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Cesar Becerra

TP8 - Upper-intermediate level

TP8
Upper-intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, students will learn the first conditional through a text, guided discovery tasks and both controlled and freer practice.

Materials

Slides

Controlled Practice

Guided Discovery

Slides

Controlled Practice

Guided Discovery

Main Aims

For students to learn grammar about the first conditional in the context of discussing what they would do if the lockdown ended.

Subsidiary Aims

For students to gain speaking practice in the context of discussing what they would do

Procedure (42-42 minutes)

Rapport (2-2 minutes) • To build a friendly learning environment

1. T asks students to write in the chatbox one word of how they are feeling today (good and bad are forbiden). 2. T asks specific students why they chose that word.

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

1. T asks students "Let's say the Covid vaccine comes out today. Would you take it? Why?" 2. Ss go to breakout rooms to discuss these questions for 2 minutes.

Exposure (4-4 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

1. T shows Ss the question "Who is more concerned?" and asks students to read a Dialogue. 2. Ss read dialogue and write the answer to the question (Dwayne). 3. Ss send their partners their answer to Peer Check. 4. T elicits from students if their answers matched their partners'. 5. If there is big controversy, T refers back to text.

Clarification (4-4 minutes) • For students to work on discovering the meaning and form of the TL

1. T shares Google Forms with Ss. 2. Ss answer Google Forms in pairs (Breakout rooms) 3. T monitors

Feedback & pronunciation (4-4 minutes) • For students to verify if their answers were correct and to learn more about the pronunciation of the TL

1. T elicits answers to the guided discovery task from students. 2. If there is a big disagreement, Ss discuss why they chose their answer 3. T drills the class through pronunciation.

Controlled Practice (4-4 minutes) • For students to check their understanding and start practicing the new TL

1. T shares screen with Google Forms and answers the first question as a demo. 2. Ss answer on their own

Peer check (2-2 minutes) • For students to gain confidence before open class feedback

1. T sends Ss to breakout rooms, in pairs, to check their answers with their peers. 2. T monitors

Feedback (3-3 minutes) • For students to share their answers with the entire classroom and check them

1. T elicits answers from students 2. If there are discrepancies, T stops to clarify.

Free Practice (8-8 minutes) • For students to have the opportunity of producing the TL

1. T shares screen with relevant questions. 2. Ss go to breakout rooms and discuss the questions in pairs.

Feedback (3-3 minutes) • For students to share their ideas with the whole class and further encourage conversation

1. T elicits from students "What did your partner say about...?" 2. Ss briefly answer (don't ask the chatty ones)

DEC (5-5 minutes) • For students to learn about their mistakes as well as to feel encouraged by their good language use

1. T shares screen with four sentences related to the TL used by students. 2. T says "Some are correct and some are wrong. Which ones and why?" 3. Ss discuss and correct the sentences.