New lesson plan: Grammar / Reading

Betul Yanik

Grammar / Reading - UPPER-INTERMEDIATE level

Grammar / Reading
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE level

Materials

Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate Students Book

PPP

White Board

Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate Students Book

PPP

White Board

Main Aims

By the end of the lesson students will have understood and used the articles in the context of study about chewing gum and memory.

Subsidiary Aims

To provide gist, scan and detailed in the context of Research about chewing gum and memory.

Procedure (30-45 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To create interest in the topic

-T will reflect the lead-in picture on the board. T will ask SS to discuss in pairs " what the boy is doing?" SS has 2 minutes to discuss. ICQ: Will you work alone? No Do you have 2 mins? Yes T will get WC FB. T will try to elicit word " chew gum and blow a bubble with a gum."

Exposure (3-5 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

-T will reflect the titles on the board. SS will first read the title then the text quickly to decide the best title on their own within 3 minutes. SS will discuss their answers in pairs. ICQs: Are you working together? No Do you have 4 minutes? No T will get WC FB. T will inform that title 2 is the best.

Highlighting (2-4 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

-SS will read only part A and underline the articles on the text referring to task 3 on their own. SS have 3 minutes. ICQs: Are you going to write? No Will you work together? No -SS to check answers in pairs. -T will reflect the task 3 on the board to make it clear for SS. SS will come to the board and write their answers. WC FB

Clarification (5-8 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

-T will reflect analysis 1 task on the board. SS will find examples of articles in part A in pairs within 3 mins. -T will get WC FB

Controlled Practice (6-8 minutes) • SS to remember target language and practice it in limited context.

-T will reflect exercise B on the board. SS to complete exercise B on their own within 3 minutes. ICQs: Will you work alone? Yes Do you have 2 minutes? No SS will pair check their answer. SS will come to the board and write their answer. T will correct any errors if needed.

Semi-Controlled Practice (5-7 minutes) • To concept check further and prepare students for free practice

-SS will complete a quiz on their own within 5 minutes. ICQs: What are you going to do? Complete the quiz Will you work together? No SS to pair checks their answers. T gets WC FB

Free Practice (6-8 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

-SS will work in two teams. Team A will look at task A and team B will look at task B and SS will complete the questions with correct articles within 2 minutes. -T will draw a table on the board with Team A in one column and Team B in one column.T will ask Team a to ask the first question if articles are correct team A gets two marks for the correct answer. If the articles are wrong T will elicit the correct answer. Same stages for team B will follow.T will report this procedure until all the questions are finished. ICQs: Will you work together:? Yes Will you complete the questions with correct articles? Yes SS then will write three more questions on their own. SS will take turns to ask and answer the questions. T will do error correction if needed.