Angel Avila Pérez Russell Díaz Perera Juan Carlos Solís Rivera

Lesson Plan (BIRTH, DEATH, AND MARRIAGE)Date: Wednesday, November 25th, 2015 Students: 31, between 17 and 25 (young adults). Total time: 33 mins.Language Level: Pre-Intermediate (towards Intermediate). Language: birth, pregnant, expect (a baby), (be) born, single, married,

widow, divorced, funeral, died, dead, death, to miss, alive.Objective: By the end of the lesson the learner will have had the opportunity to review, practice, and use new vocabulary related to birth, death, and marriage.

Purpose of the task itself: Providing learners with useful vocabulary items that can allow them to express themselves when talking about their lives and that of others concerning some of the life most noticeable stages.

Assumed Knowledge: They have already worked on such a topic and thus know beforehand some (if not all) of the items.

Materials & aids: Whiteboard, markers, laptop, projector, projecting screen, PPT, flaschards, and copies of the handouts with activities.

Anticipated problem(s):1. Ss might not know the pronunciation of some of the items.

Proposed solution(s):1. An oral drill (and maybe even some phonetic symbols) to guide

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STAGE PURPOSE PROCEDURE / ACTIVITY INTERACTION TIMELead-in To activate

schemata and provide context.

─ Show Ss the video………………………………………………………………Good morning, everyone! (introduction-name and small talk). Now, let’s begin today’s lesson. Please pay attention to this video…What did you like about it? (Ss answer–it varies).

─ Show Ss three pictures from the video, elicit, and write them on the WB……...Now, have a look at the following pictures…According to a person’s life, what does this picture represent? (birth), and this one? (marriage) and this other one? (death)So, what do you think we’ll be talking about today? (life stages/moments, birth, marriage, and death) on the WB

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─ Show flashcards and stick them to the board while saying……………………..Please have a look at these pictures and listen carefully.… This is Ben’s mom, and she’s pregnant. She is expecting a baby. Nine months later she gave birth to a beautiful boy. So, Ben was born on April 21st. Ben grew up and stayed single for some years. One day he met a girl, Sarah, and he got married. As their love was so strong, they never divorced. But Ben rolled in the army, had a call of duty, and eventually died. His death was unexpected. When

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his friends and relatives knew he was dead, they went to his funeral. Sarah is now a widow and his entire family misses him. Sarah grows older but she’s still alive.

─ Focus on pronunciation by repeating the items and having Ss repeat them too...Please, listen and repeat after me. (once or twice, it depends).

ACTIVITY 1. CLASSIFICATION (TABLE)─ Give H.O. with the table in it……………………………………………………

Don’t turn them over just yet.─ Show example sentences from the story in the PPT…………………………….

Instead, have a look at the following examples from the story I just told you.As you see, there are some words in bold. These words have a specific function in each sentence...She’s pregnant / She’s expecting a baby / She gave birth to a boy / Ben was born / Ben stayed single for some years / he got married / they never divorced / he eventually died / his death was unexpected / / they knew he was dead / they went to his funeral / Sarah is now a widow / His family misses him / She’s still alive.

─ Have Ss turn their sheets over…………………………………………………...─ Check and read out instructions………………………………………………....

Analyze and classify these words under these three categories. Are they nouns, verbs, or adjectives?Are you going to guess? (No)Are you going to use these sentences? (The ones in the PPT–Yes)

It is important to leave the PPT with the example sentences on screen so Ss can use them as a guidance.─ Ss classify the items under the part of the speech they belong to……………….─ Ss check their answers with the person next to them…………………………....

Do you agree with your partner? (Yes/No)─ F.B Ask Ss to share their answers with the rest of the group…………………...

Answers:ADJECTIVES: pregnant, single, dead, alive.NOUNS: birth, death, funeral, widow.VERBS: expect, born (bear), marry, divorce, died (die), misses (miss).

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sure they have understood the new voc. items.

─ Give H.O. (Remember Student A + B)………………………………………….─ Point to activity 2………………………………………………………………..─ Ask a S to read out and then check instructions………………………………...

You’re going to work in pairs. Your crossword is missing some words. Listen to your partner and complete it.Are you going to make up what you’re going to tell them? (No)Do you have to use the hints/cues? (Yes/preferably)*In case Ss don’t understand… You’ve got information that can help your partner find out which are the missing words. Read the cues to your partner to help them out.

─ Set time limit (6 min. )…………………………………………………………..─ Ss carry out activity……………………………………………………………..─ F.B (T checks key) and have Ss share their answers column by column……….

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To revise the items and help memorization by making repetition meaningful and fun.

ACTIVITY 3. CHAIN STORY─ Have Ss arrange in teams (each ROW will be a team)………………………….─ Give H.O. strips (one by team)………………………………………………….─ Point to activity 3……………………………………………………………….

Now, we’re going to play a game. This game’s called: Chain Story.─ Read out and then check instructions (PPT)…………………………………….

Are you going to use more than 1 word per round? (No).How much time does each of you have? (15 seconds a round).Do you have to read the previous sentences (Preferably not).What are you going to do as soon as you’re done? (Turn it over and wait).

─ Ss carry out activity……………………………………………………………..─ F.B. Team 1 passes his story to Team 2 (2 to 3, 3 to 4, and so on)……………..─ Each team reads the story and the class chooses a winner……………………...

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