tp 5 (Speaking practice)
post intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of life circles.
Subsidiary Aims
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By the end of the lesson, students will have had practice in listening to a recording for gist.
Procedure (42-53 minutes)
T shares screen to a Google Slide that has photos of a wedding and a birthday party and asks them in a group the following questions: What can you see in the photos?, Why might these photos have sentimental value for the owners?, Do you keep many old photos?, Which do you treasure most? (1.5 mins) Ss share their answers to the group and practice talking about photos they save and why. Which provides context for todays lesson and makes the lesson more personal to the Ss. (2-3.5 mins) (3-5 mins total) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16hikFFwGTpN_L79ZYPnYmeg_51JyHQnG0lKwQ_TBVi4/edit#slide=id.p
T starts off by showing a couple of old photos that they keep and explains why they keep them and why they are important, stressing what it meant to me in the past and why it is still important in the present. (2 mins) T sets up listening exercise where Ss listen to people talk about important names, dates and places and the Ss will have to do an exercise where they explain the context of the names, dates and places in a table built in google slides. T uses ICQs to check they understand (1 min) T plays the (2:20) audio for the Ss and gives them an additional 2 minutes to answer the slides. Ss listen to the audio as a group and write the context of the names, dates and places. (4:20 mins) T waits for the students to finish their answers then gives OCFB on the answers and prompts the students for the context of the table words. (2-3 mins) (8-10 mins total) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JcL5cNztxA7fWToQLMLnWE5MXa4svTmn7SVvDMBniJA/edit#slide=id.p
T explains to Ss that they will be talking about their old photos with a partner soon and introduces some useful phrases that will help them explain and ask about their old photos. (1 min) (explain:) I put ...because... ... is important to me because.. .. is a woman / a boy who ... ... is the place where ... That's when I ... The last time I ... was ... I haven't seen ... for ... (Asking about the photos:) Why did you put ...? Why is/was ... important for you Who/Where exactly is ...? Can you tell me a bit more about ...? When did you last ...?) T asks the students if any of the phrases are confusing or need explaining then covers any confusion if needed (1-2 mins) T then moves into pronunciation and stress of the useful language and quickly targets past and present, strong and weak auxiliaries and how to sound polite while using the phrases by asking CCQs and prompting the students to answer all the targets. Ss practice and drill the pronunciation in open class and answer the Ts questions about the target questions (past and present, strong and weak auxiliaries and how to sound polite while using the phrases) (7 mins) T goes over their answers and provides feedback if needed. (1 min) (10 mins total) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_nO0YcxrgU8rAXzjFqIzOd9ZEWyLBVMK7pKGc2q1Mi4/edit#slide=id.p
T explains that they will be talking now with a partner about old photographs they keep and why they are important to them and that they will be telling the group their partners answers after they return. (30secs) T gives the students 1 min to think about which photos they love the most and why. Ss think about their favorite photos and why they are important to them (1 min) T ask Ss ICQs and then places Ss in small groups or partners to discuss their favorite photos. (30secs) Ss talk to one another about their favorite photos for 5 minutes. (5 mins) Ss switch groups and talk about their photos for 5 more minutes with another partner. (5 mins) Ss return from their groups then are prompted to share their partners answers. Trying allow time for everyone to share. (5-8 mins) (17-20 mins total)
T finishes going over the feedback from the productive task if needs the time then asks the students if they have any questions on todays lesson before moving into DECs. (1-3 mins) T shows students a slide with some sentences that were heard during the productive task and then prompts the students to tell him if the sentences are correct and if not how to correct them. T guides the Ss to the correct answers when needed. (3-7 mins) (7-10 mins total)