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TP6 - Speaking
Upper intermidate level

Description

In this lesson students will practice speaking skill in the context of health and fitness. The students will have practiced managing conversations using functional language (agreeing, interrupting, disagreeing, clarifying).

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide fluency practice in managing conversations using functional language for agreeing and disagreeing.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To develop students ability to use functional language for agreeing, disagreeing, and clarifying opinions in conversation.

Procedure

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

Ask students: "Do you consider yourself fit? What do you do to stay fit? Do you think you eat healthy or healthily?" So we can start interacting with the main topic of the class and know the opinions of students.

Content preparation (8-10 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

Listen to short dialogue (or read transcript) where speakers agree/disagree. Ask: What was the topic?What is each speaker opinion? And two write down two expressions they heard. Practice with some prompts and drill expressions.

Useful Language (8-10 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

Students are going to do a task where they are going to practice the expressions with conversations functions. Ss are going to highlight the expressions with the correct functions. A) Ah no, that’s not true. B. Softening disagreement C. Asking for clarification. D. Disagreeing E. Strong agreement + concession F. Challenging/ expressing surprise 2. i ’m not sure i agree 3. Well, i don’t know about that, but i think.. 4. I guess so, yes. You’re probably right 5. You’re absolutely right. 6. Really? You think so?

Productive Task(s) (10-20 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

Ss are going to discuss different views on staying healthy (diet vs exercise) E,g,. Diet: Diet has a bigger impact. Exercise: Exercise matters more. And are going to complete the table with their opinions. Role play. You’re discussing how to stay healthy. One person believes in exercise, the other in diet. Use the conversation phrases to manage the discussion. Student has to use pharses, like: I see what you mean, but I think sleep is just as important as exercise.” “You’re absolutely right — healthy food makes a huge difference.” “Really? You think so? I’m not convinced.” “Talking of fitness, have you tried swimming?” “Are you saying that diet doesn’t matter at all?”

Feedback and Error Correction (5-0 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

Make error corrections if necessary.

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