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Telling the time
Beginners level

Materials

Abc HO 1
Abc HO 2
Abc Listening

Main Aims

  • To learn and practice functional language regarding telling the time

Subsidiary Aims

  • Speaking fluently and accurately about daily routines

Procedure

Numbers ( Review) (2-3 minutes) • To make sure they have the essential vocabulary information

T:"How many Ss are there in class today? how many teachers? How many people? How many fingers do you have in one hand? 2 hands? 3 hands?...(gestures all along) elicit/review 5,10 ,25 ,30 ,35 ,40 ,45 ,50 ,55. (WC)

Warmer/Lead-in (1-2 minutes) • To set lesson context (telling the time) and engage students

T: Now, how many of you have watches? look at your watches (gestures) .What time is it now? To have them look at their watches, eliciting the answers (no correction). Drill for "What time is it?" focusing on the intonation, then post a picture of a clock with the Q on it.

presentation (Vocabulary telling the time) (5-6 minutes) • To provide Ss with the required vocab in TL through a situation/demonstration

Using a clock, I'll elicit the simple ones (i.e. 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock,..), Then, I'll elicit the first two by showing then on the clock and digital numbers on WB (1.05 to make sure they are aware of -oh- in it, and 1:10 to show there's no -oh- in the rest and no use of "o'clock" in here) and"ll put it on WB in words. HOs (1 to each S ). solo. check in pairs. I'll monitor. Feed back: (nominating Ss to read answers) A drill.

Presentation(am/pm) (2-3 minutes) • To provide Ss with required vocabulary to talk about time

T: What time is it now? Ss: 12:40 T: In the morning? Ss: no. I'll put 12.00 on WB: NOON and elicit 12:40 in the AFTERNOON. On WB: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening. and I'll present am/pm.

Controlled Practice (6-8 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice ( time zones)

I'll ask a S to the front and model the HO. open pair. I'll monitor. feedback: i'll nominate Ss.

Listening (8-10 minutes) • To recognize the time in listening context and to present a.m/p.m

on WB: 7.50/ 7:15 and 10.00 am/10.00 pm T:7.15 which one do I circle? 10 in the morning. Which one? .HO. T:"Read the Qs. Listen". Twice. PW. Ask an early finisher to put answers on WB. Ss listen again to check answers

Controlled practice (4-5 minutes) • Accuracy in telling time using am/pm

I'll elicit the conversation pattern on WB, and ask them to work on exercise 3 (PW). T: Speak, don't write(miming)

Free Practice/ Production (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language( talk about daily routine stating time)

I'll elicit some of the previously-taught daily-routine vocabulary: "Every day I wake up at...., take a shower at, have breakfast at....,PW. Then in new pairs, they talk about their previous partner.: She wakes up at ....(Demonstrate first by asking a S to do so.)

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