Birthdays
Beginners level
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide detailed reading practice using a text about Birthday celebrations in the context of Birthday
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide product writing practice of a Birthday in the context of Birthday celebrations
Procedure (36-55 minutes)
- Teacher greets students and asks random students about their birthdays. - Teacher shows some pictures of different countries birthday celebrations. - Elicit from students some ideas. - Students discuss in pairs.
- Teacher shows the students some pictures and elicit the meaning of the new vocabulary. -Drill and highlight the stress on the board. - Teacher shows the students pictures of some countries and ask them what they think their birthday traditions might be. - Students will work in pairs. -Teacher will monitor. - Whole class feedback.
-Teacher devides students in 6 groups of 2. -Teacher sticks sheets on the wall and ask students to stand up and match them with appropriate country. - Students are supposed to match which situation fits the right country. -Students read and discuss in pairs. - Then check their answers in groups. -Whole class feedback and correction if needed.
- For detailed reading, Teacher hand-out sheet of papers to students containing questions about the reading. -Students will discuss them. -Students read the texts they already have and work in pairs. -After reading, Teacher does peer check and then group check. -Teacher does a whole feedback.
-T will elicit some information from the students about their birthday celebrations in their country. - uses CCQs. - Students will work in pairs in order to write 3 to 4 sentences about their celebrations. -T monitor and corrects in there are any mistakes.