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I did tell you!
Upper-intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, Students will be introduced to functional exponents which is used to express introductory phrases that add emphasis. Students will be exposed to the functional exponents by a conversation which they are going to listen to it in order to practice the listening for gist. The lesson will start with the lead in. In this stage students will discuss the question which the teacher will write on the board " Do you like having people in your house? If yes what do you like about it? If no what do you dislike about it?" Then there is pre- listening stage where the students in pairs try to predict what the husband ( Matt) and the wife (Polly) are taking about. After that the students will listen to the conversation and check their guessing. The highlighting stage comes after the exposure to the language through listening, in this stage students will point out the introductory phrases that add emphasis. Teacher will drill the new target language after checking the understanding of the students of the meaning. Finally, the students will practice the language in three stages which are controlled, semi- controlled and freer practice. The students in controlled practice will rewrite sentences with using words between brackets. The students in the semi- controlled practice will complete the sentences by using the introductory phrases that add emphasis by words related to their lives. In the freer activity, students will talk in groups about things they like or dislike about anyone or anything which practice speaking will be the second subsidiary aim of the lesson.

Materials

Hmvlw0gkrjwqwnoa55y5 controlled practice answer key controlled practice answer key.docx
Blwaipntvokx9gn8eehw controlled practice Controlled practice.docx
Abc White board
Abc I did tell you! record script
Mx2hjvirjopoa8bswels less controlled practice Semi controlled practice.docx
Abc Record of the conversation
53zmfgkmreo6d5cqwjg1 highlighting language Highlighting language.docx
Abc a picture of Matt and Polly

Main Aims

  • To introduce and practice the functional exponents used to express introductory phrases that add emphasis in the context of likes and dislikes in a conversation between a husband and a wife with others in their house.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a short talk in the context of things the students like or dislike about anything or anyone.
  • To provide gist listening practice using a text " I did tell you!"

Procedure

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

1- Teacher will write a question on the board "Do you like having people in your house? If yes what do you like about it? If no what do you dislike about it?". 2- Students will discuss this question in groups. 3- Teacher will listen to the students' answers.

Pre-Listening (3-3 minutes) • To provide a context before listening

1- Teacher will show the students a picture. 2- Teacher will tell the students the names of the husband and the wife and where they are in the picture to provide the context. 3-Teacher will ask the students to guess what the couple talk about. 4- Students will work in pairs. 5- Each pair will share their guessing with other pair. 6- Teacher will listen to the students guessing.

Exposure (Listening) (4-4 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a conversation between a husband and a wife.

1- Teacher will ask the students to listen to the conversation. 2- Students will listen and check their guessing. 3- Students will check their guessing in pairs. 4- Teacher will give feedback about the students' guessing.

Highlighting (15-15 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

1- Teacher will give the students the conversation script. 2- Teacher will ask the students to underline the introductory phrases that add emphasis. 3- Teacher will monitor and check the students' answer with giving feedback. 4- Teacher will give the students another handout with the rules. 5- Teacher will ask the students to look to the introductory phrases and try to complete the rules. 6- Students will unfold the handout to check their answers. 7- Teacher will use CCQs to check the students understanding of the meaning. 8- Teacher will drill the introductory phrases that add emphasis chorally and individually. 9- Teacher will use backchaining drilling of the introductory phrases that add emphasis. 10- Teacher will focus on the word stress and intonation.

Controlled Practice (7-7 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

1- Teacher will give the students a handout with sentences. 2- Teacher will ask the students to rewrite the sentences with the words between the brackets. 3- Students will check the rules if they need to. 4- Students will check their answers with other pair. 5- Teacher will ask the students to walk around the class and check their answers on a paper stuck on the wall.

Semi-Controlled Practice (5-5 minutes) • To concept check further and prepare students for free practice

1- Teacher will give the students a handout with four introductory phrases. 2- Teacher will ask the students to complete to make sentences related to their life. 3- Students will share their answers in pairs. 4- Teacher will listen to some of the students sentences.

Freer Practice (8-8 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

1- Teacher will divide the students into groups depending on the number of the students. 2- Teacher will ask the students to talk in groups about things they love or hate about anything or anyone in their life. 3- Teacher will monitor and write on a piece of paper the mistakes the students made in the target language. 4- Students will tell the teacher what they talked about. 5-Teacher will write the sentences on the board and check the correct ones with the students.

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