TP 7a
Intermediate B1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide the students with opportunity to practise their receptive skills in reading for details in the context of " No More Pain", through guided discover and controlled practice.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide practice using vocabulary related to health issues in the context of No more pain , and encourage the students to speak for fluency.
Procedure (33-42 minutes)
--------------------Hand Out 1 --------- Give each students a copy of HO 1: Ask S: Walk around the class. Ask each classmate a different question from the list in the hand out. When you find someone who answers yes , write his/ her name in the blank. Get at least one name for each blank.( 3 min) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next; Pair the students. Ask them to look at ex B. Ask and answer the questions with your partner.( students to write down each others answers) Monitor the students . If they stopped talking , pair them with other students. ( 4 min) Note; students might ask how to pronounce: Acupuncture /æk.jʊ.pʌŋ k .tʃə r / . Drill the pronunciation.
-----------------Hand Out 2 ------------------------ - Divide the class into 2 or 3 groups. -Give each group a copy of HO 2: - Ask the students to read the caption under the picture and then answer the questions bellow. Feedback: each group to give their answer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------Hand Out 3 -------------------------------- Next: Give each students a copy of HO 3 ( text). - Ask the students to read the text quickly and think of their guess ( 3 min) - Choose another title for the text. Circle the best one. Students to discuss the answers in groups. CCQ: Why did you choose this title? explain the relation?
----------------- Hand out 4 ---------------- Ask the students to read the text again , but this time for information. - Give each student HO 3. - Ask the students to find the answers in the reading - Check your answers with your partner. CCQ: Are there any similar methods to acupuncture in your country? ( cupping , massaging ( spa- Turkish bath) Feedback: hand out the answer sheet.
Students to discuss:( ICQ , LEADING TO SPEAKING) Is acupuncture popular in your country ? why and why not? Would you get acupuncture treatment? why and why not? Are there any alternative methods to acupuncture? what is it called? ( cupping)
Speaking; ( free practice ) Divide the students into two groups : Write the discussion topic on the board: (How do you keep healthy? advice your partner.) Tell your success story.