LESSON PLAN
Communicative method
LEVEL: pre-intermediate
SUBJECT: Extreme sports- for and against debate.
OVERALL AIMS: to develop speaking fluency by comment upon an interview and taking part in a debate.
Assumed knowledge: basic speaking skills.
STAGE
ACTIVITY (procedures)
OBJECTIVES
INTERACTION PATTERN
TIME
MATERIALS
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
ENGAGE
T asks ss about their hobbies and interests. T tries to learn as much as it is possible about ss' hobbies and lets every single s speak.
to arouse ss' interest, to let them get used to speaking while this lesson.
T-ss ss-ss
4 min
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ss might not be so willing to talk about their hobbies. T encourages ss.
STUDY
T distributes handouts with an interview. This interview is about extreme sports. T asks ss to read this interview on their own, silently.
to make introduction to the topic of the lesson, to reinforce ss' reading skills.
T-ss individual work
3 min
handouts
ss may have problems with understanding some words from the text.
T asks ss what they think about this interview, what is their opinion. T lets ss comment upon the extreme sports.
to reinforce ss'speaking skill, to let them discuss the matter.
5 min
ss may not be so willing to share their point of view with other ss. T encourages ss.
T writes on the board some questions: Do you think that extreme sports are popular? Why?, Have you ever tried such sports? Would you like to try one of them? Ss' task is to discuss the matter in pairs as they sit and later share their feelings with the rest of the class.
to make ss speak and develop their speaking skills.
T-ss pair work
8 min
board
ACTIVATE
T divides ss into two groups and sets that one group is for extreme sports and the other is against. Groups' task is to prepare arguments for and against. Later ss have to have a debate and discuss the matter.
to reinforce and develop ss' speaking skill.
T-ss group work
25 min
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