New lesson plan: Language Focus 2 'used to' and 'would'

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Language Focus 2 'used to' and 'would' - Intermediate Level level

Language Focus 2 'used to' and 'would'
Intermediate Level level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about 'used to' and 'would' through guided discovery based on a piece of text about two students' after-school activities. The lesson starts with a discussion about repeated actions and habitual activities in the past. This is followed by a reading passage where students read and relate stories about their lifes. Finally there is some controlled practice through sentece reformulation and free practice via a final role-play speaking activitiy.

Materials

HANDOUT

TAPE RECORDER

Audio Scripts from BBC Learning English

Papers of Explanations about Grammar Points

HANDOUT

TAPE RECORDER

Audio Scripts from BBC Learning English

Papers of Explanations about Grammar Points

Main Aims

To provide the students grammar points( used to and would)

Subsidiary Aims

To provide the students istening practice using a text about '6 Minute Grammar Used to and be/get used to' in an event in the distant past and repeated actions, not states.

Procedure (45-55 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in/icebreaker (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

First, I am going to refer to the previously worked subjects and then use/show a football ball. Later, I am going to say 'I used to play football, but now I don't'. After that, I am going to give them 1 minute to think about a habitual activity that they used to do, but now they don't.

Pre-Reading/Listening (10-12 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

Handing out the worksheet . Give them some time to have a scan the worksheets and give them 1 minute to have a look at the text in the coursebook and I am going to get them to underline four verbs with used to and would( 'd)

The text from the BBC Learning English. (10-12 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information reading/listening tasks

I am going to introduce the text and give them some time to think about what the passage deals with and then do a pairwork about what they get from it and then play the 6-minute grammar.

While-Reading/Listening #2 (14-16 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed, deduction and inference reading/listening tasks

In this section, I am going to get them to do Practice 2 on page 21 and paraphrase them.

Post-Reading/Listening (8-10 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they've learned

If I don't spend the bulk of my time on activities, I will give them some time to ask me questions about my past habits/events.