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Origami - upper-intermediate level

Origami
upper-intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about how to give origami instructions and how to follow these instructions for paper-folding. Lesson starts with a pre-made origami butterfly to set the context. Next, Ss watch a video on how to make an origami butterfly and think about some possible instructions. T elicits some instructions and some key vocabulary and gives out the pictured and the written instructions of the origami butterfly. Ss match the pictured steps with the written instructions.After this controlled practice, Ss are given paper to follow the instructions and make the origami butterfly themselves. At the final stage, students work in groups. Two students in each group are given only the pictured instructions and these students give verbal instructions to the others to make a gift bow. If time activity, the students are given only the written instructions of origami fortuneteller to make it themselves without seeing the pictures.

Materials

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Main Aims

To provide practice of giving and following instructions in the context of origami

Subsidiary Aims

To provide practice of paper-folding words in the context of origami

Procedure (50-52 minutes)

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

T brings a pre-made origami butterfly to the class to show to the Ss and elicit the word "origami".

Exposure (10-10 minutes) • To provide context for the origami instructions through a video

Ss watch a video on how to make an origami butterfly and think about some possible instructions. PW to discuss and come up with more answers. WC FB. T tries to elicit some useful lexis such as "fold in / out / upwards / downwards / backwards ", "crease", "unfold", "flatten", "turn over", "rotate" and puts them on the board.

Controlled Practice (10-10 minutes) • To prepare students for folding the origami butterfly

Ss are given the pictured and the written instructions of the origami butterfly and match the written instructions with the pictures in the correct order to complete the instructions handout. Answer key provided.

Semi-Controlled Practice (10-10 minutes) • To prepare students for the productive stage

Ss are given paper to follow the instructions and make the origami butterfly themselves.

Free Practice (10-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of giving and following instructions for origami

Ss work in groups. Two Ss are given the pictured steps of the origami gift bow. These two students give instructions to the others and the others follow the instructions to make a gift bow out of paper without seeing the pictured steps.

If Time Activity (5-7 minutes) • To provide students with practice of following written origami instructions

If time activity. Could be used with early finishers too. Ss are given the written instructions of origami fortuneteller and try to follow the instructions without the pictured steps.