Describing a Dramatic Experience
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy in speaking within the context of describing a dramatic experience
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide gist and specific information listening practice using a text about describing a dramatic experience
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To provide Ss with accurate pronunciation and intonation.
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To provide practice of narrative tenses and certain adverbs in the context of describing a dramatic experience
Procedure (40-50 minutes)
- T projects two pictures on the w/b. - T elicits some answers from the Ss about what they see on the pictures. - T writes some words on the w/b that Ss say/ try to say. - Ss work in pairs to discuss about the story in the picture. - T elicits some answer and write them on the w/b .
- Ss skim the listening questions for the coming while listening practice. - Ss listen to the script and answer the given questions as they listen in order to compare their own story with the real one. - Ss check their answers in pairs. - T nominates different Ss to elicit answers and write the answers on the w/ b - T elicits answers in a whole class activity so as to indicate and compare their predictions with the real story.
- Ss fill in the blanks in the second exercise before listening the script for the second time. -Ss listen and fill in the blanks,also they will complete the first part again in case they cannot find some answer on their first try. - T nominates the Ss to elicit the answers and write them on the w/b - T checks if they understand the sentences.- They were doing something. Did she know it? No.- Did she want to learn what was going on ? - Did she understand quickly ? - T models the given sentences in exercise 2 to focus on the Ss on pronunciation and intonation. - Ss repeat after her both chorally and individually. - T uses arrows to show the links between the words.
-T projects some halves of key phrases on the board and asks the Ss about how to complete those. -T gives some tips through questions and models some parts where necessary: I was living in .... (Where ?) I was on the way to ... (Where was I going to ?) I went to ... I saw ... (What was it ?) Amazingly... Luckily ...( What happened?) Later, I realised... I didn't know .... ( What happaned finally ?) - Ss then take note about their own experiences and work in pairs to tell about them. - T monitors them and take notes of their mistakes. - T writes their mistakes on the board and highlights the correct forms of them.
- T projects some pictures on the w/b which have already been stuck on the walls,too. - Ss predict the story in the pictures and take notes individually. - Ss stand up in groups and tell the story and predict the ending. - T monitors the groups and help where necessary. -T elicits answers for their predictions and gives feedback where necessary.