Dania Lucia Rodriguez Mejia Dania Lucia Rodriguez Mejia

Perfect Locations - so & such
Upper- intermediate, B2 level

Description

In this lesson, SS will be engaged in reviewing and practicing the uses of "so" and "such. In the beginning of the lesson, SS will get the context from the previous reading lesson . By using marker sentences from the text, the SS will answer a series of questions that will help them to “discover” the meaning and the structure of the target language. After, the teacher will clarify the pronunciation. After the language focus stages, the SS will complete a series of controlled and freer exercises to practice the TL, while praticing the speaking productive skill.

Materials

Abc HO1 Meaning
Abc HO2 Form
Abc HO3 practice1
Abc HO4 pratice2
Abc HO5 Answer key

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification, review and practice of the uses of so and such in the context of describing places, people and situations.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of convincing their partners to visit a place they like using the TL.

Procedure

Stage 1 (Lead in) (4-6 minutes) • To set lesson context, relate the lesson to the previous one and engage students by introducing and creating interest in the topic using a quick speaking activity.

- Give context bringing back to the class the reading they did before: Remind them about Sophie, the location scout. - Some ideas and questions: . Remind them about the last speaking activity. Would you like to work as a location scout? Why? Is it a cool job? What do you think about it? . I didn´t know the Star Wars movie was shot in Cappadocia. Did you know? . Do you have good national turkish movies? Where were they shot? - PW: Speaking practice: Let them talk about places in Turkey they like. Imagine that I am about to make a movie in Turkey and I haven't decided my locations yet. Which places would you suggest me? and why? Maybe because is so beautiful, or it has such a wonderful weather. Can you talk about that in pairs? Maybe you can think about places you have visited to talk about them. -Monitor discreetly so they can use their own resources as much as possible. -Get FB, by asking a about the places.

Stage 2 ( Meaning- Language Focus: So- Such) (5-7 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the items of the target language, and to let them discover the meaning by themselves.

- Give instruction before HO: Solo: Tell the SS they will be given a paper, where they will find sentences taken from the previous text. They have to look at them and answer the questions. They have to work alone. - Give HO1 - First, monitor to check the mechanics of the task, by wandering around the tables. Then, monitor discreetly to check the content of the task itself without interrupting. -PW: Check answers in pairs - Get FB, and clarify if necessary.

Stage 3 ( Form- Language Focus: So- Such) (5-7 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the items of the target language, and to let them discover the form by themselves

- Give instruction before HO: Solo: Tell the SS they will be given a paper, but they will go back to the first handout, look at the sentences again and complete the pattern with the words in the box of the new paper (show them). Again, they have to work alone. - Give HO2 - First, monitor to check the mechanics of the task, by wandering around the tables. Then, monitor discreetly to check the content of the task itself without interrupting. -Take time to write some of the marker sentences in the WB to use in the next stage, -PW: Check answers in pairs - Get FB and clarify if necessary.

Stage 4 ( Pronunciation- Language Focus: So- Such) (3-5 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the items of the target language and give accurate language models, by drilling and correcting pronunciation

- Drill each one of the phrases in the WB (students should be able to pronounce these phrases intelligibly). - Clarify stress, connected speech and intonation.

Stage 5 (Controlled Practice) -Optional, depends on time. (3-5 minutes) • To provide controlled practice of the TL

- Grouping: Beach, Mountains, Jungle, Desert, Forest groups. - Give instruction before HO: GW: Tell the SS they will be given a paper, and with their groups they will have to fill the gaps using SO and SUCH. They have to do it as fast as possible. - Give HO3 - Monitor and be helpful if they need guidance. Take notes of mistakes in the use of the TL. - Write answers in WB. Let them check their answers and make clarifications if necessary.

Stage 6 (Semi-controlled practice) (8-12 minutes) • To provide semi-controlled practice of the TL

- Give instruction before HO: GW: Tell the SS they will be given a paper, they have to rewrite the sentences using so… that /such… that, being careful not to change the meaning. - Give HO4 - Monitor closely and be helpful if they need guidance. Take notes of mistakes in the use of the TL. - Give them HO5 to check their answers. Clarify answers if necessary.

Stage 7 (Freer Practice) (5-8 minutes) • To provide freer practice of the TL

- Tell the SS to remember the places they talked about in the beginning of the class. They will mingle and find a partner to talk about those places that they like using "so and such" (it doesn´t have to be in Turkey). The goal is to talk and convince as many people as possible. So, don´t stay with one partner a lot of time, move around faster. - Give an example: I will go and talk about Machu Picchu: you have to go there! it's such a wonderful place. It's one of the seven wonders of the world. Of course it's so crowded, full of people all the time, but it's so worth it and so beautiful. You will love it. -Stand up and start mingling. - Circulate carefully. While monitor, correct if there is any misuse of the TL. Pick up some of them to write in the WB before the activity finishes.

Stage 8 (Error correction) (3-5 minutes) • To provide feedback on the students' use of the language

Error correction of the TL. - The error correction will happen on the spot, while listening to their conversation. - If there are common mistakes with the target language, write them in the board and elicit from students the correct form by asking: What is wrong with these sentences?

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