New lesson plan: Getting Connected Lesson

N. Gül ERSÖZ

Getting Connected Lesson - B2-Intermediate level

Getting Connected Lesson
B2-Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, the SS will be developing their Listening and Speaking skills. At the very beginning of the lesson, to warm up and to introduce the topic the SS will comment on the realia that I have brought to class and also will tell which one they like/dislike in pairs.The lesson will followed by a long listening task which is about how to communicate with people in the future.Via this task, SS will have the opportunity to improve their receptive skill. What is more, they will see how to use the new vocabulary while listening the discussion. After that, they will learn how to make predictions by using the future time markers such as "in the near future", "in the next ten years", in a month or two , "in the long term", "in the short term", " in ten years' time ", "a long time from now" , "next year" , "shortly"…etc. During the class they will have many exercises and also demonstrate their awareness of the "Technology" by having conversation in pairs and groupings. While finishing the lesson, they will have a final conversation about their own future predictions and this time they will be improving their productive skill. Finally, if the time allows I will try to make some error corrections.

Materials

Speak Out Intermediate Students's Book HO

Whiteboard , pen

Joehtcqxtyc3r7qsm4lj headings and future time markers cut outs

Headings and Future Time Markers Cut-ups

Realia

Gap-fill HO

Vocabulary - Technology

Speak Out Intermediate Students's Book HO

Whiteboard , pen

Headings and Future Time Markers Cut-ups

Realia

Gap-fill HO

Vocabulary - Technology

Main Aims

To provide specific information listening practice using a text about getting connected in the context of technology

Subsidiary Aims

To provide fluency speaking, to learn and practice future forms to describe predictions and future time markers in the context of technology.

Procedure (40-55 minutes)

Warm Up / Led in (6-8 minutes) • To introduce the topic of the lesson, and warm the SS up

1-Regrouping activity 2-Bring personal gadgets and show them to SS then ask what he/she likes about them. 3-Put Ss into small groups (2-3 people each) to talk about the gadgets they have and what they like/dislike about them? 4-Elicit answers and get feedback

Discussion about "Technology" (4-6 minutes) • To practice fluency speaking of SS and to be familiar with "getting connected"

1- Pass out the Student's Book HO. 2- Show SS pictures from p.35 and try to elicit. 3- Write the names of the items on the board. 4- SS discuss in pairs the questions in ex. 1a (What has replaced the objects in the pictures?) 5- Ask questions to discuss the questions in 1b in groups. (Are the replacements better than the original things?) 6- Nominate SS to share ideas.

Pre-Teach Vocabulary (5-7 minutes) • To provide the necessary vocabulary before the listening task.

1- Elicit the SS what the meaning of them could be. 2- Concept check, 3- Drill, 4-Write the words on the board. 5. In the end the SS will learn the new words such as "intermediary", "barriers", "thumbprints", "retina scans" "straightforward way" , "on demand"..etc

Listening Task : "How to get connected" (5-7 minutes) • To practice listening and using the new vocabulary through the conversation.

1-Notice SS that they will listen to the people discussing the same questions in 2A. 2-Play recording 3.3 (2b) and ask SS to listen to see whether they have the same ideas or not. 3-SS check in pairs 4- Monitor and provide support if they need.

Finding and correcting the mistakes (5-7 minutes) • To provide listening practice for specific information.

1-SS look at the notes in (2c) and try to find 3 factual mistakes. The SS check the answers in pairs. 2-Play the recording again for SS to check the answers again. (After that ,give SS the audio script, page166)

Gap-Fill Exercises (4-6 minutes) • To practice new vocabulary

1-Use projection for Gap-Fill Exercises. 2-SS check alone first, then check in pairs. 3-SS will be asked to fill the gaps on the board.

How to make predictions (9-11 minutes) • To teach the future time markers and demonstrate how to use them.

1-Read the first two sentences from 4a and elicit what the underlined phrases are used for. 2-SS underline the other time markers in 4a, SS check in pairs. 3-Monitor and support 4- Distribute Ss Headings and the time markers Cut-ups and tell SS put them under the correct heading. 5-SS look at 4B and try to put time markers under the appropriate headings in groups. SS check in groups. 6-Monitor and elicit the answers.

The Final Discussion (2-3 minutes) • To provide speaking practice with future time markers about the SS's their own predictions

The SS will discuss on below questions. 1)Will you still in the same place : a)in the near future? b)in ten years' time? 2)Will you still attend the classes : a)six months from now? b)next year? 3)What projects will youwork on?: a)in the short term? b)in the long term? Elicit answers once they finish.