Main aim is reading
Beginners level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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Main aim is reading
Subsidiary Aims
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To present the adjectives related to names of countries
Procedure (7-46 minutes)
- Introduce myself and say good morning - Tell SS about a restaurant I have eaten at, and elicit from them common eating places they all might know - We are establishing a common point of reference(context)
- Tell SS to quickly read the exercise and find the names of the restaurants. - Give out reading exercise. - Give SS two minutes to read. - Group SS - Explain exercise- show guide - do the first sentence with SS - Pizzeria Bella Roma. A small Italian..... - Give each group a guide - Give each SS an answer sheet - Give SS a few minutes to fill in answers - Give each group a chance to give one answer
- Group SS - Explain exercise - do the first sentence with SS - Give each SS an answer sheet - Give SS a few minutes to fill in answers - Give each group a chance to give one answer - Build a list of countries and nationalities on board(eliciting answers from SS) - Talk about the restaurants- ex. The Shanghai restaurant is a Chinese restaurant. It has Chinese food. Its a good restaurant for a birthday party. - Write on board: a Turkish restaurant a Chinese restaurant a Japanese restaurant an Italian restaurant an American cafe an Italian restaurant - An is used when a word starts with a vowel, A, E, I, O, U - A is used when a consonant follows - Give a few more examples for use of a and an...an apple, a bowl of spagetti... - Ask SS to write one sentence about a restaurant or cafe they know. - Get feedback from SS
- Explain that this is a reading exercise-every SS reads to himself - Hand out reading exercise - Give SS few minutes to read exercise - Regroup SS - Explain exercise to SS, they have to write answers in group, do first answer with them - Give SS time to write answers - Feedback from each group
- Ask SS to think about a restaurant or cafe they know - Ask SS to write a few sentences about it - Give them a few minutes - Ask feedback - ask SS to read back the answers but not say the name of the restaurant. - Ask SS if they know the name of the restaurant based on the information the SS has given.