I will ask the students about their day and anything I deem relevant. I will ask my students to discuss the following two questions: 1) How do you celebrate your birthday? 2) Does your country have any traditions for celebrating birthdays? If there is more than one student at pre-intermediate level I will create breakout rooms with Ss-Ss discourse, if not, it will be a T-Ss interaction

I will ask the students to read the following sentences and ask them to answer the questions. Meaning: 1) She bought a bright red kimono in Tokyo. 2) Parliament passed a new law. 3) The government offices are in City Hall. 4) The instructions were not particularly clear. Form: I will elicit the form from students as we look at the sentences Pronunciation: 1) I will model words 2) I will ask students to identify syllables and stress 3) I will ask students drill, repeat with stress

I will ask students to read the text quickly (3 min) and create a title for it. T will ask Ss CCQ: how much time do you have? Are we reading quickly or slowly? Are you doing anything besides reading? T will elicit Ss answers and discuss T will close stage by asking if there are any questions

I will ask students to read questions for 1 min In China, the first object a child picks up determines their name. After the age of 40, many people choose to forget their birthdays. Eighteen is the traditional coming-of-age birthday, you can drink and vote. In Japan, children aged 7, 5, and 3 go to the temple for their birthday. In English-speaking countries, on the twenty-first birthday, people receive a cake shaped like a car to indicate they are free to leave whenever. In Europe, men still single at thirty were required to clean the steps of City Hall. They will read the text and determine if the questions are T/F I will ask my Ss to justify their answers. Why? Where did they find it?

I will ask my Ss to discuss questions “When is your birthday, is this a good month for a birthday?” “What do you usually do on your birthday?” “What birthday do you remember best?”