Alvin Özağazar Vardar Alvin Özağazar Vardar

Stories
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson ss will learn and practice the past tense in negative sentences 'S+ didn't + V base.....' in the context of stories. Ss will do listening for gist on the target language and it will be followed by MFP method to teach the TL. Then ss will do some speaking activities to practice the past simple negative form in controlled, semi-controlled activities Finally ss will do freer speaking GW activity on the TL.

Materials

Abc HOS, MASKS, RECORDER, STORY PICTURES, VERB CARDS

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification of past simle neagative form 'didn't +V base in the context of stories

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide mostly accuracy and fluency in freer speaking activities
  • To provide gist listening practice using a text about mistakes in the context of stories

Procedure

Warmer/lead in (1-3 minutes) • To set the lesson context and get the attention of the students

Teacher puts tthe students into groups Teacher passes some pictures to the learners T asks some questions to elicit 'stories' topic from the ss. Warmer activity finishes.

Exposure (5-5 minutes) • To provide context for the the target language through a text or situation

T gives instructions for the listening activity. Ss will listen only once. T passes the Hos adapted from (Cutting Edge- Elementary level- unit 8- listening 8.2) T ask ss to fill in the gaps from the audio. T lets them check in pairs and gives the answer key.

Clarification (5-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning,form and pronunciation of the target language

After the listening exercise, T writes two sentences on the board that are taken out of the listening script. Then T elicits the time and meaning of the sentence by asking CCQ Then T elicits the form of the structure and T teaches the main stress pronunciationand intonation through drills.

Controlled practice (5-5 minutes) • To concept check and prepare the ss for more meaningful practice

T gives instructions for the activity. T provides verb cards for controllled drills. T shows the 'verb 2' cards. First T build up one past smple negative sentence. Each time ss change the subject of the negative sentence. Ss change the verb 2 cards into past simple negative sentences. They drill some sentences on the target grammar form. Then the activity finishes

Semi-Controlled Practice (1-10 minutes) • To concept check further and prepare students for less- controlled speaking practice

T sticks story pictures on the board related to well known fairy tale stories. T elicits the topic of the stories in a couple of minutes. T puts ss in pairs. T gives instructions for the semi-controlled speaking activity. Each learner will be given a story character mask and a small card as a clue to build up their sentences. T demos for the ss to make them understand the activity better. Ss think and build up their sentences with their peers for a little while. The act out the activity after the activity T does error correction orally.

Freer Practice (1-12 minutes) • To provide students with the free speaking parctice of the target language.

T refers back the story pictures on the board once again. T groups the students and asks them to pick a story and discuss what happened in the story from the very beginnig to the end. T monitors the ss If there is time another feer activity can be done by asking ss to discuss ıf the stories ended hapily or not and which story they liked most?

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