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Neighbours
Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, SS will have the opportunity to develop their speaking skills within the context of 'Neighbours'. At the beginning of the lesson, T will play a video and SS are supposed to do listening task.T will ask SS about what experiences they have with their neighbours. After that, the teacher will ask the students to work in pairs and discuss what are the good or bad features of neighbour. They will try to find three features for each category. Following that SS will talk to each other and decide what features an ideal neighbour has as mingling activity. Once they finish, T will give SS cut-ups about complaining and polite requests.SS matches the headings with the suitable categories. SS will be given a handout in which SS completes the gaps in the conversation with phrases.As the final activity, SS will do a role play about different neighbours. The lesson will end with the feedback and error correction section.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide the students with the accuracy and fluency about making polite requests and fluency within the context of neighbour problems

Subsidiary Aims

  • To help students develop their listening skills to get detailed information about people who talk about their neighbours.
  • To provide practice and clarification of language used for handling awkward situations in the context of neighbours

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in(Stage 1) (8-10 minutes) • • To Set the context and to provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through listening

-T do some act to elicit 'neighbour'. •T will act as a neighbour who goes to his neigbours and ask for different materials. -SS watch a video about some people talking about their neighbours. -T gives instructions. -SS will be given a handout. -SS are supposed to listen and do the task; • There are 3 stages in the handout; • Fill in the gaps / Fill in the gaps in the dialogues/ match the dialogues with pictures. -T gives SS a handout. -After SS watch a video,T replays it if necessary, if not T tells SS to compare their answers in pairs. -T gives SS answer key. -T asks SS about their experiences regarding their neighbours. -T monitors and do error-correction.

Exposure(Stage 2) (3-4 minutes) • • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks

-T asks SS to work in pairs and discuss what are the good or bad features of a neighbour. -SS needs to find three features for both category. -T gets feedback from the SS. -T does error correction on spot.

Mingling Activity(Stage 3) (4-5 minutes) • Allows learners to actively engage with class materials through interaction (asking and answering questions) with multiple members of the class.

-SS will do mingling activity -SS will talk to each other and decide what features an ideal neighbour has. -The stage will end after the T gets feedback from the students. -T monitors and give delay feedback.

Useful Language(Stage 4) (5-6 minutes) • • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

-T gives instructions. -SS will be given cut-ups ( functional language within the context of complaining and polite requests) and matches the headings with the suitable categories; -SS work in pairs. HANDLING AWKWARD SITUATIONS 1 There is something I’d like to talk to you about. There is something I’ve been meaningto talk to you about. 2 I hope you don’t take this wrong way, but… I don’t want you to get the wrong idea, but… It’s just that you……………. 3 I have a suggestion/idea. I would feel better if….. It would put my mind at ease if…. 4 Do you see what I mean? How does that sound? How would you feel about it? A. Match the headings with the suitable categories a. Suggesting a solution b. Preparing the ground c. Getting the other person’s point of view d. Giving the message -SS have the opportunity to learn the meanings of these phrases and use them in the context. -The answers of the activity is on the walls outiside of the class they stand up and check their answers in pairs. -After that, the teacher does pronunciation activity on the board for (I'd like to& I've been)

Useful Language 2(Stage 5) (4-5 minutes) • to practice useful language for coming productive task

-T gives instructions. -T asks SS to complete the gaps in the conversation with phrases outside. B.Complete the conversation with phrases a)- f). There is one EXTRA phrase that you don’t need. a) How does that sound? b) It’s just that. c) There is something I’ve been meaning to talk to you about. d) I’m sure we can sort it out. e) Do you see what I mean? f) I don’t want you to get the wrong idea but… The Noisy Neighbour A: Max, 1_______________________. B: Sure, go ahead. A: Look, 2______________________. B: That sounds bad. A: 3_________________________ you know how you always sweep your house early in the morning. Well, we cannot sleep at all because of that noise you make. B: Oh, right. I sweep the kitchen floor after breakfast. The kids are so naughty you know. A: I see but it’s a little disturbing. 4__________________? B: Fair enough. Look, I’ll start cleaning the house in the afternoon. 5_________________? A: Good. I’d really appreciate that. -SS works individually. -SS goes outiside with their papers and completes the task. -AK will be provided by T to SS. -SS compares their answers in pairs. -T monitors.

Productive Task(Stage 6) (10-15 minutes) • • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

-SS will have the opportunity to practice the functional language via a role play activity. -SS will form two groups A and B. -T gives different role cards to SS -SS are suppose to prove their situations and perform at the same time. -Give SS 1 min. to think about their role. -T monitor SS

Feedback and Error Correction (2-3 minutes) • • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

The teacher will get feedback and do error correction at the end of the lesson. She will write the correct and wrong sentences onto the board and the students will decide which ones are wrong and try to correct them.

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