Things you cannot live without
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in the context of describing things they couldn't live without
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide detailed listening practice in the context of describing things they'd hate to be without
Procedure (39-49 minutes)
T shows a picture of a man with some objects around him and asks the following questions: What do you see in the pictures? What are these things? Are these things important to this man? Why?
- T uses PPT to present the words - T elicits meaning and words - T asks CCQ to check understanding of the meaning - Modeling/Drilling - T shows words and highlight form and pronunciation.
T sets the context of the listening task by saying " You will listen to six people talking about things they would hate to be without. - T gives instructions " listen and complete the table" - T demos the first one with Ls. - SS check their answer in groups. - Answer key is provided.
First, Ls make a list of three objects that are important to them. T elicits some phrases from Ls by giving examples and ask students to think of other phrases to express the same idea. - After that, Ls are asked to think about how to describe their objects using the topics in 2 and the useful language given to them, some examples are provided. - Ls are given 5-7 mins to prepare themselves for the next speaking activity.
T asks students to work in pairs where everyone talks about his important objects and answer any questions asked by his peer. - Ls are divided into groups (using Zoom breakout rooms). - T monitors by going from one room to another to ensure the students are working properly on the task. - T provides help to Ls when needed. - T takes notes for the language feedback.
In this stage,T monitors while Ls are speaking and record the common errors and mistakes made by the Ls. T will underline the language mistakes made by the Ls and ask them to correct the mistakes. T also conducts content feedback concerning: - Which was the most unusual object chosen by your group? - Which were the most common objects chosen?