Katie Moore Katie Moore

Vocabulary - Lexis
Pre-Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson students will learn about collocations with the word ‘look’.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To practice and revise collocations with the word ‘look’

Subsidiary Aims

  • Practice using collocations with the word look in conversations.
  • To provide review of phrases with look.

Procedure

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

Show students a picture of a woman. Ask them to describe the woman. What words would they use? Would they consider her "good-looking"? What does that mean? Attractive, beautiful. Having a pleasing or attractive appearance. What do you consider good-looking?

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

Have the students read a conversation, then fill out a Google form with some short questions about what they read. Once they have filled out the form. Pull up the answers and go over together as a class.

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

Have students highlight the phrases with "look" in the text on a google slide.

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

After they have highlighted the words in the text. Have the students use a diagram to place the meaning of the words into circles. Ask CCQs about the tricky ones. Talk about how "look out" is like a warning something bad is going to happen. Talk about which prepositions to use correctly. Correct some errors with preposition use. Look out or Look in? Which is right?

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

Have students use a Google form to match phrases with meaning. Go over in pairs, then as a class.

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

Have the students break off into pairs and finish the answers about themselves in the last Google slide. I will turn on my computer and listen for mistakes. Write some down then we will go over some errors as a class.

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