- check that Ss remember your name - explain that it means " a newborn " - use that as a way to talk about ages , Ss in small groups talk about the most difficult years to handle while raising a child. ( do some monitoring )

- write on the WB " what are the different _____ _______ ? " -stick the pictures on the white board -ask the students how old are the people in the pictures do they think ? -write the age range under each picture . ( do not write the words from ex1 ) -elicit from the students words to describe the people in the pictures. but don't write them on the WB .

-put the Ss in small groups -give them the cut- up sentences and get students to discuss and decide which person they represent .ask CCQs like : are you working alone or as a group ? how many sentences are there for each picture ? one ? or more ? -pick one student from each group to go out and stick one sentence under the picture that they think it represents. -check with the class that the answers are correct and deal with any that are wrong.

-Check that Ss understand what the words mean . what is the difference between adolescent and teenager, elderly and pensioner ..... ask CCQs. -drill the words and focus on the pronunciation of the difficult ones. - elicit from the Ss what do we call these words together ? then fill in the gaps in the question " what are the different .... life .... stages ?

-get the Ss to make sentences about people they know " friends, family ...etc.. " using the words in bold on the papers. monitor and help them if needed. -Ss work in pairs and talk to each other about the people they wrote about . monitor and make sure they pronounce the new vocabulary correctly. -take some general FB from a few Ss about who they talked about.

- ask Ss what are the typical characteristics of the different age groups, elicit few ideas and write them under the pictures. - write the words from ex3 on the side of the WB . Ss in small groups discuss the meaning of these words. - elicit the meaning from the students, encourage them to explain to each other - explain any words that the Ss don't know.

- put the Ss into small groups - Ss discuss which words are typical characteristics of the different age groups and give the reason . monitor and notice any mistakes , but do not interrupt. - take some W/c FB and encourage Ss to explain their choices.

- choose one stage groups " teenager " and elicit a few ideas w/c about the advantages and disadvantages of this life stage. - Ss work alone and make notes about the advantages and disadvantages of the other life stages. ( monitor and help if needed ) - put Ss into small groups and get them to discuss their ideas. - take some general FB

-ask Ss about their favorite life stage so far . ask a few Ss. - give the Ss the HO with the questions - get Ss to move around the class and ask each other the questions. ( monitor and notice any mistakes for delayed feedback. do not interrupt them ) - take some general feedback about what they learnt about each other.

- write any mistakes you notice on the WB. - get the Ss to correct the mistake