VOCABULARY FOR BODY LANGUAGE AND DISCOURSE MARKERS
B2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification, review and practice of body language and discourse markers in the context of body language
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a conversation
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To provide gist and specific information listening practice using a text about working in a man's world
Procedure (45-55 minutes)
T displays the image "Body language" T: WHAT DO YOU THINK? ARE THEY TRUE? DO YOU BELIEVE THAT OUR BODY LANGUAGE REVEALS WHO WE ARE? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN DECEIVED BY THE BODY LANGUAGE? T WRITES THE THE OTHER FORMS OF BODY LANGUAGE.ON THE BOARD. T: DISCUSS WITH YOUR PARTNER WHAT THEY REVEAL ABOUT THE PERSON'S PERSONALITY.
T gives the handout "Working in a man's world". T: LOOK AT PART 3 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO MARK THE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE DO IT ALONE ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveals the key.
T writes on the board "er, uhm. mm, well, you know, yeahh, then". T: I'VE JUST TAKEN THESE WORDS FROM THE LISTENING. WHAT ARE THEY?(DISCOURSE MARKERS) WHEN DO WE USE THEM?(WE USE THEM TO CONNECT, ORGANISE AND MANAGE WHAT WE WANT TO SAY DURING THE DISCUSSIONS, WE EXPRESS OUR ATTITUDE. WE ALSO USE THEM IN WRITING) T: WHAT ARE THE DISCOURSE MARKERS TO START A SENTENCE?(WELL, RIGHT OK, NOW) T: WHAT DO WE SAY TO GAIN TIME WHILE SPEAKING?(ER, UHM, OH, OK, NOW, WELL, LIKE, YOU KNOW) T: WHAT DO WE SAY TO ORDER SPEECH?(FIRSTLY, SECONDLY, FOR A START, LAST OF ALL, LASTLY, LAST BUT NOT LEAST) T: WHAT DO WE SAY WHEN WE WANT TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT?(SO, ANYWAY, AS I WAS SAYING, BY THE WAY) T: WHAT DO WE SAY TO END THE DISCOURSE?(SO, OKAY, RIGHT, ANYWAY
T: LOOK AT PART 3 DISCUSS THE QUESTIONS WITH YOUR PARTNER USE THE DISCOURSE MARKERS IN YOUR DISCUSSION WORK IN PAIRS ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO/ T monitors and notes the errors.
T writes the errors on the board for correction