1) Vocabulary – Natural Events a) I will project images and vocabulary of natural events on the board. We will match vocabulary to images as a class. Check pronunciation as we go.

In pairs, students will discuss whether any of these events have taken place in their country.

2) Listening – Fran and Antonio talk about natural events • Instruct: students will have two questions to answer during the audio. Read them before. Question 1: Which events in 1a do they talk about? Question 2: What was the experience like for them? • Audio 1.36 • Instruct: discuss answers w/ partner – 2 mins • W/C FB (Fran → tsunami, scary; Antonio → solar eclipse, interesting but strange)

Don't plan on using this piece: prior to listening to the audio again, students read detail question asking what Frans says about her street, the water, moving and her family. Also a detail question regarding what Antonio says about the beach, the time of day, the sky, and his children. Replay audio. Check answers with a partner. WC FB to confirm comprehension.

4) Grammar – use Fran’s sentence a) Groups of 3. Instruct: match verbs with uses – 3 mins • W/C FB (1B, 2A, 3C) • Project timeline of events to walk through with students for clarification b) Groups of 3. Instruct: match verbs with their tenses – 3 mins • Point out that hit is an irregular verb • W/C FB (was living → past progressive, hit → past simple, had been → past perfect) • Project grammar slide → elicit negatives and question forms of all three tenses 5) Grammar – identify correct verb forms a) Pairs. Instruct: circle correct verb forms in text, 1 person does A, other person does B – 5 mins b) Instruct: go over ideas with your partner– 3 mins • Pass out an answer key so they can double check – 1 min • Grammar review handout so they have the breakdown of the forms to review later if they want