Focus on listening Pre-listening Teacher shows a PPT slide and explains to learners that they should complete the speech bubbles with the new words in the box. Learners should write down the full sentences into their copybooks. Learners listen and check their answers. Teacher drills the pronunciation of the new words. Self-assessment Key: 1. cold 2. headache 3. sore throat 4.runny nose 5. stomach ache 6.temperature 7. toothache 8. earache While-listening Learners listen to a conversation between a doctor and a patient and complete the notes given. Peers assess each other according to the answers provided by the teacher. Peer-assessment: Key: 1. sore throat 2. stomach ache 3. flu 4. take painkillers 5. drink warm tea Teacher asks and makes notes on the number of correct answers and writes down the answers on the board so that learners could correct spelling mistakes. Post-listening: Speaking: Role play Learners work in pairs and use experiences from their life to hold a life-like conversation: Student A imagines s/he has got one of the problems in pre-listening activity and s/he goes to a doctor (Student B). Student A tells Student B what’s wrong with him/her and asks for advice. Student B imagines s/he is a doctor. Student A has got a problem. Student B asks what’s wrong and gives him/her advice. Student B is to use should and shouldn’t and some of the ideas in the box. Pairs act out their dialogues in front of the class. Teacher listens attentively and makes notes on the mistakes made by learners then teacher elicits the correct answers from students. |