TP4 LP_John Al-Haddad
Elementary level
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide review and practice of adjectives with “very”, “really”, “quite” and “too” in the context of of describing place names
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice with adjectives using “very”, “really”, “quite” and “too” in the context of describing place names
Procedure (36-46 minutes)
1. T opens up class by sharing screen with Jamboard 2. T gives instructions (1 min): T tells asks Ss "what are your favorite places in your city or hometown?" T says "For example, in Washington DC I love the parks, cafes, restaurants, and museums." T tells Ss they have 2 mins to discuss ICQs: "What are we talking about?" Favorite places 3. T creates breakout rooms, with 2-3 students per room. Sends Ss in breakout rooms. 4. T ends breakout rooms after 2 minutes and Ss return to main group 5. OCFB: T nominates a few Ss to share their thoughts for about 1-2 mins
1. T shares screen of Google Doc with the text work activity 2. T gives instructions (1 mins): T tells student they have 1 mins to read the text for the main idea. What is the text about?
1. T draws Ss attention to underlined words as an example. 2. T tells Ss to go back and highlight the words the appear in the texts (1 min)
1. T shares screen of Google Slides 2. T goes through the slides: Slide 1: 1. T shows Ss three pictures from p.47 coursebook. T asks Ss to read sentences to themselves and look at the pictures. CCQ: "which one means more than what you want?" (too) "which one means "a little big for me?" (quite) Is "very/really" more or less than "quite?" (more) (2 mins) Slide 2: 1. T shows Ss the second slide. The purpose of this is to illustrate that too can have a negative meaning. 2. Asks students to read the three sentences. CCQ: "Which sentence has a negative meaning?" (3, too); "Does too mean very very?" (No). Make sure students understand that really and very mean that same thing. (3 mins) Slide 3: 3. Shows Ss the form. Have Ss complete the activity from p.47; have them uncover form on their own (1 min) 4. After one minute, nominate Ss to fill in the blanks. After feedback, show students the correct form (2 min)
1. T continues screen share of Google Slide, Slide 4. 2. T gives instructions (1 min): Tell Ss to select the correct word. Reads sample question and demo second question so the Ss understand. Tells students they have 5 mins. ICQs: "What are we doing?" (Correct word) "How long do we have?" (5 minutes) 3. T continues screen share. 4. After 5 mins, T tells Ss that they will compare answers in BoRs for 2 mins. 5. T creates BoRs, with 2-3 Ss per room. Sends Ss into BoRs. 6. T ends breakout rooms after 2 minutes and Ss return to main group. 7. OCFB: T nominates a few students to share their thoughts for about 1-2 mins. T asks Ss to confirm each other's answers. Answers to questions are in the slide, T goes one question at a time to reveal correct answer.
1. Using the answers to CP in Slide 4, T reads a sentence and asks Ss to decide where the stress falls. Repeats this again with a different sentence. 2. T then drills some sentences with Ss, and has Ss mimic the sentence stress
1. T shares screen of Google Doc 2. T gives instructions for exercise A in preparation for FP (1 min). T reads the directions from the Google Doc. T says "For example, the restaurants in my city are too expensive; the parks are very beautiful." T gives students 2 mins to prepare ideas 3. After 2 mins, T gives instructions for the FP (1 min). Using their notes from exercise A, Ss compare and contrast in BoRs for 4 mins. T demos activity using the conversation on the Google Doc. Ss can use this as a template. 3. T creates breakout rooms, with 2-3 students per room. Sends Ss into BoR. 4. T makes notes of what Ss are saying in each BoR 5. T ends breakout rooms after 4 minutes and Ss return to main group 6. OCFB: T nominates a few students to share their thoughts (1-2 mins) 7. DEC: T shares whiteboard with a few examples of Ss mistakes; writes them on board and has Ss correct (1-2mins)