Functional Language
Upper intermediate level level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of language used for making & responding to suggestions
Subsidiary Aims
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Listening for gist and specific information
Procedure (40-52 minutes)
T shares screen with students "When did you last go out with friends?". Give Ss a minute to think of their response. While students are thinking T shares her answer to the question. T elicits a response from students. T may ask students follow-up questions "Where did you go and whose idea was it to go there? Did you enjoy yourself? Why?/Why not?"
Students will listen to a dialogue and answer the following questions: 1) What do you think is the relationship between Chloe and Tina? 2) What was Chloe and Tina trying to? 3)In the end, what did Chloe & Tina do? Instructions: Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions. Audio plays for 2 minutes After the audio, I will ask 3 students their answers to 1 of the questions. If the answer is wrong I will ask if any other student has another answer. Then I will share the answers and give students a little time to check their answers.
Students will listen to the audio again and do a fill in the blank activity. Instructions: Quickly read these phrases. You are going to listen to the audio again and fill in the blanks. The worksheet is in the chat. Audio plays for 1 minute. T shares answers with students on the slide. T suggest students take a screenshot. T asks if students have any questions
To cover meaning T shares with students that these phrases are used when making and responding to suggestions. CCQ: Are there any phrases you’re not sure about ? To cover appropriacy T asks students “Are these phrases formal or informal?” To cover form T asked students what words they notice come after “wouldn’t mind” and “feel like” T also highlights the form of I’d rather. To cover pronunciation T focuses on sound stress and intonation. T will model pronunciation using the MERD model.
Instructions: You will be working individually to correct the mistake in each sentence. You have 2 minutes. T does an example with students. Shares the worksheet in the chat with students. ICQ: How many minutes do you have? (2) While students do activity T creates BOR for students to check answers. T shares with students they are going into the BOR to check answers. They have 1 minute to quickly check answers. After BOR, T shows answers on the slide. Give students a moment to check their answers. T asks if students have any questions about the answers. T suggest students take a screenshot.
Instructions: Make a list of some places to go and things to do in your city. You have 2 minutes . While students are scaffolding T rearranges BOR T tell students they are going into BOR for 8 minutes. Instructions: Speak with your partner about the things on your list. Agree on some things to do and when to do them. Q: Does anyone have any questions? ICQ: How many minutes? (8) T monitors BOR takes notes for Feedback & DEC. T sends BOR broadcast. You are switching partners.
Highlight good use of the TL and provide a few errors students made during freer practice. T and students will go through sentences to make corrections on form or pronunciation.