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Teaching Practice #8
Beginner level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about national holidays. They will learn specifically ordinal numbers (from the previous teacher) and the prepositions: on, in, at. Students will be discussing about national holidays in their country briefly then they will make up their own national holiday.

Materials

Abc Whiteboard & pens
Abc Example poster & posters for students (colored markers/penicls etc.)
Abc Pictures of holidays (computer or print out)

Main Aims

  • To practice speaking in the context of national holidays using the prepositions: in, on, & at.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To practice speaking about national holidays with an emphasis on speaking for fluency. Students will use the prepositions: "in, on, & at"

Procedure

LEAD-IN (5-10 minutes) • To get students thinking about national holidays/motivation for activity

Greet students and start showing them pictures of national holidays in the USA (either on computer or printed out). Have students guess what holiday it is/try to elicit. Most students might not know. i.e.- This holiday is Independence Day. It is celebrated ON July 4th. It is celebrated AT the park. We celebrate it because the USA gained Independence from the British IN 1776. This holiday is Thanksgiving. It is celebrated ON the third Thursday IN November. It is generally celebrated AT dinner time. We make lots of of food and eat turkey. Next elicit student responses about holidays in their own country. Ask them briefly to explain some using the prepositions, preferably. Write them on the board. Ask them if one must work that day or not.

INTRODUCTION (10-20 minutes) • To prepare students for their speaking activity

Show students the EXAMPLE POSTER of Olive Day. READ it to them. ELICIT from students what it is that they will do. Explain what they will do if they do not understand. Make use of ICQ's Pass out materials. WRITE on the board: Must use prepositions: IN, ON, AT Must use: ordinal numbers, months, dates, etc. What day is it celebrated on? Where is it celebrated? What time is it celebrated? Why is it celebrated? Have students work alone on this. Each student will have 10-15 minutes to prepare their posters. The teacher will monitor. May have students work in groups, depending on students' ability and situation/class size.

Speaking Activity (10-20 minutes) • To have students speaking about national holidays using prepositions: IN, AT, ON

Students will take turns presenting their national holidays to the class. Teacher and students will be listening for correct prepositions, ordinal numbers, months, dates, etc. NOTE: This activity may change according to the class size or students' ability to perform. May have students work in groups of 2-3 and then do a gallery walk of the national holidays if needed.

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