Grammar: Simple and continuous/ At the airport.
B2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide review of Simple and continuous in aspects of: activity and state verbs in the context of At the airport
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide speaking practice in a Discussion in the context of Travel
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To provide specific information listening practice using a text about Radio news programme in the context of being at the airport
Procedure (46-52 minutes)
- SS focus on the photo then I will ask them where the people are? (in a departure lounge at an airport). - I will ask SS what some of the people in the photo are doing to pass the time (reading, sleeping, shopping, etc).
- PW, SS discuss these questions: 1- How do you prefer to travel? Why? 2- What was the last journey you made? Where did you go? 3- Have you ever had to wait a long time at an airport or a station? If so, why? I will ask students to share interesting answers with the class. For activity #3: - Focus SS on the photo and ask SS where the people are? - Ask SS what some of the people in the photos are doing to pass the time (reading, sleeping, shopping, etc). - SS work on their own and circle the activities they have done to pass the time at an airport. - SS compare ideas in pairs and find out which things they have both done. - Fine out what students' most popular ways of passing the time at an airport are.
- I will play the recording. SS listen and tick the activities in ex 3athat the people talk about. Check answers with the class. - Read: do some shopping, phone family, work or study, people- watch and have a meal. - Give SS time to read sentences 1-10, then play the recording again. SS listen and fill in gaps with one word. SS compare answers in pairs. WCFB
- I will ask SS to look at sentences 1 and 2. Which describes something that is: repeated? I progress at a specific point in time? - I will ask SS to look at sentences 1 and 2. Which describes something that is: repeated? In progress at a specific point in time? - I will ask SS to look at sentences 3 and 4. Which describes something that is: completed? Unfinished? - I will ask SS to look at sentences 5 and 6. Which describes something that is: permanent? temporary?
- I will tell SS to to read the text for gist first before filling in the the gaps on their own. - SS compare answers in pairs. - WCFB
- SS do the exercise on their own. - I will remind SS to use the same verb for both sentences in each pair. - SS compare answers in pairs. PW. - WCFB