Elsa van Latum Elsa van Latum

TP 1: Describing habituation
Upper intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, students will learn the language to describe things we are accustomed to through the topic of living abroad. They will begin with an energizing exercise in which the topic of the text read in Amin's class will be refreshed. Following this, the students will do several exercises from the text book in which they will be introduced to the different meanings of 'being used to', 'getting used to', and 'used to' + verb. After this, they will create sentences about their own expriences of life in Istanbul or another city, using the grammar forms from the exercises. Finally, the students will conduct a survey of their fellow classmates by asking questions containing the new grammar forms.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification and practice on language to describe things we are accustomed to.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To encourage conversation practice.

Procedure

Lead-in (4-6 minutes) • To energize the students after the two previous lessons, as well as to recap the text from last class.

T reminds the Sts of the previous lesson and gives them 1-2 minutes to re-read the text from that lesson. T lets the students stand in a line and asks them 6 true/false questions about the text. Sts step forward if it's true and backward if it's false.

Highlighting (4-6 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

T writes 'I'm used to getting up at 5 a.m. everyday.' on the board and holds up a copy of HO 1 and points at exercise 1. In pairs, let the students answer the questions from exercise 1. T monitors and after 2 minutes gives WC feedback on the questions. T writes 'I'm slowly getting used to it.' on the board under the first sentence and lets Sts discuss the differences in meaning between in pairs. T monitors and conducts WC feedback on the answers. T explains the different meanings of 'used to' and underlines them on the board. T links it to the past tense 'used to' + verb the Sts learned in the demo class. T checks if Sts have understood with CCQs. The aims of the lesson are now outlined.

Clarification (6-8 minutes) • To clarify the meaning and form of the target language.

T instructs Sts to work on exercise 2 individually. After a few minutes, let Sts compare their answers in pairs. T conducts WC feedback and makes sure everyone has understood. If the Sts still seem unsure, write down extra example on the board. T instructs Sts to look at the terms in exercise 3 and makes sure they understand them. Sts are instructed to work on the exercise in pairs. T conducts WC feedback by checking the answers of each pair.

Controlled practice (5-7 minutes) • To consolidate understanding of target language

T writes down 'I ... all the customs yet - like it's rude to blow your nose in public.' on WB. Sts are instructed to discuss in pairs what the missing structure could be. T emphasizes that students should not shout out their answer as soon as they think they know, but wait until T elicits the meaning from WC. T holds up HO 2 and explains that the same procedure is to be followed in this exercise. T hands out the HO and instructs Sts to work individually. After a few minutes, T conducts WC feedback by giving individual students the chance to answer.

Semi-controlled practice (7-9 minutes) • To further concept check and prepare students for free practice

T instructs Sts to write 4 sentences using the grammar forms about their own experiences of life in Istanbul. After a few minutes, Sts compare their answers in pairs. T monitors and notes examples. During pair discussion, write examples on board. Explain the errors or strong points in the examples during WC feedback.

Free practice (7-8 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

T holds up the survey HO and explains that there are 6 questions and space to write down the answers from 3 different classmates. T distributes HO 3. T demonstrates with one student by asking them one of the questions and writing their answer down. T tells students to stand up. T says: 'When I say "start," find a classmate who you would like to interview for your survey. When I say "change," find a new partner to talk to. When I say "stop," you go back to your original seats and sit down,' During the exercise, T monitors for correct use of TL and notes down possible mistakes. After sitting down, T asks several students to provide examples of correct TL use.

Wrap up (2-4 minutes) • To ensure that the aims of the lesson have been clearly communicated and understood

T asks: 1. What was the topic of today's lesson? 2. What grammar did we study in the class? 3. When do we use this grammar?

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