teaching practice 8

The Cambridge CELTA is a teacher training course for those who wish to pursue a career in teaching English to speakers of other languages

British Council CELTA Oman

British Council Oman CELTA

Stage and Stage AimTimeProcedureInteractionTutors Comments

Lead inGet Ss interested in the topic of famous firstsPre-teach blocking wordsReading for gistSo that Ss get an overall idea about the textReading for detail

Make Ss read for specific information

1 min1 min3 mins

2 mins8 mins

Tell Ss about Khalid Al Siyabi- He was the first Omani to climb Mount Everest in 2010. Today we are going to read about two famous people who were the first to do something great like Khalid Al Siyabi.Ask Ss to look at the photos of the two famous firsts in pairs. Ask them if they recognize the two people.ICQs: in pairs or alone?

Look at photos or read the text?F/B

Ask Ss to match the definitions with the words. Work in pairs. Do one together with the Ss. F/B

Divide Ss into two groups Group A and Group B. Group A to read about Amelia Mary Earhart

Group B to read about Yuri Gagarin

Ask the groups to read their texts fast and give a title to their article.

F/B

Ask the groups to read their respective texts in more detail and check if the sentences are true or false. Put a T for true and F for false. Tell Ss to correct the sentences that are false.

Tell Ss to ask me if they dont know the meaning of certain words.ICQs:

Group A?, Group B?

Are you going to read quickly or in detail?

Check sentences are T or F?

If sentence is F what do you need to do?

T-Ss

Ss-Ss

Ss-Ss

Ss-Ss

Ss-Ss


Speaking Students get more practice talking about the person in their text to their partner.

3 mins

7 mins3 mins

Check answers separately with groups A and B.

While checking answers with group A, ask group B to find adjectives describing Yuri Gagarin and underline them.

Assign numbers 1,2,3 to Ss. Ask all 1s, 2s and 3s to raise their hands. Tell the 1s, 2s and 3s to work together (designate place for groups to go and work).

Next tell them to go through the statements together and tell each other about the person in their text.

Model it for them:

On the board show SS ways in which they should discuss

Student A: Amelia Earhart came from a rich family. What about Yuri Gagarin?

Student B: No, his family was poor.

Yuri Gagarin had a short but exciting life. What about Emiia Earhart?

Yes, She also had a short but exciting life.

Class F/B.

Encourage Ss to give complete sentences. Show on the board. Comparing and contrasting the two people.- using they both./neither of them.

Ss-SsSs-T


If there is time:

Tell Ss to ask and answer the questions. Eg student A will ask Student B where Yuri Gagarin was born? Student B answers. Then student B will ask where was Amelia Earhart born. Tell Ss to make notes of the answers.

Check answers with whole class. Tell Ss to give full sentences.


Delayed error correction

Give Ss an opportunity to self correct2 mins

5 mins

2 mins

6 minsTell Ss to go back to their groups and discuss their answers.

Read through the How to box with Ss. Give them examples of endings to show how the sentences work and elicit from Ss. Show pictures on the board.

Ask Ss to present their findings to each other within the group using the phrases in the How tobox.

ICQs.

Are you going to discuss in the group or are you working alone?

Do you need to present your ideas to each other using the phrases in the how to box?

Give Ss time to practice.

Groups to nominate one person to present their findings to the class using the phrases in the how to box.Delayed Error correction. Write examples of incorrect ones. Ask Ss to correct the sentences in pairs.T-Ss

Ss-Ss

T-Ss12 d answers- presenting results using the language in how to box:

1. Most of the class said that they shopped around before buying a big-ticket item.

2. Three people thought that writing a shopping list is a good idea.

3. Hardly any of the people we interviewed bought high fashion items.4. Quite a few of the people we interviewed said that they buy things unnecessarily /that they dont need during a sale.

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