Functional Language: different ways of giving emphasis
Upper Intermediate B2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide review and practice of language used for giving examples of emphatic words. in the context of words related to "so,really,absolutely,do.why on earth,it was me" in conversation.
Subsidiary Aims
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To introduce to Ss some words and phrases used by emphatic words and cleft sentences and pronunciation
Procedure (30-53 minutes)
- Put Ss into small groups of 3 and focus them on the picture to discuss What they see or can tell about it. - Get Ss to find some information or reasons about the woman on the picture - Ask Ss to tell their ideas by groups. - What can they tell about the picture? - How does she look like ? She looks worried or shocked . - Why does the woman look worried or shoched ? Because,she losther car keys.
- Explain the handwritten symbols which indicate missing words - Ask Ss to be pairs to do this activity - Get Ss to read a conversation between Hannah and Dan on Ex.1,pg.68 - Have Ss ignore the handwritten symbols - Ask Ss to aswer the last question - what has Hannah lost ? She lost her car keys. - What did Dan lose? He lost all his credit cards.
-Explain Ss that handwritten symbols show missing words -Get them to listen to the conversation M6.Ex.2,pg.68 -Show and do the first example on the paper or WB -Ask Ss to do the rest of them individually and then compare with your partner and discuss which is which in pairs. - Get Ss to compare eah other if there are correct then check the answer with Ss by listening the recording -In language Analysis, -Ask Ss to answer the questions (a-e)related the topic -Give Ss enough time to discuss with their pairs. such as :such,so,do,what on earth, -S+to be +so+adj= The Weather is so lovely -S+to be +such+noun= You`ve got such a nerve. -S+to be +such+ad+nounj= Yesterday was such a lovely day. -You do speak English in class. - You`re over 2 hours late.Where on earth have you been?
- Do the first sentence for Ss on the WB - Put Ss into pairs - Ask Ss to match the other sentences - After they have finished,show how it can be more emphatic - Tell ss that there may be more than one possilbilty in some cases. - Use the recording to check the answers written onthe WB -I`m absolutely/completely/totaly/utterly exhausted.(absolutely stressed one)
- Ask Ss to read the two examples with the appropriate stress or read them yourself. - Ask Ss to look at the tapescript in their hands for recording in Practice Ex.1,pg.68 - Play the recording and pause briefly after each pair of the sentences to give Ss time to mark the stress. - Emphasise that they need onlymark the words stressed specially, -Check the answers as a WC - Plat the sentences again if Ss find this activity difficult
- Encourage Ss to wtrite two sentences related to today`s lesson with their partners by using intensifiers and cleft sentences. - Get Ss to walk around to see other pairs`sentences