Matthew Kasper Matthew Kasper

Social Expressions
A2 level

Description

In this lesson, students will learn and practice social expressions in the context of daily life.

Materials

Abc Mingling Prompts
Abc Dry-erase marker(s)
Abc Listening exercises' mp3-files
Abc Realia
Abc Whiteboard

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification and practice of language used for social interactions in the context of everyday life.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide gist listening practice using a text about social interactions.

Procedure

Stage 1 (Lead In) (1-1 minutes) • To introduce the functionality of the phrase

-Ask a few students: "How was your day?" If no one asks me, I then say: "No one asked me." Try again, elicit response from a student. -Say: "Can I open the window. It's really warm in here." Elicit response from students. Open window.

Stage 2 (Lead-in 2) (2-3 minutes) • To acquaint students with the topic's context.

-Read (1) on the handout. Say: "Who is Hakan? Where is he? What is he?" (Oxford, student) -Say: "Is Hakan Turkish? Does he speak English? So, Hakan is bilingual." -Write bilingual on board. "Hakan speaks English and Turkish, so he is bilingual. He speaks two language." CCQ: "I speak English and German. Am I bilingual?" -Look at the first picture. "Who are the people? Where is Hakan? What time of day is it?" Elicit information from students based on picture.

Stage 3 (Lead-in 2 Exercise) (2-3 minutes) • To get students acquainted with topic while working in pairs.

-Say, "Look at picture two and picture three with your partner. Talk about: 'Who is in the photo?' 'Where is the photo?' 'What time of day is it?'" -Monitor while the ss do the exercise.

Stage 4 (Lead-in 2 Exercise 2 Feedback) (1-2 minutes) • To provide feedback for the exercise and practice any difficult lines.

-Nominate pairs to answer the questions concerning the photos. Have class agree on the heading for each photo (likely: Home, School, Cafe), and write them on the board.

Stage 5 (Exercise 2) (3-4 minutes) • To introduce the leads of the adjacent pairs and test to see if students can correlate the functions to their contexts.

-Say, "Match the lines in A to a picture. Which picture goes with each line? Who is saying the line?" -Monitor as they do it, note which are new/difficult.

Stage 6 (Exercise 2 Feedback) (1-3 minutes) • To teach those lines which are new to students.

-Go over/explain the lines that were difficult for students. If one knows, elicit from that student. -Act out lines, model, drill, back-chain.

Stage 7 (Exercise 3) (3-4 minutes) • To test the students' knowledge of the corresponding rejoinders.

-Say, "Match Line A with Line B with your partner." -Monitor, pick up points.

Stage 8 (Exercise 3 Feedback) (3-5 minutes) • To teach those lines which are new to students.

-Go over/explain the rejoinders that were difficult for the students. If one knows, elicit from them. -Act out, model, drill, back-chain. -Listen to the tape and have them check answers with their partners.

Stage 9 (Prompt Practice) (3-5 minutes) • To practice prompts in controlled pairs.

-Have the ss practice the prompts in pairs. -Do an example with one student to show how it's done. -Monitor as they do it. -If they finish early, switch partners.

Stage 10 (Prompt Practice Feedback) (1-2 minutes) • To provide feedback after pair work and highlight any common mistakes.

-Address any problems noticed during monitoring (stress, pronunciation, etc). -Model, drill, back-chain if necessary.

Stage 11 (Mingling with prompts) (2-4 minutes) • To practice prompts in controlled environment without using handout as backup.

-Hand each student a prompt. -Say, "You will come up to the front and say your prompt to another student. They will say the response. Then, go to another student. Speak to everyone." -Monitor.

Stage 12 (Mingling with prompts feedback) (1-2 minutes) • To provide feedback after mingling activity and highlight any common mistakes.

-Address any problems/mistakes noticed during activity. -Model, drill, back-chain as needed.

Stage 13 (Dialogue creation exercise) (3-5 minutes) • To practice prompts in less-controlled pairs.

-Say, "Now, you will create your own dialogues with your partner. I will give some information, and you will continue the dialogue with these facts. You can write some notes, then practice the dialogue with your partner." -Do example with one student. -Tell each pair who/what they are. -Monitor

Stage 14 (Dialogue creation feedback) (1-2 minutes) • To provide feedback after pair work and highlight any common mistakes.

-Address any problems noticed. -Model, drill, back-chain as needed.

Stage 15 (Wrap-up) (1-1 minutes) • To close out the lesson by using what they learned.

-Ask a few students, "Can I close the window. It's cold in here." -"Ok, that's the end of the lesson. Have a good evening!"

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