Melani Konca Melani Konca

TP 4
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about the articles "a/an", "the", and no article. Grammar points are presented with a reading text. The lesson includes controlled practices and freer practices.

Materials

Abc Handout and Teacher-Made Presentation

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification, review and practice of articles in the context of travel and transportation

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide gist and scan reading practice using a text about self-introduction in the context of travel and transportation
  • To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of travel and transportation

Procedure

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

The teacher greets the students and has a short check-in with them. Then, she shows the relevant pictures and asks the following question: "What and who do you see in these pictures?" The students explain themselves. Next, the teacher hands out the worksheet to the students and they only read the text for one minute. The instruction follows: "Read the text shortly and answer the three questions on your paper, individually." ICQ: Alone or in pairs? When they are done, the teacher shows the answers from the slides.

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

The teacher delivers the grammar guided-discovery sheet and wants the students to have a look at it for a minute. Then, she asks them to complete the blanks individually. When they are done, they check their answers alone. Finally, the teacher writes the answers on the board.

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

The teacher asks some CCQs to clarify the meaning of the TL by using some sample sentences. Then she elicits the form through the blanks in the sentences on the board. Finally. she does back-chaining to practice pronunciation (one sentence for each article).

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

The teacher asks the students to complete the first task about the grammar point on their worksheet. The students work in pairs (on their left). Here, the teacher encourages the students to check the grammar sheet to get support. Then, students check their answers through the recording. Next, the teacher presents an online game at Wordwall. The teacher gets support from her name list and nominates students to answer the questions.

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

Here, the students answer the open-ended questions in the last task individually. First, they take notes. ICQ: In pairs or alone? The teacher encourages the students to get support from the grammar sheet while answering the questions. She also helps students in need. Then, the teacher arranges new groups by assigning a number for each student (1,2,3). Next, with their new groups, the students discuss their own answers and get informed about each other. As an example, the teacher models a sample conversation and also writes the example dialogue on the board (one question and one answer) Finally, the teacher asks some group members from the name list to give some details about their friends' answers to the whole class.

Feedback (5 minutes) • To establish correct answers and deal with results of the tasks

The teacher gets support from the notes she had taken while students were on a task previously. She writes the wrong sentences on the board and elicits the correct versions from the students. Then the teacher finishes the lesson.

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