Christopher Webb - TP1 Speaking Lesson
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide a tohorough review of the target language. Due to Sts being new to this broad topic, a function activity was chosen, in order to review the previous lesson. The target language is " Present Simple and thee Third person singular in particular.
Subsidiary Aims
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To review & give Ss semi-controlled & freer practice of simple present yes/no questions. To consolidate & give Ss the opportunity to practice +/-/? forms of Present Simple and related vocabulary.
Procedure (36-54 minutes)
I briefly met the group yesterday. They learned about me and the other Ts. We played a T/F game and I will ask them to memories what they had learned from yesterday’s session. Can you remember, where I am from? The following are the sample Qs "What about Daria&Aras? What was the false information about me? What about Daria&Aras?"
The Sts previously had the relevant listening task prior today and they will memorise the photos shown previously. I will re-visit the photos of the activity and ask them what they remember. (What does expat means? Do you know any expats? etc) This also will enable me to recap the previous session and also the new Sts will be able to catch up with the idea of today's session.
In order to prepare the Sts for the speaking activity and encourage them to think about the Target Language, I have chosen the group exercise from the book (Expat Lifestyle Profiles). It is a simple exercise repeating the same topic as the previous lesson which is aiming at the use of Present Simple and Third Singular Person in particular for structuring affirmative/negative/interrogative sentence. After teaming up in two groups Sts will discuss their answers with the other group and complete the task. The same grouping will be applied to the next activity (Useful Language 2)
This part of the session will be the Speaking session straight after the Useful language 1 activity - Through following the guidelines from the T’s Bk; I will divide the class into two groups (Group A+B) with making sure that they have the ideal seating arrangement for the group activity. As the activity suggests that they will do the initial reading and personalise the task through talking about being an expat in a different country which then will lead into the next part (Productive Task- creating an expat profile for themselves. will also monitor and help when necessary. If needed, I will be drilling a couple questions in order to check understanding.
This stage of the lesson is aiming at using the Target Language again and encouraging Sts to be more creative and productive. Each Sts will imagine being an expat in a foreign country and create an expat profile for themselves. This will be a writing productive task and we will be discussing about the countries they have chosen and ask questions about the country and the customs and traditions. I will monitor and help if necessary.
Making sure they understood the Target Language and they learned more about each other. Before finishing the lesson, I will ask them if they need more help or guidance regarding the target language. Next, I will give general feedback on the task and their overall performance.