Gizem Akın Gizem Akın

learning to talk about study habits
elementary A2 level

Description

In this lesson students read short texts and skim for a general understanding about studying. Also, they learn vocabulary related to studying

Materials

Abc Powerpoint
Abc course book
Abc whiteboard
Abc board markers
Abc mobile phones
Abc computer
Abc Online Tool
Empower a2 2b vocabulary?size=16&default=html Wordwall- Vocabulary Game
Abc Vocabulary
Abc Reading
Chat exams are coming winter is coming write about your worr 4x9vwrzmhapensnh?size=16&default=html Comment

Main Aims

  • To enhance students' reading comprehension skills by engaging with a short text, enabling them to identify main ideas, supporting details by critical thinking and discussion skills.
  • To expand students' vocabulary related to studying by enabling them to understand, use, and apply key terms in context by enhancing their communication and study skills.

Subsidiary Aims

  • Developing critical thinking skills through discussion

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (1-2 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Brainstorming: Teacher starts with the PPT. T asks Students to brainstorm words or phrases about exams. T gets words or phrases related to the topic. Ss share their ideas with the teacher and the class. By asking them to brainstorm about the words, T activates the background knowledge.

Exposure (3-5 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a photo with situation

T shows the photo she created with AI. The photo is about the Turkish student worrying about the exam. T asks their opinions about it and to compare them with the real life. Ss describe the profile. Then, T shows a fun photo describing the real Turkish student who worries about the exams. Ss comment on the photo. In this way, teacher sets the context and arouses interest to the unit by making it relevant to students' own lives

Highlighting (2-6 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target vocabulary

Before working on the vocabulary exercise on the book, T opens Wordwall to present the words in game format. Since the book does not provide any definition, the game includes short explanations of the words. For students who know the meanings of the words, this exercise will help them revise them and remind them how to express the meaning in English. For those who do not know the meanings, the game will provide the essentials.

Practice and Clarification (2-6 minutes) • To clarify the meaning and pronunciation of the target language

T asks Ss to open the related page in their books and read questions quickly in the vocabulary part A. Then,Ss match the questions with the pictures.For part B, students work in pairs. By making students work in pairs, Ss get the ability work with a partner. Then, T checks the answers with the whole class.

Practice: Reading for general understanding (8-14 minutes) • To develop students' ability to read and comprehend texts for general understanding

T asks students to focus on reading part. T shows students how to skim the text by focusing on titles, key words or the bold phrases. Then, T asks Ss to read the text silently and find out if they have anything in common. In this way, T helps Ss draw personal connections with texts and think critically. Ss read the text and express their opinions to the class.

Production:To develop students' empathy and communication skills (5-12 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

In this stage, Students will write their worries about the exams.T opens Padlet and shares QR Code to the activity. Then, T asks Ss to use their mobile phones to comment on classmates' worries. In this way, technology is integrated into the lesson and it will be fun for students.They will produce sentences in the target language and gain confidence with free practice.

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