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Clair Hattle | Clair's Plan | Tutor's comments | Materials

Claire's plan

Stage	Inter action	Mins	Procedure	Aim
Name Clair Hattle Level Upper Intermediate Date 24 3 2004 Course Day 18 Page Cutting Edge Upper Int p131
Lead-in	T-SS	5	•Brainstorm some ideas about how a parent feels about adverts, women/men, how do adverts get meaning across, what trying to sell, who are targeting	•Generate student input and provide lots of material for the role-play •Get students thinking about the diff. views people can have
Preparation for role-play	SS x4/5	12	•Introduce role-play - where = TV studio 'talk show' and the diff. roles - interviewer, parent, advertising exec. •Split SS into groups (x3) and let them choose role •Role cards given out and in groups each role prepares •T monitors acting as a resource and prompter	•Introduce new vocab/lexis •Set scene for role-play and also what the goal will be •Controlled speaking practice
Role-play	SS x3	8	•SS perform role-play using target lexis 'In my opinion', 'That's appalling!' •Arguing for/against ideas and giving opinions	•Speaking practice using target lexis in giving opinions, arguing a point
Report back + correction	WC	10	•SS report back the findings of the role-play (was advertising banned, etc). Focus on new vocab, pronunciation... •Structure argument on board - for use in writing	•Round off the role-play - conclusions •Highlight diff. arguments used •Put structure on board to be used in next activity
Writing	S indiv.	15	•SS write a paragraph on their opinion of adverts and why/what they think should happen. T monitors and corrects	•Concludes the role-play. •SS practice writing based on arguments, ideas, lexis used in role-play •T corrects spelling and pronunciation
Feedback +wrapup	WC	2	•If time for SS to finish, T will collect finished products to mark them. If not, will go over troublesome areas together	•Round off the lesson

Notes

The following notes are added for the user; they did not form part of the original lesson plan.

Abbreviations used: T Teacher SS Students SSx3 (etc) Students in groups of 3 WC Whole class
The above plan is reproduced as faithfully as possible to the original
The above should not necessarily be seen as a model, "perfect" lesson plan. Rather, it should be read in conjunction with Clair's comments, those of her tutor Lynn Durrant and the materials used. As Lynn notes, it was the combination of lesson plan , materials and good classroom management that made this a very good lesson.