New lesson plan: TP6.. Family life

Fatemeh Javedanmehr

TP6.. Family life - internediate level

TP6.. Family life
internediate level

Description

In this lesson, students learn and talk about family relationships. At the start of the lesson, a comic picture of a happy family get projected on the board to elicit the word family from the students and set the context of the lesson. Then students see some family photos and talk together discuss what is going on in each picture. Then new lexis is presented to the students following by a semi- controlled practice. After that the students read a text for gist and details about a survey on changing families in the UK. And in the final part of the lesson, there is a practice in speaking for accuracy and fluency in the context of family life.

Materials

TP6 handout

TP6. powerpoint

TP6. vocabulary analysis

TP6 handout

TP6. powerpoint

TP6. vocabulary analysis

Main Aims

to provide students a lexical set to do with family relationships e.g. step mother, half brother
to give students practice in speaking for accuracy and fluency in the context of family relationships.

Subsidiary Aims

to give students a practice in reading for gist and details in the context of family relationships

Procedure (41-46 minutes)

Lead-in / warmer (5-6 minutes) • to engage the students and set the lesson context

1. Teacher projects a photo on the board to elicit the word "family" which is the context of the lesson from the students. 2. Students in small groups look at some photos showing family members and discuss what is going on in each one and what the relationships of the people are. 3. Feedback. The whole class share their opinions.

Presentation - Matching task (10-11 minutes) • to review and present students a lexical set to do with family relationships

1. Students get some pictures showing family relationships. 2. Students work in pairs try to match the words and the pictures. 3. Students then get the answer key on the board. 4. Students check their answers in pairs.

semi-controlled speaking practice (7-8 minutes) • to give students an opportunity to speak and practice the lexical set on family relationships

1. Students work in pairs or small groups ask and answer each other questions about the relationships of the people in the photos using the clues at the bottom of the pages. 2. Students get nominated by the teacher or other students to say the relationship between two selected people.

Reading for gist and specific information (10-11 minutes) • to give students practice in reading for gist and then details

1. Teacher elicits the word survey from the students giving an example. 2. Students get the text. 3. Students have a look at the text and answer the teacher's questions on the gist of the text. 4. Every student individually reads and writes her/his guesses. 5. Students check their guesses with the person next to them. 6. Either class check or answer key (based on the class time).

freer speaking practice (9-10 minutes) • to provide students an opportunity to practice speaking for fluency in the context of family relationships

1. Students work in small groups. 2. Students get a list of questions. 3. Students ask each other the questions, discuss and justify their reasons. 4. open class discussion, each group reports the result of their discussion to the class.