Saleh Hussein Saleh Hussein

Miracle diets?
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about Miracle diets related vocabulary. First, explain the names of food words in the article. Use the flash cards to introduce the food words in the lesson. Draw simple symbols on pieces of cards to show the different foods we want to introduce, e.g. orange, bananas, bread, chicken, lettuce, ice cream, fish, apples, milk, eggs and cake. T. asks oral questions about the food words. Ss match the words to the pictures. Ss complete the information for the Nutrition Reference Guide. Play the recording, Ss listen and check their answers. Finally, Ss listen again and repeat the words.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To provide review of vocabulary in the context of Miracle dıets.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice

Procedure

Lead-In (5-8 minutes) • To create interest in the topic

T. Divide Ss into two groups (A and B) asking them oral questions about food. Teacher lets ss look at the pictures and asks oral questions. Then uses flash cards to introduce the food words in the lesson. T. draws symbols on pieces of cards to show the different foods he wants to introduce, e.g. orange, bananas, bread, chicken, etc. In class, hold up each card and elicit the word. Model it and drill it around the class.

Stage one (4-8 minutes) • To give Ss practice in vocabulary from the text.

Once I have introduced all the words, hold up two cards at once, and ask individual students to say, for example, tomatoes and bananas. T. writes some questions on the board: What food is good for you? What food is bad for you? What do you like eating?

Stage Two (5-8 minutes) • To create interest in the topic

T. lets Ss match the words to the pictures. T. asks Ss to compare their answers with a partner before he checks with the whole class. Answer: A. Eggs G. Bread B. Apples H. Lettuce C. Fish I. Milk D. Ice cream J. Chicken E. Cake K. potatoes F. Bananas

Stage three (4-7 minutes) • To give Ss practice in completing the information specific information in the text.

Ss complete the information for the Nutrition Reference Guide. Ss can compare their answers with a partner before the teacher checks with the whole class. T. plays the recording. Ss listen and check their answer. Ss listen the recording again. Ss listen and repeat the words.

Stage four (5-8 minutes) • To give Ss free speaking practice for fluency from their predictions.

Prediction task – write on the board. Let Ss discuss in pairs. Then write their predictions on the white board. When Ss read, they can find out whether the text shares their ideas and opinions.

Stage five (3-6 minutes) • To give Ss Feed back

Feed back. T. asks: Do you like apples? Answer will be yes, I do. / No, I don’t. T. lets Ss work in pairs ask and answer questions in pairs.

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