The Anglo Demo Class - 17 December 2020
A2.4 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide review of the present perfect, and to clarify the contrast between the present perfect and the past simple, in the context of describing places.
Subsidiary Aims
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To enable students to practice their listening and speaking skills in the context of describing places.
Procedure (45-60 minutes)
T greets Ss and welcomes them to class. [Title slide] T shows images of Zurich and Copenhagen [slide 2] and asks Ss: - What can we see in these two photos? - What do the cities have in common? - Do you know where these cities might be? - Have you ever been to Zurich or Copenhagen? [nominates Ss]
T gets Ss attention. T: We’re going to listen to a recording of two travel writers, Gus and Maria, talking about the two cities. But before we do, let’s read what a style magazine said about Copenhagen and Zurich when it voted them the top two cities in the world to live in. T: I’m going to send you a link to a Google Form in the chat. Let’s work together to read the text and answer the questions. Link: https://forms.gle/dtAiSRRitgaJGLr47 T: Nominates S to read the first text. T: Nominates S to read the second text. T: Nominates Ss to answer the Qs. [Answer key: 1. b) the environment 2. a) transport 3. b) great natural setting] T: Great! Now let’s have a listen to the audio.
T: Okay! I’m going to play you the audio twice. Gist task: The first time we listen to it, I would like you to answer the following questions: Which city are they each talking about? Are they generally positive or negative? Which person has visited the city already? T plays audio, Ss answer Qs. T nominates Ss to share their answers. T shares screen with answer key. Detail task: Now let’s listen again. This time you will be answering a series of short answer questions. After we listen to the audio, we will have 3 minutes to compare our answers with our partners. Here is the link to the Qs: https://forms.gle/MSNHeUiT56MmM63Q6 T: Now let’s listen to the audio again. You can answer the Qs while you listen, then we’ll go to the channels to compare your answers with a partner for 3 minutes. ICQ: Are we going to be answering the questions while we listen? [yes] ICQ: Are we answering them individually? [yes] ICQ: Are we answering multiple choice questions? [no, short answer] ICQ: How many minutes will we have to compare our answers with our partners? [3 minutes] T plays audio, Ss answer short answer Qs. T send Ss to channels to compare answers. T calls Ss back to the general session. T shares screen with answer key.
T: Okay! Now let’s return to the PRESENT PERFECT that you were learning yesterday. Today we will review it, and contrast it with the PAST SIMPLE. T: I’m going to send you a link to an exercise in the chat. LINK: https://forms.gle/TVQxwUyj3NVVVpxh7 T: You will be working in teams/partners [depending on # of Ss] in the channels to complete the questions. You will have 4 minutes, and then we will come back to the general session to go over the answers. ICQ: Are we answering them individually? [no, in teams/partners] ICQ: How many minutes will we have ? [4 minutes] T send Ss to channels T monitors channels and notes good language and reformulations for feedback/DEC. T calls Ss back to the general session. T shares screen with answer key and nominates Ss for their answers.
T: Great! Now let’s look at some present perfect questions. We will work as a group to match them with their past simple follow up question. I will send you a link in the chat to a Jamboard. LINK: https://jamboard.google.com/d/12b4GBW32HeUcHxB91xVJc3zo-uIk3T6oKJolv_U0DEU/edit?usp=sharing ICQ: Are we going to be writing? [no, we’re matching Qs and As]] ICQ: Are we working with a partner? [no, we’ll work as a full class] T and Ss match Qs together.
T: Okay! Now you will work in pairs to ask and answer the questions. Then, ask two more follow-up questions. We will have 8 minutes to talk with our partners. ICQ: Are we going to be writing? [no, we’re asking and answering questions] ICQ: Are we working with a partner? [yes] T send Ss to channels T monitors channels and notes good language and reformulations for feedback/DEC.
T calls Ss back to the main session. T addresses good language and errors noted while monitoring in channels and elicits Ss to share some of their conversations. T thanks Ss for their time and their hard work and says goodbye :)