Juan Pablo Suarez Riano
Speaking Skills Lesson Plan - Dos and Don'ts - Upper Intermediate level
Speaking Skills Lesson Plan - Dos and Don'ts
Upper Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a Conversation in the context of Health and fitness
Subsidiary Aims
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To promote students' listening skills and their ability to respond appropriately within the context of role-play situations.
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To provide students with constructive feedback on their language use, assisting in the identification and correction of any errors, and acknowledging their effective use of language.
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To expand students' vocabulary and expressions related to giving advice and expressing obligation in the context of health and fitness.
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To enhance students' confidence in using English to express their views and ideas about health and fitness.
Procedure (32-39 minutes)
The instructor talks about their own fitness-related experiences or behaviors. For instance, "I always remember to drink a lot of water and stretch before I start my day." Next, the teacher poses two free-form questions to the class: 1. "What healthy behaviors do you follow to maintain your fitness?" 2. "What unhealthy behaviors should people avoid for good health, in your opinion?"
A Google Form with three questions about students' exercise habits is created by the teacher and distributed to the class. How about "What is your daily exercise routine?" or "How do you fend off the urge to eat junk food?"
1. Students are referred to the Useful Language sections on page 65 of the Student's Book. 2. The teacher explains and gives examples of each phrase for Dos, Don'ts, and Both. Dos: Always remember ... Start by-ing Take every opportunity to ... Don'ts: Resist the temptation to ... Avoid ... Both: Make sure you (don't) ... it's important (not) to ... You should (never) ... You might ... If you don't ... Be careful (not) to ... 3. Students are given a few minutes to familiarize themselves with the phrases and construct a couple of sentences using these phrases.
Students are then paired or grouped together. They are tasked with discussing their answers to the Google Forms questions, using the phrases learnt during the preparation stage. The teacher sets a timer for each discussion round and ensures that each student gets an opportunity to share their thoughts. Students rotate partners or groups at least twice, or three times if time permits. This gives them a chance to hear different viewpoints and also to practice their speaking skills with different people
1. Based on their observation of the conversations, the teacher offers group feedback following the speaking assignment. 2. The feedback focuses on how well the phrases taught in the lesson are used as well as any recurring mistakes or problems noted. 3. Depending on its importance to the entire class, individual feedback is also given when necessary, either in private or as part of the collective feedback.
