Beginner level
Description
Main Aims
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To listen (for gist and for detail)
Subsidiary Aims
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To speak
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To use conversation questions/answers to get to know someone (age, country, likes/dislikes..)
Procedure (33-46 minutes)
T will stick the pictures of three different famous singers/bands on the WB and tell the students "Talk about them in pairs, two minutes". T will listen to them, without participating. Then, T will take each picture and ask "Who is he/she?", "Who are they?". Students will start saying their names and T will try to elicit each piece of information they know about them, leading them to say/guess their age, country, kind of music.
T will stick the pictures on the WB again and ask "Do you like him/her/them?", "Do you like pop music?", "Who's your favourite singer?", "What's your favourite band?", "What's your favourite type of music?". Students will try to talk about their own preferences. As a support, T will write on the WB two model questions and answers, to highlight the difference between Wh and Yes/No questions. "Who's your favourite singer?" - "Murat Boz" "Do you like pop music?" - "Yes, I do/No, I don't"
T will show the first HO with the picture of the band METRO 5 and wait for the Ss to remember who they are (possibly, without asking it..). Then T will give a copy to each pair (it will be a PW activity) to read the text and do ex.2, just saying "Read and answer (if needed). 3 minutes". Later, T will ask Ss to compare their answers with the whole class, going around to check ("Stand up and check your answers with the others"). T will invite four students to write down the correct answers on the WB (e.g. "A, B, C, D, please come and write your answers").
T will just tell Ss "Listen, please" and start the activity. After that, T will try to encourage them to say what they could get from the text (if necessary, T will ask "Who are they?", "Where are they?").
T will show Ss the HO with the questions and tell them "Please, read these questions. 1 minute". ICQ: "Will you read or answer?" "Read". She will give them the sheets. Then, T will say "Now, let's listen again and answer the questions ALONE". ICQ: "Will you answer in pairs or alone?!" "Alone". T will play the recording a second time, to let them complete and check their answers. Then, T will ask Ss to check them in pairs and will discuss the results with the WC, writing the answers on the WB.
T will tell Ss "Now, you are a band! Imagine the name, the type of music.. (showing the chart) and write them. 3 minutes". Ss will be working in groups to define the details of their own band. Then, T will ask Ss to mingle and ask each other about their bands ("Now, stand up and ask the other bands "What's your name?", What kind of music do you play?"..). T will go around to listen, but will leave them free to interact.