Speaking Lesson Plan<PPP Approach>

Staying in shape...

Instructor: Mr. Keejo Chey	Level: Pre-Intermediate	Students: 12	Length: 50 minutes

Materials:

- Dialogue script (12 copies)

- Sports activity images (12 copies)

- Sports activity flash cards (1set)

- Grammar worksheet (12 copies)

- Role play cards and neighbor cards (12 copies each)

- White board, board markers & tape

Aims:

- To learn vocabulary and expressions about sports activities by flash         cards.

- To practice listening and speaking by drilling dialogue and role              playing.

- To learn grammar on can and have to by doing the worksheet

Language Skills:

- Reading: dialogue

- Listening: dialogue and role play

- Speaking: dialogue drilling and role play

- Writing: writing about partner's sports activity in the role play

Language Systems:

- Phonology: pronunciation and stress of can and can't

- Lexis: couch potato, be off, be crazy about, double game, recommend

- Grammar: the usage of can and have to

- Discourse: dialogue

Assumptions:

-Students know most of words in the dialogue.

-Students try to be healthy and do any kind of sports activity.

-Students are familiar with doing activities both individually and pairs.

-Students are familiar with doing role play

Anticipated Errors and Solutions:

- If students don't know the vocabulary about various sports activities

⇒ Teach them vocabulary about various sports activities together              with those activity images

- If students have trouble with drilling dialogue

⇒ Read the dialogue more slowly

- If students feel difficulties in doing the role play

⇒ Monitor and help students during role play

- If time is short

⇒ Cut post-activity discussion short

- If some pairs of students finish their tasks earlier than anticipated

⇒ Ask them to talk each other about their most interesting sports            activity in the past life.

References:

- Speaking English, Unit 6 "Staying in Shape"

Lead-In
Materials: Board & Markers
Time 1 min	Set Up Whole Class	Procedure: Greeting and introduce topic Hello everyone, I guess you try to be in good body shape and do various sports activities. Today you will learn about various sports activities. You will drill the dialogue that I will hand out and learn vocabulary on various sports activities together with their images. Later you will do a role play also. But, you need to learn some vocabularies and phrases first.

Pre-Activity
Materials: Various sports activity images, Board & Markers
Time 8 min 2 min	Set Up Whole Class Whole class	Procedure: 1. Vocabulary & Phrase (Explain the meaning of the following words & Phrases) be off (write the word on the board) Be off means to leave, to go. For example, "We are off to a park" means " "We go to a park". CCQ What does it mean be off? If I say "I am off to school", where do I go? crazy about (write the word on the board) Crazy about something means to like something very much. For example, "He is crazy about baseball" means "He likes baseball very much". CCQ What does it mean crazy about something? If you are a soccer fan, how can you say it in other words? double game (write the word on the board) (Draw a picture on the board to explain double game in comparison with a single game) couch potato (write the word on the board) Couch potato is a person who don't like exercise. he likes to watch TV sitting on a couch. CCQ What is a couch potato? If you are a couch potato, do you like exercise or sitting on a couch? recommend (write the word on the board) Recommend means to suggest that you would find a person or a thing good or useful. For example, if I recommend Mr. A to a position, I suggest that Mr. A should be good for the position. CCQ What is the synonym of recommend? Make a sentence using 'recommend' 2. More vocabulary on various sports activities Now, you will learn more vocabulary about sports activities. (distribute the images about various sports activities) see the images and repeat after me. Try to memorize the name of the sports activities. (Teacher reads one by one, students repeat)

Main Activity
Materials: Dialogue script, Images of sports activities, Grammar check up worksheet, Flash cards, Role play cards, Neighbor cards, Board & Markers
Time 8 min 4 min 4 min 5 min 3 min 2 min 8 min	Set Up Whole Class pairs Whole class Whole class Individually Whole class pairs	Procedure: 1. Dialogue Drilling(Controlled Practice) This is a conversation between two residents. (distribute the dialogue) Look at the text, first just listen. (Teacher reads) Now, repeat after me. (Teacher reads line by line, students repeat) 2. Drilling in pairs(Less controlled practice) Now, practice with a partner. (Teacher makes pairs) Read it twice; once as Sue and once as jane. I'll give you 4 min. Try to memorize the script while practicing. CCQ What should you do? How much time do you have? (run the task, monitor and correct students if they make errors) 3. Drilling by substitution(Less controlled practice) Now, we will drill a dill a dialogue by substituting the sports activity. (Teacher writes the following dialogue) A: What kind of sports do you do in the weekend? B: I ( ). I will show you the sports activity card, then you say this dialogue changing the sports activity. CCQ Do you say all together? Do you say the dialogues of A and B? (Teacher shows the card one by one, students say the dialogue) 4. Grammar Now, you will learn the usage of can and have to (Teacher writes the following) (1) can Use can + the base form of a verb for ability or possibility. (ex): I can speak English, but I can't speak Italian. I can't play golf today. I'm too busy. (2) have to use have to +the base form of a verb for obligation. (ex): I can't go running tomorrow. I have to meet my cousin after class. David can sleep late. He doesn't have to go to work. Now, to check your understanding fill in the blanks using the given words in smaller letters. You have 3 minutes. CCQ What are you supposed to do? Are you working alone? (Distribute the grammar check up worksheet) (run the task, monitor and help students) (Give time warning. 20 seconds left) (Have one student say the answers and ask them to agree with him. If all agree to the answers, go to next task. If they don't agree, give them right answer and explain the reason) 5. Pronunciation and stress drill Now, you will learn the pronunciation and stress of can and can't Listen to the pronunciation and stress of can and can't in sentences. (Teacher writes the following on the board and explain) /k n/ : I can call you tomorrow /k n/ : I can't call you tomorrow Now, repeat after me (Teacher reads the above sentences, Students repeat) Now, I will say a sentence. You answer which one, can or can't (Teacher says some sentences like the following, Students answer) I can get there soon I can't catch the train I can't remember all the names I can tell the whole story 6. Role Play(Free production) Now, suppose that one of each pair be a resident who lived many years in a apartment comlpex and the other one be a newcomer who moved in recently. The newcomer likes sports very much. So, she likes to play together with you. Read the role cards and ask/answer each other. Write the main points of your partner on the neighbor card. Do it twice; once as a resident, once as a newcomer. (Distribute the role cards and neighbor cards) (run the task, monitor and correct errors) (Give time warning, 30 sconds left) (Have students say about partner's sports activities)

