Time and money
Elementary A1+ level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in the context of time
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To provide practice and clarification of asking and telling time in different ways.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide specific information listening practice using pictures in the context of time
Procedure (40-53 minutes)
Use the clock to elicit the topic Give Ss ex1 and do some FB
Elicit times – step by step round the clock – do plenty of drilling paying attention to natural pron – don’t write anything yet – elicit the question - & get Ss to practice in open/closed pairs – passing the clock(s) around & moving the hands Give Ss ex 2, match words with the pictures, then they match times to the photos B-F
-Focus the Ss on the pictures in ex 3. Ss do the ex, Peer check with their partners Do FB if needed -Again focus the Ss on pictures, they listen and match conversation 1-3 with A-F in ex 2a Monitor and help if needed Do some FB
Do ex 5 and elicit TL to the w/b showing when we use from, to... Teach meaning of a.m, p.m., noon, midnight
-For ex 6 – get Ss on their own to draw hands on to 3 of the clocks on your HO to illustrate different times. The in pairs, Ss say their times to each other, listen & draw the times on to the remaining blank clocks. Monitor & check for good use of language – deal with any errors in FB at the end -Ss listen and practice the Q&A.
Divide Ss into two teams – put/draw two clocks on the w/b. In turn, Ss race to set/draw the clock on the w/b that you call out.