Cedric Cedric


Elementary level

Description

In this lesson learners will be provided with a comparison between the present simple and the present continuous. Learners will be provided with a self-guided review of the meaning, form, and pronunciation of the two tenses. Next, learners will have to use what they have learned in a controlled practice exercise, and finally they will have to apply their knowledge during the freer practice stage during which they will have to ask each other questions and answer them.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To provide students with a review and contrasting juxtaposition of the present simple and present continuous in the context of people's schedule.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide speaking and reading practice.
  • To promote collaboration between students.

Procedure

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

T shares screen. On Jamboard students see the question: How do you spend your Sundays? Have students discuss this for 2 minutes in breakout rooms. Followed by OCFB.

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

T shares screen again on page 2 of the Jamboard Ss can find a gist reading task. They are given one minute to read the text and answer the question at the bottom: Why is John wearing jeans and a t- shirt today? Because it's Sunday. Ss write the answer in the chat box.

Clarification (10-15 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

T shares screen. On page 3 and 4 students find 3 GD tasks dealing with meaning. Meaning In the first task Ss have to read two sentences and then based on the examples decide in what situation we use the present simple and in what situation we use the present continuous. In the second task Ss are to match questions with the corresponding answers via drag and drop. In the third task Ss are given 11 lexical items that they have to allot to either the pc or the ps They do this task in pairs and they have 5 minutes to do so. Followed by correction in OCFB Form On page 5 - 7 Ss find 5 task, dealing with form, that they have to solve. T does the first 1 together with the class. What is the correct answer to these questions. 1. What does he do? A) He is working for Microsoft. B) He works for Microsoft. The correct structure is: Subject + ____________+ for + company A) Be + verb + ing B) verb Students have 5 minutes to do the remaining 4 in pairs. They have 5 minutes. Discussion during OCFB Pronunciation on page 8 T utters the three sentences and elicits stress and contractions from students. T drills P with Ss. 1. What do you do ? 2. Does he get up early? 3. 3. Why are you not wearing a suit today?

Controlled Practice (5-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

T shares screen on page 9. Students are given 5 minutes to collaborate on a controlled practice exercise. First, students have to fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Second, students have to correct some mistakes. T demoes the first example of each exercise. Discussion during OCFB

Free Practice (10-15 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

T shares screen. On page 10 and 11 students have two cards with different images . Card A and Card B Each student either has to work with card A or B. In a first step Ss work individually for 5 minutes to make questions based on cues. For example: What/Colin/ usually/ wear? - What does Colin usually wear? They do this for all the cues on the card, and then in a second step ask their partner these questions in the breakout room. Card B has a man wearing a suit. Thus, Student B's answer should be: He usually wears a suit. In total they have 10 to 12 minutes to do this exercise. During FP T monitors. OCFB with DEC at the end of the lesson.

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