Using simple past and adjectives for your first day in the job
A2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification, review and practice of language used for talking about your first day in the context of job
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide process and product writing practice of a email in the context of job
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of job
Procedure (45-55 minutes)
T asks the students T: HOW WAS YOUR FIRST DAY AT UNIVERSITY/ SHOOL
T: LOOK AT THE PAGE 21, PART 5 READ THE QUESTIONS FIRST READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS DO IT ALONE ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveals the key
T writes on the board "I met everone" and asks the students T: WHEN DID I MEET? TODAY?(NO), IN THE PAST?(YES) WHAT ABOUT THE DIALOG? DO THEY SPEAK NOW?(YES) FIND THE ADJECTIVES IN THE DIALOG DO IT ALONE ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveals the key
T creates role play. T shows the role play " First day" T splits the students into A's and B's T: TELL YOUR FIRST DAY AT WORK OR SCHOOL TO YOUR PARTNER WHICH TENSE DO YOU USE?(PAST TENSE) START THE CONVERSATION WITH HOW WAS YOUR DAY? USE THE PROMPTS USE POSSIBLE QUESTIONS AND ADJECTIVES WORK IN PAIRS ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T monitors and notes the errors. T writes the errors on board for students to correct them. T: LOOK AT THE PAGE 21 PART 7 THEY ARE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE JOBS SOME OF THEM HAVE POSITIVE MEANING AND SOME OF THEM HAVE NEGATIVE WRITE THE POSITIVE ADJECTIVES AND NEGATIVE ADJECTIVES IN THE BOX WORK IN PAIRS ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T REVEALS THE KEY T: LOOK AT THE QUESTIONS IN PART 7 ANSWER THE FIRST AND SECOND ONE DO IT ALONE. ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T asks the students T: LOOK AT THE QUESTIONS IN PART 7 NOW ANSWER THE LAST QUESTION WORK IN PAIRS ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T monitors
T writes the errors on the board for correction