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7C Everyday English
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson, students will understand informal conversations with “excuse me” and “I’m sorry” phrases, use “excuse me” and “I’m sorry” correctly, show interest in a conversation, and hold an informal conversation involving apologies and showing interest through the video activities provided by the course book.

Materials

Abc Empower 2nd edition, student's book
Abc paper strips for the speaking activity
Abc a gap-fill handout
Abc teacher's power point presentation

Main Aims

  • To help students participate in informal conversations by using phrases like “excuse me” and “I’m sorry,” showing interest, and emphasizing their statements appropriately

Subsidiary Aims

  • To improve students’ ability to understand informal conversations, particularly around apologies and travel topics. / To increase students’ understanding of how and when apologies are used in informal conversations in English-speaking cultures

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (5-7 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

One student sits with their back to the board. The teacher writes 'go away,' and the class explains the phrase to the student. Then, the teacher shows some pictures to encourage students to talk about going away for the weekend – they share their preferences on who to go with, where to go, and what to do. After the activity, the teacher informs them about what they are going to learn in the lesson.

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through listening

Video activity: The students look at the first picture in PART 1, and answer the questions in activity b, p.74. Then they watch the video to check their guesses quickly. They look at the second picture in PART 2 and answer the questions in activity d. To check the answers, they watch the second part, this time with the sound off. Based on what they've seen, they attempt activity f. They watch Part 2 with the sound on.

Useful Language (8-10 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

The teacher hands out the script with some words missing - asks the students to try to recall the missing words from PART 2. The teacher elicits the meaning of the phrases / words by asking questions. The students focus on the following activities in Useful Language part: they do activity e, f, and g. After whole class check, students practice the two conversations in activity g.

Exposure (5-7 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through listening

Finally, to focus on how to show interest, the students watch the last episode of the video activity (PART 3) and do activity a and b in Conversation Skills.

Productive Task(s) (18-20 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

The studenst pick one strip form the pile. They prepare a conversation based on the scenario stated on the strip with a partner. They try to use all the language from the lesson.

Feedback and Error Correction (8-10 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

The teacher walks around and notes down any mistakes the students make while they are acting out. At the end of the activity, the teacher provides whole-class feedback on these mistakes.

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