TP 7 - A terrible journey
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To give Ss practice in the receptive skill of listening for general information and then for a more detailed understanding in the context of Travel & Tourism
Subsidiary Aims
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To give Ss practice in speaking and using vocab to talk about a journey they remember in the context of travel
Procedure (43-52 minutes)
* Write the word 'Travel' on the WB. Ask Ss what ways can people travel? Elicit answers and write them on the board (by plane, car, boat, bicycle, train etc). * Circle plane and at the top of the WB write 'arrive at the airport' and at the bottom 'arrive at destination'. In pairs Ss to discuss and write the stages involved with traveling by plane. * Ss can check their answers with another pair and add to or change their list * Elicit the stages and write them on the WB using only the key words (terminal, check-in, passport control, duty free, gate, board, take-off) * model and drill (terminal, check-in, gate and take off)
* Write on the WB - plane, weather and feelings * In pairs think of some problems that may happen when traveling by plane eg. lost luggage. They need to think in terms of the above 3 words * Elicit ideas onto the board focusing only on key words needed for listening. Add key words when/where necessary PLANE WEATHER FEELINGS delayed storm scared oxygen mask lightning fear bouncing terror crash * Use my pictures and CCQs if/when needed (see analysis sheet) * model and drill key words and elicit where we put the stress
* Put Ss into groups of 3 (airport, plane, terminal) * Show the picture cards (HO 1) and explain that they are going to listen to a woman talk about a terrible journey by plane. However before they listen try to put the pictures in the correct order. NO TURKISH ALLOWED!! * Monitor * Play the recording and check their order. * Give the correct order (HO 2)
* Ss to listen again and make some small notes next to each picture (on the answer paper) as to whats happening in the picture. * In pairs tell the story using their notes - take turns one picture at a time
* Ss to think about a journey that they remember, write some notes and share with 2/3 other people