Lesson Focus

This lesson explores different sources of information like magazines, newspapers, books, encyclopedias, and websites. It focuses on how to find and extract information from these sources, for example, by reading a contents page or a dictionary entry.

Key Vocabulary to Master

• Sources: magazine, journal, encyclopedia, web page, library catalogue, browser, article.

• Information Terms: contents page, chapter, author, characters, topic, entry, definition.

Grammar Focuses

1. Present Perfect Tense (Passive): Used for a past action with a present result, focusing on the object.

• Structure: has/have + been + past participle

• Active: Online games have affected the studies of students.

• Passive: The studies of students have been affected by online games.

1. Prepositions: This unit introduces more complex prepositions like during, beyond, before, after, against, upon.

• Example: Students can go to the canteen only during the interval.

Important Points for the O/L Exam

• Paper I (Writing): You could be asked to write a book review or a summary of an article. This unit provides the vocabulary for that.

• Paper II (Reading): You will be tested on your ability to extract specific information from various texts. Understanding a contents page, an index, or a dictionary entry might be required.

• Paper I (Grammar): The passive voice of the Present Perfect tense is a key area for grammar questions. Prepositions are always tested.

Tips & Tricks for Studying

1. Summarize an Article: Find a short newspaper article. Read it and try to write a one-paragraph summary of the main points.

2. Dictionary Skills: Pick five random words from your textbook. Look them up in a dictionary and write down their word class (noun, verb, etc.) and one definition.

3. Passive Practice: Write five sentences about things that have happened in your school recently using the Present Perfect Passive (e.g., "The classroom has been cleaned," "The results have been released").