New lesson plan: Functional Language: Eating at a restaurant or getting a takeaway

Toby Witham

Functional Language: Eating at a restaurant or getting a takeaway - Beginner level

Functional Language: Eating at a restaurant or getting a takeaway
Beginner level

Description

During this lesson students will learn and practise language associated with eating out and ordering takeaway

Materials

pizza coupons & speech bubbles

pizza coupons & speech bubbles

Main Aims

To provide functional language practise related to eating out and ordering in.

Subsidiary Aims

To build upon ss existing vocabulary, theme: food & eating.

Procedure (26-35 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

show pizza (not yet) greet students / casual chitchat / usher them to their seats

Test (casual)(8-10 minutes) • To gauge students' prior knowledge of the target language (food) and elicit vocabulary & correct grammar

(A) (B) - pointing WB & eliciting - CCQ - What's this? A & B students will hopefully introduce pizza, if not I will. Are you hungry? do you like pizza? hands up if you like pizza? hands up if you don't like pizza? Do you want pizza now? - OK but first... what do you like on your pizza? what do you not like on your pizza? Do you want pizza now? - OK but first... what food do you love? what food do you hate? Where do you eat pizza? Do you want pizza now? - OK but first... ss - wb (ss make sentences with food (ss - wb)) - (phonetics & linking (t - wb))

Exposure (8-10 minutes) (other vocabulary) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

Everyone stand up, A & B ss selection Fill the gaps (task1) PW (A & B) (stronger students B) (weaker students A) Do you want pizza now? - Hand out pizza Swap pairs for marking (still A&B formation) PPT audio with visuals slide with words & phonetics Practise (speaking & listening) mingle exercise - multiple partners (with HO) mingle exercise - multiple partners (without HO) listen and repeat again

Exposure *2 (8-10 minutes) (other vocabulary) (8-10 minutes) • To provide a model of vocabulary expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

look at menu, ( fill in the gaps (GW) (HOs)

Last task (15-20 minutes) • Ss to become comfortable ordering and taking food orders

This task is all about the ss experimenting with the language. They need to become more confident with their speaking. task demonstrated between a strong ss and the t. T encourages free use of the language and a fun atmosphere. The focus is on speaking and listening: receptive

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