TP 6 LP- Jessalyn May
Advanced/Upper Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification of and practice of language used for giving opinions
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide practice in the skill of listening about the subject of sharing opinions
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To provide students with practicing fluency related to sharing opinions
Procedure (37-45 minutes)
T will share screen with PowerPoint presentation slide that prompts students to about something they have a strong opinion about. T will instruct that Ss have 1 minute to discuss this in breakout rooms. T will demo what is expected of the students- Share opinion about chocolate and debt cancellation. T will ask: Do you have any questions? T will send Ss into breakout rooms of 2-3 Ss to discuss, meanwhile T will observe each breakout room to monitor. T will bring Ss back to the main group. T will call on 2 students by name to ask them what they shared or what a partner shared in their breakout room.
T will share screen of slide with a chart for students to see what is being discussed. T will instruct S to listen to the audio and to take notes on the topic each person addresses and what his/her opinion is. T will demo with the first recording. T- "Do you have any questions?" T will play the rest of the audio. T will elicit answers from the students to fill in at least 2 others of the rows in the chart. T will show answer key and ask if there are any questions. T will introduce phrases used to talk about opinions, but Ss will have to match the beginning of each phrase to the end of the phrase. T will demo first example. T will elicit these answers from students.
T will share screen with students to show google forms which will help them to analyze meaning and answer questions about form. T will demo one question from meaning, and one question from form. T will instruct students to work on this in breakout rooms and to share screens. They will have 4-5 minutes to complete this depending on how quickly they progress. T will ask if there are any questions. T will share link and send Ss to breakout rooms. T will monitor to ensure Ss stay on track and an to answer questions as needed. T will bring students back when finished for OCFB and review of answers. After Meaning and form, T will model each phrase then elicit identification of different parts of pronunciation- like stress, intrusive sounds, linking, weak forms, and intonation. T will have the students drill each phrase chorally and ask individuals to drill the phrases as well.
T will share screen and show them multiple sentences that contain the phrases learned. T will instruct students to read the sentences and insert the missing word. They will do this in breakout rooms, working on the number slide that corresponds with the number breakout room they are in. Ss will have 3 minutes. T will model/demo the first sentence. T will send link and ask if there are any questions. T will send Ss to breakout rooms and monitor for 3 minutes. T will bring students back and elicit some of the more difficult answers, then show the answer key.
T will share screen showing a slide what contains the phrases learned as well as some prompt or ideas about things they can discuss their opinions about. T will instruct students to use the phrases we learned to discuss the topics listed or to come up with their own topics! T will demo by talking about opinions about cost of education- If you ask me, I think education should not be free, but I think it should be more affordable and accessible. T will ask if there are any questions. T will send a link to a google slide which contains prompts and phrases. T will send to breakout rooms for 5 minutes. T will monitor as students discuss and observe for language to use for correction or modification.
T will bring students back for OCFB. T will ask 2-3 students to share what someone in their group shared. T will type out sentences on a PowerPoint slide (shared screen) to review will students. (These would be sentences T observed during the speaking activity). Ask Ss- Is this correct or incorrect? What should be changed? Or ask- what is another way we could say this sentence? T will annotate elicited corrections on the slide for Ss to see. T will give correction/guidance as needed.