7C Everyday English
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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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
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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 (52-64 minutes)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.