ADRIANA RUIZ MAROTO ADRIANA RUIZ MAROTO

TP6
Upper-intermediate level

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification and practice language used for agreeing and disagreeing politely.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide practice in speaking using new target language in the context of disagreeing politely

Procedure

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

Teacher will provide learners 3 questions to engage them in the context of disagreeing politely. Learners will discuss questions in pairs or small groups via break out rooms. Teacher will monitor the groups before OCFB (Openn class feedback) QUESTIONS: 1. Can you think of anyone you've met that you instantly liked or disliked? 2. Have you ever changed your initial opinion of someone? if so, why? or why not? 3. Do you believe in love at first sight? why? or why not?

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide a model of the task and highlight useful words and phrases through reading.

Teacher will provide learners with a text and a reading for specific information task in Google FORMS where learners will read and answer in pairs or small groups. Teacher will monitor each group before OCFB (Open class feedback).

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

Teacher will clarify meaning, Form and pronunciation of the target phrases: 1. I'm with you ON THAT POINT. = In that matter, in that respect. "I agree with you there" aɪm wɪð jʊ ɒn ðət pɔɪnt subject+ verb to be+ pronoun +preposition + collocation (adv.+noun) 2. I TOTALLY AGREE = Agreement to the maximum possible and without any element of disagreement. I to-tal-ly a-gree aɪ ˈtəʊtli əˈgriː Subject + collocation (adv. + verb) 3. I see things DIFFERENTLY = In a way that is not the same as another. Dif- fer- ent- tly aɪ siː θɪŋz ˈdɪfrəntli Subject + verb + collocation (noun + adv.) 4. Well, I'm not SURE OF THAT= to express reservation about what someone else has said. linking words: suRE-Of wɛl, aɪm nɒt ʃʊər əv ðæt Discurse marker (well) + subject + verb to be + not + collocation (adj. + prepos.) + adverb

Controlled Practice (6-8 minutes) • To provide controlled practice of the target language.

Teacher will provide learners an exercise in Google FORMS where learners are going to practice target language with a fill-in gaps exercise. Learners will do the exercise individually and then they will check and compare answers in different breakout rooms. Teaher will monitor groups before OCFB (Open class feedback)

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

Teacher will provide learners with 3 questions where they will practice new target language in pairs or small groups via breakout rooms. Teacher will monitor each group and will note down examples of good language, language that needs reformulation and language errors.

Feedback and error correction • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language.

Teacher will provide students' spoken output.

Key Answers

GOOGLE FORMS 1: 1. This book is about how your mind takes about ____ seconds to jump into a series of conclusions. ( 2 SECONDS) 2. Americans show a strong preference for ______ candidates. (TALLER) 3. Corporations choose tall people for leadership roles. (TRUE) 4. Cook County Hospital is one of the best hospitals for diagnosing _____. (CHEST PAIN) GOOGLE FORMS 2: 1. As a parent I ________ with what the article states. (TOTALLY AGREE) 2. I don't agree _____ however, I agree with the other facts. (ON THAT POINT) 3. Are you ____? I think you should think it twice before signing any paper. (SURE OF THAT) 4. Maggie and I saw ________ and, that caused a big discussion. (THINGS DIFFERENTLY)

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