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Teaching practice 7
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson, students will be able to make a clear distinction between regular and irregular verbs and will have the chance to practice more irregular verbs. The lesson starts with the teacher narrating a story about a wedding he attended last month. He purposefully uses five regular and five irregular verbs in his story. After he tells the students what happened to him in the wedding, he asks them to jot down the verbs they can hear. Students check with their partners and are encouraged to share their feedback. While taking feedback, the teacher draws a two-column table and writes the verbs in accordance to whether they are regular or irregular. The students then are supposed to notice the difference between the two types of verbs. After he moved to the next stage, the teacher makes sure the students understand the difference. In the next stage, students are encouraged to do some controlled practice in the context of celebrations. They are supposed to do this by reading two short texts. Once done, teacher gets their feedback and moves to exercise two which is supposed to give students more practice. The next step is to help students become familiar with how to form questions in the past. Now that the students had some controlled and semi-controlled practice, they need to use the target language in a more freer context. The teacher will encourage them to choose one of the celebrations in exercise four and interview their partner using the questions in exercise three. The last activity is to instill what the students have been taught. The students ask students to stand up and come to him to choose one strip of paper. The papers include the past form and the infinitive of some verbs. Students need to mingle and find the person who has either the infinitive or the past form of the verb they have. Once everybody finds his or her partner, they need to sit somewhere and form three sentences in the past using that verb.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide students with an opportunity to use and practice the past irregular forms in the context of holidays and celebrations.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To enhance their speaking skills using the simple past to talk about celebrations.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (7-9 minutes) • The aim is to get students to notice the target language.

Teacher greets students and creates good rapport. He tells them that he would like to share a funny incident that happened to him one month ago but he wants them to notice the verbs he will use. He then narrates his story in a natural and authentic way. Once done, he tells the students that he is going to read it one more time but that this time they need to write down the verbs they are going to hear. After they are done, he asks them to check with their partners and then takes their feedback. He writes their feedback on a two-column table on the board and asks them if they can see any difference. Once the difference is clear, the teacher tries to elicit what it is and what the two types verbs are called. After the target language is presented, the teacher moves to the next stage.

Controlled practice (5-7 minutes) • To get students practice the target language through a controlled activity.

After students get to notice and learn the difference between regular and irregular verbs, they are provided an opportunity to further familiarize themselves with the target language. The teacher gives clear and concise instructions as to what students need to do. Students are given five to seven minutes to underline and write the infinitive and the past tense of some irregular verbs. Once done, students check with their partners and then the teacher gets their feedback and moves to the next exercise.

Fill in the blank (5-7 minutes) • The aim is to give students more chance to practice the target language.

The teacher gives clear instructions to the students and give them five to seven minutes to do exercise two. This is supposed to be relatively easier for students. After they are done, students are encouraged to check answers with their peers. The teacher then asks volunteers to come to the board and write their answers. Once finished, the teacher makes his transition to the next stage.

Making questions in the past. (4-6 minutes) • The aim is to help students form questions in the past.

The teacher gives clear and concise instructions to the students in regards to what they should do. Students get on task and the teacher monitors them meticulously to see if anyone is having trouble forming questions. After they are done, students give their feedback and the teacher moves to the next activity.

Freer activity (8-10 minutes) • To encourage students to use the target language in a more relaxed and free way

The teacher asks students to swap partners. He then tells students to choose one of the suggested topics and interview their partners using questions in exercise three. Teachers tells student that they are free to choose whatever topic they like. After eight to ten minutes is finished, teacher asks for volunteers to come to the board to showcase their interview. The teacher thanks them and moves to the final stage of the lesson.

Wrap up activity (6-8 minutes) • The aim of this activity is to get students to practice more what they have learnt earlier in the lesson

The teacher asks students to pick one strip of paper and unfold it. After each student gets one, they are asked to stand up and find the person who has the same verb as the one they have. They the need to sit and work together to come up with 3 sentences using that verb in the past. Once done, the teacher takes some feedback and wraps up his lesson.

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