New lesson plan: Teaching Practice 1

Levent Bek

Teaching Practice 1 - Intermediate level

Teaching Practice 1
Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, Ss will practise adjective-noun collocations used as lexical phrases for evaluating and recommending. They will also practise modifying adverbs quite and really to soften or strenghten the evaluations / recommendations. The practices will go from semi-controlled to freer and they will also practise speaking for fluency and expressing their opinions.

Materials

Ss bk, U 1.2 -Vocabulary handout

Ss bk, U 1.2 -Vocabulary handout

Main Aims

To provide practice of Noun collocations used as lexical phrases in the context of Adjectives

Subsidiary Aims

To provide practice in speaking for fluency and expressing their opinion

Procedure (38-46 minutes)

Stage 1 (Lead in) (4-5 minutes) • to introduce the word "recommend " and get them interested in the topic.

I will play a hang man game using the word " recommend" and then check their understanding of the word and give several examples so that they can understand the meaning.

Stage 2 (Fill-in activity) (5-6 minutes) • to provide them some adjectives and see how they are used in sentences for recommendation.

I will say that these adjectives can be used with place, way, time and idea to recommend things. I will write two examples on the board. It's a good idea to eat out tonight. Watching American series is a great way to improve your language. I will ask Ss to check the article to find out the adjectives with place, way, time and idea.

Stage 3 ( look at quite and really in the sentence and answer the questions) (9-10 minutes) • to teach how quite and really used differently in a sentence

I will write down the sentence on the board: Wikipedia seems like a really great idea, but actually it's quite a dangerous website. Students will work in pairs to answer the floowing questions. 1. Which makes the meaning a lot stronger? 2. Which goes before a/an? Which goes after a/an? I will ask them to create 2 sentences using quite and really.

Stage 4 (completing the sentences) (12-15 minutes) • To make them complete the sentences using their own ideas to give recommendation.

A.I am going to write a sentence on the board as an example. Paris is a popular place to visit in summer. I am going to give them 5 minutes to complete them. After they finish the activity, i ask their sentences. B. I am going to give them 5 minutes to add quite and really to the sentences thay have just created. C. Ss will work in pairs and compare their ideas.

Stage 5 (think of recommendations) (8-10 minutes) • To create full sentences with the prompts given.

I will write a sentence and ask them to write 6 sentences. Doing homework is a great way to learn. When they are done, I will check their answers and give feedback. They will work in pairs and discuss what they think about their ideas.