Jean Leon Jean Leon

Eating out
Pre-intermediate (A2 - B1) level

Description

The lesson is themed around a "Kitchen disaster". This engaging story provides a natural context for the main grammar point: using the past progressive and past simple to describe a longer action that was interrupted by a shorter one.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • By the end of the lesson, students will be able to describe a past action that was interrupted by another, using the past simple and past progressive tenses.

Subsidiary Aims

  • SS will be able to use vocabulary related to food and compare actions using simple adverbs.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (1-3 minutes) • To engage students with the topic of food and cooking.

1. T shares their screen, showing a slide with a picture of a messy kitchen. T asks "what can you see? Type one word in the chat." T reads som chat answers aloud and asks follow-up questions to specific students. T asks the class: "Was your dinner last night homemade?"

Exposure (5-7 minutes) • To present the target grammar and vocabulary in a natural context.

1. T moves to the next slide. T says: "Let's talk about my friends, Tom and Sara." 2. T tells the story typing the new vocabulary words (Prepare, dirty, whipped cream, sweet, salty, frozen, grilling) on the whiteboard as they appear. T can quickly add a simple icon or image next to each word. 3. T prominently types the key sentence on the whiteboard: "Sara was making the whipped cream when the telephone rang."

Clarification (MFP) (6-8 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

1. Meaning: On the whiteboard, T draws a timeline showing the long ongoing action interrupted by a short one. T asks CCQs and has SS type "L" (long) or "S" (short) in the chat. 2. Form: T uses different colored pens on the whiteboard to highlight the structure: Subject + was/were + verb -ing + when Subject + Past simple verb. T elicits the rule from the students. 3. Pronunciation: T models sentence clearly. T asks 2-3 students to unmute themselves one at a time and repeat the sentence.

Controlled Practice (4-6 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice.

1. T shares a slide with 2-3 gapped sentences or pastes them into the chat. 2. T opens BoRs (if more than 3 SS), Putting SS in pairs. T gives instructions: "In your rooms, complete the sentences with your partner. You have 3 minutes." 3. T "drops in" on BoRs to monitor. After 3 minutes, T closes the rooms. 4. T checks answers by asking pairs to type their completed sentences in the main chat.

Free Practice (4-6 minutes) • To us the grammar and vocabulary in a more personal and communicative way.

1. T posts the prompt in the chat for everyone: "Think about last night at 8 P.M. What were you doing when... (The power went out / you got a message)?" 2. T sends SS back to their BoR to discuss with their partners. 3. When they return, T introduces the adverb comparison on the whiteboard: "So, one person was reading quietly, and their partner was watching TV loudly. The partner was watching TV more loudly." 4. T asks pairs to write one comparison sentence about their activities in the chat.

Feedback (1-2 minutes) • To correct common errors and conclude the lesson.

1. T shares their screen one last time with a blank slide for DEC. 2. T types 1-2 anonymous sentences with cmmon errors heard during the activity and asks the class to correct them in the chat. 3.T praises the students' participation and ends the call.

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