CELTA Teaching Practice 6
Pre-intermediate level
Materials
Main Aims
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Students understand and are able to use functional language to: Inquire about hotel availability. Ask questions about facilities, prices, and booking details. Confirm or decline a booking.
Subsidiary Aims
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Students improve fluency by practicing dialogues in realistic travel scenarios. Students enhance listening comprehension through contextualized activities.
Procedure (30-37 minutes)
Showing a dialogue between an international student and a staff in a local grocery store. The student wanted to buy a hairdryer but forgot the word - hairdryer as she was very nervous at that moment. The student had to describe what she wanted to buy and this dialogue was funny. The teacher then elite students to think that not all people will study abroad but many of you will have / already have opportunities to travel overseas. So, learning the functional language of booking a hotel room is essential.
Present a written dialogue between a customer and a hotel receptionist on slides: Customer: “Good afternoon. I’d like to book a room for two nights.” Receptionist: “Sure. Could you tell me the dates, please?” Customer: “From the 10th to the 12th of April.” Receptionist: “We have a double room available for $120 per night. Does that work for you?” Customer: “Yes, that’s fine. Does the room include breakfast?” Receptionist: “Yes, it does.” Customer: “Great. I’d like to book it.” Read the dialogue aloud, checking pronunciation and stress patterns. Ask students comprehension questions: What does the customer want? What is the price of the room? Does the room include breakfast?
Meaning: Highlight key phrases: “I’d like to book a room.” (Polite request) “Does the room include Wi-Fi?” (Asking about facilities) “I’ll think about it and get back to you.” (Polite decline) Use CCQs to check understanding: Is this phrase polite? (Yes) Is the speaker asking for information? (Yes) Form: Break down the grammar: I’d like + to + base verb (e.g., book, ask) Does + subject + base verb (e.g., include, have) Subject + will + base verb (e.g., think, call) Pronunciation: Drill sentences focusing on stress and intonation: I’d like to book a room. (/aɪd laɪk tə bʊk ə ruːm/) Does the room include Wi-Fi? (/dʌz ðə ruːm ɪnˈkluːd waɪ faɪ/) I’ll think about it and get back to you. (/aɪl θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt æn ɡɛt bæk tə juː/)
Activity: Sentence Reordering: Provide students with jumbled sentences based on the target language. Example: room / I’d / book / a / like / to (Answer: I’d like to book a room.) include / Does / Wi-Fi / the / room? (Answer: Does the room include Wi-Fi?) think / I’ll / about / and / get back / it / to you. (Answer: I’ll think about it and get back to you.) Students work individually to reorder the sentences, then check their answers in pairs. Conduct class feedback and address any mistakes.
Role-play: Students work in pairs, alternating between customer and receptionist. Provide role-play cards with prompts: Customer: Ask about price, facilities, and breakfast. Receptionist: Provide information and answer questions. Rotate roles and provide new prompts for variety. Monitor and take notes for error correction.