Parya Parya

American English File unit1:1B
beginner (A1) level

Description

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Use vocabulary related to countries and nationalities. Ask and answer "Where are you from?" using the verb be in questions and negatives. Identify and pronounce the schwa sound and 3 key consonants. Recognize and pronounce numbers from 21 to 100.

Materials

Abc Audio 1
Abc Picture
Abc Student book
Abc Worksheet

Main Aims

  • To enable students to ask and answer questions about nationality.
  • To practice the verb be in negative and question forms.
  • To review vocabulary for countries, nationalities, and numbers.
  • To improve pronunciation of the schwa sound and difficult consonants.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To develop listening skills through real-life conversations.
  • To build speaking fluency and pronunciation awareness.

Procedure

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

Show an image of the globe with flags and continents. ask: "Do you know Olympic ?" "what countries join?" Write responses on the board and introduce key vocabulary : country , nationality.

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

Play the listening track of student book. Students match names to countries, nationalities.

Highlighting (2-4 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

Write three sample on the board : a: Are you from Mexico? Yes, I am. b: Are they from Japan? No, they aren't. c: Is he from Egypt? Yes, he is. underline key parts: Are you, is he. ask them: Is this a question or answer? is it positive or negative?

Clarification (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

Draw a grammar table for be in negative and question form. Introduce schwa in words like teacher , America. Practice difficult consonants using listen and repeat.

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Students complete gap-fill grammar exercises. Vocabulary matching task: match countries to nationalities.

Semi-Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check further and prepare students for free practice

Role play: Students receive identity cards. In pairs, they ask each other: "What's your name?" "Where are you from?" "Are you from China?" Encourage full sentence answers.

Free Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

play bingo with numbers. First student to complete a line shouts "Bingo" and read their numbers aloud.

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