Lorraine Martin Lorraine Martin

Teaching Practice 4
Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson students are learning Past Simple regular ending - ed, past progressive was/were + ing, and past perfect had + past participle. In the first part of the lesson there is listening and vocabulary.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification and practice in narrative verb forms, using past simple regular ending - ed, past progressive was/were + ing, past perfect had + past participle in the context of the power of nature

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide gist listening practice using a text about The power of nature in this context.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

1a) - T says: Look at the heading "the power of nature" look at the pictures, what is happening in the pictures? Are they happy pictures? Have they happened by nature? - T tells them to work in pairs to match the vocabulary to the correct picture. - T gives answer key. 1b) - Ask Ss if any of these types of events have happened in their country in the last 100 years? T takes a few answers from the Ss.

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide a model of the task and highlight useful words and phrases

2) - T asks Ss to read the question and explains they are going to listen to the script. - T ask Ss to check their answers in pairs. - T takes gives answer key. 3) - T asks Ss to read the question and explains they are going to listen to the script again. - T asks Ss to check their answers in pairs. - T gives answer key

Task (8-10 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

4a) - T goes through the sentences (of the tenses) on the board and asks CCQ's. - T tells Ss to read the question and work with their partner. - T monitors. - Ss can check their answers with another pair sat next to them. - T asks for the answers and gives FB on the board (this is quick as only 3 questions) - T shows timeline from PowerPoint to help explain the tenses, and explain it shows the connection between the 3 forms. 4b) T tells Ss to read the question and explains they have to match the verbs to the correct tenses on their paper. - T tells Ss to work together in pairs. - T monitors. - T asks for the answers and gives FB on the board (this is quick as only 3 questions)

Planning (6-8 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to plan students' reports

- T asks Ss to write the negative and question forms of the three tenses using Fran's sentences. - T tell Ss to work in pairs. - T monitors. - T asks for any suggestions and then provides the answers.

Report (6-8 minutes) • To allow students to report on how they did the task and how it went

5a) - T explains they are going to work in pairs one person is pair A and they will answer Fran's story. The other person is B and they will answer Antonio's story. - T monitors - Get Ss to walk around the classroom and peer check with other people to see if they got the same answer. - T provides script on the WB for them to check their answers. - IF TIME: Ss in groups will have sentences related to the tenses they have just learnt. The sentences will be split into two, so that they have to match the first part of the sentence to the last. - T Monitors - T gives groups answer key

Language Analysis (6-8 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the task language

For clarifying the meaning I can do the following: Problem Students may not understand all of the grammar or which tense we are talking about. Solution – I’ll ask CCQs. For clarifying the from I can do the following: Problem: When using past simple and had, they may get themselves confused and think have which would be present perfect. Solution: Could draw a very quick time line to show where had and have should go. For clarifying any pronunciation I can do the following: Problem: Ss may not be able to pronounce subsided Solution: I will model and ask for Ss to repeat both as a class or individuals. Problem: Ss might stress all the words. Solution- will model and show the stress by drawing dots.

Language Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with practice of the task language

The Ss will hear the listening activity to begin with and will work in pairs to help get the vocabulary. Once T has provided them with examples of the tenses they will be completing the activities in pairs to practice the task language. I will also have an extra activity involving a matching game for the tenses.

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