TP7
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification, review and practice of vocabulary in the context of secrets and conspiracy theories
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a discussion in the context of secrets and conspiracy theories
Procedure (39-51 minutes)
*Ask ss what word families are. Do you know what word families are? Can you tell me any words that can be classified with word families?
*Show 2 examples of word families on the smart board. Explain to students how they are completed. *Show chart of word families containing gap fill areas, explain to ss what should be done. *Give each student a couple of the gap fill exercise. Instruct ss to keep the hand out folded in half. Instruct students to work together in pairs to complete the word family chart (part 1 of handout). *CCQ's - Are we opening the page? No - Are we working in pairs? Yes *Monitor while ss complete chart, answer questions as they arise. *When ss are finished working in pairs and filling out the chart, teacher will project the answers on the smart board. *Go over any questions that may have arisen during PW time. *Instruct ss to open the handout and complete the bottom half, working with a partner. *CCQ's - are we working alone? No - are we working in pairs? Yes *When ss are finished, teacher will project answer key on smart board. *Go over any questions that may arise during part b of the exercise.
*Show ss powerpoint slides containing pictures. (to elicit the word from ss) *These words will be needed for the second part of the lesson. *Elicit the words from the ss, if they absolutely don't get the words, the teacher will give it to them and explain the meaning with examples.
*Teacher will project a series of 7 conspiracy theories on the smart board. *Give ss a minute to read all of the theories. *Ss will be instructed to work in pairs and discuss the theories one by one. *They will have to talk about how true they think these theories are and why. *CCQ's - Are you working alone? No - Are you writing anything down? No - Are you working in pairs? Yes *Monitor ss as they are discussing with their partners, take notes for error correction points.
*Give feedback to ss regarding their use of the target language. *Go over any errors, on smart board, that were noticed during monitoring.
*Distribute gap fill handout. *Ss will work in pairs to complete a gap fill exercise. The purpose of this exercise is to use the target language to create a conspiracy theory using guidelines provided. *CCQ's - Are you working alone? No - Are you working in pairs? Yes *Monitor for errors and positive feedback while ss are working in pairs. *When ss have completed the task, volunteers will share their theories with the class.
*Give feedback to ss regarding their use of the target language. *Go over any errors, on smart board, that were noticed during monitoring.