I will display a picture of someone on their birthday to elicit the topic of the lesson. Ss will discuss in pairs two questions: When is your birthday? What do you usually do on your birthday? O/C feedback will follow.

I will elicit the following words to make the following stage accessible: - Celebrate - Decline - Make a reservation/reserve I will drill the words in meaningful sentences and write them on the white board.

I will give the Ss handouts. Ss will try to guess my story by arranging the events that happened on my birthday. Ss will do this exercise alone. Time limit: 2 minutes I will demo the first one with the Ss. ICQs: Are you going to arrange the events or match? (Arrange) Are you going to work alone or in pairs? (Alone) I will tell an anecdote about my last birthday and how I celebrated it. Ss will listen and check their answers afterwards. An answer key will be provided.

Exercise 2: I will first elicit the meaning of the words between brackets by using CCQs and write them on the board. Then I will ask the students to fill in the gaps using these words. Students will do this individually and then check in pairs. ICQs: Are you going to work alone or in pairs? (Alone) Can you use a word more than once? (No) An answer key will be provided. I will drill the useful language with the students.

Ss will be asked to think of the last birthday they had and how they celebrated it. Ss will write down keywords for their stories (6-10 words). Reformulation: Ss will be allowed to ask for help if they get stuck. I will write the words that the Ss ask me about on the white board. ICQs: • Are you going to discuss or write the events of your last birthday? (Write) • Are you doing to write a whole sentence or just some words? (Some words) • Do you have 5 or 10 minutes? (5 minutes)

Ss will tell their partners their stories using the useful language (eventually, even though…). Each student will have 3 minutes to talk. ICQs: • Are you going to ask your partner questions? (No) • Are you going to tell your partner your story? (Yes) • Are you going to use words like ‘eventually’? (Yes) I will monitor and take notes. I will then write some correct and incorrect sentences/words on the white board.

I will ask the Ss whether the sentences/words I've written on the board are correct or incorrect. I will demo the first one with them and they will do the rest in pairs. Time limit: 2 minutes ICQs: Are all of these sentences/words incorrect? (No, some of them are correct.) Lastly, I will check the answers with them.

Ss will switch partners and retell their stories while avoiding the mistakes they've made during the task. Each student will have 3 minutes to tell their story.

I will ask the Ss which story they liked best and to mention the reason.