IELTS Orientation Lesson Plan Materials: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Handout #1 (HO #1): Quiz Markers Attendance cards PPT IELTS Orientation

Activity 1- Prep, Greeting & Introduction (5 minutes) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Greeting Pass out attendance cards and HO #1 (Mtrls step 1) Seat Ss in diverse pairs, if possible Explain orientation system; next week they go to MP401 Self-introduction

Activity 2- PPT (1 hour) 1. Go through slides on PPT 2. Explain the 6 sections of IELTS a. Speaking, Listening, General Reading, General Writing, Academic Reading, Academic Writing 3. Show examples for each section a. Pause before the video gives the answer to have students guess b. After they give their guesses, play answer c. Explain the answer Activity 3- Speaking Practice (10 minutes) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Refresh about Parts 1 & 3 of Speaking section on IELTS Assign examiner and examinee roles Give each students a topic card Give them 1 minute to prepare and take notes on their topic Have them practice speaking about their topic for two continuous minutes Have them switch

Activity 4: Closing (3-5 minutes) 1. Go over answers to the quiz on HO #1 (Mtrls step 1) 2. Ask for any questions 3. Bring students to MP 401 to show them what they will do next week

TOEFL prep Materials: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. White board Markers Scratch paper Topic cards Writing question

Activity 1: Gathering (3:45-4; 15 minutes) 1. 2. 3. 4. Greet Ss Ask Ss to write their names on the board Explain this weeks topic: School Ask Ss to discuss with a partner what their favorite thing about school is and what their least favorite thing about school is. (Tell Ss to use more than one sentence to describe)

Activity 2: Listening (4-4:15; 15 minutes) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Remind Ss about last weeks listening section. Ask how many looked on elllo site. Play Elllo clip: http://www.elllo.org/english/0351/379-Miki-Uni.htm Pass out script Play Elllo clip again, with Ss following along on their scripts Ask Ss to answer questions: a. Q1: Why isnt UC Berkley a college town? b. Q2: Why did Miki think that UC Berkleys campus was pretty? c. Q3: Do you remember what co-ops are? What are they? (write co-op on board)

Activity 3: Conversation practice (4:15-4:30; 15 minutes) Arrange Ss into diverse pairs, if possible1 Remind Ss of last week & TOEFL speaking section: Think for 15 seconds, talk for 45. Elllo clip: http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer076/T083-College.htm Ask Ss what they think: Should college education be free? (Mtrls step 4) Pass out topic card to Student A. Ask Student A to think for 15 seconds and talk for 45 seconds, and for other students to take notes. 7. Student A performs activity. T times him/her. 8. Based on what Student A says, take notes and ask the listeners to answer. 9. Pass out topic card to Student B- repeat steps 6 & 7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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If 3 or less, have each student take a turn speaking and the other students listen and then answer questions T gives about what the student said. Rotate. If more than 3 students, break them into pairs.

Activity 4: Assessment (4:25; 30 minutes) 1. Ask Ss if they remember what they wrote on the board last week (A: their opinions) 2. Tell students theyre going to practice TOEFL Test Question #2: Independent writing (opinion) 3. Remind Ss: a. It will not be like Question #1: Integrated writing, where they listen, read, and then write. Just receive a question and have 30 minutes to answer b. Normally this would be done on the computer; when they practice at home, try it on the computer (especially if youre slow at typing) c. TOEFLtv on YouTube that they saw in their TOEFL orientation (write name on board) d. Clear their desks and that they should not talk to neighbors, use their dictionaries. 4. Tell Ss process will be just like TOEFL and collected at the end a. Students will have 30 minutes to plan, write, and revise their answer b. Effective answers: minimum 300 words c. T will give a 10 minute warning, 5 min warning, and 1 minute warning 5. Question: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answers. a. Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer. 6. Ss perform activity 7. Write 10 minute warning, 5 minute warning on the board and announce 1 minute warning 8. Collect papers Activity 5: Closing 1. Thank Ss for coming 2. Ask for any questions

Todd: Miki, you went to UC Berkeley, a very famous university in the U.S. What is your university like? Why is it famous? Miki: Why is it famous? Well, I suppose historically it's kind of famous, recent history, because it was a center for the freedom of speech movement in the 1960's and the civil rights movement, and it's pretty much where multi-culturalism, feminist studies and those sorts of so called liberal political movements were born and they're still quite strong today on campus and so students kind of get drawn to that, the political aspect of it I suppose, also the, it's a research university and it attracts nobel laureates, very famous professors, at the top of their field, it's also quite a beautiful campus, I love the campus, it's not, it's not, how do you say? Todd: It's not like maybe a college town, or? Miki: Ah, no, it's not really a college town, of course, because it's right smack in the middle of a metropolitan area which is the Bay Area, and just right across the bay from San Francisco. The natural scenery is quite beautiful. There's the ocean to the west. There are mountains to the east and just beautiful gorgeous sunsets going down into the Golden Gate. The natural scenery is just beautiful, and the architecture of the campus is quite beautiful too, and apparently during the war, World War II, a number of tests were done on campus in terms of integrating floral species with each other, and so you have firs next to cedar which is a strange combination. The idea was would they kill each other. Todd: Oh, Wow! That's awful! Miki: Yeah, no, so there's some scientific engineering going on on campus. Todd: But the trees survived? Miki: Yes, as a matter of fact. Todd: Well, that's good. You can't fool nature. Miki: No. no, but it is a beautiful campus, and I went there for four years as an undergrad. I lived in the dormitory for the first year and I lived in the co-ops from the second through the fourth year and the co-ops are kind of a housing community that's owned by students, it's run by students and is there for quite cheap so it attracts poor students who work, while they go to school at the same time, and that's who I was. I worked at a restaurant, I worked at a sandwich shop, I worked at a toy store, I worked as a secretary to put myself through school and lived quite cheaply in these co-ops which incidentally also had marvelous parties and almost every weekend there was some party somewhere that one of these co-ops was putting on, and it was really wonderful. Todd: Wow! Sounds like a good time. Miki: Yeah!

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answers.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answers.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answers.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answers.