Alinne Jimenez Alinne Jimenez

Upper-intermediate Functional Language Skills
Upper-intermediate level

Materials

Abc Lead-in:
Abc Meaning, form, and pronunciation:

Main Aims

  • To practice and revise functional language to tell a story and compare 2 stories.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide practice for gist reading in the context of stories.
  • To develop speaking fluency and active listening.

Procedure

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

Screenshare G-Slides. Have Ss look at the photo and questions. Have Ss share their answer to the questions: Have you ever heard two different versions of the same event? What were they?” Demo: “The story of how my birthday cake got burnt. My mom said she told my dad to turn off the oven. My dad said my mom told him she turned it off.” CCQs: “Did two people experience the same event? (Yes).” “Did they describe it the same or differently? (Differently).” “Do their versions agree? (No).” Tell Ss: “Today, we are going to learn phrases to tell a story and compare two stories.”

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

Screenshare G-Form #1. Tell Ss they will quickly read a text. Ss should identify the general difference between the two stories. Share the link in the chat and confirm that Ss can access it. After 2 minutes, ask Ss to submit their answer. Use responses to see if Ss struggled with any in OCFB. ICQs: Do we need to know all the details? (No). Are we reading for the general difference? (Yes). How long do we have? (2 minutes). Answer: For Bill and his friend, it was a funny situation, but for the old lady, it was dangerous. Ask Ss: Did you find the situation funny or dangerous? Demo: "I found the situation funny because Bill and his friend were slipping over and over again."

Language Clarification (15-15 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

Meaning Screenshare Padlet #1. Tell Ss they will categorize the phrases according to whether they are meant for telling a story or comparing two stories. Share the link in the chat and confirm that Ss can access it. Assign a slide to each Ss. Put Ss in pairs in BORs. Monitor Ss. After 2 minutes, show the answers and see if Ss struggled with any in OCFB. Demo: The first phrase is “According to …” Would we use this phrase to tell a story? (No). Correct because we use it when comparing two stories. ICQs: “Do we need to add more phrases? (No).” “Are we moving them into the columns? (Yes).” “How long do we have? (2 minutes).” CCQs: Does "He was just -ing when …" describe an event or conclude a story? (Describe an event). Does "She saw/heard them -ing" describe an observation? (Yes). Are "In the end / Eventually ..." used to conclude the story or begin the story? (Conclude). Does "According to ..." cite someone as the source? (Yes). Is "He/She said ..., whereas he/she said ..." used for comparing two different versions? (Yes). Is "He/She didn't mention anything about ..." used to show that all of the information was included? (No). Screenshare Padlet #2. Tell Ss they will categorize the phrases according to whether they match the appropriacy: formal, neutral, or informal. Share the link in the chat and confirm that Ss can access it. Assign a slide to each Ss. After 2 minutes, show the answers and see if Ss struggled with any in OCFB. Demo: The first phrase is “He was just -ing when …” Is the appropriacy informal or formal? (informal). Correct because it is used for storytelling. ICQs: “Do we need to include more phrases? (No).” “Are we matching them with the appropriacy? (Yes).” “How long do we have? (2 minutes).” CCQs: Is "She saw/heard them -ing" used for informal storytelling? (Yes). Is "He/She claimed/insisted that ..." neutral/formal or neutral/informal? (Neutral/formal). Are they all neutral? (Yes, but some lean towards formal/informal). Form: Screenshare G-Slides. Tell students to look at the sentences. For sentence #1, ask: Which part is fixed? (He was just -ing when…). What is “walking”? (Verb in the -ing form). What is “he”? (Subject). What is “started”? (Verb). What is “to fall over”? (Complement). What is "he started to fall over"? (Subordinate clause). For sentence #2, ask: Which part is fixed? (She saw them -ing). What is “swaying”? (Verb in the -ing form). Why is the present participle (swaying) used? (It is used after a perception verb (saw) to describe ongoing action). Screenshare G-Slides. Tell students to look at the sentences. For question #3, ask: Which part is fixed? (She claimed that…). Which part is the subordinate clause? (They were drunk). For question #4, ask: Which part is fixed? (He said…, whereas she said…). Which parts are the subordinate clauses? (They were falling over, they were drunk). For question #5, ask: Which part is fixed? (She didn’t mention the fact that…). Which part is the subordinate clause? (there was thick ice everywhere). Pronunciation: Screenshare G-Slides. Tell students to look at the sentences. For question #1, ask: What are the main stressed words? (WALKing, STARTed, Over). For question #2, ask: What are the main stressed words? (SAW, SWAYing). CCQs: Do we stress every words? (No). Do we stress content words like adjectives? (Yes). Do we stress pronouns? (No). Screenshare G-Slides. Tell students they will hear the sentences. Read the sentences. For question #3-5, ask: What are the main stressed words? (CLAIMed, DRUNK, SAID, FALLing, Over, SAID, DRUNK). Repeat after me: She CLAIMed that they were DRUNK. /kleɪmd/. Repeat after me: He SAID they were FALLing Over, whereas she SAID they were DRUNK. /weərˈæz/. Repeat after me: She didn’t MENtion the FACT that there was THICK ICE EVerywhere. /ˈmɛnʃᵊn/. /θɪk/. Drill chorally and individually.

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

Screenshare G-Form #2. Tell Ss they will fill in the blanks using the answer choices. Share the link in the chat and confirm that Ss can access it. After 3 minutes, ask Ss to submit their answer. Use responses to see if Ss struggled with any in OCFB. ICQs: Do we need to create more answer choices? (No). Are we filling in the blanks? (Yes). How long do we have? (3 minutes). Answers: 1. Run, he slipped on the ice 2. Fall 3. They were aggressive 4. They were laughing, they were shouting 5. There was snow on the ground

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

Screenshare G-Form #2. Tell Ss to use the words from the text box to tell their partner about Bill’s or the old lady’s version of the story and to compare the two stories. Share the link in the chat and confirm that Ss can access it. Put Ss in pairs in BORs. Monitor Ss. After 5 minutes, switch partners. Demo: Telling the story: "He was just walking when he started to fall over. So then he held on to the cars." Comparing the two stories: "He said they were falling over, whereas she said they were drunk. According to …" ICQs: Are we working with partners? (Yes). Do we use the useful language? (Yes) How long do we have? (3 minutes).

Feedback and Error Correction (5-5 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

Write down examples of how the words from the text box were used. OCFB on content and language.

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