Neighbors
Pre-intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To practice reading for specific and detailed comprehension of a story about good neighbors
Subsidiary Aims
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To clarify vocabulary present in the reading text
Procedure (40-55 minutes)
T holds three small boxes that contain different slips of paper. T goes round the class and asks sts to take a slip from each box then form a sentence using the slips. Sts read their sentences out loud. T asks sts to match the bits to make sensible sentences by exchanging their bits with other sts. T elicits the topic of the lesson by asking sts to guess which sentence is about today's topic.
T displays a drawing of himself and his neighbors with questions that have no auxiliaries. T elicits the auxiliaries. Sts ask the questions to T. T answers sts' questions to demonstrate the task. Sts discuss the questions about their own neighbors in pairs. T gets feedback from individual sts.by asking them about their partners.
T displays the slide which has pictures of neighbors and the two sentence stems, "Good neighbors are people who...", and " Bad neighbors are people who..". T displays some prompts for weaker sts. Sts discuss in pairs. T gets feedback about the prompts and elicits other ideas.
T shows sts slides of pictures and elicits the words. If sts do not know the word, T gives the words and drills WC or T-S.. T distributes handouts containing a matching exercise on the vocabulary. Sts complete the task individually then check in pairs. T conducts WCFB.
T shows students the pictures of Turkish celebrities and asks, " Who would you like to be you neighbor and why?" Sts discuss in pairs. T gets feedback from sts about their partners. T distributes handouts containing the passage. T distributes groups of students 6 slips of paper about ex1.Sts put the information in the correct order in groups of three. Groups check with other groups. T conducts WCFB. T distributes ex2.Sts complete individually then check with partners. T conducts WCFB.
T displays a slide containing the pictures of the celebrities in the passage. Sts discuss who they want to be their neighbors and why. T gets feedback from individual sts if there is time.
T has sts form a circle. T explains the game by demonstrating it. Sts play the game.