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Flats
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson students listen and talk about flats and "microflats". They first talk about flats and homes in general in different countries. Then Ss read an advert of a microflat and discuss some questions about it. Then, they listen to two people talking about a microflat and do two controlled tasks based on the listening. Finally students talk about their likes and dislikes about homes in Turkey and in other places as a free practice.

Materials

Qhcciangs9q8bmbtxglw lead in PPT show
94z63gigquo6it5o8rbx vocabulary for reading PPT for Pre-Reading Vocabulary
E9xivwl1q3ii2mxi2zbi vocabulary for listening PPT for Pre-Listening Vocabulary
Eejlsz5dt3m4oyoks0ly handout listening +reading Task Handout
Oy1epjrtqa6rrtveecgy answer key Answer Key
I4zbgu1fqduzmf7xmqq2 p158 ideal home p158_ideal home.pdf

Main Aims

  • To provide gist and specific information listening practice using a text about microflats in the context of rooms and furniture

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide gist reading practice using a text about microflats in the context of adverts
  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a discussion about likes and dislikes in the context of flats and homes

Procedure

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

Show the PPT for the lead-in. Get Ss talk about different types of houses, flats generally in Turkey and in different countries. Finally show the pictures of a flat and a microflat. Ask what the d,fferences are. Ask CCQs: How big are they? How many rooms have they got? Which one is bigger? Give brief cultural notes about the microflats: Their design is similar to the pods in Tokyo. Stuart Piercy and Richard Connor are the designers of microflats. They first started in London in 2002.

Pre-Reading/Listening (5-8 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

Pre teach "low price","high quality" and "available". Ask the following CCQs. low price: Is it normally expensive?Yes. How much is it? More than 200 dollars. Is it expensive or cheap here? Cheap. high quality: Is it a good or bad picture? Good. Are the colors bright? Yes. Is it blur or clear? Clear. available: Do they give services in hotels? Yes. Are these some of them? Yes. Can we use them? Yes. Give the handout and ask Ss to read the text about microflats and answer the questions. Then ask them to check their answers in pairs. Monitor and give delayed feedback. Check answers W/C. Show the PPT for the listening vocabulary. Pre-teach "plant", "separate (adj.)","shelves" and "balcony". CCQs: plant : Are they in forests or in our homes? In our homes. Do we take care of them? Are they usually green? Yes. separate: Are separate things together?No. Do they have different parts? Yes. shelves: Do we put books on them? Yes. Are they usually on the walls? Yes. Balcony: Are they inside or outside a house? Outside. Are they open or closed areas? Open.

While-Reading/Listening #1 (5-8 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information reading tasks

Tell Ss to listen to two people talking about a microflat and answer the questions in exercise 2B. Show the first example on the board. As they finish, ask them to check their answers in pairs. Monitor and give delayed feedback. Check answers W/C.

While-Reading/Listening #2 (5-13 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed, deduction and inference reading/listening tasks

Tell Ss they are going to listen again and they will find out what the woman likes and doesn't like about the flat? As they finish they check in pairs. Monitor for comprehension and give delayed feedback.

Post-Reading/Listening (8-11 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they've learned

Give Ss the handout for "Ideal Home" Tell that in groups, they will design their ideal home and talk about why they like it. Divide Ss into two groups. Give them some time to draw the house and answer the questions on the handout. Then combine the two groups and ask them to share answers.

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