TP 4 - Grammar
Upper Intermediate level
Materials
Main Aims
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To introduce and practice wishes and hopes.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a discussion in the context of wishes and hopes.
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To provide clarification on grammar aspects that might be useful in a discussion about wishes and hopes.
Procedure (36-45 minutes)
Show an image related with the topic and ask the question: "What are the advantages and disadvantages of borrowing money from family members or friends?" Write in a virtual board or the in the chat the ideas mentioned by the students.
Students listen to an audio that exposes them to the topic. By using google forms students answer to the following for GIST: "I'm broke." The quiz has 3 questions with multiple choice answers. Teacher provides feedback once the quiz is over. The questions and answers are: - What does Briony want? A loan of money. - Why does she want it? To pay her flat's rental fee. - Does she get exactly what she wants? Not exactly, her father offered £150.
1) For meaning, the teacher explains the meaning of "wish, hope, it's time (followed by a noun and followed by an infinitive)", after this a quiz link is shared to the students. In the activity there is a blank space which should be filled out with the correct answer from the multiple choices. Comprehension check is done. Link of the quiz: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU35O6sC-uckV0VV22EUL6aEI38_9PhZbWeEPEXZ2PtqapUA/viewform?usp=header Feedback is provided according to the results obtained. Answers: a) It's time b) I wish c) hopes d) It's time we are e) It's time to stop f) We hope 2) For form, the teacher shares a quiz link for the students to recognize what is the structure used. After eliciting this information and activating the previous knowledge the teacher shows the structures of each grammar and how the meaning can get affected depending of the grammar used. Link of the quiz: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewr3qIVkjTj7xMSZqWMNmDnvkfDyxAlmfqCIs7CANz5UgeRA/viewform?usp=header Feedback is provided according to the quiz's results. Answers: a) Subject + wish + subject + would/could + verb b) Subject + wish + subject + simple past c) Subject + wish + subject + past continuous d) Subject + wish + subject + would/could + verb e) Subject + hope + subject + simple present 3) For pronunciation, the teacher explains how the stress is assigned in a sentence, which highlights nouns and keywords. Later, the teacher shares a quiz link for the students to choose the sentence stress according to the audio clips that are attached to each question. Comprehension check is done. Link of the quiz: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAPDfQD6N2238Cc4VCtXP1IKnjdwZxHfAAt9nmVnsNtOyL7g/viewform?usp=header Feedback is provided and drilling performed.
Students get in pairs to do the task where they have to find mistakes and correct them. It's an email which has 6 six mistakes. The teacher provides feedback at the end of the exercise. Answers are: a) I just wish I had money b) it’s nearly time for my parents to send me my monthly cheque. c) If only they would send one every week. d) I wish you were here instead. e) it’s about time I did some work. f) I hope you email me soon.
In small groups (2 to 3 students), share their opinions about the following task: "Tell each other about the things that annoy you. Ask follow-up questions if possible. Do you all get annoyed by the same things? " An example is provided. Teacher provides feedback and closes the lesson.