Professional Documents
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Example:
Jeff: Hi Bill!
Bill: (.2) Whats up Jeff! (Handshake)
Jeff: You wont believe what just happened//
Bill: //What?!
Jeff: So I went to the store with some friends to buy milk
Who:
Where:
When:
Why:
to the _______
yesterday
to buy milk
2 My friends went
to the doctor
2 days ago
to rent a movie
3 I went
to the dentist
10 years ago
to _________
I intentionally
used Discourse
Transcripts
heavily in this
Teaching Unit.
Because native
speakers of
English speak so
fast, I believe that
seeing the
conversation can
help
comprehension.
-(S-S) Students practice personal experience in partners (this includes conflict section)
PRACTICE (S-S) (25 min)
Activity #1: Lava
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh4dTLJ9q9o
Start: .19
Beginning: Until 1.28
Conflict Section: 1.28-3.40
End:3.40
When
Where
Why
Phase 2:
1. Teacher plays only audio of conflict section (until 3.40)
2. Students listen for complication
3. Students work in groups to discover the complication of the story
4. Teacher plays again with video and audio
c. Post-listening
-What did you think of the video? (This is a simple handout with a
formula of how to formulate an opinion.)
PRODUCE (S-S) (20 mins)
Activity #2: Opinion Speed Dating
-Students fill out the handout for Activity #1: Post-listening (10 mins)
-Students line-up and share opinions with each other.
-Teacher calls out rotate!
-Teacher explains why this activity is important
a. Last part of telling a story normally is your opinion of what happened
FOLLOW-UP/CLOSURE. T-S (1 mins)
- Reassure students that there will be more time to review this in a later lesson
- Review opinion section