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Functional language
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson students will develop their ability to use functional language in the context of deciding what to do.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To introduce and provide practice of functional language in the context of deciding what to do.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To enable students to use the target language in a productive skill: speaking.

Procedure

1. Lead-in (4-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students.

- T. shows pictures of different options and asks questions to set context. (What do you see?/Where would you like to go?/What would you like to do?) - Ss. answer as awhole class. (Individual work.)

2. Text-work (5-7 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

- T. explains students that they will hear (open class) a conversation (father-mother-son) about plans for the weekend. Students will have a link to a Google Form with the places mentioned in the conversation and they have to put the places in order as they are mentioned in the conversation.(Individual work-2 min). - T. demo, shares link to Google form and plays the track. - T. now explains that they will hear the same track for a second time to answer 4 True-False questions using the same link. (IW-2 min) - Students now compare answers BORs (2 minutes) - Back to main session, students share their answers as an open class. T. feedback as needed.

3. Language clarification: (10-12 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks.

- T. explains that in pairs, Ss will read 4 sentences in Google Forms containing the target language and they will categorize the expressions based on their use. - T. demo and shares link. (PW-BORs_2 min) - Back to main session, Ss share their answers as a whole class. - T. ask meaning concept questions and gives feedback as needed. -T. explains students they will work on the next section of the same link. They will read 3 according to the structure will complete the rules (form). (PW-BORs-3 min) - Same link. - Back to main session, Ss share their answers as an open class and T. gives feedback as needed. - T. shows a Windows PPT to work on pronunciation elicting the correct stress from students and drilling as needed. Some linking sounds will also be elicited from students. Feedback as needed (3 minutes).

4. Controlled practice (5-7 minutes) • To check accuracy when using the target language.

- T. explains to students that they will work individually to complete a dialogue using the target language. (IW-3 min). - T. demo, shares link. - Ss. are sent to BORs to share their answers. (PW-BORs-2 min). - Back to main sessions. Ss. Share their answers as an open class. T. gives feedback as needed.

5. Freer practice. (8-10 minutes) • To react to the target language.

- T. explains students that they will work in pairs to decide where to go following instructions given on a Google slide. - T. demo and shares link. -

6. Feedback and DEC (3-4 minutes)

- While Ss. discuss their answers, T. writes down sentences with errors related to the target language. - T. shres screen. - T. asks S. if they can identify the problems in the sentences and elicit answers from the class self-correction, peer-correction, teacher-correction).

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