Mansoureh Vahedahmadian Mansoureh Vahedahmadian

Mansoureh7
Upper-Intermediate level

Description

At the beginning of the lesson, the students will read a short dialog about smoking. Then they will answer some questions followed by the dialog. Then they will be directed through the grammar and will discover which verbs are followed by a gerund and which ones are followed by an infinitive through exposure to the dialog. Then the teacher will clarify the rules to them and they will do some controlled practice. After that they will be guided into some freer practice in the context of smoking. By the end of the lesson, they will be able to speak about smoking using some gerunds and infinitives.

Materials

Abc A dialog titled 'no smoking', page 118, The ILI English Course 7
Abc cotrolled practiced questions designed by the teacher
Abc Two photos from google
Abc two questions to discover the grammar rules
Abc freer practice activiry
Abc semi-conrolled practice

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification and practice of 'gerunds' and 'infinitives' in the context of smoking

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide accuracy and fluency in the context of smoking

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (5-6 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

At the beginning of the class, I will show the students two photos and try to elicit the words 'heavy smoker' and 'fine'. The students will be engaged in the topic and will be ready to go through the dialog.

Exposure (4-5 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

The students will read a short dialog on the topic of smoking. Then they will answer some questions following the dialog to check if they have no difficulty understanding it. Then they will check the answers with their partners and some volunteers will answer the questions.

Highlighting (3-4 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

The students will read the dialog again and answer some questions related to grammar. In these questions they are asked to highlight the verbs used after some words such as 'start', 'ugly', 'silly', and 'quit'. By doing so they will be able to discover the new grammar which is on gerunds and infinitives. Then they will check the answers with their partners and some volunteers will go the board and write the answers.

Clarification (7-8 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

Then the teacher will clarify the form and pronunciation by asking CCQs. They will also be some repetition drills to make sure the students have no difficulty pronouncing the sentences.

Controlled Practice (4-5 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

At this stage the students will ask some questions related to the grammar they have just learned. They will see some verbs in parentheses and will be asked to complete some sentences by writing the correct form of the verb in the gaps. Then they will check the answers with their partners and then some volunteers will go to the board and write the correct answers.

Semi-Controlled Practice (8-9 minutes) • To concept check further and prepare students for freer practice

At this stage, the students will be given a piece of paper with some questions. They will go around the class and ask and answer each other the questions. Then they will share their experiences with the class.

Freer Practice (7-8 minutes) • To provide students with freer practice of the target language

At this stage, the students will be given a set of incomplete sentences and will be asked to talk with their partners and complete them using their own words. They will be given a chance to produce the target language based on their personal ideas. Then they will tell the class about their partners.

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