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“New Year” – Simply conversations
Prep
- Print/photocopy question prompt sheet on to coloured card (laminate if desired), cut.
- Download/print copies of the Conversation ControlTM sheets from here.
- Print/photocopy SimplyQuestsTM. Check for supportive materials in the SimplyC.wikiTM.
Pre-task
- Brainstorm vocabulary for the topic (draw a circle on the board, elicit relevant words and phrases). Check students understand important words. This subject is a natural prompt for reviewing future tenses, if you feel it necessary or useful, do a review of the forms beforehand.
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Organizing your classroom
Individual students:
Place cards face-down on table and get student to select and answer questions one at a time.
Group class (2-5 students):
Place cards face-down on table. Each student picks a card and asks or answers the question(s).
Group class (6+ students)
Divide students into smaller groups (no more than 5 per group). Follow instructions as above.
In-task
- Your main objective is to pay attention to errors and mistakes, correct some and take notes of others on your control sheet, stimulate discussion by agreeing or disagreeing and encouraging them to speak for as long as time allows.
With individual students you should also participate in the game ask/answer. With small groups, simply take notes and with large groups circulate around the room, supporting students as necessary.
For more information on making corrections, watch the videos on youtube.
Ending your lesson
- Ask your students for feedback, what did they learn?
- Go through the Conversation ControlTM sheet, talk about the errors and mistakes you heard, discuss the corrections together. Get them to take personalized notes of these.
- Review the new words, phrases and pronunciation problems.
- Remember to openly praise - mention great sentence structures or usage of difficult words.
- Suggest post-task activities as listed in the SimplyQuestsTM page (try not to use the word homework).
Post task
- Provide students with the SimplyQuestsTM (an email version available for registered users on site). Get them to choose a research activity they're interested in. With larger groups, divide your class into twos and threes and encourage them to split responsibilities, plan and do their activity as a team project. Provide a deadline of when they should report back to you.
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Have you thought much about the global wars and conflicts in 2008? Do you have any predictions about what might happen militarily in 2009? What do you predict happening with some of your favourite sports teams or players? Tell us more. (If you're not into sports tell us about your favourite people in the entertainment industry). [...]
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One Response to ““New Year” – Simply conversations”
I want to loof for some cerversations about the New Year. I would appreciate it very much if you could provide me with such conversations.