Name: Mohammad Zamanipour • 19 Dec 2018 • TP 7 Order a meal

Description
This lesson starts with a conversation and then a short clip about ordering a meal in the context of '' Ordering a
meal''. The TL for this lesson comes from the clip, Alona and Maher's lessons. The students will practice and learn
how to use countable and uncountable nouns,how to ask and manage conversations in the relevant topics in daily
life. For the subsidiary aim of the lesson, the students will have a productive skill practice(fluency speaking
practice) in the same context and they will practice some functional language of politeness when they order a
meal.

Main Aims
 To provide clarification and practice of countable and uncountable nouns and How much/How many, and
quantifiers

Subsidiary Aims
 To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of ordering a meal
 To provide clarification and practice of language used for ordering food in the context of ordering food

Materials
 Some photos
 Power point file(Adapted from Oxenden, Clive, Christina Latham-Koenig, and Paul Seligson. New English
File: Elementary Video. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2004.)
 EngUnLtd_ Elm_Ss Bk, p.g53 ex1/2(English Unlimited: A2 Elementary Cooursebook with E-portfolio.
(A.Tilbury, T. Clementson, et al) Cambridge,: Cambridge UP, 2010)
 New English File Elementary 07 Ordering a meal video file(Oxenden, Clive, Christina Latham-Koenig, and
Paul Seligson. New English File: Elementary Video. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2004.)
 Adapted from Four Corners Level 1 SB (p.g73 ex4)(Richards, Jack C. Four Corners Level 1 Student's Book B.
S.l.: Cambridge Univ, 2012)
 Top Notch 1 Copy and Go (p.g35)(Top Notch 1 Copy and Go. Joan Saslow, Allen Ascher, Pearson-Longman,
2006)
 Adapted from Top Notch 1 Workbook (p.g46 exB)(Top Notch 1 Workbook. Joan Saslow, Allen Ascher,
Pearson-Longman, 2006. )

Please see the following page for the lesson procedure

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Interaction
Stage Procedure Materials Time Comments
Pattern
Warmer/Lead-in Introduce myself.
To set lesson context Tell the Ss about my favorite Turkish food. Adapted from
and engage students Give HO of four corners. Four Corners
Ss interview each other to find out interesting facts about them.
PW,GW 6–6
Level 1 SB (p.g73
Take some FB. (Ss tell other groups what they have found about each other) ex4)
Exposure Introduce characters of the clip.
To provide context for Give a picture from the clip and ask Ss to guess what they are talking about.
the target language Play a mute clip (Activating schemata)
through a clip Ss in small groups discuss the best conversation for each person.
Take some FB. (Ss compare their answers with different groups S-centered FB)
Play the clip again and Ss compare their answers.
Power point file,
Elicit the functional language to order a meal. (Would you like...? Could I New English File
have...? I'd like....) Elementary 07
Elicit the difference between 'I want to have some wine' and 'I'd like to have
GW, Ss-T 10 – 10
Ordering a meal
some wine' (the 2nd is polite) video file, Some
Project the slides on the w/b ad Ss in pairs practice the dialogue. (disappearing
dialogue) The aim is fluency and accuracy in the use of functional language.
photos
Ss will be given different pictures of fruit and food. Ss describe the pictures in
their group and then they categorize them on the w/b under countable and
uncountable nouns.
Take some FB. ( each group checks another group's job)
Highlighting Ss will be given different pieces of paper including the grammar of the lesson
To draw students' and each group discuss about them and then they stick on the w/b.
attention to the Take WC FB.( I will ask the Ss if they agree with them or not) Ss-T, GW 3–3
target language

Clarification Give out HO from English Unlimited.

To clarify the Ss read the example sentences. EngUnLtd_
meaning, form and Ss in small groups try to find out the rules for countable and uncountable Elm_Ss Bk, p.g53 PW,GW,Ss-T 10 – 10
pronunciation of the nouns. ex1/2
target language Take FB. ( Ss will write the answers on the w/b)

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Interaction
Stage Procedure Materials Time Comments
Pattern
Some CCQs:
For vocabulary, I will use the pictures and because vocabulary is not in my aims,
I will not spend my time on it.
Do we have some people in Istanbul? No
Do we use ‘how many’ for countable nouns or uncountable nouns? Countable
nous
Do we use ‘a lot of’ just for uncountable nouns? No.
Do we use ‘how many’ and ‘how much’ in questions or answers? Questions
Is salt countable or uncountable? Uncountable
Do we have a lot of bananas in the picture? (in the context: No)
Do we use a/an before plural nouns e.g an apples? No
Do we use a/an before uncountable nouns? No
Which one of these sentences is polite: Would you like some wine? Or Do you
want some wine? (1st one)
Which one of these sentences do we use in a polite request: Could I have some
wine? Or I want some wine.(1st one)

Ss drill the sentences from the clip and their own sentences. (focus on
pronunciation)

Controlled Practice Give out HO from English Unlimited ex 2.

To concept check and Ss individually answers the questions. EngUnLtd_
prepare students for Ss peer-check. SOLO,PW,Ss
Play the recording to check all answers.
Elm_Ss Bk, p.g53 5–5
more meaningful -T
practice Ss practice intonation and pronunciation in case they have problems. ex1/2

Semi-Controlled Give out HO (Top notch WB) Top Notch 1

and freer Practice Ss in pairs try to find out about their partners' food.
Copy and Go
To concept check Take some FB. ( Ss check with each other and another groups and the the whole
class FB but S-centered) (p.g35), Adapted PW, Ss-T 8 – 10
further and prepare
students for free Give out HO(Top Notch Copy and Go) from Top Notch
practice Ss in pairs try to find out their partners food. Student A and B. 1 Workbook
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Interaction
Stage Procedure Materials Time Comments
Pattern
Take some FB. ( Ss check with each other and another groups and the the whole (p.g46 exB)
class FB but S-centered)

Freer Practice This part is optional in case I have enough time.

To provide students Ss will discuss these questions:
with free practice of Do you eat healthy food or unhealthy food? How about your family?
the target language What could be the best diet? PW,GW,Ss-T 4–5
Take some FB. (Ss express their answers to the class)

Feedback and Error I will write the errors and some correct statements form the Ss on the w/b.
Correction Ss work in pairs to identify the errors and the correct forms.
To provide feedback Take some FB. (Ss try to correct the mistakes)
PW, Ss-T 3–3
on students'
production and use of
language

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