Hasan Ulvi EVREN Hasan Ulvi EVREN

Vocabulary&Listening Lesson, Adjectives for "good" and "bad".
A1 level

Description

In this lesson, students will learn some strong adjectives that can be used to indicate "good" and "bad". The lesson starts with a quick lead-in and then it is followed by a grouping activity. Next, there is a listening track that includes the target language. This is followed by first with a controlled practice and then freer practices.

Materials

Abc Cards 1
Abc PowerPoint slides 1 & OHP
Abc PowerPoint slides 2 & OHP
Abc Flyswatters
Abc Laptop and sound system
Abc Handout
Abc Audioscript
Abc Cards 2

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification and practice of strong adjectives in the context of somewhere to live

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide gist and specific information listening practice using texts about different topics in the context of somewhere to live

Procedure

Stage 1 (Lead-in) (3-4 minutes) • to enable students to relax and lead them to the vocabulary that they will learn

After greeting students, the class is divided into two groups and given a short and simple discussion topic. Teacher asks the first group to discuss on the good sides of Izmır and the second group to discuss on the bad sides of Izmır. After that, students share their ideas in class.

Stage 2 Testing Vocabulary (2-3 minutes) • to check what adjectives are problematic for the students

Some cards that include strong adjectives are shown to the students, and they are asked to stick those cards on the board under the topics "GOOD" and "BAD". This activity is done to find out which of the strong adjectives are problematic for the students.

Stage 3 ( Practice)Teaching Vocabulary (12-15 minutes) • to enable students to learn vocabulary which are problematic for them

The problematic words are elicited by using some slides. Some pictures are reflected on the board by using OHP and students are asked to choose the suitable adjective for each picture. This activity starts with a picture, then some CCQs are answered by the students to elicit the current strong adjective, it is drilled by the teacher and written under the correct group on the board.

Stage 4 Testing Vocabulary (4-6 minutes) • to check if the strong adjectives are clear or not

The class is divided into two groups for a game. Three adjectives are reflected on the board and students are asked to hunt the odd one. Two flyswatters are used for this activity. A student from each group comes to the board and waits for the words with their flyswatters, when the words are reflected on the board, they try to hunt the odd adjective first. Fast hunter is the winner.

Stage 5 Listening for Gist (6-8 minutes) • to make the students get the main idea of the text

Students are organized in pairs and asked to listen to the conversations one by one and find what the people talk about. After each conversation, the track is paused and students are given time to take notes. After all the conversations are listened, students check their answers with other pairs. Next, a student is nominated to be the teacher to give feedback to the students. The answers are given him and he is asked to give feedback.

Stage 6 Listening for specific information (4-6 minutes) • to make the students get some specific information from the text

Students are asked to work alone and listen to the conversations for a matching activity. After the handouts are delivered, the track is played. First, students check their answers in pairs, then they find the answer key under their chairs.

Stage 7 Post listening (3-5 minutes) • to make the students use the adjectives they've learned and speak with a partner

The students are asked to work in pairs and a conversation from the script is given to each pair to practise it. Because the conversations are short, each pair can practise more than one. The pairs can be switched, if needed.

Stage 8 Production (5-6 minutes) • to make the students build a conversation with their partners

Students are asked to work in pairs and a card is given to each pair. They can find the first sentence of a conversation on their cards and they are asked to make a conversation with their partners by starting with the given sentence. Pairs are switched, if needed.

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