Ernest Ernest

Quantifiers lesson
Upper intermediate level

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To provide clarification of qualificators in the context of science and science fiction context

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide gist reading practice using a text about science in the context of a questionnaire

Procedure

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

T: You will have to minutes to discuss these questions in BOR Ask the students to answer in pairs two questions regarding the topic of the lessons context. When in school did you like every subject or some of them? Did you prefer science or maths? Or both? ICQ's: How much time do you have? 2 minutes Afterwards some answers will be commented as a group.

Guided discovery task / Textowrk (8-12 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a questionnaire

T: Access the form and answer the questionnaire, there's no need to worry about the answers, but pay attention to the text. You have 5 minutes Students will answer a small questionnaire in pairs and then students will, also in pairs and in BOR discuss questions leading them to note the target language, questions which will be discussed with the whole class afterwards. What do the answers have in common? What answers talked in terms of quantities? How do you knew that? ICQ's: Will you submit anything? No Will you write anything down? No

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

T: Access the jamboard, BOR 1 will use slide 1, BOR 2 slide 2 and BOR 3 slide 3. You have 5 minutes Students will arrange in meaning groups the quantificators. OCFB. T: Repeat after me please. Choral pronunciation practice too and individual, depending on the time and on the number of students. Then the whole class, eliciting answers from students will answer questions regarding form.

Controlled Practice (7-9 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

T: In the form you will complete sentences with one of 2 options. BOR 1 will complete form 1 and BOR 2 will complete form 2 submit it just once. Students will complete sentences in groups in a form. They will choose between to options. OCFB after and continuous clarification of meaning. Will everybody submit the form? No, just one person Will the form be answered inidividually or in groups? In groups Model sentences will be provided afterwards to aid free practice.

Free Practice (4-6 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

Students will answer these next questions in groups or pairs in BOR and will after comment on their classmates' with the whole class: Do you collect anything? Have you met any collector? What did they collect?

Feedback (3-3 minutes) • Provide students with feedback on their use of the target language

OCFB after finishing speaking activity and DEC

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