Lexis lesson (TP4)
Upper Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To introduce learners and have them practice forming adjectives in the context of offering advice.
Subsidiary Aims
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Learners will have also practiced accuracy in the use of target language.
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Learners will have also practiced their fluency for speaking in the Post-task discussion.
Procedure (45-55 minutes)
T displays images on screen related to different moods and offering advice. T asks How would you describe these people? What would be an advice for them? Ex: Would you consider her a pessimistic person? (NO) Does he seem motivated? (NO) T elicits a few ideas from learners. T conducts OCFB
T displays the text and asks a student to read the instructions: Which word is blanked out? T provides Jamboard link for students to discuss in Breakout Rooms (5 min). Ss come back to the main session and T displays the answer for ss to check. T answers the questions ss may have.
T displays the text and asks a student to read the instructions: What do the words in bold mean? CCQs: Are they marking an action? (NO) Are they naming objects or people? (NO) Are they describing objects or people? (YES). T asks a student to read the first instruction: Classify the adjectives: those with suffixes and those with prefixes. Ss have a few minutes to complete the task together (no more than 3 min). T asks What does this suffix/ mean? CCQs: -less: Does it mean it has a lot of st? -ful: Does it mean it has a little of st? -ed and -ing related to feelings: What is the difference? Which one describes how the subject feels? Which one describes the situation that makes the subject feel that way? -able: Does it mean it is capable of st? -al: Does it mean it belongs to st? un-, in-, and dis-: Do they mean the same thing or just the opposite? T asks a student to read the second instruction: Where is the adjective placed?. Ss have 3 min to complete the task together. T practices intonation in noun phrases provided as examples (ask each ss to repeat). T practices pronunciation in adjectives ending in -ed (asks each ss to repeat).
T provides a word document for CP. Instructions: Complete the adjectives in bold with the correct prefix or suffix from the box below. Ss work in BR for 7 minutes. T displays answers for ss to check and conducts OCFB. T displays these questions for ss to discuss: What are the characteristics you admire the most in people? What features do you find the most annoying in someone? What would be your advice for them to be better? T demos with one student: I can’t stand people that complain about everything. Learners work in BR and discuss. Learners switch groups as many times as possible as time allows.
T conducts DEC following up on the productive stage. T writes on the screen samples of learners’ production and sets a task for learners to identify the correct and incorrect sentences and correct the latter ones. T conducts OCFB.