WARM-UP

BOARD RACE

RULE:

• Ss work in two teams.
• Ss receive slips of paper with simple sentences or compound sentences.  
• Pick out all the simple sentences and run as fast as possible to stick them
on the board. 
• Then underline the subjects and double-underline the verbs of those
simple sentences.  
• The team with the more correct answers will be the winner.

WARM-UP

BOARD RACE

ANSWERS:
1. She is a noisy and curious girl.  
2. They joined a full-day city tour.  
3. I found it enjoyable to watch the tournament.  
4. She'll record our voices during the interview.  
5. Minh has some problems with his schoolwork.

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TEENAGERS
LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2

LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2
WARM-UP

Game: Board race
PRESENTATION

Task 1: Tick the simple sentences.
Task 2: Write S for simple sentences and C for compound
sentences
Task 3: Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
Task 4: Combine the two sentences to make compound
sentences.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Simple sentences and compound sentences

Task 5: Game: Which group has the most sentences?
Wrap-up
Homework

PRESENTATION
Simple sentences
& Compound sentences
Eg1: Minh has some problems with his schoolwork.

s v

Eg2: Mark is hard-working; therefore, he usually gets high scores on exams.
connector

s1 v1

s2

v2

PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

1 Tick the simple sentences.
1. We work together on different projects.
2. Teens need good friends and tolerant teachers at school.
3. She plays chess very well, and she won the first prize last year.
4. Sports activities at school help me relax.
5. Teens should learn teamwork, and they should also have
communication skills.

PRACTICE

2 Write S for simple sentences and C for compound sentences.

S 1. Teenagers are often very active and talkative.
____

S 2. He often chats with his friends on Facebook Messenger.
____

C 3. She is a smart student, and she is an active member of our club.
____
S 4. My friends and I joined a sports competition last year.
____

C 5. He is a club member, but he never participates in any of the
____
activities.

PRACTICE

3 Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
1. Parents should give teens some freedom,______ they should
also set limits.
A. for
B. so
C. but
2. We don't cheat on exams, ______ it is a wrong thing to do.
A. or
B. for
C. and

PRACTICE
3. Lan wants to join the school music club; ______, she can't sing or
play any instruments.
A. however
B. otherwise
C. therefore
4. Schoolwork causes teens a lot of pressure, ______ they also feel
pressure from their parents.
A. and
B. but
C. or
5. She wanted to prepare for the exam; ______, she turned off her
mobile phone.
A. however
B. otherwise
C. therefore

PRACTICE

4

Combine the two sentences to make compound sentences, using the words from
the box.

1. Phong has to study harder. He may fail the exam.
Phong
has to study harder; otherwise, he may fail the exam.
___________________________________________________
2. She is very sensitive. Don't comment on her new hairstyle.
She
is very sensitive; therefore, don't comment on her new hairstyle.  
___________________________________________________

PRACTICE
3. Mi wants to have more friends. She doesn't connect well with others.
Mi wants to have more friends, but she doesn't connect well with others.
__________________________________________________________
4. Students can work in groups. She can work in pairs.
___________________________________________________
Students
can work in groups, or they can work in pairs.   
5. My friend likes showing off her new things. She often posts pictures
on social media.
___________________________________________________
My friend likes showing off her new things, so she often posts
_____________________
pictures
on social media.   

PRODUCTION

GAME: SENTENCE RACE
Which group has the most sentences?

Work in groups. Each group makes as many compound sentences as
possible. The group with the most correct sentence is the winner.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
 Say out loud the connectors (coordinating
conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs) you have
learned in the lesson.  
 Talk about the meanings of the connectors and how
to use commas and semicolons with connectors.  

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercise in the workbook.

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