Actor! Author! (Straightforward Elementary SsBk 2nd Ed. Macmillan)
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To give Ss practice in listening for specific information and detail through the context of TV programme called Actor! Author
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification of the vocabulary about kinds of TV shows in the context of TV shows
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To provide fluency speaking in the context of films and books
Procedure (41-54 minutes)
Show Ss a picture of someone holding the remote control to elicit "watching tv" Show Ss a short clip to elicit "movies"
Ss work individually to match the pictures to the words ex1 Check-in pairs Elicit answers W/C Model and drill some of the vocabulary Ss work in pairs to do ex 2 Ss work in groups to do ex 3 Monitor to make sure they understood the vocabulary Take some general FB
Show Ss pictures of some Tv programmes and elicit 'tv programme' Ss listen to the beginning of the recording for ex 1 Pair check Elicit the rules of the show w/c FB W/C demo for ex 2 Ss guess in pairs before playing the answer
Ss read the task Ss listen again to the recording and individually do ex 3 Check-in pairs Ss listen to the recording again to check W/C FB
Give Ss different handouts A & B ex 4 Ss work in pairs to interview each other Ss change partners