Alfredo Sarabia
Collocations with the word "look" - Pre-Intermediate (A2) level
Collocations with the word "look"
Pre-Intermediate (A2) level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide practice and revise collocations with the word 'look'
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency in the context of using collocations with the word look.
Procedure (34-42 minutes)
T greets Ss. T projects Figma whiteboard and tells Ss that he will read some statements about a celebrity, and they will have to guess who he is talking about (using the TL). Then T asks some CCQs about the TL: Is Will Smith ugly? (No, he's good-looking). Is 'good-looking' about his acting or about his appearance? (appearance) Is Will Smith a secret agent in real life? (no, he looks like a secret agent) Then T explains that look like is for comparisons.
T provides Ss with the Figma link. T shows Ss three possible titles for a conversation. T tells Ss that they will quickly read a conversation (2 minutes) and that they will have to circle the number of the title that fits the conversation the best. T gives OCFB (Answer: 1) T asks: have you ever seen a celebrity?
Meaning T instructs Ss to match the word to the picture and definition. (Answers: A second picture 1, B fifth picture 5, C fourth picture 3, D third picture 4, E first picture 2.) T gives OCFB Form T instructs Ss to drag the words into the right column of the table. (Answers: Adj. Good-looking, Adj. Strange-looking, PV Look up, PV Look like, PV Look out.) T gives OCFB FCQ: Can we use look like with objects? For example, that building looks like a spaceship? (yes) How about good-looking? Can a car be good-looking? (yes) And can we say "he good-looks"? (no) How about "he strange-looks"? (no) T explains that if 'look out' is followed by a noun it can mean to take care of. Pronunciation Tell Ss to listen to the 5 words and to choose put it in the right column according to how many syllables it has. T gives OCFB (Answers: Look up 2, Look like 2, Look out 2, Good-looking 3, Strange-looking 3). Choral and individual drilling.
T instructs Ss to complete the sentences dragging the collocations to the line of the right sentence. (Answers:1 Strange-looking, 2 Good-looking, 3 Look out, 4 Look like, 5 Look up). Ss compare answers in BORs. T gives OCFB
T instructs Ss to complete the sentences with their own ideas. Model the activity by answering 2 sentences. T tells Ss to share their answers in BORs. Monitor. OCFB on content and language.
