Main Aim: To develop Ss speaking IN THE context of a personal calendar

Sub Aim: To develop Ss listening skills in this context

Materials: SB 38, 39, Audio CD from the SB
Assumptions: Ss might be aware of most of the vocabulary used to express
important events
They have fair knowledge to express the simple present, past and future tense.
Personal aim: I will monitor the class well and will provide the feedback in all the
activities.
Skill analysis:
Sub Skills: Focus on vocabulary in the context
The context: personal calendar events
Anticipated problems with the skills: The Ss come from different background and
culture so might not be familiar with different event days in a calendar year.
Might have difficulty expressing vocab with correct pronunciation for the same
Solutions: revising and introducing the important vocab in the context (drilling x3 or
4)
Target Language

The context

Speaking practice

personal calendar events

Meaning use of the TL

Discussing the language in real life occasions
Approach used
Situational and real life scenario
Problems with meaning
Different words
Solutions
Pre-teach vocab
Problems with pronunciation
Practice x3 or 4 times

Stage

Aim

Procedure

Set Context

To create a
meaningful
context for
TL

By leading in with a personalized

discussion on important days.
In this case: My marriage
anniversary, my childrens bday,
my fathers death anniversary etc

Illustrate
meaning

To create a
need for the
TL

To get
familiar with
the TL

By asking students questions about

important days in their life

To make
students fill
a personal
calendar

T-Ss
Ss-T

Revise important vocabulary and

phrases and pronounce with Ss
[Presents (n), congratulations,
birthday, anniversary, ]
By conducting task in 1 a and b p.38
of SB
Brisk listening to acquire the accent
and get the dates in the table right.
Detailed listening to get the
remaining table filled-in.

To ensure
practice on

2
mins

2
mins

T-Ss
Ss-T
2
mins
T-Ss
T-Ss

Elicit questions and answers for

further activities.

T-Ss

3
min

3
mins
S

Ss will fill in details for the calendar

that would be already created
beforehand and given to them for
practice.
T-Ss

Speaking
practice

Time

7
mins

Confirm answers. Feedback

Ask Ss if they have imp events in

every month. What do they do on
each event?
When are the parties organized?
What do they do in parties? Any
special dishes or themes?

Check
concept

Interacti
on
T-Ss

I will signpost the calendar and

instruct them how to fill in
individually.

Ss-Ss

3
mins

the TL

Feedback
To correct
their
mistakes and
provide
appreciation

Group work:
I will ask Ss to work in group of 3
and talk about themselves and Ss
can also use the useful language in
a. (that would be written on a chart
near the board)
Other Ss can question about the
choices. They can use the useful
language in b. (that would be on
another chart near the board.)

Ss-Ss

10
mins

Ss-Ss

They take turn to discuss their

personal lives.
After they have talked to each other
about their most interesting event, I
will ask them to share their events
with the class.
If they have any problems I will
correct the errors and provide
feedback

6
mins