TP 2
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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Developping listening skills in relation to orientation and travel in big cities making use of relevant verb collocations
Subsidiary Aims
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To gain accuracy in speaking practice with contexts of travel and orientation in big cities
Procedure (36-45 minutes)
Ask Ss: How many different transport vehicles are there in Istanbul? Get them in pairs and have them write a list, together with which one is most popular, yet which one is most effective, and why? Have w/c feedback and write them on the wb.
Give students the crossword puzzle and have them work on them in pairs. Project the puzzle and have some of the teams draw on the wb. Tell the winner who found most words. Show the key.
Ask Ss if anybody went to Edinburgh, give Ss the pronunciation and project the video on Edinburgh.
Ask students to read and choose the best options in ex 2 in pair. Give 5 min. Ask them the verbs and write them on the wb during class feedback. Ask them what can be done with the verb "catch". Make a mind map with answers. Distribute papers (A5) to groups of 3 or 4 and tell them to choose one of those verbs and make the same. Check if all the verbs are chosen. Give them tape and tell them to stick their papers on the wall and visit other exhibitions. They can add up new ones if they find in those exhibitions.
Ask students to choose a city that they think they know good and first pair up by city and write a touristic guide of "Welcome to ... " until the end and then stick them on the wall, to choose the best touristic guide: They are going to put a cross to the one they think best and then we're going to count them.