New lesson plan: Towns & Cities

Arian Jamil Koroghli

Towns & Cities - A1 level

Towns & Cities
A1 level

Description

In this lesson SS are going to learn grammar (a, some, a lot of; there is/there are) through matching and gap filling exercises individually and check their answers with their peers. Then, they are going to do gap filling exercise again, individually, and check their answers with their peers. After that SS will listen to the audio to practice the correct pronunciation of "there's/there are" and drill it in WC and T-S . SS will choose the correct answer in the next exercise then check and compare them with their peers. In the last stage SS are going to write sentences individually then share them with their peers and some of them speak about their partners' sentences to the WC.

Materials

FB on the WB

FB on the WB

Main Aims

To provide clarification of a, some, a lot of, there's and there are in the context of Towns & Cities

Subsidiary Aims

To provide process writing practice of a sentences in the context of Town & Cities
To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of Towns & Cities

Procedure (37-49 minutes)

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

There are three pictures from Tehran to show a mountain chain, some parks and alot of buildings in this city on the WB as the FB. SS will think about the picture and say their opinions for the WC. Then, pictures will be shown one by one to SS to use a, some, and a lot of in this capital city as the context.

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

SS are going to match the sentences 1-3 with the pictures A-C individually and check their answers with their peers. Then, one of the partners will read the correct answer for the WC and the teacher will clarify where to use "a" and where to use "an" for singular nouns, some and a lot of for plural nouns. e.g. a person/ an airport e.g. some museums/ a lot of restaurants Tip: SS can use lots of instead of a lot of.

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

I am going to write model sentences of the exercise 4 on the WB to highlight the TL. e.g. There is a chain mountain in Tehran. e.g. There are some parks in Tehran. e.g. There are a lot of buildings. Then, I will use CCQs to be sure they learned the TL. e.g. Are there a lot of chain mountains in Tehran? e.g. Is there a park in Tehran? e.g. Are there some buildings?

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

SS are going to fill in the gaps with "'s" or "are" based on the reading task about Bath individually. Then, SS will check their answers with their peers. After that I will ask some of the SS to read a sentence and tell the WC why did they choose 's or are. After this exercise SS are going to listen to the audio to practice the correct pronunciation of there's and there are then drill them in WC and individually. After that I will show them two sentences from the exercise 5 in order to practice their stresses on the WB. e.g. There's a beautiful river. e.g. There are two cinemas. Then I will ask SS to practice stresses of each sentence in the exercise 5 with their partners in pairs.

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

SS are going to change their partners. They will do the exercise number 6)a) individually then compare their answers with their peers to see which sentences are true and which are not for the town or city they live in now in the exercise 6)b). After that some SS are going to be asked to share their partner's idea to the WC.

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

SS are going to write sentences about a town or city they know in order to use there's and there are from the exercise 5)a). Then, SS are going to tell their partners about their town or city. After that they will tell the WC about their partner's town or city.