Copy of Taking and leaving a phone message
Elementary, A2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide specific information and detailed listening practice of language used to take and leave a phone message
Subsidiary Aims
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The students will improve their productive skills while they practice for taking and leaving a phone message
Procedure (35-45 minutes)
The T greets the students. The T takes the phone and imitates a phone call. The T asks the students '' What am I doing?'' to elicit the vocabulary. The T hangs two pictures on the board and asks the students '' What can you see on the pictures? What are people doing?''
The T gives out the worksheet. The T gives the instructions '' Listen to Rocio and Paul's conversation. Complete the Paul's note.'' Play CD 1, track 1,41. Listen again if needed. The T elicits the answers from SS and writes them on the board.
The T puts the students in pairs. The T gives out the worksheet. The T gives the instructions. ''Read the conversation in pairs. You have 2 min.'' The T monitors the students. The T splits the class into two groups.The T gives the instructions. '' One group is Rocio and another group is Rocio. Paul group is reading Paul's lines and Rocio group is reading Rocio's lines.'' The T asks SS to demonstrate the task.
The T gives out the worksheet. The T gives the instructions. '' Find the phrases in the dialogue.'' The T demonstrates the activity and writes the answer on the board. The T elicits answers from students and writes them on the board. The T passes out the worksheet. The T gives the instructions. ''Complete the conversations with the missing words.'' The T monitors SS. The T elicits the answers from students. SS read the answers in pairs.
The T puts the students in pairs. The T gives the role-play cards. The T gives the instructions. ''Take and leave a phone message. Use the information on the card.'' The T demonstrates the activity with a student. The T monitors SS. The T asks some SS to do a role-play activity.