Murder in a country house.Listening and speaking.
Elementary A1/A2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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Listening for details. Speaking, to practice "Wh" questions.
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By the end of the lesson Ss will have develop listening skills for details and accuracy speaking practice in the context of police interviews.
Subsidiary Aims
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By the end of the lesson, Ss will have semi- controlled speaking practice- investigation.
Procedure (36-46 minutes)
T will greet Ss and lead in to the listening activity by using pictures. To set the task: What is happening ? What are these people doing ? Are they asking questions? What kind of questions are they asked ?
T will display question chart and give instructions : work in groups of three. Number one will take notes about Barbara, # 2 about Gordon and # 3 about Claudia. Fill this chart: After listening to each interview. T provides Ss with answer keys on display. After every listening students will check their answers with co-partners.
T replaces the groups and sets the target question: Who do you think was the murderer : Amanda,Barbara or Claudia and why ? Teacher lets students to listen what happened and if they were right.
T asks a colleague for assistance and sets the context : Police thinks that we robbed the bank but really when bank was robbed we were having dinner. So T asks students to play the role of the policemen and asks questions to the first suspect . (At the same time another suspect is outside) After this the second suspect is questioned by the students, T gives clear instructions: Imagine that you are policemen and you should question us as suspects one by one and write down notes.
T divides class in four groups. Two of them are police and other two are suspects. Police with question suspects individually and then compare their answers. T will monitor groups.