Practice Plan
Upper Int level
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist and detailed listening practice using a text about Living with your parents in the context of families
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a Discussion in the context of Families
Procedure (40-40 minutes)
Instructions: talk about the members of your family for 3 minutes ICQs: how long do you have? Task: students talk in pairs Pair check: N/A Feedback: Nominated students will present details of their partner's family to the class
Convey meaning: (siblings) your brothers and sisters Elicit word: another way to say brothers and sisters? Check Meaning: is your cousin? are your parents? Model and CIC drill Board word Elicit syllables and stress: Siblings Highlight sounds: Sib lingz Elicit form: Noun (c) Convey meaning: roommate, people you live with (not family) Elicit word: who are the people you live with in an apartment Check Meaning: do roommates visit you sometimes? are they family? Model and CIC drill Board word Elicit syllables and stress: roommates (2 syl) Highlight sounds: room mate Elicit form: Noun (c)
Instructions: Did the people in the story leave home later than normal? ICQs Task: listen and answer gist questions in pairs Pair check: N/A Feedback: Nominated students will respond to the gist questions
Instructions: listen to the text again and answer these questions true or false with your partner for 5 minutes ICQs: what should you be listening for? do you need to write long answers? what should you do to the false questions? Task: students answer 9 T/F questions in pairs Pair check: N/A Feedback: WCFB
Instructions: In groups of three talk about moving away from home in your country for 5 minutes ICQs: How many in a group? How long do you have? Task: Students discuss in small groups Pair check: N/A Feedback: WCFB