentence has been
completed already as an example.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise F
• Read, or ask a student to read, the
direction line. Clarify that the words
in the green boxes make a sentence.
The words are not in the correct
order.
• Ask students to write sentences
using all of the words and
punctuation given. The first
sentence has been completed
already.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the sentence
for number 1 together, and have
them tell you why the underlined
word, asking, is a mistake and ask
for the correct answer.
• Ask students to underline the mistakes and write the rest of the corrections on the lines.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about what they do on rainy
days.
• Ask questions such as:
- What are some things you can
do on rainy days?
- How many of you like to do
activities with other people?
- What are some things that
you can do with others on rainy
days? Alone?
• Have students complete the
conversation with the given
words in present continuous.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have
learned in both the current and the previous units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 23 to 25

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 7 Simple Present vs. Present Continuous


Objectives:
13. Simple Present vs. Present Continuous; Non-Action Verbs
14. Simple Present vs. Present Continuous; Yes/No Questions

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Ask students to think about
something they do every day.
• Have students make sentences in
present continuous to talk about
the things they do.

Grammar Point 1
Simple Present vs. Present
Continuous; Non-Action Verbs
• Have students look at the
explanations and the charts on page
34.
• Help students to know the
difference between simple present
and present continuous. Also, help
students know what non-action
verbs are and what farm they take.
• Go through the chart to learn the
difference between simple present
and present continuous. Also, help
students learn what non-action
verbs are and what farm they take.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students to form sentences using non-action verbs: hate, like, love, need, remember,
understand, and want.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students read number 1. It has been done already as an example.
• Read the sentences together in a group or individually. Ask students to check the correct sentence.

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Exercise B
• Have students circle the correct word(s) to complete the sentence.

Grammar Point 2
Simple Present vs. Present Continuous; Yes/No Questions
• Have students look at the explanations chart on page 35.
• Explain that questions in the simple present use Do/Does + subject + verb…? Explain that
questions in the present
continuous use Am/Are/Is +
subject + verb-ing …?
• Go through the rules to form
yes/no questions as in the chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students yes/no questions
in both the simple present and
present continuous to solidify
learning.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students look at the
sentences. The first one has been
completed already.
• Ask students to circle the
correct words to complete the
sentence.

Exercise D
• Have students look at the
questions on the left. Then, have
students look at each of the
answer options on the right.
• Ask students to circle the
correct answer.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 36.
• Ask students complete each
sentence with the given word(s).
Students need to determine
whether to use simple present or
present continuous. The first
sentence has been completed
already as an example.
• Check the answers together
after students have finished.

Exercise F
• Ask students to complete each
question with the given words.
Students need to determine
whether to use simple present or
present continuous. The first
sentence has been completed
already.
• Check the answers together
after students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the
sentence for number 1 together,
and have them tell you why the
underlined words, does it snow,
are a mistake and ask for the
correct answer.
• Ask students to underline the mistakes and rewrite the rest of the sentences correctly.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about something they enjoy
learning about.
• Ask questions such as:
- What are some things you
would like to know more about?
- How many of you like learning
about science? History?
- Where are some places you
can go to learn more about
these things?
• Have students complete the
conversation with the given
words using simple present or
present continuous.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have learned in both the current and the previous units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 26 to 28

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 8 Future
Objectives:
15. Future: Will and Be going to
16. Future: Yes/No Questions

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Write several sentences on the
board using both simple present
and present continuous.
• Have students identify which form
each of the sentence are.

Grammar Point 1
Future: Will and Be going to
• Have students look at the
explanation and the chart on page
38.
• Help students to know how to
form verbs in the future.
• Go through the chart to learn
how to form verbs in the future.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students to talk about what
they will be doing after school using
will or be going to.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students read number 1.
Ask students to give another way of expressing the sentence using be going to.
• Read the sentences together in a group or individually. Ask students to check the sentences that
are in the future. Then, have students underline the future verbs.

Exercise B
• Have students circle the correct word(s) to complete the sentence.

