Claudio Claudio

Speaking YL

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To provide clarification and practice of days of the week

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of days of the week

Procedure

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

T beings the class with sit-down and stand-up instructions. Then T asks SS to form a circle and asks students to walk, swim and fly around the classroom. Next, T asks SS to make the circle smaller and SS sit down.

Highlighting (5-7 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

SS are shown a big calendar and T asks SS to point out special dates such as Christmas or Halloween. Next, T asks SS to point out their birthdays and starts eliciting the days of the week while discussing birthdays. Then T draws attention to the meaning of today, tomorrow and yesterday.

Clarification (6-8 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

T puts SS in pairs and gives each pair 7 coloured cards with a day of the week on each one. With the help of the calendar, SS put the days of the week in order on the ground. Then SS touch a card and repeat the day the T says focusing on the pronunciation. This is done a couple of times, each time faster. Finally, T mixes the cards up once again and has SS race to see which pair put the cards in order first.

Controlled Practice (5-7 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for free practice

T asks SS to complete activity A of the book on their own. SS listen and carry out the activity. Then T asks for answers.

Semi-Controlled Practice (6-8 minutes) • To concept check further and prepare students for free practice

T gives each pair Blue-Tak to stick the cards on the walls around the classroom. Then T has SS gather in the middle of the classroom. Each time T shouts: "Today is...", SS run to the day card and touch it. T mentions every day of the week in order. Then T asks questions such as "today is Monday, tomorrow is..." or "today is Sunday, yesterday was..." and SS run to the day card and touch it.

Free Practice (6-8 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

Using the cards on the wall, T puts SS in pairs and asks them to make and answer to questions using the card they see. SS change place each time to a different card and repeat the activity.

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