Gayth Aawdelkareem Gayth Aawdelkareem

Problems and solutions
Intermediate level

Materials

Abc Handouts, board and screen

Main Aims

  • To provide review, clarification and practice of words and phrases about problems in the context of Frank who had a problem and how he solved it

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a role play in the context of Fra

Procedure

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

- T welcomes the ss -T sets the context -T sets a task to engage the ss - T set the instructions clearly by saying '' Now we've been introduced to our dear friend Frank, here is his story. Put the sentences from Franks story in order. use the pictures to help you out'' - The ss do the task - the ss check in pairs -The ss see the answers key, then correct and reflect.

Test #1 (8-10 minutes) • To gauge students' prior knowledge of the target language

- T transitions from the previous task. - T chests a table with some vocabulary in it. - T chests the task and sets the instructions by saying '' Now individually, match the words from the table to their definitions. write only the number of the word in front of its definition'' - T ICQs the instructions: Are we going to write the whole word? Are we going to write only the number? Are we going to work individually or in pairs ? - The ss do the task. -The ss check in pairs. - T monitors and corrects,if needed. - T displays the answers - The ss give nominated content feedback

Teach (8-10 minutes) • To clarify areas of the target language where students had difficulty in the first test stage

1- T introduces the phrase '' make up one's mind'' be defining it so to elicit the phrase from the ss, 2-T CCQs the phrase : -Does it mean to create something new? -Does it mean to make a decision 3- T models then the ss drill chorally then after individually. 4- T boards the phrase and shows stressed words and labels the grammatical form. 5- T gives a definition so to elicit the words from the ss 6-T CCQs the word: - Are you comfortable when feel that way? - Do you feel stressed and anxious? 7- T models then the ss drill chorally then after individually. 8- T boards the word,ss guess the where the stress is the ss guest what part of speech is it. 9- T gives a definition to the phrase" think something over" so to elicit the phrase from the ss 10- T models then the ss drill chorally then after individually. 11- T boards the phrase and shows stressed words and labels the grammatical form. 12- T displays a picture on the screen then sets a context in which Annie works to help people and give them pieces of advice and then asks where does she work, then elicit the word from students. 12- T models then the ss drill chorally then after individually. 13-T T boards the word,ss guess the where the stress is the ss guest what part of speech is it. 14- T introduces the phrase '' talk something over '' be defining it so to elicit the phrase from the ss, 15-T CCQs the phrase : - Does it mean that to say something again and again? - Does it mean to chat about something with more details? 16- T models then the ss drill chorally then after individually. 17- T boards the phrase and shows stressed words and labels the grammatical form. 18- T gives a definition for the word ''sympathetic'' so as to elicit the meaning from the ss 19- T CCQ's the word -When you’re described as this, does that mean you sad? - Do you feel sorrow for someone else’s bad things? - Do you feel sorrow for your own self?

Test #2 (8-10 minutes) • Check students' use of the target language again and compare with the first test

1- T transitions from the previous stage to this stage. 2- T chests the task and instructs students clearly;'' Now complete the conversations below with the phrases and words from the box, number one has been done for you''. 3- The ss work individually. 4- The ss work in pairs and compare their answers. 5- T monitors and corrects,if needed. 6- T gets a nominative content feedback.

Free practice (5-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

- T transitions to this stage. - T puts the ss into pairs - T instructs the ss to pic a paper with a topic on it, and not to open it. - T instructs students clearly that '' Now imagine that Frank's story was related to the topic and re-tell the story and add extra information'' -T demos the tasks for the ss so that they can understand it more. - The students practice in pairs - T monitors and corrects,if needed. - T gets a group content feedback

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