Students will be able to: use “vague” expressions; use “vague” responses.
Important considerations: Activate previous knowledge. Allow time for organizing their ideas.
Things to keep in mind
Don’t forget to let students know how long they can take for every activity. Delay feedback in fluency activities. Take notes of students’ mistakes and make an error analysis correction at the end of the lesson of the most important mistakes.
Previous preparation and materials needed
Markers & eraser The Link CD 2 CD Player SHUS Vol.2:festival, parade, cultural event, candle, wear a costume CCS. Vol2. Unit 4 Lesson C. Prepare: Fill in the blanks (Activity 4) Celebration cards (Activity 14)
Activity Procedure Grouping Material Time
pattern 1 Homework Review homework Total The Link 5’ review The Link, Unit 4, Lesson B, Ex. 2 & 3. class Ss’ books Extra practice p. 143 (page 143) 2 Function The Link: Unit 4, Lesson B, Ex. 1 Ss to Ss The Link 5’ review 3 Warmer SHUS: festival, parade, candle, wear Ss SHUS 4’ a costume cultural event, Show some pictures of events. Ask Ss to stand up, walk around and tell: if they like going to places like this and why. 4 Pre-listening Books closed Pairs Fill in the 6’ Prepare fill in the blanks (See blanks Appendix Activity 4)
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Ss with a partner try to complete the conversation with their own ideas. Ss share with other groups. 5 Listening Books closed Individual Fill in the 4’ (For detail) Play CD 2 – Track 08 Conversation blanks strategy. “Vague” expressions. CD Player Tell Ss to listen to the conversation Audio CD between Ray and Tina They need to write down the missing phrase next to the options they had previously written. Tell Ss not to erase their ideas. 6 Post-listening Books open Total Students’ 7’ Ss report the options they wrote and class books the options they listened. (page 38) Tell a S to read the 1C (Notice). Fill in the Then, Ss tell the phrases they found blanks in the conversation. Make Ss notice they are expressions used when you do not want to be exact or specific. Ss practice the conversation using Pairs the copy and changing all the ideas in bold. (Exercise in Activities 4 & 5) Learn on We will consistently refer our students to Whole Board and 1’ the corresponding online practice section of Class marker the ADD ON. Present it like this: “Learning requires practice.” To LEARN ON go to: premium.harmonhall.com/C6U4LBi premium.harmonhall.com/C6U4LBii 7 Practice Ss get with a partner and they will Pairs Students’ 5’ read the situations to write a topic books to substitute the vague expressions. (page 38) (Ex.1D) Then, Ss take turns asking and answering the questions in the book with their own ideas using the vague expressions. 8 Preparation Books closed Individual Notebook 7’ time Tell Ss to select 1 holiday or event and explain 2 or 3 activities there are in that holiday or event. Use vague expressions.
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9 Task 1 Ss get with 2 partners and share Pairs Notebook 10’ (Free) their holidays/events and explain using vague expressions. If Ss listen to an idea they like they may take notes of it. 10 Strategy Plus Books open Total CCs 3’ Tell a S to read the information in class Students’ the conversation strategy box. (Ex. book 2) (page 39) CCs: Unit 4 lesson C 11 Practice (Ex. 2A) Individual Students’ 4’ (Controlled) Tell Ss to read and match the books questions with the responses. Then, (page 39) Ss compare answers and write their answers on the board to reach a common agreement. Ss get with a partner and practice Pairs 5’ asking and answering using the information of the book to get familiarized. Then, switch partners and ask the questions but provide your personal answer after using the vague responses. 12 Preparation Books closed Pairs SS notes 5’ time Ss will write 2 or 3 questions to ask their partners about the holiday/event they selected. 13 Task 2 Ss stand up and perform the Pairs Students’ 10’ (Free) conversations. Ss need to use vague notes expressions and vague responses for the questions they are asked. 14 Pre-listening Prepare celebration cards (See Ss Celebration 3’ (Predicting) Appendix Activity 14) cards Give SS a card with a celebration name in it. Ss mingle around asking their peers what they know or imagine that celebration is about and where it is from. 15 Listening Books closed Individual Notebooks 5’ (For detail) Play CD 2- Track 9 Listening and CD player strategies. Celebrations around the Audio CD world. (EX. 3A) Ss need to make drawings of what D.R. ® 2014 Organización Harmon Hall, A.C. 3 they listen about the celebrations in their notebooks. SS stand up show and tell what they Drawings 6’ understood of each celebration by SS showing their drawings. 16 Listening Books open Individual CD player 6’ (Checking Play CD 2- Track 9 Listening and Audio CD answers) strategies. Celebrations around the Notebook world) (EX. 3B) Students’ Ask Ss to read the questions. Ss Total book listen to the information and write class (page 39) the answers for the questions. Check the answers. 17 Free talk 4 Books open pairs Students’ 10’ (Free) Ss invent a new celebration (or book select a celebration). Ss in pairs (page 130) complete the statements to describe the new celebration. Ss get with a different pair. Ss explain their celebration using vague expressions. Ask questions to the other partners and they must use vague responses. Switch and repeat. 19 The Link Unit 4 Lesson C Ex. 1 SsThe Link 5’ 20 Portfolio log Listening log update SsThe Link 3’ update Homework Assign: The Link: Unit 4 Lesson C Ex. 2 & 3 **Each activity has a suggested time. You may adjust the time as needed.