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Grammar Point 2
Future: Yes/No Questions
• Have students look at the explanations and chart on page 39.
• Explain that to form yes/no questions in the future, we use Will + subject + verb…? or we use
Am/Are/Is + subject + going to +
verb…?
• Go through the rules to form
yes/no questions as in the chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students yes/no questions
using will and be going to.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students look at the
sentences. The first one has been
completed already.
• Ask students to circle the correct
word(s to complete the sentence.

Exercise D
• Have students look at the
questions on the left. Then, have
students look at the answers on the
right.
• Ask students to match the
question with the correct answer.
The first one has been done already.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 40.
• Ask students to rewrite the
statement as a question. The first
one has been completed already
as an example.
• Check the answers together
after students have finished.

Exercise F
• Read, or ask a student to read,
the direction line. Clarify that the
words in the green boxes make a
sentence. The words are not in
the correct order.
• Ask students to write sentences
using all of the words and
punctuation given. The first
sentence has been completed
already.
• Check the answers together
after students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the
sentence for number 1 together,
and have them tell you why the
underlined words, to need, are a
mistake and ask for the correct
answer.
• Ask students to underline the mistakes and write the rest of the corrections on the lines.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about something are going to
do soon.
• Ask questions such as:
- What are your plans for
vacation?
- How many of you will be
going out of town?
- What are some things you will
do on your vacation?
• Have students read the diary
and fill in each blank with the
correct word(s) from the box.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have
learned in both the current and
the previous units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class. Remind
students to circle the correct article based on their individual answers.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 29 to 31

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 9 Simple Past I


Objectives:
17. Simple Past I
18. Simple Past: Spelling of Regular Verbs

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Have students divide into pairs.
Then, ask them to interview one
another. They should ask about
future events to solidify learning of
the previous lesson.

Grammar Point 1
Simple Past I
• Have students look at the
explanation and the chart on page
42.
• Help students to know when to
use simple past.
• Go through the chart to learn
when to use simple past.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students to list different verbs
and to give the simple past form of
each.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students read number 1.
Ask students how they might change the sentence to make the word, enjoy, the correct answer.
• Read the sentences together in a group or individually. Ask students to circle the correct word to
complete the sentence.

Exercise B
• Have students circle the correct word(s) to complete the question.
• Ask students to complete each answer with did or didn’t.

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Grammar Point 2
Simple Past: Spelling of Regular Verbs
• Have students look at the explanation and chart on page 43.
• Explain that regular verbs end with -ed in the simple past.
• Go through the rules to form simple past for regular verbs as in the chart.
• Have students do the check-up exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students to talk about what
they did the week before using
simple past and regular verbs.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students look at the words.
The first one has been completed
already.
• Ask students to write the simple
past form of the given verb.

Exercise D
• Have students read the first
sentence. It has been completed
already as an example.
• Ask students to circle the correct
word to complete the sentence.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 44.
• Ask students to complete each
sentence with the given word(s) in
the simple past. The first one has
been completed already as an
example.
• Check the answers together
after students have finished.

Exercise F
• Read, or ask a student to read,
the direction line. Clarify that the
words in the green boxes make a
sentence. The words are not in the
correct order.
• Ask students to write sentences
using all of the words and
punctuation given. The first
sentence has been completed
already.
• Check the answers together
after students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the sentence
for number 1 together, and have
them tell you why the underlined
word, shoped, is a mistake and ask
for the correct answer.
• Ask students to underline the mistakes and write the rest of the corrections on the lines.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about their favorite celebrity.
• Ask questions such as:
- Who is a celebrity you admire?
- How would you react if you
were able to meet this person?
- What are some questions you
could ask him or her?
• Have students read the
interview and fill in each blank
with the correct word from the
box.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have
learned in both the current and
the previous units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 32 to 34

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 10 Simple Past II


Objectives:
19. Simple Past II
20. Simple Past: Irregular Verbs

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Have students divide into pairs.
Then, ask them to interview one
another. They should ask about past
events to solidify learning of the
previous lesson.

Grammar Point 1
Simple Past II
• Have students look at the
explanations and the chart on page
46.
• Help students to know how to
form irregular past tense verbs.
• Go through the chart to learn
how to form irregular past tense
verbs.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students to list different verbs
and to give the simple past form of
each.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students read the first sentence. It has been completed already.
• Read the sentences together in a group or individually. Ask students to circle the correct word to
complete the sentence.

