The island with a secret
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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By the end of the lesson ss will have practised adverbs of frequency in the context of describing healthy lives.
Subsidiary Aims
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To practise reading for gist and specific information.
Procedure (43-55 minutes)
-Show ss the picture of Takanashi. -Ask ss: Who's this man? Is he old/young? How old do you think he is? Where do you think he lives? -Tell ss Takanashi's nationality and age. -Ask ss: Why is he so old? Do you think he lives a healthy life? Do you think he eats desserts?
-Ask ss to read the first paragraph -Assign a group work ordering task with percentages (adverbs of frequency). -Model and drill the pronunciation and stress of the adverbs of frequency. -Ask ss about the name of this grammar.
-Ask ss to find the sentences that have adverbs of frequency from the reading text. Then ask them: does it happen a lot or little? Is it something they do many times? -Elicit parts of speech to highlight the form. -Ask ss about the difference between the two forms (main verb and verb be)
-Add an adverb of frequency to the sentences to make them true for you. -Demonstrate with every s. -Ask them to take a photo of their answers and send it to the T.
-Read the second paragraph on your own then answer together the following questions: What is unusual about Okinawan people? What do you think their secret is? -Ask ss ICQs Are you going to read together? Are you going to write long answers?
-Read the whole article on your own. -Answer the following question: Do people in Egypt live like the Okinawans? What's different? What's the same? -Demonstrate one point and elicit others from them.