Yassine Yahyaoui Yassine Yahyaoui

Speaking
intermediate level

Description

During this lesson ss will get to practice speaking about items with sentimental values. At first through real objects and photos students will get to predict the lesson’s theme then they will get to listen for gist. Following that they will get to do a preparation for speaking task to discover language analysis. Before getting to practice the speaking, Ss will get to write about 3 objects which are important to them and why for at least 10 min. Finally, they will get to practice speaking first in pairs and then they will get to mingle with others

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To practice speaking about items with sentimental value

Subsidiary Aims

  • listening for gist

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (2-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

T will show real objects to students: a wireless headset, a phone, a notebook, and a laptop. T will ask the students to describe them one by one then T will explain their importance to his daily and professional life: My laptop, notebook and phone are essential to my work I use them on daily basis as have everything related to my work on them from to do lists to contracts. I use my headset whenever I want to focus and isolate myself from my surroundings. These items have a sentimental value to me.

Pre-teaching vocabulary (2-3 minutes) • To prepare students for the listening and make it accessible

T will teach specific target language for students before the listening: My phone has a sentimental value to me because it has all my work contacts but also since it was a gift from my mother when I started my new job. - Is my phone important to me right now? (Yes) - Is it important to my work? (Yes) - Does it hold a sentimental value? (Yes) Whenever I look at these ornaments it reminds me of my visit to the US - Are these items important to me? (Yes) - Do I share a special memory? (Yes)

Pre-listening/prediction task (2-3 minutes) • To prepare students for the listening and make it accessible

Gist: T-S shows a picture of items. T asks the students to try and predict the 6 items that the listing activity is going to be about

While Listening #1 (3-5 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information for a listening tasks

T asks Students to read the questions: the object, how he/she describe it? and why it is important to him/here? before listening to the recording. Ss then elicit the specific information and fill in the Grid. once done Ss do peer feedback.

Useful Language (5-7 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

T teaches useful language before the productive task T drills the sentence' I couldn’t live without my laptop’ then asks CCQs to elicit the meaning within the context: I couldn’t live without my laptop because it has all my work-related documents and I use it every day. - Is my laptop important to me right now? (Yes) - Is it important to my work? (Yes) - Do I use it every day? (Yes) My notebook is very valuable to me because it was a gift from my sister - Do I use it every day? (Yes) - Is it an expensive item to buy? (No) - Does it hold a rational or sentimental value? (Sentimental value) I would be lost without my phone because my work depends on it. - Do I use it every day (yes) - Can I work without it (No)

Productive Task 1 writting (8-10 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

T asks Ss to take 10 min to make a list of 3 objects which are important to them using the useful language. T asks SS through clear ICQs to explain also to write long sentences with explanations on why they selected these 3 items. write down a paragraph to talk about 3 items important to you and tell us why?

Productive task 2: Speaking (8-10 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

T asks ss to disscuss their essays with their partners and then mingle with other ss

Feedback and Error Correction (2-3 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

T takes notes after observing students speaking and once the productive task is over correct any mpf mistake

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