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Main Aims

  • To provide clarification and practice of language used for adding emphasis to ideas.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide detailed and specific information listening practice using a text about Judy and Martin talking at home.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Discuss these questions. 1 Do you prefer inviting friends around for a meal or meeting them in a cafe or restaurant? Why? 2 When was the last time people came to your home for a meal? Who came? What did you cook/eat?

Exposure (4-6 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

Students will listen to Judy and Martin talking at home. Then tick the true sentences. Correct the false ones. They will compare their answers in BORS 1 Judy wants Martin to tidy up the living room. 2 Judy's parents got lost on their way to the house. 3 Martin wants Judy to go and buy the salad. 4 Harry and Val used a map because their satnav broke. 5 Judy made the apple pie herself. 6 Val thinks the house is untidy.

Highlighting (2-5 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

Listen Again.Fill in the gaps with one or two words. 1 The thing I don't like about this house is there aren't enough places to__________ 2 One thing I love about you is you always laugh at _____________ 3 The thing that amazes me about your mother is she still can't read _________ 4 One thing that annoys me about you is you never give me time to ____________a map. 5 What I like about the ________is it's so cosy. 6 What worries me about the lack of storage space is I have to leave all my stuff ______________. I will highlight funtional language so students know we are going to study it.

Clarification (6-8 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

Students will analyze the following: The thing I don't like about this house is there aren't enough places to store things. One thing that annoys me about you is you never give me time to look at a map. What I like about the house is it's cosy.

Controlled Practice (6-8 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Students will rewrite the sentences using the introductory phrases . Begin the sentences with the words in brackets. EXAMPLE: 1 I admire Judy's patience. (What) What I admire about Judy is her patience. 2 I like Judy's cooking because it's really healthy. (The thing) 3 Judy amazes me because she never gets angry. (One thing) 4 I worry about Martin because he drives so fast. (The thing) 5 I love Martin's sense of humour. (One thing) 6 I don't like the way Val interrupts me. (What) 7 Harry never remembers my birthday. That annoys me. (What)

Free Practice (6-8 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

Students will write five sentences about people you know. Use introductory phrases. Ex: What worries me about my sister is she works too hard. Then work in pairs and compare sentences.

Feedback and Error Correction (3-5 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

Provide Ss with feedback on language based on your monitoring of the task.

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