CAMBRIDGE ESOL CELTALESSON PLAN

Name: Clive Elsmore Date: 29 Mar 2012 TP No: 5 / Stage 2 Level: Upper Intermediate

Lesson Focus: Grammar, Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Vocabulary.

Main AimBy the end of the lesson the students will be

reading and listening for gist, specific information and meaning

Subsidiary AimBy the end of the lesson the students will be

more aware of correct use of uncountable nouns more aware of some of the roles/titles of journalists in the media

Personal Aims Give clear and concise instructions Give plenty student talking time Correct pronunciation errors and give encouragement Go faster and keep on schedule

Assumptions (What you think the students will know about the topic, the grammar, the skill) Ss will be reasonably familiar with content of newspapers or can predict

Anticipated Problems and Solutions (for the students, not you)Problem Solution

1 Ss may not know pron of job titles of the various journalists

Spend a minute drilling pron

2 Ss may struggle with vocab of listening task

Listen out for general difficulties and explain where necessary

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Materials:Self made. OHTs are based on New English File, OUP, ISBN 978-0-19-451842-0, section 5C

Lead-In with self-made video. Edited http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwHj_rbMuxM (child reading newspaper) with audio track “It's Good News Week” by Hedgehoppers Anonymous, 1965OHT1 Word grammar of “News” - as uncountable nounOHT2 Match definition to job title OHT3 Irving Wardle, Theatre CriticOHT3c Questions for Theatre CriticOHT4 Questions for War Reporter listening taskOHT5 (in reserve) A-newspapers, B-celebrities - debate right to privacyCD - New English File, OUP, ISBN 978-0-19-451842-0, Track 5.16

Language Analysis and VocabularyNews: Although the word news has an -s on the end, it is an uncountable noun, so:▪ it is never used in the plural (the news was, not the news were)▪ it does not follow 'a' (it can follow some, the etc.)

Procedure: What are you and the students going to do? Would another teacher be able to teach from this?Stage Focus Interaction Time Stage Aim Procedure

1 Lead In

T-Ss

Ss-T

2.5 Create interest

Personalise

Lead in with the music video of cute toddler reading a newspaper to background of “Good News Week” by Hedgehoppers Anonymous (1965)What's the little girl reading? (newspaper)What might you read in a newspaper? (news)Do you read a newspaper? (Yes, No, I watch TV, radio etc)

2 Focus onWord Grammar

T-Ss-T

S-S

Ss-T

7.5 Start to orientSs to task

Uncountable nouns

Where else can you find news? (TV, Radio, Internet, friends, posters). Write down Newspaper, TV, Radio, InternetThese things are called ? [circling Newspaper, TV, Radio, Internet] (MEDIA or MASS MEDIA)What types of words are media and news ? (nouns)Can you count them? (no) So they are? (uncountable nouns).Put OHT1 on OHP showing only 1 and 2 (rest hidden)Look at this exercise. Chest OHT11. Can you say “There ARE good news in the newspaper?” What should you say?2. Can you say “I have A really exciting news for you!”? What should you say? (I have some really or I have really...)2,2,2,2,2 Work in pairs, correct these sentences.Give out OHT1. You have one minute.

Nominate, complete the answers on OHT1

Stage Focus Interaction Time Stage Aim Procedure

3 Focus on Vocabulary

T-Ss-T

S-S

Ss-T

7.5

Put up OHT2a. Point to job titles.Here are some job titles Practise pron (commentator etc)Here are the job definitionsI want you to match the definitions to the job titles.Hide definitions B - H. Let's do A (Do Paparazzi)Working in pairs, you do the others. 2,2,2,2Give out OHT2b2 minutes > 1 minute > StopNominate, complete answers on OHT2.

4 Focus on Reading

T-Ss

S-S

Ss-T

T-Ss

Ss-T

T-SsS-S

Ss-T

15 Lead-In to Theatre Critic Reading

Predict

Main Reading Task - Skim/Gist

Scan/Specific info/ Meaning

Check understanding

We're going to read about a person who writes for newspapers. Show Wordle. Look at these words. Can you find this person's job title? (theatre critic)With your partner, discuss what might be one good thing and one bad thing about being a theatre critic.2,2,2,2 1 minuteElicit these good and bad things things (put on WB with Ss names)

Chest OHT3a This has been written by theatre critic Irving Wardle. Read it through quickly and see if your answer is here.Hand out OHT3a You have 1 minute > StopWere you right? Nominate 2-3 answers

Chest OHT3cAnswer these four questions about the theatre critic. 2,2,2,2, You have 3 minutes Give out OHT3c.1 minute > stopPairs CompareCheck answers.

Stage Focus Interaction Time Stage Aim Procedure

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Focus on Listening

T-Ss-T

S-S

Ss-T

T-Ss

Ss-T

T-Ss

S-S

Ss-T

20 Lead-In to War Reporter Listening

Predict

Main Listening Task - Gist

Scan/Specific info/ Meaning

Check Understanding

In the music on the video they mentioned bombs. Bombs might be dropped during a_____? (elicit war) Who writes reports about wars for newspapers? (elicit war reporter)With your partner, discuss what might be one good thing and one bad thing about being a war reporter.2,2,2,2,2 1 minute

Elicit these good and bad things things (write on WB with names)

We're going to listen to what a war reporter has to say about his job.Listen carefully to see if your ideas are here. Play recording 5.16.Were your ideas here? Nominate 2-3 answers.

Chest OHT4Here are six sentences about being a war reporter. I'm going to play the recording one or two more times. Work in pairs. You decide if the sentences are true or false.If they are false, write down the correct answer.**Check Instructions**Give out OHT4. Play recording as many times as necessary.Put OHT4 on OHP.5 minutes > 1 minutePairs compareLet's look at your answers.Marco, is sentence 1 true or false? (false) What's the correct answer? Mark it on OHT4.etc.

6 Consolidation activity

S-S-T 5 Speaking/FB From what you've read and heard, which job would you prefer and why? Work in pairs if time, or S-T if not