Conversation workshop, week 6, 03-04
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of travel
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of holiday words in the context of travel
Procedure (52-66 minutes)
Show the students photos of famous tourist attractions around the world. Have them guess where they are from. Have they visited any? Which do they find the most interesting? Where would they like to go? Elicit travel and holidays as the topic of the lesson. Tell the students that in order to talk about holidays we need to review some vocabulary together.
Give each student a copy of the vocabulary worksheet. Have them work in pairs and match the photo with the words from the column. Demo with the class by looking at the first photo together. Monitor the activity closely to see what words are they struggling with. Possible ICQ: Are we working with a partner or alone? If they're still reluctant to work in pairs, demo pair-work should look like "What do you think, is this a caravan? No I think it's a tent. " W/C feedback and CCQ the most difficult words. Do a short choral drill for the words they had difficulties in pronouncing, like canoe, cruise, sandcastle, etc.
Keep the students in the same pairs and distribute the worksheets. Tell them they have 10 minutes to discuss the questions with their partners. Encourage them to ask follow up questions. Monitor closely to gauge their language abilities and make notes of possible mistakes. W/C feedback: Chose a questions and discuss it with the whole class. Delayed error correction: write the most relevant mistakes on the board and ask the class's help to fix them.
Change up the pairs so that each student has a new partner. Hand out the worksheet and tell them they have to discuss the questions with their partner. Encourage them to provide reasons for their answers. I like museums and galleries because... What about you? Which ones do you like" Monitor and provide assistance when needed. W/C feedback: What are your favorite holiday activities? Why?
Depending of the level of interaction between students, you can keep the same pairs or change them so they communicate with someone else. Show them the strips of paper with questions on them. Tell them to put them face down on the table and to take one and discuss it with the partner. Stress that each person must answer the question. Demo what a discussion is "What do you think? Why? Tell me more..." Monitor and write down mistakes for a delayed error correction. W/C feedback: Follow up with questions about their funny/terrible travel experiences. Delayed error correction: Put the mistakes on the board and again work on them with the whole class.