family
intermediate level
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide specific information listening practice using a text about family in the context of different adjectives about people
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide specific information and deduction listening practice using a text about family in the context of different adjectives about people
Procedure (32-46 minutes)
1. focus students on the two questions on the board "are all families the same?" "what are some differences between families?" 2.model and drill the question 3.elicit answers from the students 4.in pairs students ask/answer the questions 5.feedback: students tell class what they found out from their partner 6.feedback: error correction
1. focus students on three questions on the board "do you have brothers or sisters? how many?" "how old are they?" "what are their names?" 2. model and drill the questions 3. elicit answers from the students 4. in pairs students ask/answer the questions 5. feedback: students tell class what they found out about their partner 6. error correction
1.show them VAs of different types of family 2. focus students on the two questions on the board "what are their differences?" "what do they have in common?" 3.in pairs student discuss and compare the pictures 4. feedback: students tell class what they think 5. elicit the right terms for each picture
1. focus students on the phrases on the ground, ask them to circle around it *to feel rejected *to sort out arguments *to be on the losing side *to get on with everybody *to be spoilt 2. in pairs have the students discuss their meanings 3. feedback: students tell class what they think the phrases mean 4.error correction
1. focus students on the picture in the handout "look at the book cover; what does it say? what do you think it's about?" "what do you think the listening going to be about?" 2.in pairs students will discuss the book cover 3. students will tell class what they think 4.play the audio on page 11 of the SB, once without pausing 5.play the audio again, this time pausing after each section 6.feedback: have students write what they think is the right answer on the board 7.feedback: error correction
1.focus students on the questions on section 8d on page 11 of the SB 2. in pairs have students discuss their opinions 3. feedback: students tell class what they think 4. feedback: error correction