ADRIANA RUIZ MAROTO ADRIANA RUIZ MAROTO

TP4
Pre-intermediate level

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide practice and revise can, can´t, could and couldn´t.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide speaking practice in a discussion in the context of ability and possibility.

Procedure

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

Learner will discuss in small groups through breakout rooms about their country with questions like: What were you really good at in the past? What are you good at now? Teacher will monitor their discussions entering in the different breakout rooms. Open Class Feedback (OCFB)

Exposure (6-8 minutes) • To provide a model of the task and highlight useful words and phrases

Learner will read a text from 2 person talking about different abilities they have. Learners will identify target language by answering a multiple choice exercise from Google Forms. Learners will answer Forms individually and they will check and compare answers by pairs or small groups before Open Class Feedback. (OCFB)

Task (6-8 minutes) • To provide students an opportunity to clarify meaning.

Learners will clarify meaning by answering individually a multiple choice exercise in Google Forms. Learners will check and compare answers by pairs or small groups before Open Class Feedback (OCFB)

Language Analysis (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the task language

Learners will apply target language to clarify meaning answering a gap-fill exercise in Google Forms individually. Learners will share and compare answers by pairs or small groups in breakout rooms before Open Class Feedback (OCFB). Teacher will ask Concept questions (CQs) to check learners understanding of target language. Learner will match target words with parts of speech andTeacher will introduce 'modal verbs: can-can´t and could-couldn´t' and their affirmative and negative FORM. Elicit from learners word stress and pronunciation. Model pronunciation of target language to learners and do choral and individual drilling.

Language Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with practice of the task language

Learners will answer questions individually, in the context of ability and possibility through Google Forms Learners will compare and share answers in pairs or small groups through breakout rooms before OCFB (Open Class Feedback)

Freer Practice (10 minutes) • To enable students to discuss using target language in the context of different abilities and possibilities.

Teacher will show learners 2 different topics using target language for students to discuss in pairs or small groups via breakout rooms. Mention 5 things you could do and 5 you couldn´t do 10 years ago. Mention 5 things you can do and 5 you can´t. Monitor learners in breakout rooms before Open Class Feedback. Teacher will manage DEC (Delayed Error Correction)

Key Answers

FORMS1 1. What is Anna good at now? SHE CAN COOK FISH AND SALAD. 2. What is Emily good at now? SHE CAN PLAY THE GUITAR 3. What was Emily not good at in the past? SHE COULDN´T PLAY THE PIANO 4. What was Emily good at when she was a teenager? SHE COULD PLAY THE GUITAR. FORMS2 1. To talk about ability and possibility in the present. CAN 2. To talk about ability and possibility in the past: COULD 3. In the sentence: I can make great fish and salad, they are talking about? PRESENT 4. In the sentence: No, I couldn't play the piano, they are talking about? PAST FORMS3 1. _____You swim in very cold water? No, I _____ CAN - CAN'T 2. _____ I drink the water in your country? Yes, you _______. CAN - CAN 3. ______ you carry this heavy bag? No, I ______. CAN - CAN'T 4. ______You hear the traffic outside yesterday? No, I ______. COULD - COULDN'T 5.______People fly to Antartica in 1920? No, they ______. COULD - COULDN´T 1.

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