Life Changes Lesson
Intermediate level
Description
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of some phrasal verbs in the context of life changes
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide accuracy in speaking and writing in the context of life changes.
Procedure (42-54 minutes)
T: 'What is the most dramatic and romantic movie you have ever seen?' T tries to get the answer Titanic. 'Lets do a recap' 'What is Titanic about?' (Ss give answers) -Probably not in an order. 'Let's put them in an order.'
T opens up PPP. Points to the first picture. 'He looks poorö doesn't he?' 'What is he doing with that backpack?' 'Does he have a home?' He travels a lot to find a good place to live. (T is setting up the background for the p.verbs ; to live on nothing and to live out of a suitcase.) Wrties on WB, under the picture Points to the second picture 'İs this where they met?' gets ideas from Ss. This pic is only for the flow of the plot of the movie. No phrasal verbs will be used. Points to third pic Gets ideas from the Ss. No phrasal verbs Points to the fourth picture İntoduces the names in case the Ss do not remember Ruth (mom) wants Katie(daughter) to marry Carl (rich guy). Why? For money? -yes Does Katie want to marry him? Will she eventually marry him, or? What is the most important thing in Ruth's lfe? Money (T is trying to set up the background to teach 'live up to expectation' 'live for' and 'live off' Wrties on WB, under the picture Picture 5 Ss says 'There was stiil room there.' Picture 6 'Who s she?' 'This is Katie when she gets old' She had a lot of trouble in her life. But she is okay now. (T is trying the set up the background to teach 'live through' Wrties on WB, under the picture PPP shows a picture of Caprio with a well deserved oscar! 'When did Caprio get his oscar?' 'Did he have one before?' 'Was this very important to him' ( t wiil teach 'live for')
T opens up the same slides on PPP Drills for each one WB for each one. Teacher gives the cards for the students to take notes on.
Gap filling T makes sure the TL is on WB Before T gives the folded HO, she asks Ss not to unfold them. Teacher gives HO. ICQ: pairs or alone? Fold or unfold? Ss work indvidually. check answers in pairs. Monitor Ss check the answer key. Questions? no.
S have groups of 3 One s is the writer in each group T projects 'Have you ever moved to another city in your life? - College (Universtiy), Marriage, Job etc. Tell your partner about your experience TL is on WB (PPP) 2 ss talk, 1 s writes down 2 sentences where she hears the TL ICQ: Everyone is talkng? 1 person is writing? 3 sentences or 4? -2 Monitor İmmediate FB İf time............ writers (volunteer maybe) reads out a sentence Tries to say it in a different way, without the TL
PPP is on Groups of three discuss the picture using the TL Monitor İmmedate FB