Exercise B
• Have students look at number 1 and read each sentence. It has been done already as an example.
• Ask students to check the correct sentence.

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Grammar Point 2
Simple Past: Spelling of Regular Verbs
• Have students look at the explanation and chart on page 47.
• Explain that the simple past forms of irregular verbs are not made by adding -ed. Tell students that
these forms must be memorized.
• Go through the list of simple
past forms of irregular verbs as in
the chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students to practice using
simple past forms of irregular
verbs to talk about last weekend .

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students look at the pairs
of base verbs and simple past
forms.
• Ask students to cross out the
incorrect pair. The first one has
been done already.

Exercise D
• Have students read the first
sentence. It has been completed
already as an example.
• Ask students to circle the
correct word to complete the
sentence.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 48.
• Ask students to look at the
words in the box first. Have
students write the simple past
form of each verb under the verb
that rhymes with it. The first one
has been completed already as an
example.
• Check the answers together
after students have finished.

Exercise F
• Ask students to look at the
words in the box first. Then, have
students fill in each blank with the
correct word from the box.
Remind them to use simple past.
The first sentence has been
completed already.
• Check the answers together
after students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the
sentence for number 1 together,
and have them tell you why the
underlined word, cutted, is a
mistake and ask for the correct
answer.
• Ask students to underline the
mistakes and rewrite the rest of the sentences correctly.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about a time they had a bad
day.
• Ask questions such as:
- How did your bad day begin?
- Where were some things that
made your day bad?
- How can you be sure not to
have another bad day?
• Have students complete the
story with the given word(s).
Direct them to use the simple
past.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have
learned in both the current and
the previous units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 35 to 37

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 11 Modal Verbs


Objectives:
21. Can and Could
22. Should and Have to

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Write a short paragraph on the
board about some event in the past.
Be sure to include both regular and
irregular verbs.
• Ask students to come up and
write the base verb above the
simple past form.

Grammar Point 1
Can and Could
• Have students look at the
explanations and the chart on page
50.
• Help students to know when to
use can and could to talk about
ability.
• Go through the chart to learn
when to use can and could to talk
about ability.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students to sort can and
could among simple present and
simple past sentences.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students read the first sentence. It has been completed already.
• Read the sentences together in a group or individually. Ask students to circle A for ability or P for
permission.

Exercise B

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• Have students read the first sentence. It has been completed already as an example.
• Ask students to circle the correct word to complete the sentence.

Grammar Point 2
Should and Have to
• Have students look at the explanations and chart on page 51.
• Explain that should + verb is used to talk about advice, have/has to + verb is used to talk about
necessity. Explain that have/has
to is stronger than should.
• Go through the rules of using
should and have/has to as in the
chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students to use should or
have/has to in sentences.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students read the first
sentence. It has been completed
already.
• Ask students to circle the
correct word(s) to complete the
sentence.

Exercise D
• Have students read the first
sentence. There are two follow-up
sentences to choose form.
• Ask students to circle the
correct sentence to follow-up the
original sentence. The first one
has been done as an example.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 52.
• Read, or ask a student to read,
the direction line. Clarify that the
words in the green boxes make a
sentence. The words are not in the
correct order.
• Ask students to write sentences
using all of the words and
punctuation given. The first
sentence has been completed
already.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise F
• Ask students to write should,
shouldn’t, have to, or don’t have to
in order to complete the sentence.
The first sentence has been
completed already.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the sentence
for number 1 together, and have
them tell you why the underlined
word, listening, is a mistake and ask
for the correct answer.
• Ask students to underline the mistakes and write the rest of the corrections on the lines.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about a party they went to or
are going to.
• Ask questions such as:
- How many of you have been
invited to a birthday party
before?
- What are some things you
should say to the person
hosting the party?
- What are some things you
have to do at parties?
• Have students fill in each
blank with the correct word(s)
form the box.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have
learned in both the current and the previous units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 38 to 40

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 12 Linking Verbs and Adjectives


Objectives:
23. Linking Verbs and Adjectives
24. Linking Verbs vs. Action Verbs

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Ask students to talk about things
they should do and things they have
to do. Discuss the difference in the
severity of the words

Grammar Point 1
Can and Could
• Have students look at the
explanations and the chart on page
54.
• Help students to know what
adjectives are and what linking
verbs do.
• Go through the chart to learn
what adjectives are and what
linking verbs do.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students use adjectives to
describe things they see outside.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students read the first
sentence. It has been completed already.
• Read the sentences together in a group or individually. Ask students to circle the correct linking
verb to complete the sentence.

