TP #5C | Eating Habits
A1 (Beginner/Elementary) level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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Grammar: To provide practice of the present simple + how often + time expressions in the context of eating, sleeping, and family habits.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide detailed reading practice using a text about eating habits survey in the context of family and eating habits.
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To provide detailed listening practice using a text about eating habits survey in the context of family and eating habits.
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To provide lexis review of food, meals, time expressions in the context of eating, sleeping, and family habits and routines.
Procedure (37-45 minutes)
WC. I will chest large flashcards with pictures of food on them to elicit food lexis. Flip through all flashcards with class, modeling and drilling throughout. Put pictures up on the WB and once all pictures are up, go back through and elicit spelling and re-drill/address error corrections or questions as needed. Highlight stress and form as needed (eg. fruit, ice cream, vegetables).
WC. I will use more visuals to elicit the lexis related to meals. Ask WC to put Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in order (which one comes first in the day). Mention brunch, supper and dessert in this section also. Refer to flashcard visuals on WB of food lexis and ask WC which ones they think people eat for breakfast, lunch or dinner. *Pre-teach Vegetarian. Refer to picture of meat & elicit. "If someone does not eat this, what do we call them?" Refer to picture of vegetables. "They only eat these." --Vegetarian. Model and drill. *Pre-teach Have. "With food and drink we can use the verb have." Write on WB: Have = Eat or Drink. (eg. I have coffee. = I drink coffee., I have fish. = I eat fish.
Chest HO. Instruction: "Work alone. Fill in the blanks in these sentences with food words that are true for you." Model 1st example on WB- "I often have toast for breakfast." ICQ: "What words are you filling in the blanks with?" -Food words. Pass out HO to sts. Give them 2 minutes, then check answers in PW. CQ: "What does your partner usually have for lunch?" --fish/pasta/etc.
Chest HO. Instruction: "Work alone. Make a question out of each line." Point out the first one is already done for them on the HO- "1. What time / have breakfast? = What time do you have breakfast?". "Write the whole question down on the right side". (Chest HO & point out). ICQ: Chest HO and point to the blank line next to the What time / have breakfast?- "What are you going to write here?" --the whole question. Pass out HO. Give 2 minutes & then "Check answers with your partner."
Chest HO: Making questions (last exercise). Instruction: "Put your pen down. Speak only to your partner. Practice asking your partner these questions." Point to the first question still chesting the HO & say "For example, if Deniz is my partner, I say Deniz, what time do you have breakfast?" ICQ: "What questions are you asking your partner?" --The ones we made. ICQ2: "Are you writing anything down?" --No. Just speaking. While sts are practicing ?s, write on the WB for CQ: have breakfast, have for breakfast, have lunch, have for lunch, have dinner, have for dinner. CQ: Point to the first prompt "have breakfast" and model the What?/What time? question. Model and drill all the questions from the prompts. Then point to different prompts at random, and ask individuals to repeat.
Chest HO. Point out the title while reading it out loud to WC: "Eating Habits Survey". "Do you know what an Eating Habit is?"-- explain if needed-- "If you eat healthy foods every day, you have a healthy eating habit." "Do you know what a survey is?"-- explain if needed-- "OK. Raise your hand if you like baklava. --Hands down.-- I just surveyed our class, and 90% of them like baklava." Assign new PW partners. Instruction to WC: "There are some words missing here. Fill in the blanks with your new partner. We'll listen for answers after." ICQ: "Who are you working with?" --new partner.
Instruction to WC: "Listen and check your answers." ICQ: "What are you listening for?" -checking answers. CQ: "What is the survey about?" --Eating habits.
Chest Tape script HO with (a-f) answers on it. Instruction: "Now we will listen again. Try to match the answers to the questions." Point to #1 and model example. "For example, they will ask "Do you have three meals a day?" and one of these (point to the a-f options) will be the answer to that question on the tape." ICQ: "What answers are you listening for?" --matching survey questions to answers on the tape (interview). Play the tape, but stop after the first one and check 1st answer with WC to make sure they are following. Play the rest of the recording (2.2). Ask sts if they would like to hear again. If not, tell them to check their answers with their partner. ANSWERS: a.6, b.5, c.1, d.4, e.3, f.2 CQ: "What fruit does he eat every day?" --an apple every day. (f) **CQ: "How often does he eat at work?" --four times a week. (a)
WC. Use WB and visuals. Put "NEVER" visual in upper right hand corner, and "EVERY DAY" in lower left hand corner. Draw diagonal line between. Ask sts to come up to WB and put the rest of the time expressions on the time line. Elicit and tweak answers until it's in order from bottom left-- (EVERY DAY, TWICE A WEEK, ONCE A WEEK, THREE TIMES A MONTH, EVERY MONTH, EVERY YEAR, NEVER). While sts sit down, write "HOW OFTEN" on WB. Model & drill. CQ: "How often do you come to English class at ITI?" --Four times a week.
Chest HO. Instruction:"Work with your partner. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the box for Family, Sleeping and Eating Habits." Point out #1 is already done for them. "1. How often do you... see your best friend?" ICQ: "Where are the answers?" --In the verb box. (have/see/talk/go/sleep/wake). Check answers WC. Model full question and drill individually, "Repeat after me." When they repeat the question back, answer them using one of the time expressions from the board. Then move onto the next answer check. Answers: 1. see, 2. have, 3.talk, 4. wake, 5. go, 6. sleep CQ: "How often do I talk on the phone with my mother?" --once a month
Chest Verbs HO. Instruction "In a minute, you will stand up and walk around. Practice asking your friends these questions. Write their name and answer next to your question. See how many different names and answers you can get!" ICQ: "After you stand up, what are you going to do?" --Ask friends these questions. "OK everyone stand up and ask each other how often..." CQ: "What did you learn about your classmates?" Give them FB and address any final grammar or pronunciation issues. Praise them for a job well done and wish sts a lovely weekend!