Teacher: Abderrazzak HASSAR Class level: First Year Baccalaureate

Textbook: Ticket To English Class size:

Unit 1: Education Lesson type : Function
Title: Express opinion & agree or disagree School : EL Ijtihad

Class period : 1 hour Date :

 General Objective(s): Students will be able to express their opinion, agree or disagree.
 Students Performance Objectives (SPO): By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
 Recognize different expressions of opinion & agreement or disagreement;
 Use the target structure by providing dialogues in the exploitation stage.
 Material(s): Cue cards and BB.

Time Procedures Techniques

5 Warm-up
minutes -T greets SS: -T: Welcome to my class. Greeting
-T writes the following on the BB and raises a discussion on it.
“Education is very good for students at your age, in my opinion”
The teacher says. Quote
25 Presentation:
minutes - T distributes a dialogue and asks SS to read it and get its main idea. Setting the scene
Dialogue
A. I don’t know what to do. I have a headache. What is your view about this?
B. Well…if you need my opinion, I think that you need to take an Aspirin. Dialogue
A. Yes, you’re right. Thanks.
-T asks SS to look at the dialogue again and answer the following questions:
-T: What is A asking for?
-SS: Asking for help/opinion.
-T: Good, how did you know? Which expression did he use?
-SS: “What is your view about this?”
-T: Excellent.
-T: What is B’s response/opinion? Questions/answers
-SS: “If you need my opinion, I think you…….”
-T: Good.
-T draws a chart on the BB.
Asking for opinion Expressing opinion
- What do you think………….? - I think that……….
- What/ who do you believe……..? - In my opinion……..
- What is your view about…..? - In my mind………….
- Don’t you think that……….? - For me………………… Chart
- In your opinion, - It seems to me that …………….
what/who/where/why……….? - I believe that………………
-As far as you’re concerned, - As far as I am concerned……….
what/where……. - I feel strongly that ………………..
-T asks SS to give other expressions they know.
-T elicits answers from SS and writes them on the BB.
-T fills in the chart.

Agreeing Disagreeing
-I agree with you -I don’t agree
-That’s a good idea -I totally disagree
-I surely agree -I am afraid but I have to disagree
-Tell me about it -I don’t think so
-I couldn’t agree more -You’re wrong
-Certainly -No way
-You are right
 Checking comprehension
-T reads out an exchange between A and B and sees whether SS will notice
something wrong.
A. I have a stomachache. What do you think I need to do?
B. Thank you.
-T: What do you think? Negative checking
-SS: B needs to give opinion not say “thank you”.
-T: Good. So what can you say to B?
-SS: For me, B needs to see a doctor and rest.
-T: Great.
-T: Do you agree or disagree with his answer?
-S1: Yes, I agree.
-S2: No, I disagree. It’s a wrong response.
8 Drilling:
minutes -T asks SS to complete the following table with expressions of either asking for or
expressing opinion & agree or disagree.:
I really want to travel outside …………………………………………
Morocco. What do you think? …………………………
………………………………………… I totally disagree with you. That’s a
………………………… bad idea. Completion
drills
I want to get the best mark in English. …………………………………………
Can I do it? ………………………….
………………………………………… In my opinion, you obey your parents
………………………… and don’t stay up at night.
I didn’t do my homework. …………………………………………
………………………….
………………………………………… It seems to me that you need to do
………………………………………… some extra hours to help yourself
…………………. before it’s late.
22 Exploitation:
minutes - T provides SS with issues and asks them to make dialogues using the target
structure.
-T does not intervene unless SS need help in word finding difficulty. Providing rich
Issue 1: context
The best means of communication.
Your friend: What do you think the best communication means is?
You:………………………………………………………………………………..
Your friend;……………………………………………………………………….
You:………………………………………………………………………………..
Issue 2
The best Moroccan place to spend a quiet holiday. Cue cards
Your friend: I believe that the best………is Marrakech. Right?
You:……………………………………………………………………………….
Your friend:………………………………………………………………………
You:………………………………………………………………………………..
Issue 3 The most delicious Moroccan dish.
Issue 4: The most famous Moroccan athlete.
Issue 5: The most easiest/difficult school subject(s).
Issue 6: Studying in the mornings is better than in the afternoons.
Issues 7: Male teachers are friendlier than female teachers.
-SS come to the BB and present their dialogues.
-T asks SS to copy the lesson.

Prepared by: Abderrazzak HASSAR