Post-Activity
Materials: Board and markers
Time 5 min	Set Up Whole Class	Procedure: 1. Error Correction (Write the sentences on the board that students misspoke during the role play activity. Facilitate peer correction also) 2. Feedback Can anyone say something about good and bad points of today's class? (Encourage feedback and reflect the comments on the next class) 3. Conclude lesson I am happy that you learned much today. I am looking forward to seeing you in the next class. Bye!

Dialogue Script

Sue:  Hey, Jane! Where are you off to?

Jane: I'm on my way to the park.

Sue:  You said you went there yesterday also. Do you go there every day?

Jane: Not everyday, But I usually go there.

Sue:  By the way, do you play tennis? I like to play tennis very much.

Jane: I play tennis, too.

Sue:  How often do you play?

Jane: Just about every weekend. Do you want to play together sometime?

Sue:  That would be great. What about this Saturday?

Jane:  No, I can't. I have to go the airport to pick up my husband.

Sue:  Then, Is this Sunday all right?

Jane: All right, I can play tennis with you this Sunday.

Sue:  What about your husband? My husband's crazy about tennis. If your          husband play tennis, The double game will be much better.

Jane: That's too bad. He's a couch potato. He sometimes play golf.

Sue:  I sometimes go biking also. Could you recommend a nice biking              course?

Jane:  Yes, I know a very nice biking course around the park where I              usually go. I'll show you around the course tomorrow morning. Is            that all right for you?

Sue:  All right. See you tomorrow morning ten thirty.

Jane: See you then. Bye bye!

Sue:  Bye!

Various Sports Activity Images

(tennis)               (soccer)               (baseball)

(basketball)             (handball)               (biking)

(golf)                     (running)                   (volleyball)

(jogging)                  (swimming)              (surfing)

(ping-pong)               (hiking)                         (yachting)

(football)                     (rugby)                       (yoga)

Grammar Check up Worksheet

Complete the sentences with can or have to.

1. Vicky (           ) for dinner tonight. She (         ) a report tonight.

not/come                             finish

2. I (           ) you at 6:00. I (            ) late tonight.

meet                              not/work

3. My brother (          ) soccer today. He (        ) to the doctor.

not/play                              go

4. I want to see a movie, but I have an exam tomorrow I (        ) tonight.

study

5. (       ) Nick (       ) golf with us next Wednesday?

play

Role play Card

(Newcomer)

She is a newcomer who moved in this apartment complex recently. She is very active and likes sports very much. She wants to make friends with neighbors and play together with them. She has a husband who also likes sports. One day, She met a female neighbor in the parking lot. She asks her many questions on her leisure activity, recommendable place for sports activities, and life here.

(Major questions)

-How long has she lived here?

-What does she do for leisure?

-Is there a particular sports she likes to do?

-What about her husband?

-Can she play together with her sometime?

-When is the good time?

(Resident)

She is a resident who lived in this apartment complex for many years. So, she knows well  about places around here. She is talkative and likes sports also. But, her husband doesn't like sports. She has a 6 year old child. She likes to get together with other people. Recently she tries to make her husband exercise more because he is too fat.

She likes to answer to  the following questions

-How long has she lived here?

-What does she do for leisure?

-Is there a particular sports she likes to do?

-What about her husband?

-Can she play together with her sometime?

-When is the good time?

Neighbor Card

Complete the blanks after talks with your partner

Name:

Major talk results

Item	Remarks
Major activity during leisure
What about her husband?
Whom does she do the activity usually?
Good recommendable places for sports activities
What makes her busy these days?
Did they have an appointment to do a sports activity together?
Others about partner

Sports Activity Flash Card(cut out each image)