Rachel Brown Rachel Brown


Elementary level

Materials

Abc Own powerpoint slides
Abc Whiteboard
Abc Audio Track 12 from Face to Face Elementary
Abc Face to Face Elementary - page 45

Main Aims

  • By the end of this lesson, learners will have had practice in speaking using the questions words what, where and who in the content of talking about weekend activities

Subsidiary Aims

  • Learners will also have practised their listening skills in the content preparation activity

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (4-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

T asks learners the following question: What do you usually do at the weekend? T demos the task. Learners discuss in pairs/threees in breakout rooms.

Exposure (5-6 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

T asks learners to listen out for "question words" in the audio to be played. CCQ: Is "have" a question word? NO Is "where" a question word? YES T asks learners to write them in the chat or in their notebook. ICQ: Where do we write the question words? T plays the audio. Asks students if they want to listen a 2nd time. T elicits question words from the learners and writes them on the whiteboard.

Useful Language (6-7 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

Meaning - T shows slides with sentences using the target language and two possible meanings for each. Activity: Chose the correct option - a or b. Write it in the chat. ICQ: Where do we write the answers? T shows answer keys with the correct option. CCQ: Why is "A" the right answer? Pronunciation: T shows slide highlighting correct sentence stress and linking. T demos the correct prononciation and drills individually and chorally. Form:

Productive Task(s) (18-20 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

First activity: T shows three slides: My perfect weekend - Where am I going? What am I going to do? Who is coming with me? T asks students in turn to guess the answers to the questions.T then reveals answer before moving onto next slide. Second Activity: In breakout rooms, students discuss the following question: What is your perfect weekend.

Feedback and Error Correction (4-5 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

OCFB T and students discuss in open class what they had been talking about in the breakout rooms. Delayed Error Correction T provides feedback on examples of errors (including pronunciation) using whiteboard and asks students to comment.

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