Olympic Dreams
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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Language Focus - Grammar: To provide clarification, review and practice of passive voice in the context of The Olympics
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of a break in
Procedure (33-47 minutes)
1. SHOW the first sentence (slide 1) (she was named a European Champion) 2. What does that mean?
Ex1: FILL THE BLANKS Slides 2-5 1. Chest HO. EX 1: Every 2 sent. go together. Fill the blanks. ICQs. GIVE HO (slide 2). 2. Monitor. 3. In pairs: Chk ans. 4. SHOW ans key. (SLIDE 3) 5. SHOW sent.1 active: (SLIDE 4) WHAT ARE THE SUB, V, & OBJ? IS IT ACTIVE OF PASSIVE? 6. SHOW sent.1 passive: (SLIDE 5) WHAT ARE THE SUB, V, & OBJ? IS IT ACTIVE OF PASSIVE?
SHOW both #1 sentences (SLIDE 6) How do we know if it is passive or active?
Ex. 2: Sorting into the table 1. Identify sub, v, & obj for sent.1. STILL (SLIDE 6) 2. SHOW ans. key in table. (SLIDE 7) Ex. 2 3. In pairs, do the same thing of the other 2 sentences. 4. Monitor 5. SHOW ans. key (SLIDE 8) 6. PRONUNCIATION (SLIDE 9)
Ex. 3 1. In pairs, ANSWER Qs in Ex. 3. 2. Monitor 3. SHOW ans key (SLIDE 10)
Ex. 4 appropriate v 1. Fill with appropriate verb form. 2. Monitor. 3. Chk w/ partner. 4. SHOW ans key (SLIDE 11)
Ex. 5,6 Convert 1. In Ex. 5 & 6: convert active into passive & vice versa 2. Monitor 3. Chk w/ partner 4. SHOW ans key (SLIDE 12)
TB Break-in activity 1. Chest HO: IT'S THE SCENE OF A RECENT BREAK-IN The TV has been unplugged. 2. In pairs, make as many passive voice sentences to describe the scenene 3. ICQs 4. Give HO 5. Monitor 6. WC FB 7. DEC