Experience 3
Pre-Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide practice of countable and uncountable nouns in the context of food items and using phrases of quantity
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide gist reading practice using a text about living a healthy life in the context of eating habits
Procedure (40-55 minutes)
T: Do you think it is possible to live until 120 years of age? Ss: respond T: If you think yes or if you think no. What are some ways you could live longer? Which is most important to you? Discuss with you group. Ss: group discussion T: Someone tell me whats important to them
T: HAND OUT 1 !! T: What is..."_____" [pre-teach vocab] Ss: respond T: Take 2 minutes to read this article quickly, by yourself. T: Take 2 minutes to think about these questions, by yourself. T: [take 3 minutes to go over answers, have three tables volunteer an answer
T: HAND OUT 2 !! T: Partner, partner, partner, etc. Take 2 minutes to decide which is countable and which is not. T: Which set is countable (maybe circle boxes) Ss: Respond T: Which set is uncountable T: If meager class decision, make hash marks underneath countable and one big circle colored in under the uncountable as a visual
Use the first clarification slide according to amount of understanding. T: Count the fruit items..."these are____?" Ss: Respond T: Can I count the tea inside this pot? Can I count the rice in this bowl? Can I count the wheat in my bread? T: Countable nouns can be singular or plural ex. I need an apple. I need 4 apples T: Uncountable nouns are singular and counted as a whole. Because there is too many little piece to count
T: Have Ss read the sentences. Point to each one. Which one is correct? Ss: Respond T: Write correct one on the mini-board T: Repeat Ss: Repeat T: Write the correct one on the mini-board T: Drill the correct answers T: Work with your partner on this sheet. T: Play interview, answers for 4.1--as the tape is playing fill in answers on the board (key)
T: Have them help which form goes where T: Ask me a question using this structure (how much)...[as I'm responding using a pen to highlight a little/ not much] T: Repeat to (how many) T: demonstrate both
T: Do Elvira and Claus eat cereal (point)? Ss: Respond T: DO Elvira and Claus eat bread (point)? Ss: Respond T: Continue to do this T: Work in group, group, group, etc. T: HAND OUT 3 !! T: Does someone want to write on the board?
T: What do you think. Do you think Claus and Elvira will live to be 120? T: Discuss with your groups