ONLINE LESSON UNIT 8

Unit 8

Topics

A. Beat the Robbers and the Burglars
B. Breaking News

Objectives

• Use the passive voice to report events. 
• Express when someone does something for you. 
• Report what somebody said. 

Vocabulary

1. Crime and Punishment
2. The Media

Grammar

1. Passive Voice
2. Reported Speech

Practice Guide

Dear Proficiency, 

As you can see we are going to wrap up Unit 8 this week. 

Every day you will have an activity. 

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Tuesday, January 31

You have two activities:

1. Clik on the Vocabulary links. Practice the words. Complete the Vocabulary Banks on pages 160 and 161.
2. Do the Grammar exercise on page 76 part a, b, and f. 

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Wednesday, February 1

You can check out the power point presentation on Reported Speech.
You can also watch a video.
Complete the following activities:

1. Do the Grammar Bank exercises on page 147
2. Complete the following exercises: page 78 (a), page 79 (c), page 80 (a&b)

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Thursday, February 2

Today you will wrap up this unit.
Do the Review and Check on page 82 only.

Reviewing Reported Speech

Welcome

Welcome to the PROficiency Lounge!

You might be wondering what a lounge is...

Let me share the definition: 

lounge:  noun - a public room, as in a hotel, theater, or club, in which to sit and relax.

This will be the place where you will have the opportunity to share your thoughts with your classmates. 

Your participation in the lounge will evidence your proficiency in writing. 

Things to remember: 

1. Writing represents 20% of your score. 
2. Your entries have to be well organized and at least 3 paragraphs per week. 
3. You are given credit for commenting your classmates posts. At least 2 posts.
4. Keep your corrected posts in a folder because they contain important feedback. It is necessary that you learn from your feedback. 

Well dear PROs, how do you feel about starting this new stage?

What are your goals?

What are your areas of opportunity?

What do you expect from this course?

Let's start sharing!