Functional Language
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification of language used for ordering and communicating at a restaurant in the context of eating out
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a dialogue in the context of eating out at a restaurant
Procedure (33-49 minutes)
T tells the students that he is very hungry so where he should go. Thus T elicits the word Restaurant T shows the picture of a restaurant T elicits the words Waiter, Waitress & Customer and shows the respective pictures T clarifies the pronunciation & gets the class say the words allowed
T relates an anecdote where he went to a restaurant and addressed the Waiter shouting "Hey you!" to him T elicits the suitable functional language T elicits the functional language by making them guess the word through hangman game
T elicits the functional language by miming and using the story of a visit to a restaurant T checks on the pronunciation of the words learnt T drills the sentence stress in smaller groups and in pairs T presents and drills the intonation patterns for questions and requests. T writes on the board the example structures T asks CCQs
T asks the students to correct the sentences projected on the WB T solves an example sentence and guides students through the task in groups
T elicits instructions from the students by asking them a wrong question and guiding them to correct it T shows a mini wrongly ordered mini dialogue containing a wrong sentence T guides the WC to reach the corect version T gives the handouts containing 5 mini dialogues needing order and correction T assigns 6 different colours to 6 groups T gives the picture HO once the students correct the previous handouts and asks them to match the dialogue with the scenerio depicted in the picture
T makes the students sit in pairs T shows the Role-play HO and gives instructions by a demonstration T gives the material and asks the students to role-play in pairs T monitors closely to keep any L1 out of use
T asks the students to change their partners T asks the students to role play without the prompts
T asks CCQs T welcomes the next teacher