TP4 - Count nouns and non-count nouns
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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By the end of the lesson, students will have had clarification on the meaning, form and pronunciation of countable nouns and non-countable nouns in the context of natureal features and places. Also, they will have the opportunity to practice in controlled way as well as in a freer exercise.
Subsidiary Aims
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Give students the opportunity to practice in asking questions related to countable nouns and non-countable nouns.
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Revise vocabulary related to natural features and places.
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To develop students' skills of listening for gist and detail.
Procedure (31-42 minutes)
Teacher will play "memory" with students, This game is going to be played with 12 cards, 6 with pictures and 6 with the names of the pictures. Ss find the matching pictures and names and the teacher then clasify the pairs in 2 groups "natural features" and "places in a city". After that, teacher will show more words for students to clasify.
Students will listen to a podcast individually, they are going to be asked to answer two questions: Where is she? and Where is the place? Teacher will assign students to answer and confirm (or disagree) in each question. Students will listen to the podcast for a second time and they will answer 5 questions, if it is necessary the audio can be reproduced for a third time. Teacher will assign students to answer the questions. (one each depending on the number of students) Questions: 1. What is the name of the podcast? 2. Are there any tall trees? 3. Are there a lot of interesting animals? 4. Are there a lot of buildings? 5. Check the items that Yasmin mention.
The teacher will conduct MFP using CCQs for meaning. Meaning: - CCQ1: Nouns are words that represent... (ask students to complete) they may need some follow up examples. Espected answers: people, places and things. - CCQ2What's is the difference between coun nouns and non-countable nouns. Espected answer: count nouns can be counted (have a singular and plural form) and non-count nouns cannot be counted. - The teacher will give examples from the vocabulary worked in the lead-in. Form: - The teacher will give two examples: I like this restaurant. / This restaurant is great. CCQs: In the first sentence, the noun restaurant is the subject or the object. And in the second? - The teacher will give more examples in a table and will highlight the articles that go with the nouns. And ask questions about the quantity they express. Pronunciation - In this stage I'll focus in two things: + Common stress in the first syllable in nouns + Plural nouns /s/, /z/, /iz/
The controlled practice is divided in two exercises. Exercise 3b from page 57 and exercise 6.2 of page 134 of the book provided. Students answer individually for 2 minutes and then compare in Breakout rooms for 3 minutes. At the end we share answers with the whole class.
Students will be asked to think about their current favorite place (a beach, a park, a forest, countryside, a museum, mall, etc.) and comment about the place with their parners. The following questions may help students to guide their descriptions. - What is the place? - What things can you see? Animals? people? - Stores, restaurants, etc.
The teacher will monitor students during the freer practice activity and provide general feedback at the end of the class.