9-0 Objectives and Sequence

Controversy in Medicine

Students explore vocabulary and activities related to controversial medical topics. 

Imagining the Past, Present, and Future

Students are immersed in activities requiring them to imagine situations in the past, present, and future and to construct hypothetical sentences.

Mixing Conditionals

Students gain practice making conditional sentences with mixed time; for example, sentences are studied that describe past conditions with present results.

The Conditional Is More Than Just If

Students learn to make conditional sentences using other expressions in place of if.

9-1 First, Second, and Third Conditionals

Students review the first and second conditionals and are introduced to the third conditional.

9-2 Mixed Conditionals

Students practice making conditional sentences with mixed times, as is commonly overlooked when studying conditional grammar.

9-3 More Conditional Expressions

Students learn how other expressions can be used instead of if using conditional grammar. Expressions include, even if, unless, as long as, so long as, provided that, and providing that.

9-4 Although, Even Though, and Even If

Students study the commonly mistaken different between the expressions even if, even though, although, despite, and in spite of.

9-1 Too Much Coffee

Vocabulary and reading comprehension activity about coffee.

9-2 Controversy in the Fertility Clinic

Vocabulary and reading comprehension activity about fertility clinics. 

9-1 Parallel Structure

Students learn how to maintain parallel grammatical structure in their sentences. They practice identifying and correcting errors in parallel structure and then write their own parallel sentences.

9-2 Writing Conditionals

An extension of the units grammar focus: students write conditional sentences to support and develop their opinions.

9-1 Should Marijuan Be Legal?

A video about the medical marijuana debate. Both sides of the debate are presented in a factual way.

9-2 Assisted Suicide: Right or Crime?

A video-listening activity based on the controversial topic of assisted suicide.

9-1 Unit Introduction

Unit introduction conversation activity. (group work)

9-2: Vocabulary Roleplay

Groups discuss and roleplay a medical scenario in a variety of jobs.

9-3 Photo Discussion

Students generate photos to match unit vocabulary and discuss with the class.

9-4 Questions and Review

Students reflect on their understanding of the unit with a whole class Q&A.

9-5 Applied Learning

Students work together to master a certain grammatical aspect of the unit and teach to the rest of the class.