Jonathan Bull
What's on? - Reading Lesson (TP6) - Beginner - A1 level
What's on? - Reading Lesson (TP6)
Beginner - A1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide scan and detailed reading practice using a text about things to do in the context of going out
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a things to do in the context of going out
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To provide review, practice and clarification of adverbs of frequency & articles in the context of going out
Procedure (38-48 minutes)
*T points to the photos on the board (or shows them to the Ss) *T asks where the people are, using 'They're at..." *T points out that we say at 'the' theatre (like at 'the' cinema), but at 'a' concert, football match, etc.
*T takes one or two photos and asks a few Ss whether they often, sometimes or never go there - T can model first and do some error correction by reformulation if necessary for further modeling. *Ss discuss how often they go to the places in pairs. *T posts the model sentences on the WB. *T tries to elicit that for when talking about habits/frequency, 'a' concert becomes concerts, etc, but 'the' theatre remains the same. *T elicits the form of the two types of sentences. *T drills for pronunciation.
*T tells the Ss that they will now choose one of the places and think about the last time they went there, and who or what they saw there, and say how often they go there. *Ss talk about the places they saw in pairs. *T monitors for delayed EC FB. *T takes WCFB about what they heard, but EC will be delayed until after the Post-Reading exercise.
*T chests the reading text and tries to elicit what it might be ('What's on?' section of a magazine or newspaper), also trying to elicit what kinds of things are found there (films, concerts, restaurants, sports matches, art shows, etc.) *T asks the Ss where they find out about such things (which may very well not be from a similar type of media) - but tells them that they will read about 'What's on' in Istanbul. *Before giving the text, T tells the Ss that they will read alone very quickly (about 30 seconds) and find: a club and a theatre and their names. *Ss check their answers in pairs. *Quick finishers write the names of the club and the theatre (Reina; Zorlu Center PSM) on the board - or T takes answers from the class and writes them for WCFB. *T clarifies, if necessary.
*T tells the Ss that they will now answer more detailed questions about the text. *Ss answer the questions individually. *Ss check their answers in pairs/groups. *T monitors, then gives the Ss the answer key. *Ss check their answers with the key. *T gives WCFB, concept checking the places and/or answers as necessary.
*Ss rank the places/activities from most fun (1) to least fun (9) in groups (there are boxes for writing the numbers next to the places/activities). *This is a task requiring negotiation, so they must also give reasons for their choices. *T monitors for delayed EC *T takes boards sentences for delayed EC, takes WCFB.
