New lesson plan: Teaching Practice 8

Richard Tatterton

Teaching Practice 8 - Upper-Inermediate level

Teaching Practice 8
Upper-Inermediate level

Description

In this lesson the students will practice their listening for gist and listening for detail skills in the context of a true story narrated in two sections. The story is about Nicholas Green who was shot and killed while on holiday with his family on the Island of Scilly, Italy. The students will listen to part 1 and answer general comprehension questions based on what they heard. The students will then listen to part 2 and focus on the details of the case. This will lead into a final speaking for fluency activity in which the students will discuss their views on organ donation.

Materials

Summit Book 1A

Nicholas Green

Summit Book 1A

Nicholas Green

Main Aims

To provide gist and specific information listening practice using a narrative about organ donation in the context of a true story about 'Nicholas Green'

Subsidiary Aims

To provide fluency speaking practice in a discussion in the context of views on organ donation.

Procedure (32-49 minutes)

Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To generate engagement and interest in the topic

T will show the students a picture of 'Nicholas Green' T will tell the students that this is a special boy and let them try to guess why. T will inform the students that they are going to listen to a true story about Nicholas Green.

Listening Part 1 (3-5 minutes) • To provide students with listening for gist practice

T will give Ss HO with gist questions based on the listening (HO 1) T will instruct the Ss to listen and answer questions while listening. T will divide the Ss into pairs after listening to compare their answers.

Feedback (stage 1) (3-5 minutes) • To provide students with clarification of organ donation

T will check answers from Ss. WC. T will try to elicit from Ss what organ donation is. CCQ's 'If I'm ill in hospital and I have a problem with my kidney, what can I do?" "Organ transplant" T will explain that this process is organ donation. T will try and elicit what other organs people can donate 'liver' 'heart' 'eyes' T will clarify that the decision Nicholas' parents took was to donate Nicholas' organs.

Listening Part 2 (3-5 minutes) • To provide students with listening for detail practice.

T will give Ss HO 2. T will instruct the students to listen and take notes while listening. T will ask Ss to check their answers with their partner.

Feedback (Stage 2) (5-7 minutes) • To provide students with feedback on detailed listening

T will check answers with Ss. WC. T will try and elicit what the 'Nicholas Effect' is. (Dramatic rise in percentage of people willing to become organ donors) T will try to elicit number of people who received an organ from Nicholas. (7) T will Elicit from Ss details given about people who received Nicholas' organs. (15yr old boy - weighed on 27 kilo, spent half his life in hospital, received heart - a girl 2 days from death, later got married and gave birth to a boy who she named Nicholas - blind women received corneas from Nicholas' eyes - 8yr old boy)

Listening Part 2 (repeat) (5-7 minutes) • To allow students to check their answers

T will ask Ss to check their answers while listening again. FB WC

Free Speaking activity (7-10 minutes) • To allow students to discuss their reaction to listening and their views on organ donation.

T will write the following questions on the board 'Would you become an organ donor? Why or why not? Explain' 'Who would you donate an organ to? A family member, a friend, a neighbour, a stranger? Why or why not? Explain. T will divide the Ss into small groups 3-4 students per group and ask them to discuss these questions with each other. T will monitor at this stage.

Feedback (Final stage) (3-5 minutes) • To discuss as a group the students reactions to the topic of Nicholas Green and Organ donation.

T will ask Ss if they think Nicholas' parents made the right decision. T will ask Ss if they think they could have made the same decision under the same circumstances. T will ask Ss if anyone has changed their views on organ donation after hearing Nicholas' story.