Structures of Obligation
Upper intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide practice of structures of obligation in the context of personal and professional resposibilities
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification of structures of obligation in the context of personal and professional resposibilities
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of in the context of personal and professional resposibilities.
Procedure (37-45 minutes)
T welcomes SS to class, Asks any new SS to briefly introduce self to establish rapport. (1 min) T begins by telling SS "I wanted to go fishing today but I have to come to class" T nominates SS to answer "What is something you want to do but can't because of some obligation you have?"(1min) T shares with SS google slide with the sentence "Things I want to do vs Things I have to do" T uses annotate function to write one or two responses T gives SS two minutes via BOR to discuss with a partner T monitors T reminds SS when 30 secs are left in BOR T closes BOR T nominates one ss from each group to share responses (1-2mins) T uses annotate function on zoom to write some SS responses on google slide
T prepares to send link to google forms 1 in zoom chat T gets SS attention " Okay...." T Tells SS 'open the link i just sent you. read over the questions. you have 1 minute.' T then tells SS 'I will play an audio. Answer the questions individually. you have three minutes,'. (1min) T nominates ss and asks ICQ "how much time do you have?" (3 mins) "who will you work with?" T gives SS 1min to discuss answers in a group T nominates SS to share responses (2 min) OCFB
T provides SS with link to google forms task T gets ss attention"NOW.... let's Open the link in the chat." "let's do #1 together" T goes over form and does one question with the class (2min) T " complete this form with a partner. you have 7 mins. compare with your partner when done" T sets timer to 7 minutes. T asks ICQ "how much time do you have?"(7mins) " what will you do once you are finished?" ( compare answers with partner) T separates SS into BOR T monitors Once time is up T instructs SS to submit for to get answer key. "time is up. please submit the form. check your answers." T gives SS 2 minutes to check answers T asks SS "did anyone have any trouble?" initiate OCFB
T provides SS with link to google forms task T will give SS 5 minutes to fill out the form individually and then compare answers with a partner T " you have 5 minutes to complete the task individually"" let's do the first one together" T demos with the first question T asks ICQ "how much time do you have?"(5mins) " what will you do once you are finished?" ( compare answers with partner) T separates SS into BOR T monitors Once time is up, T will provide SS with answer sheet T gives SS 2 minutes to check answers OCFB
T-SS 'On the board, you will see the word RESPONSIBILITY." "tell me, what do you understand by this word?" "what makes a person responsible?' SS will discuss with in a group setting what they understand by this word elicit ss usage of modals for obligation OCFB DEC