Speed Dating
A1-A2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist listening practice using a track about speed dating
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of speed dating
Procedure (37-45 minutes)
LEAD IN -T connects the earlier lesson's topic (TV) to her lesson by asking "Do you know any tv programs in Turkey that are about relationships?" -"Romantic ones maybe?" -T elicits answers from ss. Pre teach BELL, RING, ADVERT BELL: (realia) What is this? (bell) RING: What am I doing with the bell right now? (ringing) ADVERT: -Shows the photo of coca cola advertisement. -Says: "I saw this ---- on a billboard today, and I wanted a coke, so I bought it." Can you see adverts on the internet/ in your phone? (yes) -T shows the photo of people speed dating and asks what the people in the photo are doing. -Attracts their attention to the bell, name tags and numbers. "What are these? Why are they wearing these?" -Gives ss the advert for the speed dating company and answer the questions. WC.
-Shows Becky, Chris and Marcus. -Wants them to listen and decide who Becky would like to see again and why. -Gets WC FB.
Plays the recording for the second time. -Wants SS to note down the things Becky has in common with Chris and Marcus. -Gets SS check their answers in pairs. WC FB. -Draws two hearts on the WB, one for Chris, one for Marcus. -Gets SS come to board and write down their notes. -Asks: “Who do you think Becky will choose?” “Why?” WC FB. -Plays the track as AK. (she chooses to see Chris again, not Marcus.)
-T gives heart-shaped numbers to SS to divide them. -T gives them name tags. -T gives the cards to SS. -Gets SS to fill out information about themselves quickly. -Gets them to talk to their "date" for 3 minutes. -After 3 minutes, T rings the bell, they change partners. -T notes down errors while they are speaking. -T gives delayed error correction.