Ratri Inastu Ardiningrum Ratri Inastu Ardiningrum

Speaking fluency (in context of wedding reception)
Elementary level

Description

This lesson will mainly focus on speaking fluency. Therefore, the activities that are presented are mostly communicative activities, which aim is “…to get learners to use the language they are learning to interact in realistic and meaningful ways, usually involving exchanges of information or opinion (Scrivener, 2011, p. 217)” Considering the level of this class (elementary), the activities presented will be semi-free speaking activities. This means that teacher will still be able to guide the students by encouraging and providing help of giving useful language when necessary. The lesson will use a situational story with some problems that may occur in real life. Students are free to use any parts of language that they know to express their ideas, opinion or feelings. However, there are still some guidelines of ‘expected answers’ of practising and recycling the target language or vocabulary. There will be 4 stages in this lesson. All stages in this lesson will use “S” and “S-S” interactions where students will first prepare his/her opinions individually and later will need to discuss with the group to choose the best answers to be presented to the teacher. Stage 1: T will present the context which she has some problems and ask for the students’ help to solve the problems. To build curiosity, T will not tell the problems, instead T will get the students to ask some questions in order to find out what the problems are. T then will tell one problem that she needs to attend a wedding reception in India. Students need to help T to give some steps to go from Istanbul to India. T will reveal the problems one by one and keeping the flow of the story and pace of the lesson. This is to keep the students engaged to the lesson. Stage 2: Students now know the main problem of the story. T then present another problem related to it, which is choosing a dress for the wedding reception. In this stage, students are expected to use comparative and suggestions language. Stage 3: After knowing the dress to wear for the wedding reception, T presents another problem, which is choosing a present for the bride and groom. Similar with stage 2, students are expected to use comparative and suggestions language. Stage 4: As a token of gratitude for helping her, T will then ask what presents that students want her to bring from India. In this stage, students can use “want” to ask for something. Need to be noted that this lesson focuses on fluency. Therefore, repetition, drills, speeches, etc may not be given for the reason “…all give useful oral practice, but they do not provide communication (Scrivener, 2011, p. 217)” For feedback, T will mainly use “scaffolding techniques” in order not to interfere too much with the flow of the conversation, yet still offer help to the students to have self-correction.

Materials

Abc Realia: some clothes

Main Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a discussion of comparing, giving suggestions and requesting a present in the context of wedding reception

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide review and practice of adjectives, intensifiers, comparative and "can" for possibility in the context of wedding

Procedure

Stage 1 (Lead-in) (10-12 minutes) • To introduce context, build curiosity to the story, to recycle verb collocations: “book a ….” “rent a ….” “get to ….” “stay with ….”

1. T builds the atmosphere and acts as if she was sad because she had a problem. - “I have a problem and I need your help” 2. T doesn’t say what the problem is. Get the students to write 3 questions to find out what the T’s problem is. 3. Give instructions: - “Do you know what my problem is?” (no). - “Write 3 questions to find out what the problem is”. 4. ICQ: “How many questions will you write?” (3 questions). 5. Give some students to write their questions. 6. After they have written their questions, T will get the students to discuss in a small group to choose 3 best questions to find out what the problem is: - “Selma, how many questions have you got?” (3) - “Filiz, how many questions have you hot?” (3) - “Salih, how many questions have you got?” (3) - “So how many questions have we got in total?” (9) - “Now, speak with your friends and get 3 best questions to ask me about the problem” 7. ICQ: “How many questions will you decide together?” (3) 8. Give some time for the students to discuss. 9. T answers student’s questions. (General plot: T needs to go abroad for her friend’s wedding) * Alternative for step 1-9: If T thinks that students will have problems to make questions and may be time consuming, then eliminate step 1-9 and directly present the invitation (step 10). 10. Teacher presents the envelope and let the students to open it and read the invitation. 11. Use the invitation to elicit answers: - “from their names, where are they from?” (India) - “Is India far from Turkey?” (yes) - “How many hours do you think to get to India?” (10 hours) 12. Set the task: - Now, can you tell me 3 steps of how to go to India from Istanbul? - Do it alone first. 13. ICQ: how many steps will you write? (3 steps). 14. Get the students to work in a small group. 15. Give instructions: - “Selma, how many steps have you got?” (3) - “Filiz, how many steps have you hot?” (3) - “Salih, how many steps have you got?” (3) - “So how many steps have we got in total?” (9) - “Now, speak with your friends and get 3 best steps to get me to India” 16. ICQ: “how many steps are you going to tell me? (3 steps) 17. Give students some time to discuss. Encourage students to use verb collocations. 18. Students present the steps. 19. For feedback and error correction: use scaffolding techniques when necessary.

Stage 2 (recycle and practice) (10-12 minutes) • To recycle and practice comparative, “can” for possibility and giving suggestions.

1. After knowing how to get to India, T then presents another problem: choosing a dress to wear at the reception. 2. T presents 2 dresses and the coloured paper representing the colour of the shoes: - I’ve got 2 dresses and these are the colours of the shoes that I have. 3. Set task: - Can you help me choose one of these dresses and which colour of shoes will fit with it? - Choose a dress and the shoes. Prepare your answers alone first. You can use these words (comparative forms, adjectives, etc) to explain your idea. 4. Give some students to prepare their answer alone. 5. Group task: Now discuss with your friends, which dress should I wear and which colour of the shoes fit with the dress. 6. Give some time for students to discuss. 7. Elicit answers. 8. For feedback and error correction: use scaffolding techniques when necessary.

Stage 3 (recycle and practice) (10-12 minutes) • To recycle and practice comparative, “can” for possibility and giving suggestions.

1. After knowing what to wear for the reception, T presents another problem: choosing a gift for the bride and groom. 2. T cue problem question: “now I know what to wear for the wedding, but what (present/gift) should I give to them? 3. Set the task: - Can you think of 3 presents/gifts than I can give them? - prepare you answers alone first. 4. ICQ: How many gifts will you think? (3) 5. Give some time for students to prepare their answers. 6. Group task: - Now discuss with your friends and decide 1 present/gift that I can give to them. 7. ICQ: How many gifts will you decide together? (1) 8. Give some time for discussion. 9. Elicit answer. 10. For feedback and error correction: use scaffolding techniques when necessary.

Stage 4 (recycle and practice) (10-12 minutes) • To recycle and practice “want”, requesting language.

1. After knowing what to give for the bride and groom, T presents another problem: choosing a reward as a token of gratitude. 2. T cue problem question: “Thank you very much for helping me, in return I will give you some gifts/presents. Tell me what gifts/presents/souvenirs that you want me to bring from India. 3. Set the task: - Can you think of 3 presents/gifts that you want from India - prepare you answers alone first. 4. ICQ: How many gifts will you think? (3) 5. Give some time for students to prepare their answers. 6. Group task: - Now discuss with your friends and decide 3 present/give that I can get you from India. 7. ICQ: How many gifts will you decide together? (3) 8. Give some time for discussion. 9. Elicit answer. 10. For feedback and error correction: use scaffolding techniques when necessary. 11. Summarise the lesson. 12. End the lesson. *Extra activity: 1. Ask what students’ think about India – open PW. 2. Play hangman of word round wedding: - bride - groom - first dance - honeymoon - mother-in-law/father-in-law - husband/wife

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