TP8
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification of Present Simple vs. Present Continuous in the context of Strike
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification of transport in the context of strike
Procedure (39-51 minutes)
*Introduce public transport vocab. to the students through personalization. Ask the students what their jobs. Personalize the topic. e.g I get to work by bus. Ask the students how they travel to school or work.
Show the pictures to teach transport vocabulary. Model and drill where necessary. Provide each student a phrase-match handout. Ss work in pairs. Get w/c feedback on the w/b. Get Ss to say how they travel to school/work by using the vocab. they have learnt.
Show the headline of a newspaper: no buses,trains or tubes for 24 hours. Ask the students to discuss the reason in small groups. Get a few ideas and give feedback. Get the Ss to listen and answer how the people in the listening usually get to work/are travelling to work today. Get feedback. Give feedback on the w/b.
Provide each student a grammar handout. Write down two sentences from the listening onto the board. Elicit the meaning by asking CCQs. e.g. Do I usually walk to work?, How do I get to work? Draw a timeline and elicit the meaning on the board. Ask the students to match PS and PC with the adverbs of time in pairs. Get w/c feedback. Get the students to make two sentences by using the adverbs of time. Monitor the students and help where necessary.. Get w/c feedback. Do delayed correction on the board if necessary. Ask the students to make two sentences
Provide each student a gap-fill handout. The Ss fill in the gaps with PS or PC in pairs. The Ss who finishes the activity earlier record their answers onto the board. Get w/c feedback. Elicit incorrect answers on the board.
Cool off the classroom and project the photo of a snowy place onto the board. Ask the students to imagine that it was Friday today and it was snowing heavily. Get the students to tell each other what they normally do on Fridays and what they are doing today. Monitor the students for delayed feedback. Get a few ideas. Do delayed error correction if necessary.