Exercise B
• Have students read the sentences on the left. Then, ask students to read the follow-up sentences
on the right.

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• Ask students to match the sentences. Then have students circle the correct adjective.

Grammar Point 2
Linking Verbs vs. Action
Verbs
• Have students look at the explanations and chart on page 55.
• Explain that linking verbs connect the subject to more information. Explain that action verbs tell
what the subject does. Tell
students that most verbs are
action verbs. Also, some verbs can
be both linking and action verbs.
• Go through the rules of forming
sentences with linking verbs and
action verbs as in the chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students to determine if a
given verb in a sentence is linking
or action.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students read the first
sentence. The verb smelled has
been underlined. This one has
been done already as an example.
• Ask students to underline the
verb. Then, have students circle
Linking verb or Action verb.

Exercise D
• Have students look at each
picture. There are two word boxes
to choose from as well.
• Ask students to fill in each blank
with the correct word(s) from the boxes. The first sentence has been completed already.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 56.
• Read, or ask a student to read,
the direction line. Clarify that the
words in the green boxes make a
sentence. The words are not in the
correct order.
• Ask students to write sentences
using all of the words and
punctuation given. The first
sentence has been completed
already.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise F
• Ask students to circle the correct
word to complete the sentence.
The first sentence has been
completed already.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students look at the words
in the box first. Then, have students
read number 1. It has been
completed already as an example.
• Ask students to fill in each blank
with the correct word from the box.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

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• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about their favorite foods.
• Ask questions such as:
- What is your favorite food?
- What does this food look
like?
- Describe how the food
tastes?
• Have students fill in each
blank with the correct word(s)
form the box.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have
learned in both the current and
the previous units.
• Have students complete the
sentences and share their
responses with the class.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 41 to 43

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 13 Comparatives and Superlatives


Objectives:
25. Comparatives
26. Superlatives

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Ask students to describe their
favorite thing using an assortment
of adjectives.
• Have students use linking verbs to
talk about their favorite things.

Grammar Point 1
Comparatives
• Have students look at the
explanations and the chart on page
58.
• Help students to know when to
use and form comparatives.
• Go through the chart to learn
when to use and form comparatives.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students to compare different
things using the correct form of the
comparative.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students read the first
sentence. Ask how they could change the sentence to make hotter the correct answer.
• Read the sentences together in a group or individually. Ask students to circle the correct word(s) to
make the sentence true.

Exercise B
• Have students look at the words first.
• Ask students to write the comparative form of the given adjective.

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Grammar Point 2
Superlatives
• Have students look at the explanations and chart on page 59.
• Explain that we use the superlative form of an adjective to compare three or more people or things.
Explain that we can form superlatives with the + adjective + -est or the most + adjective.
• Go through the rules of forming superlatives as in the chart.
• Have students do the check-up exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students to determine
superlatives for the class: tallest,
funniest, most helpful, etc.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students look at the
words first.
• Ask students to write the
superlative form of the given
adjective.

Exercise D
• Have students look at each
picture.
• Ask students to circle the
correct answer. The first one has
been completed already.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 60.
• Have students look at the words
in the box first. Then ask students
to read the first sentence. It has
been completed already as an
example.
• Ask students to fill each blank
with the correct word from the box.
Remind students to use the
comparative or superlative for as
needed.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise F
• Ask students to complete each
sentence with the given words
using the comparative form. The
first sentence has been completed
already.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the sentence
for number 1 together, and have
them tell you why the underlined
word, cute, is a mistake and ask for
the correct answer.
• Ask students to underline the mistakes and rewrite the rest of the sentences correctly.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about their siblings or cousins.
• Ask questions such as:
- Do you have any brothers or
sisters? If not, how about
cousins?
- Who is the oldest?
- Which sibling/cousin is
funnier?
• Have students complete each
sentence with the given word.
Remind them to use the
comparative or superlative
form.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have
learned in both the current and
the previous units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 44 to 46

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 14 Adverbs
Objectives:
27. Adverbs
28. Adverbs of Time

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Ask students to line up from
shortest to tallest. Uses different
sets of students to review
comparatives and superlatives.

