New lesson plan: Teaching Practice 7

Bahija Oueslati

Teaching Practice 7 - Beginners level

Teaching Practice 7
Beginners level

Description

In this lesson, students will learn how and when to employ the questions as well as some of the past time expressions. The lesson will start with a discussion about famous people. Then it would be followed by an activity where the students would have to write precise information about famous people. Finally, there will be some controlled practice through gap fill and a free practice where the students will be talking about their favorite famous people.

Materials

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Main Aims

To provide clarification and practice of past time expressions and questions in the context of celebrities.

Subsidiary Aims

To provide scan reading practice using a text about peoples lives in the context of celebrities.
To provide product and process writing practice of a conversation in the context of celebrities.
To provide accuracy and fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of celebrities.

Procedure (30-50 minutes)

Warmer (2-5 minutes) • Activate schemata, set a context and to focus on the meaning.

I will begin the lesson by telling them that I went to the club they advised me to go to in the previous lesson. I will then tell them I liked a song( Bangir Bangir by Gülşen) that was played in the club and will play it in class. I will then tell them that I am in love with this singer and googled her information.

Introduction to grammar (5-10 minutes) • Introduce the past time expressions and questions "When....?" and "How long....?"

I will put up some questions on the board and ask them if they know their answers. 1. Question: When was Gülşen Bayraktar born? 2. Question: Where was she born? 3. Question: Where did she study? 4. Question: When was her first album released? 5. Question: What is the name of the album that was released two years ago? They will then try to answer them on their own. 1. Answer: She was born on May 29th, 1976 2. Answer: She was born in Istanbul. 3. Answer: She studied at the Turkish Classical Music Department of Istanbul Technical University. 4. Answer: Her first album was released in 1995. 5. Answer: "Beni Durdursan mı?" ("I wonder if you should stop me")is the name of the album that was released two years ago. After they trying to figure out the answers, they will be asked (if they know them) to write them on the board. If not, they will be given the answers.

Practice 1 (3-5 minutes) • Introducing and practicing time expressions

They will be handed in some time phrases and will be asked to put them in order. They will then be give an answer key to check their answers.

Practice 2 (10-15 minutes) • Practicing time expressions and questions

I will hang up three short articles of famous celebrities on the wall. In order to introduce the singers, I will play their famous songs. They will then be paired (Student A+B). Student A has to read the questions and student B has to go find the answers. Once they finish, they will be handed another sheet of questions of another celebrity. This time, Student B has to read the questions and student A has to go find the answers.

Practice 3 (Freer Pactice) (10-15 minutes) • Practice past time expressions

The students will be handed out a sheet of paper that has three questions they should ask each other. They should also write one question on their own to ask the other students. After they are done, I will do error correction.