Homework Ex: 2b, ex:3 Date: Form: IX Subject: English Theme: A day in the life of a pupil Aim: • to provide PP with practice in talking about their daily routines and school life in particular
• to present and practise with the new structure 'before' or 'after' + v + ing
• to practise inferring the meaning of the new words from the context
• to practise reading for gist and detailed information
Equipment: picture, dictionary
T h e p r o c e d u r e o f t h e l e s s o n 1. The beginning of the lesson 2.Checking up the homework T h e m a i n p a r t o f t h e l e s s o n Activity 1a
Objective: to present the v + ing structure
Draw PP attention to the example sentences in 1a. If possible, elicit the form from the students or explain the use of v + ing here. Ask PP to look at the Grammar Reference to check their understanding.
Ask PP to translate the sentences. Do the first one together with the PP.
After PP translate the sentence explain that if we want to say a verb after 'before' the verb is usually in the '-ing' form. e.g. Before reading a book I look through it.
Ask some of your best PP to give examples using this construction.
Activity 1 b
Objective: to provide controlled oral practice with before + verb + ing After that ask PP to talk about themselves answering the question 'What do you do before going to bed?' Ask PP to ask each other this question as a chain drill.
Activity 2a
Objectives: to provide further controlled written practice with the new structure
PP work in pairs. They write 10 questions in their exercise books to interview another pair in the class. Ask them to use the phrases in Activity 3b on the next page.
Activity 2b
Objective: to provide further controlled oral practice with the new structure Put PP in groups of 4. PP ask each other about their day. One pupil in a pair interviews one pupil from the other pair. During the interview the other pupil takes notes. The PP change roles.
As PP work on this activity, go round the class making notes of any errors that they make. Try not to interrupt.
Activity 2c
Objective: to provide feedback to the class and to provide the opportunity to focus on error correction
Discuss with the class any common errors that you heard and write the correct form on the BB. Ask PP to report their notes as an example. If PP make a mistake, try to elicit the correct form.
Activity 3а
Objective: to use context to infer the meaning of vocabulary.
Ask PP to read the text silently and find the words in the list. Then they should look them up in the Wordlist and write them and their translation in their Ex.Bks.
When PP are sure of the meaning of the target vocabulary, say the words one by one for your PP to repeat in chorus, then in rows and/or individually.
Culture Note:
At the age of 14 or 15, in the third or fourth form of secondary school (Year 9 or 10), PP begin to choose their exam subjects. In 1988 a new public examination - the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) - was introduced for 16 year-olds. This examination assesses PP on the work they do in the 4th and 5th year at secondary school (Years 10 & 11), and is often internally assessed, although there may also be an exam at the end of the course.
PP who stay on into the sixth form or who go on to a Sixth Form College (17 year-olds in the Lower Sixth and 18 year-olds in the Upper Sixth, Years 12 & 13), usually fall into two categories. Some PP will be retaking GCSE in order to get better grades. Others will study two or three subjects for an 'A' Level (Advanced Level) GCE exam (General Certificate of Education). This is a highly specialised exam and is necessary for University entrance. Since 1988 there has been a new level of exam: the 'AS' Level (Advanced Supplementary), which is worth half an 'A' Level. This means that if PP wish to study more than two or three subjects in the sixth form they can take a combination of 'A' and 'AS' Levels.
Activity 3b
Objective: to practise taking notes; to practise reading for detailed information
Ask PP to complete the table for the English student with the help of the text.
Key:
Time the school starts: 8.50
Length of lessons: 45 minutes
Number of lessons: 6 (5 in the morning and 1 after lunch)
Routine things pupils do before lessons: registration
Types of lunch: sandwiches, hot and cold meals
School ends: 3.20
Activities after school: homework, gymnastics (and other sports) Evening activities: reading and watching films, chatting on the photo Time she goes to bed: 10 o'clock
Activity 3c
Objective: to provide PP with freer speaking practice comparing routines of Uzbek and UK PP; to provide further practice in the use of target structures and vocabulary Ask PP to compare Uzbek and English PP day. Look at the example with the PP. Ask one or two strong PP to provide further examples. Ask PP to work together to make other sentences.
