Danae Danae

Lesson 7 Plan
Upper-intermediate level

Materials

Abc Language handout
Abc Writing task handout
Abc Checklist

Main Aims

  • To provide product writing practice of a film review in the context of the last movie the students watched

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of movies

Procedure

Lead-in (4-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Ask Ss the following questions: What is the last movie you watched? What was it about? Did you like it or not and why? Would you recommend it? Demo the answers. They will have 3 min to discuss in pairs while you write the questions on the board. Ask 2 Ss to share their answers at the end.

Gist (6-8 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through an authentic and a created text

Give authentic text handout to Ss. Ask them to read individually and answer the questions at the bottom. Give them 3 min. Check answers as a group. After answering the first question: CCQ why Ss think the genre of the movie appears at the beginning of the text. What does genre meaning based on the question? (Kind of movie) Is it important to know this sooner or later? (sooner) Why? (It gives the reader a basic idea of what the movie will be about or what to expect from the movie). After answering the second question: CCQ why is this not an opinion? (because it is describing the movie). Do you know what we call a description of a movies' sequence of events? (Plot) Write it on the board. Do we have the whole plot of the story in this review? (No) Why not? (we don't want to know the whole movie because we want to see it). Have you heard of spoilers? (yest) What do you think spoiling a movie means? (to tell the ending and ruin the movie). Write the word on the board. Give Ss the created text handout. Give them 1-2 minutes to read it and ask them how the text is similar to the other text (both have a title at the beginning, the genre second, the plot third, and the opinion at the end.

Text Analysis (7-8 minutes) • To show the layout and language that will be used for the coming productive task

Ask Ss to match the letters to the numbers. Demo the first answer (1 is E, film title). Give them 1 minute to match them individually. Check answers as a group. Give Ss the language handout. Nominate a S and ask them if they can explain the difference between a fact and an opinion. Give the Ss 3 min to write the sentences of the handout in the correct category. ICQ and demo (if I have a sentence that says "The film is called The Hunger Games" what do I do with it? (write it in a column) Which column, fact or opinion? (fact). Check answers as a group.

Writing Task (14-15 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

Ask Ss to write their own review about a movie they loved or hated. Tell them you want them to write a text that is at least as long as the layout text or a little longer. Tell them to make the second paragraph a little longer by writing more about their personal opinion, but to not forget the plot (without spoilers). Give them 15 min to do this. Monitor and micro-teach. Check punctuation and grammar for DEC.

Feedback and Error Correction (7-8 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

Ask Ss to exchange their reviews and give them the Checklist handout. Ask them to evaluate if their peers' review meets the checklist criteria and to write a sentence about their thoughts on their review (I want to see the movie, good job, etc.) Give them 4 min to do this. Meanwhile, write DEC on the board. Take a few minutes to give OCFB.

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