Teaching vocabulary
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide the learners with clarification and practice to use collocations with take.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in conversation and discussion using collocation with take.
Procedure (22-30 minutes)
Start the class with a game. I divide the class into two groups .Group A takes yellow stick notes .group B takes green stick notes.Each note has half of the collocation .Ask each student to find the half that completes his or hers. Write an example on the board and ask them why we say 'make a mistake' and not 'do a mistake' Clarify the meaning and importance of using collocations.
Give the ss the table with A and B phrases and have them work in pairs to discuss which mean the same and which are different. If they don't know some meanings,tell them it's ok because i'll go through them after. I'll be able to see what they know.
Go through the answers to previous exercise . clarify meaning of problem phrases ,form and any pronunciation issues.
Put students into pairs of A and B and have them ask and answer questions. ask each one to take a minute to go through his or her handout to check understanding. Then ask them to take turns with student B asking and answering questions. Ask them to take notes about his or her partener