Samuel Zepeda Samuel Zepeda

Making suggestions and arrangements
Pre-intermediate level

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide speaking practice to make suggestions and arrangements.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To improve listening comprehension skills related to making suggestions and arrangements.
  • To develop the ability to categorize phrases into making suggestions, accepting, and refusing.

Procedure

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

Introduction (1 minute): Explain the objective of the game: to match pairs of cards that contain phrases used for making suggestions, accepting, and refusing. Gameplay (3 minutes): Each student will trying to find matching pairs individually. Continue until all pairs have been matched. After completing the game, discuss with students which phrases were most common and which were new to them. Highlight any phrases that were challenging and provide additional examples or clarification. Follow-up Question (1 minute): Ask students: "Can you think of a situation where you might need to use one of these phrases? Describe the situation and how you would respond."

Exposure (8-8 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

Introduction (1 minute): Explain the objective of the activity to the students: "Today, we will practice our listening skills. You will listen to an audio track and then answer some questions based on what you hear." Listening (2 minutes): Play the track and make sure students can listen to it Instruct the students to listen carefully to the entire audio track. Tell them they can take notes if they wish. Answering Questions (3 minutes): After listening to the audio, direct the students to the Google Form: Listening Comprehension Quiz. Play the track again. Remind them to read each question carefully and select the correct answer based on what they heard in the audio track. Provide assistance if any student faces technical difficulties accessing the form or audio. Wrap-Up (2 minutes): Once all students have submitted their responses, briefly discuss the answers as a class to reinforce understanding and address any questions or difficulties they encountered.

Clarification (12-12 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

Introduction (1 minutes): Explain the purpose of the activity: "We will clarify the meaning, form, and pronunciation of phrases used for making suggestions, arrangements, accepting, and refusing." Activity (10 minutes): Meaning Matching (4 minutes): Display the phrases using Google Slides. Students will work individually to match phrases with their meanings. Pronunciation Practice (4 minutes): Use Google Slides to show the correct pronunciation of each phrase. Students will repeat the phrases after the teacher. Form (4 minutes): Highlight the grammatical structure of the phrases on Google Slides. Discuss any patterns or rules associated with making suggestions, arrangements, accepting, and refusing.

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

Instructions: 1. Introduction (1 minutes): - Explain the activity and review the categories (suggestions, arrangements, accepting, refusing). - Write the mixed sentences on the board or provide them on a handout. 2. Activity (5 minutes): - Students will work individually or in pairs to rearrange the mixed-up sentences. - After rearranging, they will categorize each sentence into one of the four categories: making suggestions, making arrangements, accepting, or refusing. 3. Review (2 minute): - Go over the answers as a class, and provide feedback where necessary. ICQs Can you work with a partner? - Example: "No, we will work individually." How much time do you have for this activity? - Example: "Five minutes to rearrange and categorize the sentences." What will you do after rearranging and categorizing the sentences? - Example: "We will review the answers as a class."

Free Practice (8-8 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

Instructions: 1. Introduction (2 minutes): - Play the provided YouTube video to give students an example of how to talk about weekend plans. - After watching, review key vocabulary and phrases from the lesson (e.g., "I am going to...", "I will...", "This weekend, I plan to..."). 2. Pair Work (5 minutes): - Divide the students into pairs. - Each student will take turns asking and answering questions about their weekend plans. - Encourage students to use at least three different activities in their responses. 3. Sharing (1 minute): - After the pair work, ask a few pairs to share their conversations with the class. - Provide feedback on their use of vocabulary and grammar. ICQ's Who will you work with for the roleplay? - Example: "We will work in pairs." How long will you have to talk with your partner? - Example: "We will talk for five minutes." What will happen after the pair work? - Example: "Some pairs will share their conversations with the class."

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