Empower B1+ p.96 Grammar (Verb Patterns)
Intermediate (B1+) level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of verb patterns in the context of personal preferences, experiences and reviews.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy of verb patterns in a speaking practice in the context of personal experiences.
Procedure (42-57 minutes)
T asks Ss what a "review" is and if restaurant or café reviews are useful. Then, T asks Ss to give a couple of examples to how reviews are helpful (e.g., they help us have an understanding of the quality and taste of food, the service, the price, the atmosphere, the availability of car park, location etc.)
T refers back to the short text on page 95, which is a restaurant review and includes usages of verb patterns. T asks students to look at the text for 15 seconds and then cover their books. T forms 4 groups and tells Ss that they are going to play a board race for 2 minutes based on what they remember. The groups play a board race where students from each group go to the board and write an item they remember from the text. The group that finishes first or that has the most items at the end of the time wins.
T asks Ss to have a look at the sentences in the Grammar section of page 96, part a and b (part a has 4 sentences from the text which include the -ing verb pattern, and part b has 4 sentences from the text which include the to+inf verb pattern). T asks Ss what they particularly notice in these sentences. (It is expected that they notice the bolded verb patterns). Then, T asks Ss to underline more 'to + inf' verbs and '-ing' verbs in the text on page 95.
T asks Ss to match the verb patterns (-ing) in Part a with the rules below and check their answers in pairs. The answers are checked as a whole class. T asks Ss if they can think of other examples for the rules to clarify comprehension (CCQ). For example, which other words or expressions are followed by -ing? Can you tell a sentence where the -ing is used as the subject of the sentence? The same procedure is followed for Part b. T asks Ss to match the verb patterns (to+inf) in Part b with the rules below and check their answers in pairs. The answers are checked as a whole class. T asks Ss if they can think of other examples for the rules to clarify comprehension (CCQ). For example, which other verbs or adjectives are followed by to+inf? Can you make a sentence which has a question word with to+inf?
Ss are directed to exercise "8B - a" on page 147, where they are going to underline the correct verb pattern in ten sentences. Ss check their answers in pairs. Then the T shows the AK and checks if Ss have questions. T asks some CCQ: - Are there any adjectives or prepositions in the sentences that show us which verb pattern should be used? - What are some verbs that go with the -ing and some verbs that go with to+inf?
At this stage, T tells Ss that they are going to complete the sentences in part d with the correct form of the verbs in brackets and add their own ideas to make the sentences true for themselves. T gives clear instructions that Ss need to refer to the Grammar Focus 8B on page 146 while doing this practice. When Ss complete their sentences, they compare them in small groups to see if anyone has the same statements. The T monitors the whole process and makes error correction on the white board if necessary.
Ss work in pairs and role-play a conversation where they are supposed to be two food critics who just visited a restaurant. T tells Ss that they are going to comment on what was good and what was bad about their experience at the restaurant.