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Amean Mohammadi (sean) TP8
A1 beginners level

Description

In this lesson, the grammar of going to will be clarified in the context of future plans. The lesson will commence with the idea of thinking about plans and thus proceed in the clarification of the meaning and form of the TL. The speaking form of the TL will also be drilled and touched upon. Controlled practice will follow the TL clarification along with semi-controlled practice and freer practice. The students will therefore be able to practice speaking for accuracy.

Materials

Abc Pictures
Abc HO1
Abc 6 pictures on colored paper
Abc HO2
Abc colored cards

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification and practice of future with going to in the context of future plans

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of future plans

Procedure

Lead-in (2-3 minutes) • To set the context of future plans

T puts up pictures on the W/B W/B: a picture of a man thinking in the middle/a picture of food being eaten with 3:00 pm next to it/a picture of a cinema with 7:00 pm next to it/a picture of a couple dancing with 10:00 pm next to it. All of the pictures will be in thinking bubbles pointing to the man. T asks what time is it right now? (11:15 am) T puts the time next to the picture of the man. T sells the students that they will work in pairs and talk about the pictures on the W/B. ICQ: will you write? (no) ICQ: will you speak? (yes)

PW FB leading to meaning of TL (6-7 minutes) • To clarify the meaning of future plans and provide model sentences for the TL

T asks the students what these are about. The word plan might be elicited at this point, but regardless, the T will introduce it. T draws a timeline on the W/B with 11:15 am under now, and three Xs in the future part with each one representing the times of the pictures. CQ: Is he thinking about the past? (no) CQ: Is he thinking about the future? (yes) T points to the picture of food being eaten. T introduces the model sentence. ' He's going to eat' T drills the sentence using backchaining. T points to the picture of the cinema. T introduces ' He's going to see a movie' T drills the sentence using backchaining. T points to the picture of the couple dancing. T introduces ' He's going to go dancing. T drills the sentence using backchaining. T points to the pictures one by one and the WC drills again. Possible CQ: Is he eating now?(no) Is he seeing a movie now?(no) Is he dancing right now?(no)

Highlighting he form of TL (3-4 minutes) • To clarify the written form of the TL in a student-centered way

Using the projector ( if it works), T displays the three model sentences on the W/B. The sentences will be written in contracted subject and to be forms. The stress will be on content words. T asks the students to come up with the form for each sentence in pairs. T will demonstrate this by highlighting the subject of the first sentence and then ask the students to continue in pairs.

WC FB on TL form and introducing the negative form (4-5 minutes) • To elicit the form of the TL and confirm the student's analysis. To introduce the negative form with the proper stress

T points to the sentences one by one and elicits the form, underlining step by step. T asks: And the negative form? T puts the negative form (not) with stress boxes between to be and going to. T holds up HO1 and tells the students that they will make sentences with the new form. T stresses that they will work individually. Possible ICQ: Will you work together, or by yourself? T gives out HO1.

WC FB for the controlled practice (2-3 minutes) • To check the student's answers for the controlled practice and solve any problems with the form of TL

As the students are nearly finished, T asks them to come up one by one and put their answers on the W/B. The WC checks each answer as T confirms.

Semi-controlled practice (6-7 minutes) • To provide accuracy speaking practice with the TL

T holds up colored pictures and tells them they will make sentences about the pictures in pairs. T demonstrates this for the students by doing it with a student. T tells early finishers to do it again using the negative form.

WC FB with drilling (3-4 minutes) • To check the TL and furthermore practice the speaking form of the TL

T draws the attention of the students. T holds up the first picture and elicits it. Drilling will follow. All the pictures will follow the same process.

Freer practice (talikng about plans based on a calander of this month) (7-9 minutes) • To link the TL with real life plans and provide accuracy speaking practice

T asks the students: what is the date today? (may 8th) T writes may 8th on the board and extracts the next few dates. T tells the students that they will first have some time to write down their plans for this month (T shows HO2) and then tell their partners about them. T tells them that before they start, they have to change their seats. Grouping: T gives each student colored paper. The blues will sit together. The pinks will sit together. The greens will sit together. Three groups of three will be formed. If the students are uncertain as to what they should do, the instructions will be repeated. As the students are nearly finished writing notes, they will be reminded to start telling their partners about what they have written. T monitors and collects errors.

Delayed correction (3-4 minutes) • To correct the errors regarding TL and to provide a sense of motivation for the correct use of TL

As the students are speaking, T puts up some errors and correct sentences on the W/B discreetly. T directs the attention of the WC and the sentences are checked as a WC. On the condition that time does not allow T to move to the last stage, T will take FB in a manner of personalizing it by asking them to talk about their plans. T will add in his plans of sleeping and the class will finish. (see anticipated problems).

The invisible ball • To personalize the topic further and talk about more distant plans

T tells the students to get up and form a circle. T start the game by forming an invisible ball and demonstrating that they must say a plan that they have for next year and then throw the ball to another student who has to do the same.

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