Dayanna Parra Dayanna Parra

TP_Dayanna Parra
Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, students will practice speaking through a guided discovery based on a video about technology. The lesson starts with a discussion about whether technology is good for people or not and the past tense suffix pronunciation. Finally, there is a free speaking practice.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To provide fluency and accuracy in the context of whether technology is good or not.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency in the context of the benefits of technology for blind people.
  • To provide accuracy in the context of the past tense suffix pronunciation

Procedure

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

- T shares screen and shows Jamboard slide 1 with Lead-In question - Question: What do you think about technology? - When do you use the internet - How often do you use your phone? - Why do you use Google? - T demo and turn of her camera, so SS can speak among them - T conducts OCFB, elicits responses and records before moving on to the next stage.

Exposure (9-9 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through listening a TED Talk

- T play a TED Talk between minutes 03:36 - 06:57 - T explains that SS are going to play devil's advocate in pairs. One St will support the speaker's idea while the other person will oppose or contrast her/him. - T sends students to BoR to work together to complete the activity in 4 minutes. - T conducts OCFB and asks SS what they discussed. During this time SS will use past simple as an introduction to cover the useful language stage.

Useful Language (10-10 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

- T displays a Jamboard with the video transcript so SS can underline some past tense used for the Speaker. SS have 2 min. - T uses CCQs for each verb tense suffix by using a Google form that should be filled in pairs, so they can discuss during this activity. SS have 5 min. Sentences and CCQs - People around me started… CCQ: Does this mean begin or finish? (begin) - I went on the web. CCQ: Does this mean leave or go? (go) - When I developed the Home Page Reader… CCQ: Does this refer to create or use? (create) - One that I strongly remember said… CCQ: Does this refer to get speak or yell? (speak) Verbs pronunciation and CCQs: - STARTED [Past of Start] CCQ: Does it pronounce with a final /t/? (no) CCQ: Does it pronounce with a final /d/? (no) CCQ: Does it pronounce with a final /it/? (yes) - WENT [Past of Go] CCQ: Does it pronounce with a final /t/? (no) CCQ: Does it pronounce with a final /d/? (yes) CCQ: Does it pronounce with a final /it/? (no) - DEVELOPED [Past of Develop] CCQ: Does it pronounce with a final /t/? (yes) CCQ: Does it pronounce with a final /d/? (no) CCQ: Does it pronounce with a final /it/? (no) - SAID [Past of Say] CCQ: Does it pronounce with a final /t/? (no) CCQ: Does it pronounce with a final /d/? (yes) CCQ: Does it pronounce with a final /it/? (no) - T shows the answers and a slide where students can find the rules of the past tense pronunciation for future references. SS have 1 min to review it and ask questions if needed. Note: The LP is not focusing on the lexis point. The idea is that SS have the information to perform the productive task and future solo practices.

Productive Task(s) (14-14 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

- T displays Jamboard prompting questions related to experiences using technology explains that SS will work in groups to discuss their thoughts. Prompting questions: - When was the first time that you used a phone? - How was your first laptop? - Do you have any family members or closer friends that need technology for being independent? - What kind of technology did you use when you were younger? - Did you have experience with zero technology for one day? - Tell a funny experience when you used the Internet? - What did you learn from it? - What did you do again? - Do you like technology? Why? - T sends questions in chat and demo activity - T sends SS to BoR - T monitors BoR and records correct and incorrect language use in the Jamboard - T conducts OCFB and elicits answers from students about their experiences, recording answers on the Jamboard.

Feedback (4-4 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

- T displays Jamboard with examples of correct and incorrect language use - T conducts OCFB and reviews SS language use, eliciting from SS which examples need to be fixed and how to fix them.

DEC (3-3 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production

- T writes examples of learners’ production on the screen and asks for learners to identify the correct and incorrect sentences. - T conducts OCFB.

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