Holidays
Pre-intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide an opportunity to improve their fluency skills through speaking in the context of holidays
Subsidiary Aims
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To improve the next skills from students in the context of holidays. Taking turns in conversation. Showing interest. Asking for reasons. Organising speech
Procedure (45-55 minutes)
Teacher will ask a question about the most beautiful places to go on vacations. Then, students will be asked to brainstorm about this topic. Next, in pairs students will make a list of the places and the reasons why they think that. After a short discussion, they will share their ideas. Teacher will provide OCFB
• Ss will listen to a track about two native speakers who are planning a holiday. Ss will be asked to answer the next questions. WHEN WOULD THEY LIKE TO GO? • HOW LONG ARE THEY PLANNING TO STAY? WHAT KIND OF PLACE WOULD THEY LIKE TO GO? Ss will be exposed to the useful language that will be required to the productive tasks
Then, teacher will clarify MPF with the next guided discovery WHAT ARE THE NEXT PHRASES DOING? • WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO? • I’D LIKE TO GO TO SPAIN • WE DON’T LIKE TO GO TO THAILAND BECAUSE IT’S VERY EXPENSIVE • WE’RE GOING TO CANCUN FOR 7 DAYS A) EXPRESSING A PREFERENCE B) ASKING FOR AN OPINION C) TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE D) EXPRESSING A NEGATIVE OPINION Then, Ss will check their answers in pairs APPROPRIACY Students will ask the next question to discover if these phrases are formal, neutral, or informal Can I use these phrases at work or just with my family? FORM WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE? • I’D LIKE TO GO TO SPAIN • WE DON’T LIKE TO GO TO THAILAND BECAUSE IT’S EXPENSIVE • WE’RE GOING TO CANCUN FOR 7 DAYS • IT’S TOO EXCITING A) PHRASE + DESCRIPTION B) PHRASE + NAME C) PHRASE + NAME + BECAUSE + REASON D) PHRASE + NAME + TIME PRONUNCIATION WHAT PARTS ARE PRONOUNCED MORE? PRONOUNS (I AND WE)?VERBS (LIKE, GO, WANT, GOING)? THE NAME OF THE PLACES? ADJECTIVES (EXPENSIVE, EXCITING)? CONTRACTIONS? (DON’T) PREPOSITIONS? (TO) ADVERBS (TOO)? I’D LIKE TO GO TO SPAIN WE DON’T WANT TO GO TO THAILAND BECAUSE IT’S EXPENSIVE WE’RE GOING TO CANCUN FOR 7 DAYS IT’S TOO EXCITING
Ss will have three opportunities to practice the productive skill of speaking Here the activities Teacher will do a demo and then Ss will try the next conversation in pairs A) DO YOU HAVE SOME PLANS FOR YOUR NEXT VACATIONS? B) OH, YEAH. WE ARE GOING TO GO TO…. . B) AND YOU? A) YES, WE ARE GOING TO GO TO….. B) IS THERE A PLACE YOU DON’T LIKE TO GO? A) WE DON’T LIKE TO GO TO …….. BECAUSE IT’S …… B) RIGHT! AND IS THERE A PLACE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO IN THE FUTURE? A) YES, I’D LIKE TO GO TO……. THAT PLACE IS TOO……. A) AND YOU? B) YES, I’D LIKE TO GO TO……. THAT PLACE IS TOO……. Teacher will provide OCFB Next activity. Ss will be asked to produce the language trough a real-task activity Imagine the next situation Student A: You are planning to go on a last-minute holiday. Decide: how long you are going to go away for (2 days, 4 days, 7 days) what kind of place you would like to go to (beach, mountain, city) how much you want to pay Student B: You are a travel agent. Ask student A questions to discover what kind of holiday he/she would like Here some ideas... How long....? What kind of place....? How much money....? Teacher will ask the next questions for the OCFB b) WHAT PLACE WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO YOUR PARTNER? WHY?a) ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION? WHY? Finally, students will have this activity in pairs DISCUSS THE NEXT QUESTIONS THINK OF THE MOST AMAZING TRIP YOU HAVE MADEWHERE DID YOU GO? WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THAT PLACE?WHAT LOCAL FOOD DID YOU TRY?WHAT PLACES DID YOU VISIT? Teacher will ask the next questions for the OCFB
Teacher will monitor all these activities and will provide feedback about the use of language during the DEC, being careful to be respectful while giving feedback