Amani Amani

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification about the difference between used to, get used to, and be used to

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency describing habits in the past and the present

Procedure

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

- Ask students to read the passage individually.

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To elicit the reading passage through revealing questions

- Ask students ccqs to lead them into explaining the passage. For example, did she like shopping in the UK immediately? No. Did she take time to like it there? Yes. Is she able to shop after 5.30 in the UK? No. How was it in Spain? Is she familiar with the prices in the UK? No. Can she try things before buying in the UK? No.

Highlighting (3-5 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

- Ask students questions using "used to". for example: Is she getting used to shopping in the UK? yes. Is she getting used to the prices in the UK? No. Can she try things before buying as she used to do in Spain? No. - Using body language to explain "the past" in "used to" and "the present continuous" in "getting used to" while asking the previous questions.

Clarification (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

- Explain the rule on the board. "Used to" is used to describe a habit in the past. "Be used to" is used to describe familiarity. "Get used to" is used to describe the change from not normal to normal. - Provide three examples of each one and ask them individually to read for us. - Drilling on the pronunciation of "used to". - Make sure that everyone reads it properly.

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

- Ask students personalized questions. For example: "What were you used to do when you were a kid?" - Give them 2 minutes to answer questions in groups of two. - Ask them individually to discuss their answers.

Free Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

- Divide students into groups and ask them to discuss something they're getting used to nowadays. - Ask them to write 6 sentences about it. - Ask each one to read it for us.

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