Tom's Diner
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide students listening and pronunciation activities through an engaging lesson in the context of a popular song
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide accuracy speaking practice in a mirroring activity
Procedure (39-52 minutes)
T shows Ss the picture of BigChefs restaurant and asks "Where is it?" and "Why is it my favorite restaurant?". Ss guess, T gives clues if necessary.
T shows Ss the Vocab Collage and asks students to stick the correct vocabulary cut-up to the correct picture. Ss do the task individually, T checks the answers, asks relevant CCQs, and drills the vocab.
T distributes Ss the Lyrics cut-ups and asks Ss to order the lyrics as they hear them. T plays the song, Ss can pause the song, rewind it, forward it if it's necessary. T checks the order with the whole class and gives necessary feedback.
T distributes the Freer Practice questions and gives some time to Ss to read the questions. T plays the song one more time, Ss listen to the song and answer the questions. T checks the answers with the class and provides necessary feedback.
T sticks the lyrics out of the classroom, asks students to choose a writer in their group. Gives necessary instructions. Ss complete the task with an exciting song in the background.