TP 2
Upper Intermediate (B2) level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To introduce and practice words for reason and contrast in the context of April Fool's Day
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation about reasons and contrast in the context of dreams and goals
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To provide gist and detailed reading practice using a text with words for reason and contrast in the context of April Fool's Day
Procedure (37-44 minutes)
T will instruct the SS to work in pairs in the BreakOut rooms in order to answer the following questions: Is there a special day in your country when people play practical jokes on each other? If so, when is it? And what kind of jokes? You can take a screenshot. You'll have 2 minutes to speak about it in the BreakOut rooms. T asks: What are we doing? (answering the questions in BreakOut rooms) For how long? (2 minutes) After 2 minute, T will nominate 1 SS to answer the questions above.
TT shares screen to show the document "April Fool's Day" in Google Forms. TT instructs: "Now, I want you to quickly browse this text just to get a general idea about it. You'll have 90 seconds. TT checks understanding: What are we doing? (Reading a text) How much time do you have? (90 seconds) TT asks: What's the main idea of the text? (April Fool's Day). And in April Fool's Day it's only family and friends that we need to beware of? (No, companies also)
T shares screen and shows once more the Google Forms file "April Fool's Day" T instructs: "Now, I want you to focus on the bold words in dark orange and answer the 2 questions below" T reads the questions in the Google Forms. T specifiies: You'll have 2 minutes. T asks: So what are we doing? (We're focusing on the bold words and answering the questions) How much time do you have? (2 minutes) T asks the SS to compare their answers in BreakOut rooms: "Now, you'll have 1 minute to check your answers with your classmates in BreakOut rooms" T asks: What are we doing? (Checking our answers in the breakout rooms) For how long? (1 minute) T creates BreakOut rooms. T monitors the rooms. T nominates 1 SS to answer Q1. T nominates 1 SS to answer Q2.
T goes back to the first bold word in the text "because". T asks: Which words could replace "because"? T nominates a SS to answer the question (for the reason that) T asks: And which type of word is "because"? T nominates a SS to answer (conjunction) T nominates a SS to read the example (I was late because I didn't set my alarm clock) T asks: How many ideas do we have in this sentence? T nominates a SS T asks, after "because" what structure do we have? T nominates a SS. T guides the students to say "Subject" and "Verb" T models the stress and pattern of the word "Because" T nominates the SS to pronounce the word. ....... T asks: Which words could replace "because of/due to"? T nominates a SS to answer the question (caused by, as a result of) T nominates a SS to read the example (His success is due to/because of his hard work) T asks, after "due to/because of" what type of word do we have? T nominates a SS. T guides the students to say "noun" T models the stress and pattern of the word "due to" T nominates the SS to pronounce the word. T models the stress and pattern of the word "because of" T nominates the SS to pronounce the word. .......... T asks: Which words could replace "whereas"? T nominates a SS to answer the question (while in contrast) T asks: Which type of word is "whereas"? T nominates a SS to answer (conjunction) T nominates a SS to read the example (All my sisters are doctors, whereas I'm a teacher) T asks, after "whereas" what type of structure do we have? T nominates a SS. T guides the students to say "Subject" + "Verb" T models the stress and pattern of the word "whereas" T nominates the SS to pronounce the word. ....... T asks: Which words could replace "apart from"? T nominates a SS to answer the question (except for) T nominates a SS to read the example (This was the same as a normal Whooper, apart from one thing-the burger itself was rotated 180°) T asks, after "apart from" what type of word do we have? T nominates a SS. T guides the students to say "noun". T models the stress and pattern of the word "apart from" T nominates the SS to pronounce the word. .......
T shares screen and shows the file named "Reason and Contrast". T explains: Now, we will use some of these words and phrases we've just went through. For this exercise, you'll have to rewrite these sentences and include the words/phrases in brackets. You can change other words in the sentences if necessary. For example, with the first one: "The kid was ill. The kid was absent. (Because)" How could we join those two sentences using "because"? T nominates one SS to answer. (The kid was absent because he was ill) T asks SS if we had to change any words in the phrases. T guides the SS to notice the "he" that substitutes "the kid" in the second phrase. T explains: You can change as many things as you wish, as long as the meaning remains the same and you include the word in brackets. T says: You'll have 3 minutes. T asks: What are we doing? (Rewriting the phrases using the words in brackets) How much time do you have? (3 minutes) T instructs: Now you'll have three more minutes to compare your answers with your classmates in BreakOut rooms. T creates BreakOut rooms and monitors. T nominates 1 SS to answer every question.
T shares screen with the final slide of the presentation. T instructs: Now, for our final task, you'll have 6 minutes to speak with your classmates about the following questions: Think about one thing that you’ve always wanted to do/try. Explain your reasons. // Have you ever done/tried something that your friends or family doesn’t approve of? Explain. Try to use the words that we've learned today. T asks: So, what are we doing? (Speaking with our classmates about those two questions) For how long? (6 minutes) T creates BreakOut rooms and monitors. T takes notes in a Word File in order to conduct feedback on the task and correct any mistakes.