Materials
Main Aims
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By the end of the lesson, ss will have practised adverbs of frequency in the context of healthy lifestyles.
Subsidiary Aims
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To practise reading for gist and specific information
Procedure (35-48 minutes)
# Show the ss some pictures and ask them different questions. - What do you think? Are they young people? Do they follow a special life style? How? -Do you know people live long lives? -Why do they live long lives? # Ask them to work in pairs for 2 minutes to discuss it and then ask ss if they know people live long lives and elicit the answer from them.
Ask ss to look at the photo of the oldest man and tell me what's his nationality? How old is he? - Elicit the answers and tell the the answers He's Japanese. - He's 103 years old.
Ask ss to read the first paragraph of the article( The mystry of Takashani) and write the highlighted words which all express frequency in the chart. P.32 Ask them to do it individually for 2 minutes and then work in pairs to chek their answers for a minute. Show them the answers.
Show ss the differences of the adverbs of frequency by drawing a chart with grading from 0% to 100% and asking them CCQs Elicit a sentence from ss; How often do you drink tea? 6 times per a day. I drink tea every day. = I always drink tea. - Always do you think it means something I do at all times; on every occasion? yes Is it something repeated? yes _ Is it something I do bec I like it? yes Ask them to drill it. write it on the board, then ask them where is the stress? /ˈɔːlweɪz/ what's the form of it? Is it a vervb, a noun or an adverb? Adverb: Do we use it to describe how often an action happens? yes Usually: - Does usually mean that this action or the verb that I do is usual or normal? yes ask the to drill, write , stress and form. Elicit a sentence write it on the board. I usually do exercise. /ˈjuːʒəli/ Often: Does it mean I do something once a year? No Does it mean I do s.th many times? yes ask them to say a sentence and drill it . Write it on the board and ask them about the for and stress of it. /ˈɒfn/, /ˈɒftən/ sometimes Does it mean that s.th happens all the time? No Does it mean we do s.th on some occasions or from time to time? Yes Ask them to say a sentence and drill the word "sometimes" Write it on the board, show them the form and stress /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ hardly ever Does it mean that we do s.th everyday? No Does it mean that we rarely do something? yes Does it mean almost never? yes drill, write, form and stress. /ˈhɑːdli ˈevə(r) / Never Does it mean that I do something every week, every year? No Does it mean not at any time; not on any occasion? Yes Ask ss to say a sentence and drill the word. write it, form and stress. /ˈnevə(r)/ Write each word beside the related percentage or showing them the picture of it. show them that the adverbs of frequency always comes before the verv or between the subject an the verb like the previous examples. I always drink tea. Subject+ Adv+ Verb also I will notice that they come Only after verb TO BE( am, is, are) I will say ( He's often ....) and ask them to complete the rest of the sentence writ it on the board . He is often worried about exams. S+ Verb to be+adv I will tell them that (sometimes& Hardly) can come in the beginning of the sentence. Sometimes she takes a taxi. Hardly we use Uber.
Ex1d. Get the ss to make sentences about themselves. Demo carefully with the whole class, please. SS write their sentences and check with each other in pairs. Monitor carefully because there is no answer key. Ask the ss if their sentences were similar or different.
Ex2 Reading Do 2a and 2b. (this text will prepare them for the speaking task) Demo. Now pre-teach: portions, martial arts and meditate. Ex4. First ss have to choose the correct answers about themselves. 2 minutes Next, they ask each other questions. They can walk around asking each other. Demo both tasks carefully. If time, correct any mistakes using the adverbs of frequency