Michel Antonio Gonzalez Colmenares Michel Antonio Gonzalez Colmenares

A nightmare journey
Intermediate (B1+) level

Description

In this lesson vocabulary will be the focus. Students will learn / review words related to problems or uncomfortable situations that could be faced when travelling. In the first stage of the lesson, visuals will be used to activate previous knowledge. Through eliciting techniques, the teacher will attempt to Introduce the topic. After that, a recording will be used to introduce the vocabulary target of the lesson. Next, pronunciation and form of the verbs taught will be stressed, and this stage will be the right moment to clarify those verbs or expressions students my struggle with. To follow up, students will use the verbs taught in a gap-filling exercise. After checking, and to finish with this lesson, the students will be given some time to share their experiences linked to problems or uncomfortable situations when travelling.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide review and clarification of useful vocabulary and phrases in the context of travel inconveniences.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide gist listening practice using a text about travel problems
  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of travel problems.

Procedure

Lead-in (6-8 minutes) • To introduce the topic and engage students.

The teacher will ask the students to sit in groups of 3 or 4 people, and be ready to listen to some instructions. Once the students are in groups, they will be given 2 mins to look at a set of pictures and discuss with their groups what they could represent. In the meanwhile, the teacher will write on the board two questions: "Do they represent something positive or negative?" and "When could we face those situations?" When time is up, the teacher will ask each group to answer the questions on the board. After listening to some students, the teacher will tell them that this lesson will be about "Travel Problems."

Listening for specific information (5-7 minutes) • To set the context and have students unconsciously get input of the vocabulary target.

After the topic has been introduced, the teacher will ask one participant per group to describe to the rest of the class one picture in particular that the teacher would have highlighted in advance. In the end, three or four pictures will have been described and these will be pasted and given a number on the board. Next, the students will be asked to listen to a conversation between Javier and Alice, and identify which of the pictures on the board was NOT mentioned or pinpointed as a problem for Javier and Alice. After that, the answer will be checked in open class.

Listening for Gist (5-7 minutes) • To have the students practice listening

To follow up, the teacher will give a handout where the students will have to answer some questions. At first, they will have to do it in pairs, then the conversation will be played one more time in order to have the students check their answer and complete those questions they had not answered.

Presentation (11-13 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

The teacher will use different techniques to elicit at least three of the words or phrases target. Those words/phrases elicited will be written on the board, and the teacher will complete the list. In this stage the teacher will clarify if needed, and provide examples. After making sure that the students have understood the meaning of the words/ phrases target,, s/he will have the students practice pronunciation and later form.

Controlled Practice (3-5 minutes) • To have the students practice the vocabulary.

the teacher will give a handout to the students so they complete a paragraph using the words previously taught in the correct form. After some minutes, the teacher will have the students compare their answers in pairs. In the meanwhile, he will write the answers en the board so the students check whether they were right or wrong.

Freer Speaking Practice (3-5 minutes) • To have students use the new vocab in spoken language.

The teacher will rearrange the students in different groups, and s/he will have them share experiences about the problems they have had in their travels. After 3 minutes, s/he will have some students report what they got from their partners. Finally, after listening to some students, the teacher will say the lesson is finished and will let the students take their break.

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