Boston Sullivan Boston Sullivan

LP TP 5 Boston
Intermediate level

Description

This is a lesson where students practice making polite requests in formal and informal settings.

Materials

Abc Google Slide Presentation
Abc Loose paper
Abc Markerboard
Abc Cutting Edge Student's Book
Abc Handouts

Main Aims

  • To provide practice of polite requests in the context of formal and informal settings.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide clarification of language used for making requests when speaking.

Procedure

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

-Provide Ss' with an image of a waiter serving a restaurant customer -Ask Ss specific questions for elicitation: --Where is she at? --What is she doing? --How does she talk to the waiter? --How do you speak to the waiter?

Listening Task (EX3A) (8-10 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

-Ss will listen to an audio with two photos -Ss will identify who is making requests in each photo -Ss will be given the requests on slips of paper for later usage

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

-T will categorize the requests by appropriacy -Then, T will demonstrate intonation of the sentence and drill -T will follow-up by addressing shortfalls in pronunciation

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

-T will distribute response slips meant for request slips distributed previously -Ss will break into pairs and practice making requests and responding -When finished, T will ask Ss to swap papers and practice again -On the third round, T will remove the response papers -Ss will perform request/response format without response to gauge acquisition -Monitoring and error-correction when appropriate

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

-Ss make up dialogue about requesting items and acceptance/refusal -Ss will practice dialogue in pairs -Swap after the first round -Pictures of situations provided by T will guide Ss IF TIME ALLOWS: -T will write a request on the board -Ss will mingle and practice with the request/response format

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