MicroTeaching
Pre-intermediate level
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist listening practice using a text about Tokyo in the context of touristic places
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To provide specific information listening practice using a text about Tokyo in the context of touristic places
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To provide detailed listening practice using a text about Tokyo in the context of touristic places
Subsidiary Aims
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To expand learners' general knowledge about sightseeing
Procedure (9-28 minutes)
Students are asked the question in part a: What do you know about Tokyo? Have you ever been there? Would you like to go? Why/Why not? After getting the opinion, students are invited to play a fun facts game on Kahoot. Then, students are asked the second question: Look at places 1-5 in Tokyo Highlights. Which would you like to visit? Students take poll via Mentimeter.
Students are to listen to the text. They answer the questions: Which places in Tokyo Highlights do they decide to visit? Which three other places do they decide to visit?
Before listening again, teacher asks students to check the questions first and underline some keywords to catch in the listening tasks. Then students listen one more time and answer detailed questions: Why do they decide not to go to the Imperial Palace? How does Harry describe the noodle restaurant? What happens at Yoyogi Park? Why is Akihabara a good place for Mike’s shopping? Where will they do karaoke? Why does Harry want to go to the market in the early morning? Review answers together.
Students are asked to discuss whether they think these were good choices and if there are any places they would not like to visit. Then students are paired to think and discuss about their own country/city. Which places or food would they recommend to a tourist?
Students are given an assignment. They are to imagine themselves as a friend of Mike and Harry. Then, students are to think about what they brainstormed in the previous task. Students should write an email that talks about their country/city, the places to visit and the food to eat and design a trip. Their emails should be sent to the instructor's mail: seymacosskun@gmail.com