New lesson plan: Dates and Time Phrases

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Dates and Time Phrases - Upper Intermediate level

Dates and Time Phrases
Upper Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson,

Materials

Audio

PPT

Audio

PPT

Main Aims

To provide clarification of dates and time phrases in the context of past events.

Subsidiary Aims

To provide accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of past eve

Procedure (45-59 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

- Greet students. - Ask Ss "Who is the youngest in our group?" - Let Ss make guesses about the year she was born. - Let Ss guess teacher's age and what year she was born.

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

- Display the second slide of the PPT. - Ask Ss about what they see. - Tell Ss it's a calendar and drill the word. - Ask Ss "What do we use calendar for?" "What can you find in a calendar?" - Elicit the words " days,months, and years". - Ask Ss "How many days are there in a week?" "How many months in a year?"

Highlighting (2-4 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

- Display the third slide of the PPT. - Ask Ss about what they see. - Tell Ss that will listen and underline the years they hear. - Display the answers and and ask Ss "How can we say dates?" - Let Ss work in pairs and take turns saying the dates.

Clarification (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

- Ask Ss to say the names of the months. - Let Ss listen to the audio and check their pronunciation. - Ask students "What special occasion do you have in your country?" "What happens in these days?" - Elicit some occasions. - Ask Ss to look at the occasions, and match them with the dates. - Send Ss into breakouts. - In feedback let Ss listen to the audio and check their answers. - Display slide 8, demonstrate the first one, send Ss to breakout rooms to complete. - In feedback elicit and drill the answers.

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

- Ask Ss to write three important dates from last year. - Demonstrate "My birthday was on the 8th of August" - Send the Ss into breakout let them tell each other about the dates. - Monitor and encourage Ss to ask follow up questions. - Elicit answers from different Ss in feedback.

Semi-Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check further and prepare students for free practice

- Ask Ss to complete the time phrases. - Send Ss to breakouts. - In feedback check further. Ask a true question "When was 1 March?" - Elicit the correct answer "three days ago". - Ask Ss to write 5 of the time phrases. - Encourage self-correction and help those who need it.

Free Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

- Tell Ss they will work in pairs. - Elicit some examples before they begin. - Send Ss to breakouts. - Monitor discreetly, make notes of any problems with new language. In feedback, write sentences with Ss' mistakes on the board, Ss correct them.