The Anglo - Business Preliminary 4 - Monday 22 February 2021 - 7:30-9:30am - Lesson 11
Pre-Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide students with an opportunity for use of English assessment.
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To enable students to practice speaking for fluency in the context of company performance.
Subsidiary Aims
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To enable students to practice reading for gist and detail in the context of company performance.
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To enable students to extend their lexical range in the context of company performance.
Procedure (85-120 minutes)
T welcomes Ss to class. T asks how Ss are, if they have any questions or concerns about the course materials, platforms, etc. T and Ss chat informally as all Ss arrive to Teams platform.
T gets Ss attention. T nominates S: “what did we work on in Wednesday’s class?” - We watched a video with advice for business lunches - We looked at vocabulary for inviting, offering, accepting and declining - We worked on dialogues using this vocabulary - We discussed the differences between corporate hospitality and bribery T: did we have anything assigned for homework? [yes, to look at Online Practice: Sample email Unit 11] T reviews email with Ss on Oxford platform. T leads Ss in pronunciation drill: venue, event, luggage, colleague, finished, introduced
T gets Ss attention. T shares slide 2 and announces to Ss that there will be a pop quiz. T shares quiz document (Teams > Class Materials > BP4 Quiz 1.pdf) T shars link to Google doc in chat and asks Ss to make a copy, use it to complete the quiz, download as .doc or .pdf and send to me OR use any other notepad, etc. to send answers to Qs 1-30. T asks if there are any questions. T puts on music for Ss while they work for 30 minutes.
T shows slides 3 & 4, introducing the next role play speaking test, assigning roles and familiarizing Ss with rubric.
T gets Ss attention. T shows slide 5 (p. 78 “Starting Point”) and nominates S to read Qs: 1. How do we usually measure the performance of…? - a company - a sportsperson - a government 2. How do you measure your performance in your job? T elicits responses from Ss in OCF.
T gets Ss attention. T shows slide 6 (p.78 #1) and nominates Ss to read Qs aloud. T asks Ss to work in groups to discuss for 5 minutes. ICQ: Are we working individually? [no, in groups] ICQ: how many minutes do we have to discuss? [5 minutes] T assigns groups. T sends pairs to channels. T monitors and takes note of language for feedback and DEC. T calls Ss back to main session and the class shares their answers in OCF.
T gets Ss attention. T asks Ss to read the article quickly for gist for 3 minutes and choose the best alternative title. T sends link to Google Form in chat: https://forms.gle/itPjwVnMoE5sCufCA T calls Ss back to main session and the class shares their answers in OCF.
T gets Ss attention. T sends link to Google Form in chat: https://forms.gle/C6bh1K4tyu3DBSc18 T asks Ss to read the article again for in more detail and then answer the questions. T asks Ss to read independently for 4 minutes, then check answers with a partner/group. Ss read for 4 minutes. T calls Ss back. T assigns pairs/groups. ICQ: Are we working individually? [no, in groups] ICQ: how many minutes do we have to discuss? [4 minutes] T sends pairs/groups to channels. T monitors and takes note of language for feedback and DEC. T calls Ss back to main session and the class shares their answers in OCF.
T gets Ss attention. T shares slide ( ) and nominates Ss to read Qs: "What do you think of the survey results in the text? Are you willing to pay more to use products from socially responsible companies?" T asks Ss to work in pairs to discuss for 5 minutes. ICQ: Are we working in groups? [no, in pairs] ICQ: how many minutes do we have to discuss? [5 minutes] T assigns partners. T sends pairs to channels. T monitors and takes note of language for feedback and DEC. T calls Ss back to main session and the class shares their answers in OCF.
T gives feedback, addressing any good language and interesting/important errors noticed during monitoring. T elicits form Ss to reformulate errors. If time permits, T leads Ss in pronunciation drills.
T gets Ss attention and thanks them for their time. T asks Ss if they have any questions or concerns, specifically about accessing course materials, platforms, etc. T takes note of anything to address with supervisors/academic services. T asks Ss to ___ for homework. T thanks Ss again for their time, and wishes them a good day.