Carolina Anaya Carolina Anaya

Fri. Jun 6th, 2025 - RLS: expressing concern and relief (2)

Materials

Main Aims

  • By the end of the lesson, students will be able to appropriately express concern and relief when discussing animal health issues or emergencies in a veterinary context.

Subsidiary Aims

  • Students will be able to use the word “though” to introduce a contrasting idea in veterinary-related conversations.

Procedure

Lead-in (12-14 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

The teacher projects some sentences (slide 1-26). She reads the first part of each short conversation and asks a student for a response.

Exposure (12-14 minutes) • To provide a model of the task and highlight useful words and phrases

- The teacher projects slide 27 and 28. - She chooses a student to role-play a conversation on the spot using 'seating plan' to select them randomly. - She performs Leo's lines and asks the student to propose a dialog for Sara's lines. - She repeats the process with five different students. - The teacher pays special attention to pronunciation and how the students intonate the expressions, ensuring that the concern and relief sound natural. - After the five students have role-played, the teacher shows a sample conversation (slide 29) and reads it aloud. She emphasizes that it is just one example of an accurate response, and that what the students said is also correct.

Task (15-20 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills in a veterinary context

- The teacher assigns students into pairs, allowing them to choose their partners. - She provides each pair with a printed version of the speaking prompt—one copy for Student A and another for Student B. - The teacher gives students five minutes to read their prompts and draft what they are going to say. (Ss must not write down the entire conversation) - Then, she asks each pair to begin role-playing based on the prompt. The teacher moves around the classroom, ensuring that one student is explaining their situation accurately while the other is responding appropriately, expressing concern and relief.

Language Analysis (10-15 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the task language

The teacher asks each pair (if time allows) to present their conversation to the class, using 'seating plan' to select them randomly. She listens without interrupting and provides key feedback after each presentation.

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