Ali Yilmaz Ali Yilmaz

Teaching Practice 6
A1 level

Description

The theme of this lesson is describing places. In the first part of the class Ss will speak about the things that they have in neighborhoods. There is a vocabulary part where Ss need to work on descriptive adjectives. In the second half of the class, Ss will have a listening activity which is about hiring a flat.

Materials

Abc Audio Set
Abc Course Book
Abc Pictures
Abc WB
Abc HO1

Main Aims

  • to develop students speaking fluency in the context of neighbourhood
  • To practice listening for a detailed information

Subsidiary Aims

  • To use the newly learned vocabulary effectively

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (2-3 minutes) • Setting the context

Teacher writes 'neighbourhood' and tries to elicit the meaning from the students. Teacher pairs Ss up and asks them to discuss about the importance of neighbourhood.

A perfect Neighbourhood (3-6 minutes) • To test students knowledge about the TL

Teacher draws 2 big rectangles on the board with Xs in the middle of them. Teacher asks students to think of a perfect neighbourhood. "What do they like to have in their perfect neighbourhood?" Teacher gives Ss time to discuss the question in 2 groups. Then the groups will write the things that they want to have in their neighbourhood on the WB.

Lemmington (8-10 minutes) • To test students knowledge about the descriptive adjectives and then make them practice the TL

Teacher distributes the picture of Lemmington, and asks students to describe what they see in the picture to their pairs. Later they listen a short recording with the goal of practicing descriptive adjectives. (Small-Big Beautiful-Ugly Cheap-Expensive Friendly-Unfriendly) Later, for 2 mins Ss will talk about their neighbourhood with their pairs.

Introducing the key words for the task (2-3 minutes) • To make the task easier for Ss

Teacher introduces the words by using pictures. (Market Estate agency Flat)

Listening 1 (2-3 minutes) • To practice the gist listening

Teacher asks Ss to decide whether the couple in the recording liked the flat or not. Teacher plays the recording, then asks Ss' opinions.

Listening 2 (9-12 minutes) • To practice detailed listening in the TL

Teacher tells them to listen to the recording carefully. Ss will have to answer some questions about the recording. Teacher gives the questions before the listening task, so that Ss will have a goal while listening. Questions: How many people are there? Where is the flat? How many children does the family have? How many schools are there near the flat? How many parks are there in the neighbourhood? Is there a hospital in the neighbourhood? Is the river far from the flat? How old is the flat?........... Students will take notes while listening, then will compare answers with their pairs. Later, teacher distributes the reading text, so that Ss can check their answers.

Role Playing (6-10 minutes) • to practice the TL, revise the newly learned vocabulary

Ss just listened to a recording with an open ending. They don't know what happened next. Will the couple buy the place or not? Have they agreed upon a decision? Teacher pairs the Ss up. Tells them that Mr and Mrs Walker had a disagreement. Mr. Walker wants to buy the flat, and Mrs. Walker doesn't want to buy it. They have to try to persuade each other.

Extension (5-6 minutes) • Extra activity for practicing the TL

Students describe their hometowns to their pairs

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