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Stage,
time & interaction
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Activity
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Aim
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Materials
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1
5 mins
group
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1.
Ss arrive and chat about holidays /recap last lesson
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Find
out what ss have been doing
Share information from last lesson with those who were absent
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menu
on board
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2
10 mins
t -ss
pairs
ss - t
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1.
Introduce topic of lesson: telling anecdotes, stories
2. Discuss questions(remind ss of language: opinions, describing..)
3. Feedback (strips)
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To
involve all students in topic of lesson
To activate schemata
To provide oral fluency practice (language of description and
giving opinions)
To focus on structure/features of good story
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questions
on wall
music notebook
strips for ideas
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3
10 mins
t - ss
ind
pairs
ss - t
ss -t
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1.
Change pairs
2. Explain task
3. Video - extensive listening
4. Ss in pairs compare what understood
5. T ask ss what happened
6. Compare to what discussed in stage 2 activity 3
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To
vary student groupings
To inform students of task
To listen for pleasure
To listen for gist
To encourage ss to share ideas
To provide basic outline of story
To highlight structure of oral narrative discourse
To encourage ss to reflect and give general impression
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homemade
video
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4
10 mins
t - ss
pairs
ind
pairs
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1.
Hand out transcript and explain layout
2. Students read through quickly to check they follow it
3. Watch video and follow with transcript(ask ss to focus on voice/intonation/body
language)
4. Ss comment in pairs
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To
draw attention to features of spoken conversation
To facilitate listening in next step
To draw attention to paralinguistic features of spoken discourse
To contrast opinions
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homemade
video
video transcript
music 2
notebook
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5
5 mins
t - ss
pairs
ss - t
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1.
Hand out worksheet + highlighter pens
2. Read about typical structure and highlight expressions on transcript
to fit into each section: abstract, orientation, remarkable event,
reaction, coda
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To
check students understand and can identify expressions
To focus specific attention on structure of oral narrative discourseTo
provide clear record
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music
2
notebook
worksheet
highlighter pens
transparency
adapter
OHP
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6
10 mins
t - ss
pairs
ss - t
pairs
pairs
pairs
ss - t
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1.
Change highlighter pens
2. In new colour highlight features of 'evaluation'
3. Feedback on OHP
4. How many different ways does Jane show she is actively listening?
5. Check with back of worksheet
6. Last question on worksheet
7. Feedback
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To
focus specific attention on discourse features of story telling
which students usually find difficult
To provide clear record
To focus attention on variety of active listening features
To draw attention to this very important skill
To highlight the interactive nature of spoken discourse
To check students understand
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as
above
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7
10 mins
pairs
ss - t
group
ind
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1.
Predict stress
2. Indicate stress on OHP
3. Drill items
4. Encourage ss to mumble drill
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To
apply knowledge/encourage reflection
To provide record
To give opportunity to get feel for expressions
To provide opportunity to gain confidence saying items
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transparency
OHP
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8
5 mins
ind
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1.
Prepare story telling
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To
give time for planning task
To provide opportunity for ss to practise
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music 2
post-its (hot correction)
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9
15 mins
groups
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1.
Perform task story telling
2. Change pairs - retell story
3. Feedback on story telling techniques
4. If time Diary - reflect on usefulness of lesson
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To
give opportunity for relating personal anecdote
To practise active listening skills
To encourage active use of variety of expressions and vocabulary
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music 1
notebook
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1.
Choose a different story, practise telling it employing some of
the techniques, tape it
2. Maximiser
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To
consolidate, give opportunity to practise in stress free context
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homework
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