GESE G lang guage exaam prepa aration Grrades 7-9 (B2) - L Lesson Plan P 4
GESE Gra ades 7--9: preparing the Conversaation Ph hase Leve el:
Time e:
GESE E Grades 7--9 (CEFR B2)
1 x 60 0 minutes + optional 15 minutes
Aims s: To o prepare vo ocabulary for the Subjjects for Co onversation To o practise asking and answering a q questions on the Subjects for Con nversation
Reso ources and d preparattion: Ha andout 1 (H/O1): Subjec cts for Convversation – Grade 7 nversation – Grade 8 Ha andout 2 (H H/O2): Subje ects for Con nversation – Grade 9 Ha andout 3 (H H/O3): Subje ects for Con Ha andout 4 (H H/O4): Exam mple promp pts for Grade 7 (These are a the sam me as in Lessson 2.) Ha andout 5 (H H/O5): Exam mple promp ts for Grade e 8 (These are a the sam me as in Lessson 2.) Ha andout 6 (H H/O6): Exam mple promp ts for Grade e 9 (These are a the sam me as in Lessson 2.) on: Teacher preparation beforre the lesso Cu ut up Hando outs 4, 5 an nd 6 into in dividual carrds for the students to o use and practise wiith. You need to have one set off cards per group, per Grade. (If you have already a do one this in Lesson L Plan n 2, you can n just re-use e the same cards.) To o create in nterest, bring picturees (try www w.google.co om/images) or objectts that re epresent the 6 Subjec cts for Con versation. Ask the stu udents to ddecide wha at each picture repre esents. Sugg gestions fo r objects: G GRADE 7: Education: picture of o a teacherr, picture off students studying, claassroom ob bjects National customs: pictures of eevents or sttreet scenes s from otheer countriess Village and city life: pictures off a village and a city (next to eachh other) National and local produce and d products: pizza, locall foods and drinks Early memories: pictures of a yyoung child,, children playing Pollution and recycling: recycliing image ( ), a rubb bish bag, a breathing mask m G GRADE 8: Society and a living sttandards: p ictures of a poor and a rich streett Personal values and d ideals: givve a list of id deas, e.g: re espect, lovee, honesty, family, f etc. The world of work: pictures p peo ople doing different d jobs Unexplained phenom mena and e events: pictu ures of ufo, ghosts National environmental concerrns: pictures of pollutio on, a powerr station Public fig gures past and a presentt: pictures of o actors, th he prime miinister, etc. G GRADE 9: Dreams and a nightmares: picturre of someo one having a nightmaree, Freddie Kruger K Crime an nd punishme ent: picturee of a police e officer, police car, hanndcuffs Technolo ogy: a mobille phone, m mp3 player Habits an nd obsessio ons: picturess of people smoking, biting their nnails, etc. Global en nvironmental issues: piictures of fa actories, flo oods, polar bear on an iceberg Design: pictures p of furniture, f taattoos, mob bile phones P Page 1 of 8
Grades 7-9 (B2) - Lesson plan 4: preparing the Conversation Phase
Procedure: 1. Students remember questions/prompts (10 minutes) Put all of the students together according to their Grade 7, 8 or 9. Then put all of the students into small groups of 2 (or 3, if necessary), with students from the same Grade working together. Ask the students to try and remember as many questions as possible that they can ask for their Grade. (The students should try to remember questions from Lesson Plan 1 or 2 which they have already done.) Tell the students they have 6-7 minutes 2. Stimulate interest: show objects that represent the Subjects for Conversation (10 minutes) Show each Grade of students the objects that you brought for their Grade. Tell them they have 5 minutes to decide what the objects represent. After 5 minutes, give the H/O1 to the Grade 7 students, H/O2 to the Grade 8 students and H/O3 to the Grade 9 students. 3. Question preparation (20 minutes) Give the students the example prompt cards for their Grade (H/0s 4, 5 and 6). Tell the students they now have to use the prompt cards to create at least 2-3 questions for each Subject for Conversation. The students should write their questions on their handouts. The students can use the question cards to help them. They can use the question that they thought of at the beginning of the lesson. The students can also think of new questions if they want to. Tell the students they have 15 minutes to think of all of their questions. 4. Students interview each other (20 minutes) The students have now made their questions. Tell them to sit with a new person from the same Grade (e.g. Grade 7 students change partners with other Grade 7 students and Grade 8 students change partners with other Grade 8 students, etc.) There should be 2 students of the same Grade in each group. If the numbers of people are not perfect, then you can allow 3 students in one group. Tell the students that one of them is the ‘examiner’ and one of them is the ‘candidate’. (If necessary, you can have 2 examiners in one group of 3 people.) Give them 1 minute to decide who is who. They are now going to talk about themselves. Tell the students that the ‘examiner’ has 5 minutes to interview the ‘candidate’, using their own prompts. After 5 minutes, tell the ‘examiners’ and ‘candidates’ to change roles: the ‘examiner’ becomes the ‘candidate’ and the ‘candidate’ becomes the ‘examiner’. Stop the activity after another 5 minutes and ask the class for feedback/any questions. 5. Optional: reflection (15 minutes) In groups, students select and write down the 10 most useful questions/phrases of the lesson.
