New lesson plan: Teaching Practice 3

Gizem Akdemir

Teaching Practice 3 - Upper-Intermediate level

Teaching Practice 3
Upper-Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about the use and non-use of articles. The lesson starts with a discussion about ‘chewing gum’. Afterwards, students focus on the articles through a text. This is followed by some exercises and a general quiz to clarify some general and exceptional rules. In the end of the lesson, students discuss and find the exceptions as whole class feedback.

Materials

Handout

Language Summaries

CD-Audio

Handout

Language Summaries

CD-Audio

Main Aims

To provide clarification and practice through the text entitled 'Chewing gum can aid memory'

Subsidiary Aims

In this lesson, listening is used to check the answers of the 'General Knowledge Quiz' on page 67.

Procedure (36-46 minutes)

Warm-up (4-5 minutes) • To get students interested in the topic

Teacher pretends to chew gum and asks the students to guess what she’s doing. The teacher asks the students if chewing gum helps people in any way. They’re allowed to discuss the question in pairs. The teacher elicits a few ideas from the class.

Presentation (7-10 minutes) • To introduce articles

The teacher asks the students to read the titles in ex.2 pg.66. The students are allowed to read the article in order to find the best title. After they give the correct answer, the teacher writes the best title on the board. The teacher also does some examples to remind articles.The students are asked to complete the ex. 3 pg.66. The teacher gives the answer key. The students check the answers in pairs.

Grammar (10-12 minutes) • To present basic rules

The students are asked to read through the information and find the examples in the text. The teacher checks the answers with the whole class. (ex.1/ Analysis 1) The students are asked to read through Language Summaries A 1. The teacher writes ‘quantity’ ,’ordinals’,’superlatives’ and ‘common adjectives’ on the board. Afterwards, the students are divided into 4 groups and given a list of phrases. Then they are asked to place the phrases correctly on the board . (ex.2 Analysis 1)

Controlled Practice (5-6 minutes) • To give students a chance to practice

The teacher hands out the ‘General Knowledge Quiz’. The students are asked to complete the gaps in the questions and correct answers. The students work in pairs. (pg.67)

Listening (2-3 minutes) • To get students to check their answers

The teacher plays the recording in order to get the students to check their answers in pairs.

Feedback (8-10 minutes) • To get students to practice and to help them understand the rules

The teacher draws a table with three columns (definite article/ no article / exceptions) .The students are asked to check the questions in the quiz and discuss if the categories of place and time have got exceptions. When the table is complete, they are asked to read Language Summary A3 on pg.149.