Present Simple, frequency adverbs
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide review and practice of the Present simple tense in the context of job activities
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification of indirect questions in the contest of work life
Procedure (33-42 minutes)
T asks the Ss to look at the pictures with representatives of different professions and answer some questions: - What tasks does a teacher usually fulfil? - What problems does a pilot often deal with? - Does a cashier sometimes work under pressure? Why? - Can you tell me what tasks do you do on a regular basis?
Gustav Olaffson works as a geologist in the North Sea. What do you think his job involves? Complete the article with the correct form of the verbs in brackets and check your ideas about the story content. (p.103)
T guides the Ss to deduce the rules of usage of the TL (Present Simple, frequency adverbs and indirect questions) bearing in mind the results of the previous stage (ex. 1, 2, 5)
T creates the opportunity for the Ss to use the TL in controlled practice Complete the article below with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (p. 103) Put the words in the correct order to make sentences (optional) (p. 103)
- The Ss ask and answer questions about their jobs (hours they work, the distance from home, their tasks\ responsibilities, their colleagues\partners) - The Ss ask and answer the same questions in a polite way (to practice indirect questions) - The Ss ask and answer the questions about how often they do these things (to practice adverbs of frequency) -travel for work\ eat lunch at your desk\ work at the weekend\deal with clients\have meetings with your boss\socialize with your colleagues