Jorge Carreon Jorge Carreon

Speaking Thursday March 20
A1-B1 Vets level

Description

In this lesson students will practice how to effectively use comparatives, superlatives, and adverbs of frequency in everyday conversations

Materials

Main Aims

  • Incorporate adverbs of frequency appropriately when discussing routines and habits.
  • Accurately form and use comparative and superlative adjectives in sentences.

Subsidiary Aims

  • Engage in conversations using the target language structures with fluency and confidence.

Procedure

Lead in/ Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students, To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

Begin with a short video that showcases everyday conversations using comparatives, superlatives, and adverbs of frequency. This will activate prior knowledge and set the context for the lesson

Useful Language (18-20 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

Review of Comparatives and Superlatives: Explain the formation and usage of comparative and superlative adjectives. Provide examples and highlight common irregular forms. Review of Adverbs of Frequency: Define adverbs of frequency and their placement in sentences. Present examples ranging from 'always' to 'never'

Productive Task(s) (28-30 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

Pair Activity: Students work in pairs to create sentences using comparatives and superlatives based on prompts. Share sentences with the class for feedback. Group Discussion: In small groups, students discuss their daily routines using adverbs of frequency. Encourage the use of target language structures in their discussions.

Feedback and Error Correction (8-10 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

Class Discussion: Review the sentences, addressing any common errors and reinforcing correct usage.

Productive Task(s) (13-15 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

Students prepare a short talk about their daily routines, incorporating comparatives, superlatives, and adverbs of frequency, to be presented in the next class

Feedback and Error Correction (8-10 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

One on one feed back for students on their speaking activity

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