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TP 7 / Face2Face / 7B / "Can you drive?"
Beginners level

Description

In this lesson students learn some vocabulary.They learn about can for "ability". I'll focus on meaning, form (positive, negative, questions and short answers) and pronunciation (through different drilling techniques). Students practise the target language through controlled to freer practice.

Materials

Abc coursebook / handouts / flashcards /powerpoint slides / audiotrack (R 7.4 - 7.8)

Main Aims

  • To provide practice of (can) in the context of abilities

Subsidiary Aims

  • To review and clarify some vocabulary

Procedure

vocabulary ( matching activity) (3-5 minutes) • To get students figure out the new vocabulray themselves

I show students a picture of (swim) and elicit the word from them. Then I put the picture and the word together on the board to model the matching exercise. I put students in pairs and ask them to match the pictures to the right words. I set a time limit of two minutes.I'll be monitoring to see what words they are struggling with. If they found a difficult word, I encourage them to TRY to answer. After they finish, I check every pair quickly to see how well they know the words and what words they don't know about.. I check the words with the whole class by putting the cards on the board and eliciting the words. I focus on pronunciation of the words by drilling (choral and individual)

Grammar (can & can't) (2-4 minutes) • To elicit the grammar rule from students and to focus on meaning

I show students a powerpoint picture of a boy who seems to be a good swimmer. I tell them " He can swim?" or "He can't swim?". I elicit the sentence from them. "He can swim". I do that with some other photos and elicit the sentences from them (using can and can't). I write two sentences that I elicited from students on the board. I put a "smiley" face above can sentence and "sad" face above can't sentence to help them know the meaning.

Grammar (can & can't) (3-5 minutes) • To focus on form and pronunciaton

I start to analyse the sentences with students. I start with the positive sentence and elicit the form from them. Then I focus on the negative sentence and elicit the form from students. I draw their attention that we use verb 1 after "can" or "can't". And if they don't know what verb1 means I'll claify it by askin CCQS. For Example " Do I add -s (swims)?" no, "Do I add -ing(swmming)"? no. I read a sentence to the studens and show them the difference between can and can't in sentences. I drill two sentences with them. I use (individual, choral and backchaining drilling). Then I ask them to listen to the recording and drill the sentences they hear.

Controlled practice (Gap-fill) exercise (3-5 minutes) • To help SS practise the target language

I show students the activity and model the first one to help them know what to do. I put students in pairs and ask them to fill in the gaps using (can or can't) and the above verbs. I set a time limit of two minutes. I'll be monitoring them while they are worknig. After they finish, I use WCFB. I ask students if they agree with the answer or not and correct any mistake.

semi-controlled practice (3-5 minutes) • To get students produce the target language through a writing activity

I ask students to write four sentences about themselves, their friends, family. They should use can and can't. I write a sentence on the board as an example to help them know what to do. I set a time limit of three minutes and tell them they should work a lone. I'll be monitoring to see if there's any problem.I put them in pairs and ask them to talk about what they wrote. or I elicit the sentences from students as a WCFB.

Can and can't (questions and short answers) (4-6 minutes) • To focus on meaning, form and pronunciation

I ask a student a question (can you cook?), I elicit the answer from him/her. i do the same with some other students and ask different questions like "can Nouran swim?", "can Tofan play football?". I do that just to elicit different answers with different subjects. I write some of the questions and and answers on the board. I focus on the form and elicit it from them. I focus on pronunciation by drilling these questions and short answers with them.For further practice I ask them to listen to the recording and drill.

Controlled practice "yes / no questions and short answers" (3-5 minutes) • To focus more on the target language through (re-ordering questions)

I tell students they should form a question and write two short answers one with can and the other with can't. i give them an example on the board to make it easy for them. I put them in pairs and set a time limit of three minutes. while they're working, I'll be monitoring them and help if needed. after they finish, I check the answers with the whole class and correct any mistakes with them.

semi-controlled practice (information-gap activity) (5-7 minutes) • To add further practice on the target language

I show the students the handouts and introduce Ella and Daniel. I tell them they should ask and answer questions about them and tick if the answer is 'yes' and cross if the answer is 'no'. I model the exercise with a student to make the exercise clear for them. I put students in pairs and set a time limit of 4 minutes. While they're working, I'll be monitoring them and try to write down their mistakes. After they finish, I check with the whole class to make sure they had the right answers and correct any errors with them.

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