English For All CLASS NAME: Beginner DATE: March 21, 2013 Teacher(s): Cayla Huxhold Lesson Objectives

s SWBAT talk about sports and athletes using adverbs of frequency (i.e.

ever) through a discussion with a friend SWBAT write 5 to 6 sentences about favorite activities using the simple present and adverbs of frequency SWBAT listen for details and form inferences in a conversation between three friends about their activities based on an audio conversation
Materials

Interchange textbook copies of handouts from textbook, p. 39 & 40 audio PowerPoint 1. Unit 6 Ex. 8: Discussion Sports and athletes (Allotted time: 25 minutes; 6:00pm - 6:25pm) Objective: SWBAT discuss sports and athletes using adverbs of frequency by using the prompt questions on pg 39 on the textbook to talk with a partner/group (depending on attendance) Pre-Activity T will focus Ss attention to the picture on the handout and ask: Who is this? What is he doing? (Answer: David Beckham; He is playing soccer) While-Activity T will tell Ss to discuss the questions on the handout and say It is okay to make errors because it is important to speak fluently. Ss will take turns in small groups (about 3/group, depending on how many Ss are in class) Post-Activity T will go around room asking Ss the questions from the list provided on the worksheet from Interchange textbook Ss will verbally answer Ts questions and share them with the

Procedure

class Evaluation: Ss will be evaluated by their ability to correctly use adverbs of frequency in conversation with a partner/group TRANSITION: We just talked about some of our favorite activities and activities we would like to try. Now we are going to write about these activities. 2. Unit 6 ex. 9: Writing About favorite activities (Allotted time: 30 minutes; 6:25pm - 6:55pm) Objective: SWBAT write about favorite activities using the simple present and adverbs of frequency by writing two true facts and one false fact about themselves. Pre-Activity T will explain to Ss that they are going to write about their favorite activities and include one activity that is false. T will point out that Ss can write about any activities, not just sports (reading, exercising, shopping, etc.) and have these examples with pictures in the PowerPoint Ss will make notes about their favorite activities While-Activity Ss will write 5-6 sentences about their favorite activities using the notes they just made and the example paragraph as a model. T will have a brief example (3-4 sentences) in PowerPoint for students to reference. Post-Activity Ss will take turns reading their paragraphs and the other Ss will try to guess which activity is false. Ss will take turns sharing their groups false activities. Evaluation: Ss will be evaluated by their ability to express true and false facts about themselves and their favorite activities using the simple present and adverbs of frequency in the writing activity.
TRANSITION: We just wrote about some of our favorite activities and

now we are going to listen to a conversation between three friends of their favorite activities.

3. Unit 6 Ex. 11: Listening Im terrible at sports (Allotted time: 25 minutes; 6:55pm - 7:20pm)
Objective: SWBAT match each friend to the descriptors by listening for

details and making inferences in the audio conversation. Pre-Activity T will set scene by saying there are three friends (Dan, Jean, and Phil) and they are talking about sports and exercise. T will have the three names in PowerPoint T will play audio. While-Activity Ss will listen to find out the details of each person T will focus Ss attention to the pictures and read the captions out loud. T will ask Ss: What do you think each type of person is like? T will play audio again Ss will identify each person Post-Activity T will ask Ss: Who are you most like? Why? Ss will verbally respond using adverbs of frequency and simple present
Evaluation: Ss will be evaluated by their ability to correctly match each

friend to the corresponding descriptors (couch potato; fitness freak; sports fan) by listening for the details and inferences in the conversation
Conclusion: T will conclude class with a discussion about everyones favorite activities.

Assessment

Ss will be evaluated by their ability to use adverbs of frequency (i.e. ever) to talk about sports and athletes in conversation with their partner. Ss will be evaluated by their ability to write 5 to 6 sentences about their favorite activities using the simple present and adverbs of frequency in

their two true facts and one false fact paragraph. Ss will be evaluated by their ability to notice and understand details and inferences in a conversation and match the details to the correct friend.

Anticipated Problems

I anticipate that the students will be nervous in the first activity because of the point to be fluent. Many of the students say a few words to convey their message, so I hope this activity will allow them to realize they can put together longer phrases, and making mistakes is OK. I anticipate that the students will have difficulty understanding what to write about because the unit (and previous activity) is about sports. I anticipate that the students will have difficulty understanding what a couch potato, a fitness freak, and a sports fan are. I hope through class discussion and the pictures on pg 40 of each friend the students will be able to better understand.