Water & The Human Body: Listening, Infinitive of purpose
Pre-intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist and specific information listening practice using a text about water and the human body in the context of water.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide review of body part words, and clarification of potential comprehension blocking vocabulary in the context of a text about water and the human body.
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To provide review and practice of infinitives of purpose in the context of water and the human body.
Procedure (30-45 minutes)
Before students enter: -4 islands of desks = 4 groups of 4-6 ss As students enter: -Ensure students have name tags. -Ask ss to silence their cell phones (show cellphone) and to put their bags at the side of the room. Once entered and seated: -Give each student a card (one of 2 colours) that has either an INSIDE or OUTSIDE body part on it. Ask them to find other people who have inside or outside body parts, then sit at the appropriate Island (inside body parts colour 1, inside bp colour 2, outside bp colour 1, outside bp colour 2)
Write on the board: "CLUE: The human body is made of 50-60% _____________. About 70% of the earth's surface is covered in ____________, but only 3% is drinkable. My guess:________ Answer:________" Elicit response from students -- what am I describing?
"We will listen to a talk about water and the human body. Water is very important for our bodies. The words on this worksheet (chest matching vocab sheet) are related to facts about water and the human body. You will guess what the word is by reading the clues, just like we did together on the board for the word "water". You have 2 minutes to guess. You may work with your group." Give HO to groups. Wait 2 minutes. Distribute words to groups (no instruction needed) Give students 3 minutes to check their answers/find the correct word. Circulate to check understanding. *If students have major problems, take 1 minute to go over the vocab as a whole group. Prepare an answer key for each group just in case. Gain student attention with squeaky fish and raising arm. "Think about how each word might be related to water and the human body. Write down your thoughts. You may work in partners." Give student about 3 minutes to brainstorm. Cue listening track. Gain student attention with arm up. "Now we will listen to the talk about water and the human body. I want you to listen and see if any of your ideas are in the recording. ICQ: What will you be listening for? (elicit student response). Do you have to understand every word? (No.) Play the track once through, no stopping.
Students listen to the track, and check their notes. When recording ends, "Who heard their ideas in the recording? Great!"
"We will listen to the talk again. (chest HO) Listen for these numbers to find out which fact it matches. The facts are written out here. Distribute HO. <write 2, 2/3, and 22% on the board. Elicit pronunciation from the ss.> We will listen to the recording 2 times. " First listening, no stopping. Give students 30 s. Start second listening. Stop after each numerical fact. "Raise your hand if you have all 7 answers. 6, 5, 4, etc." If very few students have 5+, listen to the whole thing again. "Check your answers with your partner". Prep next activity: put a large picture of a watering can on the board. Get grammar HO. Write "I use my glasses ________ ; I use the eraser ______; You use this _________" on the board.
Sqeaky fish raise hand. REGROUP: "Stand up. Take your NAME TAG, your WORKSHEETS and your PEN. Green name tags here, pink nt here, blue nt here, yellow nt here" Once students have settled: Hold up glasses. "I use my glasses to ___________" Elicit "to see (better). "I use the board eraser ______________" Elicit "to erase" "You use this (point to watering can on the board) ____________" Elicit 'to water plants' Ask: "What verb form is this?" Infinitive. "What is it used for? What do you notice?" elicit "to say why we do something". "Complete this activity orally (Chest HO) -- no writing -- with your partner. ICQ: Will you write down your answers? NO Who are you working with? PARTNER" Distribute HO. Monitor w/ notebook: record errors. If any errors, write them on the board. Elicit correct form.
(Chest speaking prompt HO) "In your partners, use these prompts (point to HO) to make sentences, and ask each other questions. ICQ: Will you write down your answers? NO. Who are you working with? PARTNER" Distribute HO. Monitor speaking, take note of mistakes if any. looking for usage of infinitive as well as correct question formulation. Listen for pronunciation of weak form (to drink). If time: choral drill pronunciation of weak form, error correct on white board.