Tom Godfrey Tom Godfrey

English File U1a
pRE-iNTERMEDIATE level

Description

In this lesson, Ss will review vocabulary to talk about family and friends, read an article about two families and then review and practice personal information questions with "to be".

Materials

Abc Handouts

Main Aims

  • • First lesson - To provide Ss with practice reading for gist and specific information using a text about Mother Love in the context of family life • Second lesson - To provide Ss with clarification, review and practice of personal questions with "to be" in the context of family lifeSeco

Subsidiary Aims

  • • To provide fluency speaking practice in conversations and personal interviews about families • To provide clarification, review and practice of vocabulary to talk about family members and friends

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (10-15 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Tell sts they are at a party. MUSIC. Elicit from sts what people ask Qs about - family / job / free time Elisit some questions. Milling activity - sts talk to as many sts as possible introducing themselves and asking questions. Feedback: report to a partner. Who did you meet at the party?

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide a model of the task and highlight useful words and phrases

Give H/O 1. Sts in pairs put the correct verbs in the gaps. Drill some questions - highlight stress

Task (8-10 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

Sts get jumbled sentences. (groups) F/B - write on w/b. Sts practise y/n question and the follow up Qs. 2 lines.

Consolidation (6-8 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practise language in a controlled activity

Jazz Chant Sts in two lines perform the jazz chant.

Language Practice (10-15 minutes) • To provide students with practice of the task language

Sts interview each other. Survey. Using prompts. Report back - what do you have in common. We both + verb+ We are both + n / adj.

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