TP8_LP_JohnathanMatthewRector
Upper Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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Students will have exposure to, clarification of, and practice with, functional language for "Formal Negotiations", in the context of Municipal development.
Subsidiary Aims
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Students will have practice for speaking fluency.
Procedure (43-45 minutes)
Ss discuss questions in pairs - "Has there ever been a building project in your city or country that you were very excited about, or disagreed very strongly with? 2 mins OCFB
Ss listen to a short audio and complete a couple questions about the overall content. 1-2 minutes OCFB
Ss listen to a short audio and complete a "gap-fill" activity. 2 minutes, pairs OCFB
Ss complete "Meaning/Form Guided Discovery" 3 minutes OCFB T shares screen "Jamboard pronunciation" Meaning I could have a look at that with my team/group and see what they think- -Expressing possibility/openness to offer CCQ-Is the speaker refusing the offer?(no) CCQ-Can the person make a decision on their own?(no) CCQ- Does the person need the opinion of others?(yes) Could you expand on that a little? -Asking for detail/clarification CCQ-First, does anyone know what ‘expand’ means? (to become/be made larger) CCQ-What does the speaker want to expand? ( the other speaker's comments, details) Synonym- What’s another way to say this? ( Could you clarify that a little, could you talk more about that..) I'm afraid that's not a possibility because... -Refusing an offer CCQ-Is the person afraid of something?(no) CCQ- Is the person going to take the offer?(no) Synonym-What’s another way to say this? ( We can’t because.. etc..) Form Could you expand on that a little? “expand on that”- Fixed expression I could look at that with my team/group and see what they think. “I could look at that with my team/group” – Independent clause I’m afraid that's not a possibility because.... “I’m afraid...”- Idiom- Fixed expression Pronunciation Could_you expand_on that_a little? / kʊd ju ekˈspænd ɑn ,ðæt ə ˈlɪtəl? / Falling intonation until “possibililty”, then slightly higher intonation, but not as high as before. I could look_at that with the council_and see what they think. /aɪ ‘kʊd lʊk æt ðæt wɪð ðə ,kaʊnsəl ænd si wʌt ‘ðeɪ ,θɪŋk. / Rising intonation until the end. I'm_afraid that's not_a possibility because.... /aɪm əˈfreɪd ðæts nɑt ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləti bɪˈkɔz / Falling intonation until the end.
Ss complete "Gap fill" activity. 6 mins, OCFB
Ss Roleplay a simplified negotiation using the target language. (Developer/Government): 1. Why do you want the land? 2. Why is this a good thing? (Travel, Business, Tourism, Infrastructure...) 3. Can you offer anything to ease their concerns? 4. Price offer? (Landowner/ Town Representative): 1. Rent your land for development- Yes, no or maybe? 2. Reasons to rent or not rent your land? (Environment, Wasteful, Good for Jobs/Business..) 3. Do you have any conditions or concerns? 4. Accept price offer? (Yes, no, maybe)? Useful Phrases- Could you expand on that a little? I could look at that with the council and see what they think. I'm afraid that's not a possibility because.... 6 mins, groups OCFB DEC