Making contact

LESSON: Module 1 Lesson 2

Making contact

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CLASS: 11

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Learning objectives that this lesson is contributing to

11.5.2 - use a wide range of vocabulary, which is appropriate to topic and genre, and which is spelt accurately

11.6.9 - use a wide variety of present and past forms, including a growing number of more nuanced contrasts [past and perfective aspect/simple and progressive aspect] on a wide range of general and curricular topics

11.3.7 - use appropriate subject-specific vocabulary and syntax to talk about a range of familiar and some unfamiliar general and curricular topics

11.2.6 - deduce meaning from context in unsupported extended talk on a wide range of general and curricular topics, including talk on a growing range of unfamiliar topics 11.6.8 - use a wide variety of future forms, including future perfect forms on a wide range of general and curricular topics

11.1.1 - use speaking and listening skills to solve problems creatively and cooperatively in groups

11.6.8 - use a wide variety of future forms, including future perfect forms on a wide range of general and curricular topics

11.1.5 - use feedback to set personal learning objectives

11.3.2 - ask and respond with appropriate syntax and vocabulary to open-ended higher-order thinking questions on a range of general and curricular topics, including some unfamiliar topics

Lesson objectives

All learners will be able to:

use some target vocabulary successfully in opinion tasks and show some gist understanding of the appropriate situation

Most learners will be able to:

use most target vocabulary successfully inn opinion tasks and show some gist understanding of the appropriate situation

Some learners will be able to:

use most target vocabulary successfully in opinion tasks, read effectively for gist and identify all specific information

Assessment criteria

Learners have met the learning objective (C10 / S7) if they can: speak about the problems and suggest the solutions to some of the problems

Value links

Protect nature

Cross - curricular links

Geography

ICT skills

Using videos& pictures, working with URLs

Previous learning

types of extreme weather conditions

Plan

Planned timings

Planned activities (replace the notes below with your planned activities)

Excel Resources

BEGINNING THE LESSON

11.5.2

SB Ex. 7 p. 6 To revise/practise vocabulary related to holidays • Explain the task and give Ss time to circle the odd words. • Check Ss’ answers around the class.

Answer Key

1 TYPES OF HOLIDAYS – plane 2 ACCOMMODATION – limo 3 TRANSPORT – villa 4 PLACES – café 5 EATING OUT – fishmonger’s

PRESENTATION AND PRACTICE

11.6.9

11.3.7

11.5.2

11.2.6 11.3.7 11.6.8

11.1.1 2 11.6.8 11.1.5 11.2.6 11.3.2

SB Ex. 8 p. 6 To revise/practise present and past tenses

• Explain the task and give Ss time to complete it. Ss can refer to the Grammar Reference section for more information. • Check Ss’ answers. Ss should identify the tenses and justify their use. • Revise the tenses and their uses if necessary.

Answer Key

1 had already started – past perfect – an action that happened before another past action. 2 leaves – present simple – timetable/schedule. 3 had been preparing – past perfect continuous – to put emphasis on the duration of an action which started and finished in the past, before another action in the past, usually with for or since. 4 have watched – present perfect – with today, this morning/afternoon/week, so far, etc when these periods of time are not finished at the time of speaking. 5 was playing – past continuous – a past action which was in progress when another action interrupted it. 6 is studying – present continuous – actions happening around the time of speaking. 7 decided – past simple – actions which happened at a specific time in the past. 8 has been running – present perfect continuous – for an action that started in the past and lasted for some time. It may still be continuing or have finished,but it has left a visible result in the present.

SB Ex. 9 p. 6 To identify appropriate responses to everyday English expressions • Explain the task and give Ss time to complete it. • Check Ss’ answers. • As an extension, ask pairs of Ss to act out the exchanges.

Answer Key

1 a 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 a

Module Objectives Read the title of the module, Making contact, and ask Ss to suggest what they think the module will be about (the module is about new academic year resolutions, countries & cities, types of buildings, construction materials, types of roads/streets, architectural styles, and culture shock.) Go through the objectives list to stimulate Ss’ interest in the module.

SB Ex. 1 p. 7 To introduce new vocabulary

• Direct Ss’ attention to the texts and the words in the list and give Ss time read the texts and complete the gaps with the appropriate word.

• Check Ss’ answers around the class and explain/ elicit the meaning of any unknown words.

Answer Key

1 option 2 study 3 direction 4 gap year 5 mentality 6 networking 7 internship 8 environment

• Play the video for Ss and elicit their comments at the end.

SB Ex. 1 p. 7 a) To practise/personalise new vocabulary by talking about the topic

• Read out the question to Ss. • Ask various Ss to tell the class. Suggested Answer Key

Once I finish school, I plan to take a gap year before going to university. I think this is the best option for me as I’m not sure what I want to study yet, so a gap year will give me the time and space to think carefully about my future career path. I plan to spend part of the year travelling as I believe this will be a great life experience and make me a more independent and well-rounded person. I also hope to do an internship and some voluntary work to gain experience. That way I’ll know what I’m really interested in before I start studying.

b) To practise new vocabulary and expand on the topic by talking about new academic year resolutions Ask Ss to discuss their resolutions further with each other in pairs or small groups and provide feedback. • Give Ss time to read the quotation and discuss in pairs what they think it means.

ENDING THE LESSON

• Ask various Ss to tell the class. Suggested Answer Key

I think this quote means that you never get tired of learning new things. The human brain is designed to absorb and process new information and will continue to do so throughout a person’s lifetime.The more we“feed”our mind, the more it will be stimulated and want to learn more.The brain learns new things in many ways: reading, travelling, being open to new experiences, and talking about interesting topics with other people. Our brains can never become full which means there are endless possibilities to what we can learn, as long as we’re willing to put the effort in. We should remain interested in learning new things no matter how old we are because life is more exciting and rewarding when we engage with the world around us.

Additional information

Differentiation – how do you plan to give more support? How do you plan to challenge the more able learners?

prompt less able learners to engage in whole class checking and plenary activity with supportive questioning

provide sentence starters for final writing task

challenge more able learners to structure final writing to include key words

Assessment – how are you planning to check learners’ learning?

monitor for spoken accuracy in plot prediction task and use a range of oral correction techniques

Cross-curricular links
Health and safety check
ICT links
Values links

Reflection

Were the lesson objectives/learning objectives realistic?

Did I stick to timings?

What changes did I make from my plan and why?

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