The Ss will view the comic strip on the board. The Ss will guess what sickness I act out in charades. Ss will take turns coming to the front and acting out a sickness.

to expose Ss to the TL in context through a text or situation, in this case through listening (Grammar ex 3a).

to encourage Ss to notice the TL (ex 3b), and in this case find out what the Ss know. (ex 3c will round this listening sequence off).

– to focus Ss on MFP of the TL. Using a guided discovery worksheet will help make this more S-centred (see below) – (ex 3d – e).

to check Ss’ understanding of meaning & form, e.g. through a gap-fill. With higher levels, this is optional, but if you think Ss need something more, choose either ex a or b from p 134.

Ss practice the target language