English Lesson Planner

Nicholas

TP #6 - Upper Intermediate level

TP #6
Upper Intermediate level

Description

I will teach the students about awkward social situations and how to answer in a polite way from the situation.

Materials

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Main Aims

To provide practice of language used for functional language in the context of being polite

Subsidiary Aims

To provide clarification of language used for tone in the context of awkward situations

Procedure (37-49 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

T shows students a situation picture to make them think. S answers questions in breakout rooms discussing... 1) What is the problem? 2) What should Bella say?

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

T shows students 3 more situations with Bella S individually answers questions related to pictures... (5 minutes) 1) Find the problem in EACH situation. 2) How would you respond politely?

Highlighting (2-4 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

S discusses questions they wrote about in groups. (5 Min) 1) What is the problem in this situation? 2) How would you respond politely?

Clarification (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

Meaning: 3 minutes T has S define Awkward Social Situation and what should their response be. T has S define what they think they should say. T uncovers answers for both after S response. Form: 5 minutes T asks S to pick the correct word/term for each sentence T gives first as example to S 1) I couldn't possibly manage anymore. 2) It doesn't matter in the slightest. 3) How lovely to see you again! 4) I'm afraid I can't eat anymore Pronunciation: 3 minutes T asks S Can you sound polite and how do you sound polite? T gives S example of phrases and asks S what words are stressed.

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

T gives S a list of sentences and responses to match together. S gets in breakout rooms and matches and discusses questions with partners. (5 Minutes) T+S discuss answers as a group. (3-5 minutes)

Free Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

T asks S to think of their own personal awkward social situation. S tells others in breakout rooms what their situation is. S tells other students how they would respond to the situation in English. (8 minutes)