Grammar and Listening
Pre-intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide Ss with clarification, review and practice of be going to in the context of plans and dreams
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide specific information and detailed listening practice using a listening about What are their plans? What are their dreams? in the context of plans and dreams
Procedure (47-60 minutes)
-Greet and welcome the Ss to the class -Tell WC that my last travel was to north of Iran, then tell them that I would like to visit Russia and in fact I'm going to visit Russia next summer -Ask one or two Ss where they traveled to and where they like to go -Display the photo "What are their plans? What are their dreams? from the SB page 20 on OHP
-First ask the Ss where do they think that people in the displayed photo are going to -Ask the Ss the question "Who do you think is...?" from the activity 2 a SB page 20 -Pair them and instruct them to discuss briefly the answers to the activity 2 a from SB page 20 -Now instruct the Ss to listen to the audio file 1-55 SB page 20. They listen for gist only in order to be able to answer activity 2 a page 20 -pause after each dialogue and ask Ss "who do you think is...? -Play the audio one more time and instruct Ss to listen more carefully and answer the activity 2 b SB page 20 -Pair them again and instruct Ss to compare their answers to the activity 2 b SB page 20 -Ask some of Ss to answer the questions of the above activity
-Write the sentence "I'm going to work there", which is from the audio 1-55 SB page 20, on the board in order to draw their attention to the target language
-Break down the form for the Ss. (I'm going to work there). Try to elicit. Use color coding -Clarify the meaning using timeline and question (CCQs) -Ask the Ss to make the sentence negative, and then ask them to make question sentence -To clarify the meaning give them more examples -Clarify the contraction version (I'm gonna work there) -Make sure that they understand how to form contraction version by asking CCQs, example, question -Give them HO of the grammar for their further study
-Give the Ss HO of the activity 3A from SB page 131. Instruct the Ss to do activity b in pairs -Display the above activity on OHP -Give the Ss FB to the above activity. Select S to come and write the answer on the board -Instruct the Ss to turn their HO and do activity 3A-a from SB page 131 in pairs -Give the Ss FB by selection student to come and write the correct answer on the board
-Give the Ss HO of the calendar -Display the slide of calendar on OHP -First ask the Ss to write their name on top of it -Instruct the Ss to write about where they are going to travel e.g. Russia -Instruct the Ss to give the paper to the person next to them -Ask the Ss to write how they are going to travel e.g. airplane -Ask the Ss to give the paper to the next person -Ask the Ss to write where they are going to stay e.g. Hotel -Ask the Ss to give the paper to the next person -Ask the Ss to write other information e.g. with family, visit Moscow -Group the Ss according to the color of their papers -Instruct the Ss to talk in their groups about the person's plan using "be going to" -If time allows, nominate few Ss to talk about the plan that he/she has -Monitor the Ss during the activity, make sure that they talk in English
-If time allows, Instruct the Ss to listen to the audio file 1-58 from SB page 21 -Pause after each sentence and instruct them to repeat the sentence and copy the rhythm