Unit 6: And they lived happily together Level: 1st Bachillerato
Sessions | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
General objective | Read autonomously texts of general subjects or suitable to their interests. Read autonomously with different aims | Use the foreign laguage orally in order to communicate fluently and correctly through the use of adequate strategies. | Reflect on the functioning of the foreign language in comm, to improve their own productions and understand others in different situations. | Reflect on the functioning of the foreign language in comm, to improve their own productions and understand others in different situations. | Value the foreign language as a means to have access to other cultures and appreciate their importance for a better understanding of their own language and culture,. |
Specific objective | Relate some morals to their own experiences. | Listen to a text and act a dialogue about their future plans | Make Ss aware of the diff ways to express future: will / going to /fut cont / fut perfect | Discriminate and pronounce correctly these sounds: /ae/ /a:/ /u/ /u:/ | Read a text related to vocational training in English |
Warm up ss-t | Brainstorming: T sticks some flashcards showing animals from fables on the blackboard ans asks Ss inf about the titles of the fables and how animals behave | Correct activities from homework. Eliciting: T shows some photos of diff professions and asks Ss inf about their future careers and preferences | Eliciting: Ss express their opinions about other Ss plans and make predictions about their future, eg. “Sara is going to study in London. I think she will became a hairstylist” | Read some texts from homework | Eliciting: Do you think you are taking the subjects that will best prapre you for your future job? Why? Why not? (Ss reflect on their subjects and their future) |
Presentation t-ss | Pre-reading: T pre-teaches some voc.: swift…Use transp to match the words. Then, presents some sheets contaning pictures, texts and morals. Ss connect them | Pre-listening: T sets the text. It is a dialogue beween Fiona, a S and the career adviser, Jill. Jill is asking about her preferences and giving advice | Grammar: Fut simple, going to, fut.continuous, fut.perfect. Teacher shows a transparency with the different future tenses. Some of these sentences have been taken from the previous text. | Pronunciation: T presents diff sounds: /ae/ /a:/ /u/ /u:/ T uses a transparency and the OHP. Ss listen and repeat. | T sets text: schools in GB, Ss dropping out of school, … Pre-reading: Ss choose a meaning for Voc Training |
Practice S FB | While-reading (skimming): Ss individually connect pictures, texts and morals Post-reading (scanning): Ss answer Qs about the text. | While-listening (skimming): T/F statements about the text Post-listening (scanning): Complete some sentences from the text | Grammar exercises: fill in the gaps, match, choose, complete, rewrite. Fast learners will play a comm game (future snaps) | Matching: Ss relate the words to the sounds they hear and practice these sounds in two dialogues | While-reading (skimming) Ss read the text and complete the sentences according to it. Post-reading (scanning): T/ F sentences, find evidences |
Production Freer ss-ss ss | Small-group discussion: Ss relate morals to sth that has happened in their lives | Pair-work activity: Ss role-play a dialogue in which one is a S and the other a career adviser. Some Ss perform the activity in front of the class | Pair-work activity: Ss Interview their partner about their plans for the future and then predict what they will be | Role-play: Ss perform the dialogue in front of the class. | Pair-work: Ss exchange opinions about volunteer work in Africa. One tries to persuade the other to go with him. Use comm strategies |
HW | Cloze text: “The boy who cried wolf” Fill in the gaps | Write about their partner’s plans |