Nasim Hamidpour Nasim Hamidpour

Animals
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson students learn how to talk about animals' abilities.

Materials

Abc Matching handout

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification of Animals' abilities in the context of Animals

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide clarification of Using can in the context of Animals

Procedure

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

The teacher enters the class and talks about her pet.

Exposure (5-7 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

The students will see some pictures of some animals and try to say what they can do.

Highlighting (3-5 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

The teacher gives some sample sentences to students to help them give examples.

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

The teacher writes sentences on the board and highlights the verbs and the modal verbs in the sentences.

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

The students...

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

The students will talk about their own pets or their favorite animals and what they can do.

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