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Grades 7-9 (B2) - Lesson plan 4: preparing the Conversation Phase
Handout 1
Subjects for Conversation
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GRADE Education:
National customs:
Village and city life:
National and local produce and products:
Early memories:
Pollution and recycling:
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Handout 2
Subjects for Conversation
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GRADE Society and living standards:
Personal values and ideals:
The world of work:
Unexplained phenomena and events:
National environmental concerns:
Public figures past and present:
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Handout 3
Subjects for Conversation
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GRADE Dreams and nightmares:
Crime and punishment:
Technology:
Habits and obsessions:
Global environmental issues:
Design:
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Grade es 7-9 (B2) - Lesson plan 4: preparing the Converssation Phase
H Handout 4: example prompts p fo or Grade 7 IMPORTANT! These are only example prompts. The real e exam will conta ain other questtions. (Cut these prompts into 18 individua al cards)
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d it How could be improve ed?
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What should b done in be th he future?
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If you could ch hange one thing, w what What do you think I y you would cha ange? might enjoy?
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I don’t know if .... is better th han it used to be e.
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If the sittuation changed d, what would yo ou miss?
Is it because of .....?
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What wo ould you recommend I try?
If you had th he opportunity, what w would you do ? differently?
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Tell me about how .... is used.
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Is it du ue to ....?
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Tell me about the vantages/ adv disad dvantages.
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Why is .... used?
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bout a Tell me ab person who o helps this situa ation.
7 Not everyo one has the same opinion. o Do you agree with your friends?
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H Handout 5: example prompts p fo or Grade 8 IMPORTANT! These are only example prompts. The real e exam will conta ain other questtions. (Cut these prompts into 18 individua al cards)
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How does .... eel? make you fe
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How do you tthink it might change in the futurre?
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W What had you done before you ....?
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Is there anything ? that feels similar?
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Whatt might be the e reasson for this?
8 If you had been born n in your y parent’s gen neration, how differrent would life have been?
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What do o your friends say about it?
Have H you talk ked to your family about it?
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Why m might that be?
How could de you persuad someone s to .....?
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If you ha adn’t ...., what would you done? have d
What W might ha ave happened h if th hey hadn’t ....?
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Tell me what your mily say fam about it.
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ou think What do yo your frie ends might say?
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How could you ade someone ould How co persua that it’s better now someone pe ersuade you not to ....? than in the past?
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Has anyone a told you about ....?
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ave you How long ha been ....ing g ....?
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H Handout 6: example prompts p fo or Grade 9 IMPORTANT! These are only example prompts. The real e exam will conta ain other questtions. (Cut these prompts into 18 individua al cards)
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Tell me aboutt the theory of .....
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What do you hope might happen?
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What do you think d have been could done differently?
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ou wish What do yo you could do?
Is there anythin ng u wish you cou uld you have done?
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ad to If you ha explain w why .... happened d, what would you ur best guess b be?
Wh hat should hav ve been done?
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Is there e anything you wissh hadn’t happ pened?
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I’m not sure s which is the e better option: X or Y?
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Is there anything et you regre (not) doing g?
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It must have been difficult/eassy?
It can’t c have be een easy.
What do o you rememberr ....ing?
Is there anythin ng you didn’t rem member to do o?
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What should we stop ....ing?
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