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Selcen Guney's Lesson on Dates
Elementary level

Description

A lesson about functional language on dates

Materials

Main Aims

  • To enable students to tell dates & ask questions about dates in the context of holidays

Subsidiary Aims

  • To practice speaking in the context of holidays. To develop students reading skills for general understanding.

Procedure

Warm Up (7-8 minutes) • To collect the attention of students

Teacher starts by showing some visuals representing some of the common holidays and asks students to make guesses about them. Elicits correct answers. Then asks students to match dates with pictures.

Pre- Reading/ Language Focus (10-12 minutes) • To prepare students to the reading material

Teacher gives functional language on asking the date and answering. Then gives the handouts to students. Students practice in groups of three. Teacher monitors them to provide help when needed, and to note common mistakes.

Feedback (3-4 minutes) • To give students feedback on the language used

Teacher corrects some of the common mistakes by students.

Reading (8-10 minutes) • To develop reading skill for general understanding

Teacher gives the handouts and tells students to read the text and match the questions with right answers. Students work in pairs. Teacher monitors them in the meantime and gives help if needed.

Feedback (3-4 minutes) • To give students feedback for the previous activity

Students listen to the recording and check their answers in pairs.

Post Reading (8-9 minutes) • To strenghten the language learned in the previous activities

Teacher re-groups students and gives them new handouts. Students work in pairs. Teacher monitors them in the meantime and provides help when needed.

Feedback (4-5 minutes) • To give students feedback for the previous activity

Teacher corrects some of the common mistakes on white board.

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