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MUSFL Observation - A1 level

MUSFL Observation
A1 level

Description

This 45-minute A1-level lesson focuses on developing students’ listening and grammar skills, specifically the use of the Present Continuous tense and vocabulary related to sports equipment. Through a series of pair and group activities, students will learn to identify and describe sports-related items and actions in real-time contexts. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand short conversations about sports equipment and describe ongoing actions, building both their listening comprehension and ability to form Present Continuous sentences. The lesson encourages active participation through communicative tasks tailored to engage and support learners.

Materials

Coursebook

Wordwall Game: Guess What They're Doing!

Vocabulary Slips

Coursebook

Wordwall Game: Guess What They're Doing!

Vocabulary Slips

Main Aims

Understand conversations about sport equipment.
Describe things that are happening now (Present Continuous).

Subsidiary Aims

To build vocabulary related to sports equipment.
To engage in pair and group work, enhancing communicative skills.

Procedure (31-45 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students.

The teacher greets students. Students are asked to open page 122. The teacher asks: What do you wear when you exercise? What other sports or exercise equipment do you use? Students discuss in pairs and share their answers with the class.

Pre-Listening (8-10 minutes) • To provide contextual vocabulary.

The teacher asks students to look at page 122 and asks what sports equipment they see on the page. The teacher elicits answers from the students and asks them to come up with other sports equipment. Acting Out: The teacher puts vocabulary slips on the table and asks students to pair up. Each pair has a slip of paper. In pairs, students act out the vocabulary, and the pairs try to guess the sports equipment. After each pair completes guessing, each pair shares the name of the sports equipment and whether their guess is correct.

While Listening (5-7 minutes) • To practice listening for specific information.

The first listening is done for Activity 2. The second listening is done for Activity 3. Students check in pairs first. Then, the answers are checked as a whole class. ICQs: "Are you matching people or equipment?" (Equipment). CCQs: "Are these actions happening now?" (Yes)

Post-Listening&Language Focus (5-7 minutes) • To clarify the form and use of the Present Continuous.

The teacher draws students' attention to the Grammar Box in Exercise 4. The teacher elicits the structure and provides examples on the board (e.g., “I am buying,” “He is not buying,” etc.). The teacher uses color-coding or underlining to highlight the structure (am/is/are + -ing verb). CCQs: "Are these actions in the past or happening now?" (Now)

Controlled Practice (5-8 minutes) • To practice forming Present Continuous sentences.

In pairs, students complete Exercises 5 and 6 on page 123 using the correct Present Continuous form. The answers are checked as a whole class. Exercise 6 can be skipped depending on the time remaining.

Free Practice: “Guess What They’re Doing!” (5-8 minutes) • To practice the Present Continuous and sports equipment vocabulary in a fun and interactive way.

The teacher reflects the wordwall game which has flashcards showing people using different sports equipment (for example, someone using a tennis racquet, running shoes, or a football shirt, similar to the items discussed in the lesson). The link is sent to the students. Students form groups of 3. One student in each group describes what the person in the picture is doing, using the Present Continuous (e.g., “She is playing tennis with a racquet”). The other students in the group try to guess the activity or equipment being described based on the clues. The answer is checked. The group with the highest score wins.