Grammar Point 1
Adverbs
• Have students look at the
explanations and the chart on page
62.
• Help students to know how to
form adverbs that describe verbs or
adjectives and other adverbs.
• Go through the chart to learn
how to form adverbs that describe
verbs or adjectives and other
adverbs.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students to use adverbs to
describe various verbs as used in
different sentences.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students read the first sentence. It has been completed already.
• Read the sentences together in a group or individually. Ask students to circle the correct word to
complete the sentence.

Exercise B
• Ask students to cross out the adverb that is in the wrong place. The first one has been done
already as an example.

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Grammar Point 2
Adverbs of Time
• Have students look at the explanations and chart on page 63.
• Explain that some adverbs tell when something happens. Explain that these adverbs usually come
at the beginning or the end of a sentence.
• Go through the rules of using
adverbs of time in sentences as in
the chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students to determine
where an adverbs go within a
given sentence.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students look at the first
sentence. It has been completed
already.
• Ask students to circle the
correct word(s) to complete the
sentence.

Exercise D
• Ask students to cross out the
adverb that is in the wrong place.
The first one has been done
already as an example.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 64.
• Have students look at the words
in the box first. Then ask students
to read the first sentence. It has
been completed already as an
example.
• Ask students to fill in each blank
with the correct word(s) from the
box.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise F
• Ask students to rewrite the
sentence with the given adverb in
the correct place. The first sentence
has been completed already.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the sentence
for number 1 together, and have
them tell you why the underlined
word, late, is a mistake and ask for
the correct answer.
• Ask students to underline the
mistakes and rewrite the rest of the
sentences correctly.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students the
opportunity to practice grammar
within context reading. This
activity enables students to
practice what they have learned.
Diverse reading materials have
been compiled based on different
topics which the students will
enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about classes they would like to
take.
• Ask questions such as:
- What are some things that
you would like to learn how to do?
- Where can you go to learn this
thing?
- Who would you want to take a
fun class with?
• Have students read the ad and
circle the correct words.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students the
chance to practice the grammar
points they have learned in both
the current and the previous
units.
• Have students answer the
questions and share their
answers with the class.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 47 to 49

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 15 Prepositions of Time


Objectives:
29. Prepositions of Time I
30. Prepositions of Time II

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Give students a small piece of
paper to write on.
• Ask students to write two
sentences using adverbs of time to
talk about when they do things.
• Have students share their
sentences with the class.

Grammar Point 1
Prepositions of Time I
• Have students look at the
explanations and the chart on page
66.
• Help students to know when to
use different prepositions of time.
• Go through the chart to learn
when to use different prepositions
of time.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students what they were
doing or will be during at different
times. Have students answer using
the correct prepositions.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students look at the word box first.
• Read the words together in a group or individually. Ask students to write the words accordingly in
the chart. 7:35 p.m. has already been used as an example.

Exercise B

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• Have students look at the first sentence. Ask how they might change the sentence to make the
word, at, correct.
• Have students circle the correct word to complete the sentence.

Grammar Point 2
Prepositions of Time II
• Have students look at the
explanations and chart on page 63.
• Explain that different
prepositions represent different
amounts of time. For example,
before and after generally
indicates something occurring a
short time before or after an
event.
• Go through the rules of using
prepositions of time in sentences
as in the chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students to practice using
before, during, after, for, in, and
until in sentences. Have them
think of real-life events.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students look at the first
sentence. It has been completed
already.
• Ask students to circle the
correct word to complete the
sentence.

Exercise D
• Ask students to read the words on the left first. Then, have students read the words on
the right. The words on the right contain prepositions.
• Have students match to complete the sentence.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 68.
• Have students fill in each blank
with the correct preposition. The
first sentence has been
completed already as an example.
• Check the answers together
after students have finished.

