Lesson 2B: Stars and Stripes

In this lesson, iconic aspects of the US are used to introduce common adjectives and their grammatical position, and Sts learn to give simple descriptions of things and people. Sts begin with a vocabulary focus on common adjectives. The grammar of adjectives is presented through a quiz about the US, which includes common adjective/noun phrases such as The White House and New York , which should be familiar to Sts in English or in their own language. After the grammar practice, Sts go on to a pronunciation focus on long and short vowel sounds, which also serves to recycle the adjectives. Sts then go back to the Vocabulary Bank to look at adjectives used to describe people, and this language is then practiced with a reading, some writing, and speaking.