Life in the capital
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide fluency within different speaking forms, in the context of life in capital cities
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification and practice adjectives, with particular focus on life in cities
Procedure (42-47 minutes)
Lead-in is a game. I will write the names of ten countries on the board; those will mostly be the English-speaking countries and a couple of countries where English is spoken quite a lot. The students are likely to know their capital cities: USA (Washington), Canada (Ottawa), Australia (Canberra), England (London), South Africa (Pretoria), Scotland (Edinburgh), Ireland (Dublin), Germany (Berlin), India (New Delhi) and Spain (Madrid). The students will work in three groups. The group which writes the ten capitals first wins the game. Quick feedback session will be held, in order to find out most correct answers.
The ex1 will be prepared on the board and the students will also get the material. I will first model by picking one of the students whom I will ask the questions and who will also ask me the same. Then, I will divide the students into pairs to ask and answer the questions. They will get 5 minutes for that, and then we will have a feedback.
The students read the exercise and try to understand the meaning of adjectives. In the original exercise, it is envisaged to try to find the meaning in dictionary, but for the purpose of effective time management, I will provide the explanations through eliciting and explanations. I will not use opposites, because that will be a part of a particular exercise. After checking the meaning, the students listen to a non-native speaker Giovanni, talking about living in his country's capital city, Rome, and tick the answers yes/no in exercise 1. They will quickly check with their partners, before the W/C feedback is taken.
In the second listening part, the students match the words in the box to their opposites in exercise 1. I will play the recording for the students to check their answers. I will play the recording once more, so the students can repeat the words.
The students are divided into pairs, The get a couple of minutes to think about the city or a village that they know well. They then interview each other about the place using the questions in the questionnaire in exercise 1: 1. Are the people friendly? 2. Is it an expensive place? 3. Is it dangerous to walk on the streets at night? 4. Can you visit interesting things in your city? 5. Is it very noisy? 6. Are there any beautiful or historical buildings? 7. Is the air polluted? The students note answers then report their findings to the class feedback.