Speaking
Elementary A1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To help students talk about past experiences using was/were in simple past questions and answers.
Subsidiary Aims
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To practice question formation with was/were. To build students’ confidence using simple responses in conversations.
Procedure (26-45 minutes)
T. shares a jamboard with sticky notes and the 1966 street scene image as a background Ss. add sticky notes with words or phrases describing what they see in the image. T. and Ss. discuss the ideas as a class: Which words are related to Birthday elements, people and celebration? T. asks: "Were birthdays different in 1966? How?" Possible Ss. answers: ✅ Short answers: Yes, they were different. No, they were similar. ✅ Simple sentences: Birthdays were small. There were no big parties. No video games, only board games. People had cake and balloons. Children played outside. No phones, no social media. They listened to music on the radio. Families ate together. °T. encourages peer interaction: Do you agree with Maria? °T. summarizes: In 1966, birthdays were smaller. There were no video games. People ate cake and played games.
°T.Plays CD 2.2 (A boy, Jason, asks his grandfather about his 13th birthday). °T asks YES/NO comprehension questions: °Ss. choose the right answers. When was Albert´s 13th birthday? 30th July 1966 Where was the party? At his parents house Were his friends there? Yes they were Was the food good? Yes it was Where were his grandparents? °Ss. repeat key sentences with was/were for pronunciation practice.
°T. shares a google form with simple past questions Face2Face Exercise 6C (Fill in the gaps with was/were) °Ss. choose the right answer for each question and submit the GForm. °T. shows the answers while she shares her screen °T conducts OCFB Answer Key: 1.were 2.was 3.was 4.was °T. elictis form through CCQ´s 1️⃣ Sentence: I was born in 1940.CCQ: Is this talking about the present or the past? (Past) CCQ: Which verb do we use for past states? (Was) 2️⃣ Sentence: Where were you born? CCQ: Does this question ask about time or place? (Place) CCQ: Can we answer with “Yes” or “No”? (No, we need a place) °T. shares a google slide to practice pronunciation - 'Was' /wɒz/ or /wəz/ (weak form) - 'Were' /wɜːr/ or /wə(r)/ (weak form) - Rising intonation in yes/no questions: 'Were you born in Mexico?' ↗ - Stress on WH-words in WH-questions: 'WHERE were you born?' °T conducts a drill for pronunciation
°T. shows a google slide using the information from Face2Face Speaking Task 5A (Interview about their 13th birthday, pages 105 & 110) °T. explains the task °Students work in pairs and ask each other questions using was/were: Were you happy at school? Who was your best friend? What was your favorite food? Where was your 13th birthday party? °T. Encourages the use of discourse markers (That’s amazing! Wow! Really? ) °T. provides the link in the chatbox °Ss. work in break out rooms asking and answering their questions °T conducts OCFB
°T. opens a Google Doc to write and correct common errors observed during Speaking practice. °T. encourages Ss. to provide error corrections. °T. says goodbye to the class