New lesson plan: Vocabulary Lesson

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Vocabulary Lesson - Elementary level

Vocabulary Lesson
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about the meaning, form and pronunciation of some vocabulary items related to clothes and colors. This is followed by a freer practice where students write lists about their choice of clothes and colors.

Materials

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Main Aims

To provide clarification of clothes and colors in the context of choice of clothes and colors.

Subsidiary Aims

To provide product writing practice of a paragraph in the context of clothes and colors.

Procedure (35-45 minutes)

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

Show different pictures of people with different clothes and ask 'Where do they go?' 'What's the weather like?' 'Which season is it?' (winter, summer etc.) 'How do you know it?' (By looking at their clothes)

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

Show the clothes PPT. Ask CCQS if necessary. Model the pronunciation. Drill individually and chorally. Then show the colors PPT. Ask CCQs if necessary. Model the pronunciation. Drill individually and chorally.

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Ask the students to match the words to the clothes in the pictures. Give the handouts. They will work on their own. Pair check. Get feedback. Then, ask the students to match the colours with the clothes. Again, work on their own. Pair check. Get feedback.

Semi-Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check further and prepare students for free practice

Ask students to listen to the people and put them in the order they hear them. Do first one as an example. Pair check. Get feedback. Ask the students to listen to the people again and find the clothes they never wear. Make the meaning of 'never' clear. Do first one as an example. Pair check. Get feedback.

Free Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

Ask students to describe the people by writing sentences like 'He wears.... She wears....' Give the handouts. Ask them to write on their own. When they finish, ask them to read what they write to the other students. Other students try to find the person he/she is describing. Take notes for feedback. Give feedback.