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Prepare a plan for a 45-minute lesson on vocabulary of character traits. You have a class of 60 students of different levels. Think how you will generate and sustain student interest, how you will group the students and how you will cater fo0?fferent learner levels. Note: you need to teach vocabulary of character/personality traits such as 'honest', 'stubborn' or 'level-headed', not moods and feelings such as 'happy' or 'sad'. When considering presentation techniques, bear in mind that the target vocabulary is non-visual (i.e. you cannot draw 'honest', etc), so think of other techniques of conveying the meaning.
Please include the following information:
• Target language (list the words you will teach)
• Assumed knowledge (list vocabulary/structures you expect all your students to know)
• Anticipated problems
• Solutions
• Preparations and aids
• A step-by-step plan of the entire lesson including the timing of each stage. Remember to follow the PPP sequence: from Presentation, through Controlled Practice to Freer Practice (Production).
Note: This will be a vocabulary lesson as you will be teaching a set of words.
2.
Look at this worksheet prepared for students of the C-level of the Common European Framework and adapt it for the B-level and the A-level. (Prepare two separate worksheets). You do not have to change every question or phrase but if you decide to keep something unchanged, make sure it is manageable for the corresponding level. You can adapt the questions for discussion but consider role-play as another option. Remember to include some useful vocabulary and phrases for the corresponding level. Your class of 60 students is split into groups of six.
Topic: The role of television in everyday life.
Questions to discuss:
1. How important is television for you? Why do you watch TV?
2. Name one or several TV channels that you think are the best and explain why.
3. Name a really awful TV show and explain why it's awful.
4. Think of a new original TV show. Explain who will host it, who will be the target audience, at what time of the day and how frequently it will be broadcast, and why you think it will be a success. Write a brief script of your first night. Complete your answer in writing.
Some useful vocabulary and phrases:
• I think the... channel is by far the best.
• I suppose the... channel is slightly better than the rest.
• It has a well-balanced mix of...
• It shows a great variety of...
• It annoys me to see...
• It infuriates me when...
• I'm bored stiff by...