Asmaa Omar Asmaa Omar

Ask and answer questions about people

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To provide clarification of Giving personal information
  • To provide clarification of Indirect questions in the context of Giving personal information

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide gist and detailed reading practice using a text about Giving personal information
  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a Conversation in the context of Giving personal information

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (2-3 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

The T shows the Ss a picture and asks them to answer the question The T gives them the instructions - In pairs - You have 2 minutes, discuss this question - Do you think the people are good friends? Why or why not? The T asks ICQs ( if necessary) - Are you working alone or with a partner? With a partner - How much time do you have? 2 minutes After they finish the task the T asks them to share their answers with her

Exposure (3-5 minutes) • To get the students exposed to the text and the theme

The T sets the context of the text and gives instructions : - Alone, you have 3 minutes - Read the text without focusing on each detail - Tell me why does Amber ask questions about his friend Scott? The T asks ICQs ( if necessary): - Are you working alone or with a partner? Alone - Will you focus on each detail? No - How much time do you have? 3 minutes After they finish the task the T asks them to check their answers together. Then they check their answers with the T.

Reading for details (3-5 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed, deduction and inference reading task

The T gives the Ss the instructions: - Read again but in detail and answer these questions - Alone, you have 4 minutes The T asks ICQs ( if necessary) - Will you focus on the details? Yes - Are you working alone or with a partner? Alone - How much time do you have? 4 minutes After they do the task the T asks them to check their answers together After they finish the T shows them the answer key. Then the Ss share thier answers of the second question with the T.

Test 1 (3-5 minutes) • TO gauge students' prior knowledge of the target language

The T sets the context of the task and gives them instructions: - Use the verbs in the box to fill the gaps - Alone, you have 3 minutes The T asks ICQs ( if necessary) - Are you working alone or with a partner? Alone - How much time do you have? 3 minutes After they finish the task the T asks them to check their answers together. The T plays the audio for the Ss to check their answers Then the T shows them the answer key

Clarification (12-15 minutes) • To clarify areas of the target language where students had difficulty in the first test stage

1- Context: I love reading and I read in my free time - Eliciting: so I am...? Into reading - CCQs: - Do I love reading? Yes - Am I interested in it? Yes Drilling: the T makes the Ss listen first then repeat after her: - Chorally - Groups - Individually Written form : the T writes the word to analyse it: - Where is the stress? On the first part 2- Context: I attended my friend's wedding last month - Eliciting: now my friend is ....? Married - CCQS: - Does she have a husband? Yes Drilling: the T makes the Ss listen first then repeat after her: - Chorally - Groups - Individually Written form : the T writes the word to analyse it: - Where is the stress? On the first part 3- Eliciting: what is the opposite of married? Single Drilling: the T makes the Ss listen first then repeat after her: - Chorally - Groups - Individually Written form : the T writes the word to analyse it: - Where is the stress? On the first part 4- Context: Tomorrow is my sister's birthday so we are going to make a party for her - Eliciting: how do you call this? Celebrate - CCQS: - Is it an important day? Yes - Will we do something special on this day? Yes Drilling: the T makes the Ss listen first then repeat after her: - Chorally - Groups - Individually Written form : the T writes the word to analyse it: - Where is the stress? On the first part 5- Context: my uncle left his job because he is older than 60 - Eliciting: how do we call this? Retired - CCQS: - Did he stop working? Yes - Did he leave because he is old? Yes Drilling: the T makes the Ss listen first then repeat after her: - Chorally - Groups - Individually Written form : the T writes the word to analyse it: - Where is the stress? On the second part 6- be born Drilling: the T makes the Ss listen first then repeat after her: - Chorally - Groups - Individually Written form : the T writes the word to analyse it: - Is there a stress in this word? No 7- Context: my friend was born in Egypt but she moved to live in Saudi Arabia - Eliciting: how do we call this? She was raised - CCQS: - Does she live in Egypt? No - She lives in....? Saudi Arabia Drilling: the T makes the Ss listen first then repeat after her: - Chorally - Groups - Individually Written form : the T writes the word to analyse it: - Is there a stress in this word? No 8- Live with my family Drilling: the T makes the Ss listen first then repeat after her: - Chorally - Groups - Individually Written form : the T writes the word to analyse it: - Is there a stress in this word? No 9- Live alone Drilling: the T makes the Ss listen first then repeat after her: - Chorally - Groups - Individually Written form : the T writes the word to analyse it: - Is there a stress in this word? No

Semi controlled practice (3-5 minutes) • - To practice the TL in controlled activity d )

The T sets the context of the task and gives the Ss the instructions: - In pairs, you have 3 minutes - Tell your partner about your life The T asks ICQs ( if necessary) - Are you working alone or with a partner? With a partner - How much time do you have? 3 minutes After they finish the task they share their answers with the T

Highlighting (3-5 minutes) • To get the students notice the target language

The T sets the context of the task and gives them instructions: - Alone, you have 4 minutes - Circle the correct answer - Use the sentences in the grammar box to help you The T asks ICQs ( if necessary) - Are you working alone or with a partner? Alone - How much time do you have? 4 minutes After they finish the task the T asks them to check their answers together Then they share their answers with the T

Clarification (12-15 minutes) • To introduce the target language from the text using "CECDW"

The T writes 2 questions ( direct/ indirect) on the board and asks the Ss the following: - Which one is direct? The first one - And the second one is...? Indirect - Which one is more polite? Indirect The T shows the Types of the indirect questions - Indirect questions within statements - Indirect questions within questions CCQS - Do I use indirect questions to be more polite? Yes - In indirect questions within statements, do we use question mark? No, period Written form: the T writes the form of the indirect questions - WH questions - Yes/ no questions Drilling: the T makes the Ss listen first then repeat after her: - Chorally - Groups - Individually

Controlled practice (3-5 minutes) • - To practice the TL in controlled activity ( accuracy-based )

The T sets the context of the task and gives the Ss the instructions: - Alone, you have 4 minutes - Change the direct questions into indirect questions The T asks ICQs ( if necessary ) - Are you working alone or with a partner? Alone - How much time do you have? 4 minutes After they finish the task the T asks them to check their answers together. Then the T shows them the answer key.

Freer practice (7-10 minutes) • To practice the TL in freer activity ( fluency-based )

The T sets the context of the task and gives the Ss the instructions: - Alone, you have 2 minutes - Write 3 questions about to ask your classmate about his/ her friend The T asks ICQs ( if necessary) - Are you working alone or with a partner? Alone - How much time do you have? 2 minutes After they finish, the T gives them the instructions to the speaking task - In pairs, you have 7 minutes - ask and answer the questions with your partner - Tell me if your partner is a good friend The T asks ICQs( if necessary ) - Are you working alone or with a partner? With a partner - How much time do you have? 7 minutes - Will you answer only? Answer and ask

Feedback (2 minutes) • To give the students the chance to react to the content of the reading in the personalized and fluency-based activity. - To correct any errors have been occurred during the tasks.

After they do the speaking task the T asks 2 Ss to share their answers with her. ? Content feedback) The T writes some of their mistakes on the board and asks them to help her to correct the mistakes ( language feedback)

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