Typically British
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist and scan reading practice using a text about Typical features of british people in the context of life
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification of irregular plurals in the context of life
Procedure (40-48 minutes)
-Focus on the photo of the text.Elicit And teach vocabulary (newspaper, garden, fish fingers, chips pizza, beer, a sign, non-smoking restaurant) -Get Ss to decide which pictures show something typically British.Get some FB but don't tell them if they are right or wrong yet
-Tell the studens read the text and focus on the words that they dont know and try to guess the meanings of the new words. -Ss then read the text and check their answers in A
-Ask ss how to make plurals. Tell them Very few english words have irregular plural forms. -Ss the read first paragraph and find the four irregular forms -Emphasize as these words are plural, they must use plural verbs. -Ss read the text again and underline three things which are the same in their country. -Ss compare answers _FB
-Give Ss five minutes to think and ask them to talk about any other typical features of their country. -Monitor and FB