Exercise F
• Ask students to look at the
words in the box first. Then, have
students read number 1. It has
been completed already.
• Have students fill in each blank
with the correct words from the
box.
• Check the answers together
after students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the
sentence for number 1 together,
and have them tell you why the
underlined word, in, is a mistake
and ask for the correct answer.
• Ask students to underline the
mistakes and write the
corrections on the lines.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students
the opportunity to practice
grammar within context
reading. This activity enables
students to practice what they
have learned. Diverse reading
materials have been compiled
based on different topics which
the students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about their experiences with a
school play.
• Ask questions such as:
- How many plays or live
performances have you been
to?
- Have you ever been in a
school play?
- What role would you like to
have in a play?
• Have students fill in each
blank with the correct word
from the box.

Link and Review


• This activity gives students
the chance to practice the
grammar points they have
learned in both the current and
the previous units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 50 to 52

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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Unit 16 Information Questions


Objectives:
31. Whose / What / Which
32. How many / How much

Warm Up
• Greet your students.
• Post different times around the room
using paper clocks or strips of paper.
Have a larger sheet of paper beneath
each time.
• Divide students into groups of about
4 and give them different itineraries.
• Have groups go to each clock
according to their itineraries. Groups
should “check in” by writing what they
are doing at the given time on the large
sheet of paper beneath the time.

Grammar Point 1
Whose / What / Which
• Have students look at the
explanations and the chart on page 70.
• Help students to know when to use
whose, what, and which to ask
information questions.
• Go through the chart to learn when
to use whose, what, and which to ask
information questions.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises A and B.

Expansion
• Ask students different questions using whose, what, and which. Direct students to respond
correctly.

Check-up activities
Exercise A
• Have students look at the questions on the left. The words on the right are the answers.
• Read the words together in a group or individually. Ask students to match the question with the
correct answer.

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Exercise B
• Have students look at the first sentence. The first one has been done already.
• Have students circle the correct word to complete the sentence.

Grammar Point 2
How many / How much
• Have students look at the explanations
and chart on page 71.
• Explain that we use How many to ask
about number. Explain that was use How
much to ask about amount and cost.
• Go through the rules of using How
many / How much as in the chart.
• Have students do the check-up
exercises C and D

Expansion
• Ask students questions about numbers
and cost using How many / How much.
Guide students to answer in the correct
form.

Check up activities
Exercise C
• Have students look at the words on the
left first. Then, have students look at the
words on the right. The words on the right
will complete the questions.
• Ask students to match to complete the
question.

Exercise D
• Ask students to read the first sentence. It has been completed already as an example.
• Have students circle the correct word(s) to complete the sentence.

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Exercise E
• Ask students to turn to page 72.
• Have students write What,
Which, Whose, How much, or How
many to complete each question.
The first question has been
completed already as an example.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise F
• Ask students to write a question
about the bold word(s) in the
answer. Number 1 has been done
already as an example.
• Check the answers together after
students have finished.

Exercise G
• Have students read the sentence
for number 1 together, and have
them tell you why the underlined
words, do you want sandwich, are a
mistake and ask for the correct
answer.
• Ask students to underline the
mistakes and rewrite the rest of the
sentences correctly.

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Explore More
• This activity gives students the
opportunity to practice grammar
within context reading. This
activity enables students to
practice what they have learned.
Diverse reading materials have
been compiled based on
different topics which the
students will enjoy reading.
• Before reading and doing the
exercise, ask students to talk
about clubs they are in or want
to join.
• Ask questions such as:
- What are some clubs that you
are involved in?
- What types of activities does
the club do?
- Who can join the club?
• Have students read the
conversation and complete each
questions with the correct
word(s).

Link and Review


• This activity gives students the
chance to practice the grammar
points they have learned in both
the current and the previous
units.
• Have students answer the questions and share their answers with the class.

Homework
• Workbook 2: pages 53 to 55

Extra Materials: Supplementary materials


If needed, you can use the writing worksheets at www.compasspub.com/GAL at the end of class to
assess how much of the grammar the students have understood.

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