UCC UCC


Pre-intermediate level

Description

In this lesson students will learn about functional language for unexpected situations through a video clip.

Materials

Abc Power point slides 1-24, Jamboard, Google Docs Questions

Main Aims

  • By the end of the lesson, learners will have learned and practiced the language of unexpected situations (apologies, reasons, promises)

Subsidiary Aims

  • Learners will also have practised their fluency for speaking in the post-task dialogue about unexpected situations

Procedure

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

T displays photos of people working overtime and people saying sorry etc and asks Ss the question: When was the last time you worked/studied late? what happened? pp. slide 1 * elicit situations changed and maybe events cancelled

Text work Gist task (8-8 minutes) • To get students to 'identify' and notice the target language

-To orient Ss to the text,T shows Ss a series of slides to present the people in the video text. pp. slides 2-5 - T shows Ss a series of questions 'Who said this' from the text and asks them to get into pairs and predict the answers based on the pictures they have just seen. pp.slide 6 (in breakout rooms) - T conducts OCFB briefly and tells Ss to watch the video to check their predicitons . - T shows pp. slide 8 and elicits what language the sentences focus on. What language does the video focus on in these sentences? Elicit: How to say sorry and explain reasons * check Ss know promise and apology Who was promising something? Who was saying sorry? Why?

Clarification (12-12 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form, pronunciation and appropriacy of the target language

- T asks Ss:. What do we say to apologise? * I'm sorry. T asks Ss to match the expressions with their uses. (M) T demos Jamboard task. Ss do matching task. T draws Ss attention to colour coding of expressions. T conducts OCFB - T explains these actions often have a specific order for natural communication. T asks Ss to complete Jambord slide 2. Ss reorder post-its. pp. slides 10-12 - (F) T elicits form for apology, reason and promises. T checks Ss know meaning of 'can't/couldn't' and 'have to/ had to' * if necessary. When we say 'I can't/couldn't' is sth possible? No. When we say ' I have/ had to' can I choose to do sth? No. It is necessary. pp. slide 13,14 T elicits structure following these verbs: bare infinitive/ base form What strucure follows these verbs? pp. slides 15,16 (P) T demos pronunciation and asks Ss about stress and linking sounds. pp. 17-18 (A) T displays slide 19 and asks Ss if there is any difference in when we say I'm sorry and I'm really sorry. Which is less formal? - T tells Ss these dialogues usually have 4 responses and gets Ss to do ex. C on Google sheets document T conducts OCFB for this exercise.

Controlled Practice (8-8 minutes) • To get Ss to practice the language for accuracy

T asks Ss to complete questions individually. T demos first one. Ss complete ex. D on Google sheets Ss check in pairs (in breakout rooms) T conducts OCFB and shows key to exercise pp. 22-23

Free Practice (8-8 minutes) • To get students to practice the language for fluency

T asks Ss to get into pairs/ groups to have a conversation with their partner about unexpected situations. T provides Ss with sentences saying they can't do something. Each student has to complete the dialogue with their own ideas and responses. T demos the task and shows slide Student A: I'm really sorry but I can't come to your party next weekend. Student B: responds: Oh, no. Why …? Student A: I have to …. Student B: Don't worry. Another time, maybe? Student A: Ok. I will, I promise. pp. slide 24 demo Google sheet ex. E. (in breakout rooms) T conducts OCFB

DEC (5-5 minutes) • To provide students with feedback on their practice

If time allows! With Zoom Whiteboard

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