TP 3
upper intermediate B2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To work on the Grammar in the context of a traumatic event
Subsidiary Aims
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To work on the speaking and reading skill in the context of a sad event.
Procedure (29-50 minutes)
The T starts the class with greeting and quickly groups the Ss. Every group consists of four members. Then, the T shows six pictures together on the board and asks Ss to make a story with those pictures. The T goes for monitoring and tries to write some grammatical mistakes while Ss are talking with their peers.
The T grabs the Ss' attention and starts to pre-teach three new and blocking words. Words are: "panic, traumatic, crash" The T tries to use them in sentences. The T says their parts o speech as well. "I got into a panic when I couldn’t find the ticket. /pænɪk/ N., V. The plane was about to crash into a mountain. /kræʃ/ N., V. It was very traumatic. /trɔːˈmætɪk/ Adj. The T grabs the Ss' attention and gives an istruction. Ins.:I want you to read the paragraph individually in 1 minute then tell your partner what it is about? ICQ (if needed): Are you going to read it alone or with your partners? alone How much time do you have? 1minute The T passes out the HO 1 and quickly starts monitoring.
The T grabs the Ss' attention and gives an instruction. Ins.: I want you to read the whole text individually in six minutes then tell your partners what exactly happened after. ICQs (if needed): Are you going to read t lone or with your partners? Alone How much time do you have? Six minutes. The T gives the whole text to Ss (HO2) and quickly starts monitoring Ss.
The T grabs the Ss' attention. Then, the T model a sentence including past perfect and past simple on the board. The T starts eliciting all the relevant information and tries to clarify the relationship between them. She had left when he arrived. How many phrases does it have? 2 She had left he arrived What is the verb in the first phrase? had left What is the tense? past perfect What is the verb in the second phrase? arrived What is the tense? Past simple Are we talking about the past? Yes How many actions are there in the past? Yes Did both actions happen at the same time? No So, did one action happen before the other? Yes Which action happened first? Had left The T works on the pronunciation of the past perfect as well. Then, the T draws the timeline of the sentence on the board. The T starts to model the second sentence. The T works on the meaning by asking some CCQs and Form by eliciting from the learners. I was watching TV when the telephone rang. Did I start watching TV before the phone rang? Yes Was the action in progress when the phone rang? Yes Did I stop watching TV? Yes Why? To answer the phone How many phrases are there? 2 I was watching TV The telephone rang What is the verb in the first phrase? was watching What is the verb in the second phrase? rang What is the tense? past continuous What is the tense? past simple The T works on the pronunciation of "was". Then, the T presents the timeline of the sentence. The T grabs the Ss' attention and model the third sentence. The T starts asking some CCQs to internalise the meaning of the sentence. Second, the T presents the form of the sentence. When the announcement was made, the plane had been flying for about three hours. Was the plane flying when the announcement was made? Yes How long was the plane flying? Three hours Did the plane stop in that three hours? No How many phrases does it have? 2 the announcement was made the plane had been flying for about 3 hours What is the verb in the first phrase? was made What is the tense? past simple passive What is the verb in the second phrase? had been flying What is the tense? Past perfect continuous The T works on the correct pronunciation of the word "been". Then the T draws the timeline of the sentence on the board.
The T grabs the Ss' attention and gives the instruction. Ins.: I want you - with your partners - to read the text again and choose the correct answer. ICQ (if needed): Are you going to do it alone or with your partners? partners The T goes for monitoring to check if there is any problem. At the end, the T provides Ss with the answer key. The T make three big groups. The T again grabs the Ss' attention and gives a new instruction. Ins.: I want you to read the story, imagine you are one of the passengers. Tell your story to your partners. ICQ (if needed): Are you going to tell about yourself? Yes.