Teaching Practice 2
Pre-Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide review, practice and clarification of of controllable / uncontrollable nouns, some, any in the context of Food
Subsidiary Aims
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To practise speaking fluency
Procedure (34-46 minutes)
T introduction. T gives Ss HO for the lesson. T checks familiarity and reviews countable/uncountable nouns by having Ss complete Pg19 Q1. Ss complete Q1 individually and check in pairs. WC feedback, ensuring correct answers. If Ss are unsure of any responses, follow up. Anticipated Q's regarding coffee, chocolate, steak, pizza. Pictures to,support understanding of how they can be both countable and uncountable. Provide Ss with answer key to support further understanding and learning at home.
T reads short passage about Pavlova to the class. T then distributes HO (folding in half as not to see the next activity). Ss read the passage again to themselves. T asks Ss to circle words - some, any, a.
Ss open paper to see bottom half of task and complete marker sentences individually, helping Ss discover the meaning/use of TL through Guided Discovery. Ss check answers in pairs. WC feedback/CCQ's (why did we use "some" here? Why did we use "any"in this sentence?), checking understanding.
T chooses two sentences from previous task - one containing "some" and "any" in the same sentence, another with "a". Ss repeat after T multiple times (drilling).
T refers Ss to Pg19. Q2. Ss work in pairs to choose the correct word to complete the text. Ss feedback to check answers.
Ensure HO is folded in half. T refers Ss to Unit 2 Exercises at top of the page. Ss complete the set of Q's in pairs. Monitor class progress. Ss check answers with answer key at bottom of the page.
T refers Ss to the Speaking activity on Pg19.Q1. T asks Ss to think of a dish they like and make some notes about it - Ss don't write long sentences or paragraphs. Check Ss understand the task by asking ICQ's Have Ss share their favorite dish with other Ss around the class. Monitor class, listen for grammatical errors to correct on the board after. Ask Ss feedback. Did anyone have the same dish? Did anyone hear about a new dish they would like to try?