Aiym Bolatova Aiym Bolatova

Put it in your calendar!
Pre-intermediate level

Description

In this lesson students learn a new use of the present continues: to talk about their fixed arrangements. Students begin this lesson by doing quiz to see how organized they are. They answer the questions individually and compare answers in pairs. They need to calculate the score of their quiz, and then discuss results. The lesson consists vocabulary, grammar and listening activities.

Materials

Abc ENGLISH FILE 4TH EDITION: PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Abc You tube

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification, review and practice of Present continues in the context of future plans and arrangements.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide review and practice of verbs+prepositions in the context of future arrangements and plans.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and prepare students for the questionnaire

Students answer the question in pairs: "Why is planning for the future important?" and write down their partner's answer only.

Pre-Reading/Listening (3-5 minutes) • To prepare students for the questionnaire and make it accessible

Students look at the title of the questionnaire and predict questions and content of the text.

While-Reading Questionnaire#1 (7-10 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging specific information reading task

Students need to pay attention on verbs + prepositions and tranlate unknown words.

While-Reading/Listening #2 (7-10 minutes) • To teach new grammar in inductive way

Students read the questions from questionnaire to interview they partner.

Post-Reading (7-10 minutes) • To calculate the score of the questionnaire and interprete the data

Students go to page 103 and calculate their own score based on the answers. Students need to share their scores with their partner.

Grammar section (7-10 minutes) • To introduce grammar in inductive way and work with new words

Students go to the page 153 and do excercise A. They need to complete sentences with an appropriate preposition. This activity is conducted through guided discovery by working with whiteboard and by making up examples.

Pre listening activity (5-7 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

Students read the short text about Jake Bevan and predict his conversation with their partner about his calendar.

While-Reading/Listening #1 (3-5 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist listening task

Students need to look at the activities Jake Bevan is going to do and tick activities, which are included to his calendar. They check their answers in pairs.

While-Reading/Listening #2 (3-5 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed listening task

Students listen again the dialogue and need to write rime near the activities of his calendar. Then, they check they answers in pairs.

While-Reading/Listening #3 (5-7 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed listening task

Students look at the sentences and complete missing words with an appropriate verb tense.

Post-Listening (3-5 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they've learned

Students answer to the question related with Jake Bevan and Sarah's conversation.

Grammar section (10-12 minutes) • To practice new grammar in inductive way

Students need to go to page 130. They do Unit 3B and do given activities. They work in pairs. The blackboard is actively used during the lesson. Students with low lvel of English go to the board and write down sentences.

End product of the lesson (7-10 minutes) • To comprehend new grammar and test students' knowledge.

Students need to complete their own calendar with activities by interviewing each other.

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