Functional Lenguage about where places are and and why they are important
Pre-intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To introduce and provide practice of functions related to explaining where places are and why they are important
Subsidiary Aims
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To improve the reading skills of students in the context of where the places are. Taking turns in conversation. Organizing speech and use of functional language
Procedure (28-45 minutes)
Teacher will ask the students a question about the main characteristics of their countries, such as natural places, food, climate, location, etc. Next, in pairs students will have a discussion about this topic. After this, they will share their ideas with the whole class. Teacher will provide OCFB
• Ss will have an intensive reading task. The text will talk about some interesting facts about New Zealand. Ss will be asked to answer the next questions. • Where is New Zealand? • What is the size of New Zealand? • Which things is New Zealand famous for? • In the North of New Zealand, what is the climate like? Ss will be exposed to the useful language that will be required for the productive tasks
Then, teacher will clarify Meaning and Appropriacy with the next CCQ’s • WHAT ARE THE NEXT PHRASES DOING? • WHERE IS…. New Zealand? • IT’S IN THE NORHT OF…. New Zealand • IT’S THE HIGHEST… mountain • IT’S A GOOD PLACE FOR…. skiing • • A) DESCRIBING SOMETHING B) GIVING AN EXPLANATION C) ASKING FOR A LOCATION D) GIVING A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION APPROPRIACY Students will answer the next question to discover if these phrases are formal, neutral, or informal Can I use these phrases in formal and informal conversations??? Yes, they are neutral For Form, students will have a guided discovery. They will work in pairs in the breakout rooms of Zoom • FORM WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE? WHERE IS…. New Zealand? • IT’S IN THE NORHT OF…. New Zealand • IT’S THE HIGHEST… mountain • IT’S A GOOD PLACE FOR…. skiing • A) PHRASE + NOUN • B) PHRASE + VERB ING • C) QUESTION + NAME OF A PLACE + ? • D) PHRASE + NAME OF A PLACE Then, the students will share their answers in the OCFB After this, teacher will clarify Pronunciation with the next questions PRONUNCIATION WHAT PARTS ARE PRONOUNCED MORE? VERBS (Skiing)? • THE NAME OF THE PLACES (New Zealand)? • NOUNS (North, mountain, place)? • ADJECTIVES (Highest, good)? • CONTRACTIONS? (It’s) PREPOSITIONS? (In, of, for) Articles (The)? • Where is New Zealand? • It's in the north of New Zealand • It's the highest mountain • It's a good place for skiing Answers about stressed words VERBS (Skiing) • THE NAME OF THE PLACES (New Zealand) • NOUNS (North, mountain, place) • ADJECTIVES (Highest, good) Then, teacher will help students to improve their pronunciation using arrows to mark what words are linked in connected speech e.g. Where is /weər/ /ɪz/ (linked words) /weərɪz/ Also, he will give this tip, “Usually, the intonation falls at the end of a WH question” • e.g. Where is New Zealand? (Falling intonation)
For Controlled practices, Ss will MATCH THE NUMBERS 1-4 TO THE CORRECT LETTER. They will work in the breakout rooms. In the first example, teacher will do a demo • 1 Where is China?= A • 2 Canada is…. 3 New Zealand is a good place for…. 4 The Everest is the highest….. 5 Argentina is in the South of…. 6 Cancún is a good place for….. • A. In the East of Asia • B. mountain • C Europe • D going to the beach • E skiing • F city in the world • G Mexico city • H. in the North of America • I America • J. dancing samba Answer key 2=H 3=E 4=B 5=I 6=D Students will share their answers and teacher will provide OCFB
For freer practice, teacher will set a communicative activity where students will use the TL. Teacher will do a demo to make sure that students are able to do the activity. Students will work in the breakout rooms of Zoom Student A will have a map with names and student B will have another map without names. Student B will ask questions to discover * the name of the places on the map *where the places are on the map Then, they will do the same activity with a different map and in this time student A will ask the questions to discover the answers Here the places that student B has to discover Questions to discover places in the North Island of New Zealand • NAME OF THE PLACES • Mount Ruapehu • Wellington • Auckland • Lake Taupo • White Island • Bay of Islands • • QUESTIONS • Is it the north/east/west/south? • Does it have a volcano? • Is it the biggest city? • Is there the biggest lake? • Is it the capital city? • Does it have good beaches? • Is it a volcanic Island? • Is it the number “……”? Questions to discover places in the South Island of New Zealand STUDENT A • NAME OF THE PLACES • Mount Cook • Christchurch • Cook straight • Southern Alps • Stewart Island • Lake Wanaka • QUESTIONS • Is it the north/east/west/south? • Is it good for skiing? • Is it good for wildlife? • Does it have beautiful scenery? • Is it there the highest mountain? • Is it called “The Garden City”? • Does it divide the 2 islands? • Is it the number “……”? After this, students will share how they used the TL in the activity Teacher will ask: COULD YOU DISCOVER ALL THE PLACES? WHAT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT? WHAT QUESTIONS DID YOU ASK TO DISCOVER IT?
Teacher will monitor the freer practice and will provide feedback about the use of language, prioritizing the feedback about TL during the DEC, and not other mistakes, being careful to be respectful while giving feedback