Christian Christian

GE-05 - Unit 01 - Class 02
Upper-Intermediate - B2 level

Description

In this lesson students would have practice working with Discourse Features "ellipsis" in the context of newspaper words

Materials

Abc PPT - Class 01 - Unit 02

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification of discourse features "ellipsis" in the context of newspapper words

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a narration in the context of newspapper words

Procedure

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

- T shows Ss the following sentence and asks “Does it feel natural? What would you do differently? How would you do it?” - Guide students into noticing the fact that we are repeating the same noun say “in these cases, we use ellipsis, in order to avoid repetitions”

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

- T asks Ss to rewrite the sentences in order without changing the meaning or losing coherence. Saying “Now try to eliminate unnecessary words, try not to change the meaning of the sentences” - T shows the set of sentences - Ss share their ideas and explain why they omitted something or why they didn’t.

Teach 1 (8-10 minutes) • To clarify areas of the target language where students had difficulty in the first test stage

T explains one by one the ways in which we can apply ellipsis. Using the previous examples as starting point.

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

- T shows the sentences for students to rewrite using ellipsis.

Test # 3 (8-10 minutes) • To gauge students' prior knowledge of the target language

- T sets a matching pair activity where Ss will match the names with definitions of the given words.

Teach 2 (8-10 minutes) • To clarify areas of the target language where students had difficulty in the first test stage

- T sets a matching pair activity with the words and pictures for the Ss to match – focusing on MFP.

Test # 4 (5-8 minutes) • Check students' use of the target language again and compare with the first test

- T sets the activity, and Ss must complete the sentences using the vocabulary worked so far

Listening Comprehension (8-10 minutes) • To develop students' listening skills and reinforces their knowledge of the target language.

- T sets the activity and explains again the different types of questions. - T plays the audio twice, let Ss answer the questions

Free practice (13-15 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

- T sets the following questions for students to answer "What do you think are some of the biggest challenges that journalists face in today's world, and how do you think they can overcome them? How do you think the role of a journalist has evolved over time, and what impact has this had on the profession?" - T takes notes on Ss’s production for the next step

Feedback and Error Correction (3-5 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

T gives feedback on Ss’s production focusing on good utterances and where can the Ss improve.

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