Teaching Practice 2
Upper Intermediate level level
To give Ss' practice in speaking for fluency and making generalisations and exceptions.
To raise Ss' awareness of and give practice in functional words and phrases for generalising- in general, by and large, etc.-and making exceptions-Not counting, apart from, etc. To give Ss practice in listening for specific information and detail.
Procedure (26-45 minutes)
The T gets Ss interested in the topic, she uses Warm up ex 1 and 2. If the students need support, she uses some examples of her own. She gets some FB from the students and some ideas on the board as the students will need them for the first listening task.
The T tells Ss they will listen to three people doing the same task. Ss listen to check if anyone has the same ideas as them (Listening ex1). Ss check their answers in pairs, then T takes some FB.
The T focuses Ss on Listening ex2- Ss discuss in pairs to see if they remember any of the answers, then listen to check their answers. Ss check in pairs, then T takes FB ( maybe an answer key- or to the board).
If the time is sufficient the T does both LF ex2 and 3 - if not, it's probably better that the T Jumps to ex2 as they continue the theme of generalising. Ss can do these tasks in pairs or small groups. The T should be ready to deal with any question about meaning or using of the phrases in FB. She can also drill a few of the phrases for pronunciation being sure that her models are natural.
The T should decide before the lesson whether she wants to use Speaking practice A or Speaking practice B. Whichever she chooses, before the Ss speak, they need time on their own to read the sentences or look at the pictures, she chooses one that they strongly agree or disagree with or can make the most generalisations about and then prepares their ideas with examples to support the idea. Ss work in small groups and explain their ideas-their partners should try to find exceptions. The T monitors but doesn't interfere unless communication breaks down-she takes some FB on whether their ideas were the same.