Talking about Family
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To practice listening to provide gist and specific information in the context of talking about family.
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a question and answer discussion in the context of talking about family.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification and review of possessive pronouns in the context of family.
Procedure (45-55 minutes)
Project picture of Sid and Mary. Tell Ss that they are Kevin and Anne's grandparents. Write 'grandparent' on the board. Elicit the s, for grandparents: "Ah, grandparent? (hold up one finger) But Mary and Sid. (count on fingers) So..." Project 2nd slide with family tree. "Mary is Fiona's...." (MOTHER) "And Sid is Fiona's..." (FATHER) "And they are Anne and Kevin's (point on board) grandparents." Hand out 'Exercise Booklet'. "Fill out the chart." (1 minute) Check Together. (1 minute)
Hand out 'Exercise Booklet'. "Fill out the chart." "Check Together." FB on board, placing board cards on projection to provide family member terms. Drill students to practice pronunciation. Highlight that the stress is on the first syllable and that we don't pronounce the /d/ in grand. "What do grandmothers like to talk about?" "Turn to page 2" "Listen to Mary talk about her family. Who does she talk about first? (hold up one finger)" Play first few sentences of recording. "Who did she talk about first?" Elicit from students. Draw a 1 and circle it next to Sid on board. "Who is the second?" (hold up two fingers) "Who is third?" (Hold up three fingers.) Hold up HO, point to section. "Do the same." ((Tentative, according to time spent drilling.)) Hand out name strips. "Put them in order as a group." "Listen and check." Play the text again. Project slide 3 for FB.
"What do you remember?" "Who is Sid?" (MARY'S HUSBAND) "How old is he?" (64) "What else do you remember? "Speak with a partner." "Read these questions." (Point to Paper) Give students one minute to read the questions. "Listen again. Answer the questions." FB: Hand out scripts. "Check your answers."
"Turn to page three." "Look at the chart." Highlight the words underlined in pink and blue. "In twos...Fill out the chart." Draw chart on the board while students listen. Elicit answers from students. "Find a verb in your script" (Hold up paper) "What do they use? Subject? Possessive Pronoun?" (Point to board) "Give me an example of a noun." Elicit from students. "Find a noun in your script" (Hold up paper) "What do they use? Subject? Possessive Pronoun?" (Point to board) Elicit rule from students (have them write it down in their booklet). Highlight that YOUR is both singular and plural. Look at exercise 10. (Hold up paper) Choose the right word. Post FB around the room. Use this time to regroup students while they're already up. "Look at your script." (Hold up script.) "Fill in the blanks with the possessive pronouns." "Check with your part Play the script one more time- have students listen for the answers. "Check with your partner." Project full script with subject pronouns underlined.
"These are the people in my family." Write names of family members on board. "Turn to page four." "Your turn. Write the names of people in your family." Students work individually to write down family names. "Good. Ask me questions about my family." Elicit questions: How old, what's his/her job, is he/she married... Write forms on board. Answer. "With a friend, do the same." Time permitting, offer delayed feedback on errors picked up during monitoring.