TP8: Telling Stories about Important Firsts (Memories)
Pre-Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide students with speaking practice in the context of telling stories of important firsts in their lives.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide practice with listening for details in the context of stories from the past
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To provide clarification of functional language related to telling stories about the past
Procedure (43-53 minutes)
T shows checklist of important firsts and asks Ss to write 1 or 2 of those they remember in the chat. T asks a 1 or 2 Ss to share.
T shares a story about the first time she went out of the country. Ss listen for details from the story and fill out the Google Form. T has students check answers in breakout rooms and repeats the story if necessary. T then reviews the answers with the class, pointing out the key parts of the story.
Meaning/Form: Ss match the useful language with the purpose (question it answers) and the type of word/phrase that follows it and an example of that word/phrase. T asks CCQ's: Do these statements refer to the past, present, or future (the past) When would I use these phrases? (when telling a story) Does I’ll never forget mean that I will forget or remember? (remember, never means that I will NOT forget) T points out that Ss must use simple past with I'll never forget the first time I... and I'll always remember my first/the first time I... T asks CCQ: “Should I use transition words or phrases (like at first, then, or in the end) at the beginning or end of a sentence?” (beginning) Pronunciation: T reads phrases I’ll never forget the first time I… and I remember the first time I... and asks Ss “where is the stress?” T puts boxes above stressed syllables and drills with Ss. T models phrase I was in school and asks Ss “where is the linking?”- T models and drills with Ss. T asks Ss "how do I show excitement?" T has Ss practice showing expression and excitement to keep listeners engaged.
T sets brainstorming task. T gives Ss Google Doc and instructs them to think about one of the memories from the checklist and make notes to prepare to tell their story. T tells them that she will put them in individual breakout rooms and they can ask for vocabulary if needed. Ss will have 3 minutes ICQ: Should you write your whole story? (no, just notes). Ss brainstom and T comments on Google Docs and gives vocabulary in breakout rooms as needed. T sets speaking activity. Ss will tell their stories in pairs in breakout rooms for 3 minutes each. T sends message to Ss when other partner should tell story. T conducts a short language feedback session before sending Ss to new breakout rooms to tell their stories again. T monitors rooms and helps Ss as needed. T notes down some content and correct/incorrect language for feedback.
Ss report back to main class. T asks Ss, "Whose story was the funniest? Put their name in the chat." Depending on time, T may also ask "Whose story was the saddest?" and/or "Whose story was the strangest?" T puts some correct and incorrect examples of language on screen and has Ss identify whether each is correct or not and try to correct/reformulate those that need it.