J4
Intermediate level
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification of past perfect in the context of Who's Got Talent
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide specific information listening practice using a text about Natural Talent in the context of Who's Got Talent?
Procedure (61-91 minutes)
T introduces himself: background, interests, etc, Ss do the same: 3 interesting things about themselves; football teams etc. Take Register
Elicit ideas on how to "play"/ use the "Box"
T to write on the W/B: Ask me why I am soooooooo tired? T. I am so tired because I HAD stayED up all night watching the Liverpool-Chelsea highlights. Then write the sentence on the W/B highlighting the grammar point of Past Perfect.
Presentation: We use the past perfect simple to emphasis that an action that happened BEFORE another action in the past. Past perfect shows that an event happened further back in time than another event. Draw a timeline --------Past--------------Now---------------Future Toby had left Jim called We will often use the PAST PERFECT SIMPLE with ALREADY, JUST, BEFORE and with verbs such as REALISED, NOTICED, HEARD, DISCOVERED, SAW. Form: To form the past perfect simple we use HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE Q: what's a past participle? Draw Table: I/you/he/she/it/we/they + 'd/had + worked/been/flown (irregular) + in Spain/in Rome/in a helicopter Elicit examples (most interesting get a point) Negative: I/you/he/she/it/we/they + hadn't (had not) + visited Rome Elicit examples (most interesting get a point) Yes/No question: Had + I/you/he/she/it/we/they + flown + in a helicopter Elicit examples (most interesting get a point) Wh-questions Wh-question word + had + I/you/he/she/it/we/they + past participle Short answers Yes, + I/you/he/she/it/we/they No, + I/you/he/she/it/we/they Concept questions: The concert had just started when Ali's phone rang. - Which started first--the phone or the concert? (the concert) By the time Aimee arrived at the meeting, David had left. - who was in the room first, Aimee or David? (David) - were Aimee and David in the room at the same time? (No) - what did David do before Aimee arrived? (He left the meeting)
Complete activity A quickly (1 minute plus checking) Complete activity B. Swap with a partner WCF
What is a collocation? Elicit answers. Take out a separate piece of paper and try to match the collocations in a) Then listen and check. Complete B Exchange with a partner WCF
From the ten new collocation, Ss write three original sentences. WCF
Use the questions in 5d to generate a debate for speaking practice.
Exercise 2a, b, c on pages 34-35 in W/B