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Lexis Lesson Plan /TP4
Intermediate Level level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about collocations with take in a PPP lesson based on a reading text about living abroad. T lesson starts with a discussion about the challenges of living abroad. This is followed by reading of a text about tips for surviving the first year living abroad and discussing the best tip in groups. Then students notice different collocations with take in the reading text, and learn about their meaning, form and pronunciation. After some controlled practices, students have a freer practice via a final creative writing activity

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To provide clarification and practice of collocations with "take" in the context of tips for living abroad

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide product writing practice of a story completion in the context of a person who has moved abroad
  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a pair discussion in the context of general questions containing take collocations

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (5-7 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

T shows slide 1 and elicits the topic of the lesson (Living/moving abroad). T asks the WC if they are planning to move abroad in the future, nominates 1-2 students and elicits answers. T then asks students to work in pairs to discuss how living abroad can be difficult. T asks volunteers to share their opinions. Next, T asks Ss to read the article "How to survive your first year living abroad?" and decide on the best tip. Ss then work in groups of 3-4 and debate which tip is the best.

Presentation (12-15 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language in the context of a reading text and clarify meaning, form and pronunciation

T highlights the first tip’s "take" collocation (take your time) and get them to underline the other 7. T encourage noticing of whole lexical chunk. Then Ss work alone for the others. T monitors and mediate. Next Ss compare their answers before T projects the text (Slide 2) with underlined expressions. Ss check and notice full form of the expressions. Following this, T distributes HO2 and asks students to work with their partners and match the take+collocations with their meanings. T then goes over the meaning of each collocation and check Ss' understanding and clarify meaning by using visuals and CCQs Later, T projects slide 14 and focuses Ss on the form of the first ‘take’ expression. T models the first one and elicits the form from the Ss. Ss complete the HO3 in pairs. T gives feedback and provides clarification. Finally, T draws Ss attention to word stress in each collocation, models the correct pronunciation for individual and WC drilling and also elicits if their is a pattern.

Controlled Practice (6-8 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

T asks Ss to work alone to complete a crossword using collocations with take. Students check their answers in pair. T gives feedback and provides clarifications if needed

Semi-Controlled Practice (12-15 minutes) • To concept check further and prepare students for free practice

Projecting slide 19, T models the first question to be rewritten using one of the collocations with take and elicits the answer from the SS if possible. After instruction-check, T distributes HO5 for students to work alone and rewrite the questions using collocations with take. Ss check their answers in pairs before T provides correct versions. T discusses any uncertainities and provides clarification if needed. Then T arranges Ss into groups of 3 for a group discussion. T models the activity by nominating one student to answer on question with take collocations. After S answers, T asks the same student to nominate another student in the group to answer another question. Ss then nominate each other to ask and answer all the questions on their lists. T monitors closely, notes down errors that need attention. At the end of the activity, T nominates some students to report back their discussion and share what they have learned about their group members. T finally draws attention to some of the mistakes and gives feedback.

Free Practice (15-15 minutes) • To provide students with free writing practice of the target language

T explains that the final task is a creative writing practice. T projects slide 21 and draws attention to Zeynep&Murat, a couple who moved to Germany. T asks students to work in groups/pairs (depending on the number of the Ss) and complete this couple's story using their imagination. They can write a success story, a funny story or even a sad one, but they must use at least 3-4 of the collocations with take they have learned. After instruction-check, students collaboratively writes a short story of 80-120 words in 10 minutes as T monitors closely to provide assistance and detect any common mistakes with collocations. Ss then read each other's work in a gallery walk and give each other feedback. T asks Ss' opinions about the funnies/ the most realistic/the saddest story, etc. T finally draws attention to some of the mistakes and provides correction.

Contingency Plan • To provide students with further opportunity to use the target language

As an additional writing activity to extend the production stage, T asks learners to imagine being a friend of Zeynep and Murat who are having hard times adapting to their new life in Germany. Ss use padlet to write a note for them to give advice as to what they can do to help them adapt. T works alone to complete the task, and as a whole-class, students can discuss the best/ the most useful/the most realistic advice.

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