Teaching Practice 7
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of Adverbs of manner in the context of Feelings
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a role-play in the context of using adverbs of manner
Procedure (31-43 minutes)
Teacher asks Ss to watch a video about adverbs. Teacher asks them to think and guess - what is the usage of this type of adverb - how can we distinguish them from one another They can also sing along and it is also a review on adverbs of "frequency" and "time".
Teacher writes 2 sentences on the board and tries to elicit the grammar rules from Ss. 1. Bill Clinton cried quietly. 2. The football team played well. Teacher needs to elicit: - Adverbs of manner show us how something is done - They usually go at the end of the sentence we usually add -ly to the adj * adj that change: -y ---> -ily * adj that they do not change *good-well After eliciting teacher gives a grammar rule handout to Ss.
Teacher asks Ss to look at their reading handout and try to find the adverbs of manner in that reading. teacher can put the reading on the board too. Teacher asks Ss to come to the board and underline their answers. easily line 2 quietly line 9 well line 19
Teacher tells Ss that they are going to complete the gaps in the sentences using the correct form of the words. ICQs: Are you using the words in brackets? yes Do you need to change them to adverbs? yes Ss will complete the task and then teacher asks them to work in pairs and check their answers then teacher asks Ss to come to the board and write their answers. Give FB if needed.
Teacher regroups the Ss and then asks them to underline the correct word. ICQs: What do you need to underline? The correct answer Do we use an adverb after a verb? Yes They can check their answers with their new partner and then teacher asks Ss to tell him/her the correct answer. Give feedback.
Teacher shows Ss a game activity and asks them to try to complete the first column about themselves using adverbs of manner. Then they have to guess their partner's answers. After that they have to ask each other some questions to find out if their guesses were right. ICQs: Will you answer it with your partner? no Will you ask your partner any questions? no Do you have to work alone? yes They can also count how many right guesses they had guessed.