Who are they playing?

Topic: Who are they playing?

1. Aims

   • to practice listening skills;

   • to practice speaking through a discussion about football, football teams and footballers;

   • to check comprehension;

   • to introduce and practice Present Continuous for the future;

   • to practice the use of months and dates.

2. Skills

   • speaking to establish the topic;

   • reading for general understanding;

   • listening for general understanding;

   • understanding the use of Present Continuous for the future.

3. Methods/techniques

   • working with the whole class;

   • individual work;

   • pair work.

4. Teaching aids/equipment Student’s book, blackboard, photos of footballers.

5. Stages of the lesson

   1. Warm – up

      1. Teacher asks the students what they know about history of football. If they do not know anything teacher may tell them that football is a very ancient game and was played in China at least 2500 years ago. The version now most common in the world has been played in England since the 12Indeks górny th^th century.
         A short discussion.

      2. Teacher divides the class into small groups (3–4 people).
         Teacher introduces the topic and shows some pictures of well‑known footballers to the class. Teacher asks:
         Who are the people?
         Which players do you like/not like?
         Who do they play for? Etc

      3. Students work in groups. They discuss your pictures and questions. They also discuss the questions in student’s book (Before you listen, page 36)

      4. Teacher encourages discussion with the whole class.

   2. Main stage

      5. Teacher asks students to look at the comprehension question on page 36 and to think about them while they listen to the tape.

      6. Teacher plays the tape. Students listen to the tape and read the dialogue at the same time.

      7. Teacher asks students to work in pairs. Teacher plays the tape again. Students work in pairs and answer the questions. Teacher checks the answers with the whole class.

      8. Teacher writes on the board a sentence from the text:
         Liverpool are playing at Anfield tomorrow night. Teacher asks the students what tense it is. (Present Continuous)
         Teacher asks:
         Is it now or in the future?
         Is it definite?
         Is it a plan or an arrangement? Teacher repeats the questions in L1 if necessary.
         Students answer. Teacher helps if necessary.

      9. Teacher asks students to find another example in the dialogue (Who are they playing?)
         Teacher elicits the answer (Barcelona).

      10. Teacher asks the class: Do you have any arrangements for this weekend? Teachers elicits some examples form the class:
          I’m going to the cinema.
          I’m seeing my friends.
          I’m going to the dentist. Etc Teacher corrects gently if necessary.

      11. With books closed teacher elicits the names of the months from the class. Teacher checks pronunciation. If necessary teacher corrects gently. Teacher drills as necessary.

      12. Memory bank on page 37, student’s book. Teacher looks at number 1 with the whole class.
          Teacher makes sure the students know that they must include the and of :
          1Indeks górny st^st August 1965= the first of August nineteen sixty‑five

      13. Teacher asks students to work in pairs. Students have to complete the exercise (5/37).

      14. Feedback – one pair writes the answers on the board, others check. Teacher monitors.

      15. Checking the answers with the whole class.

   3. Final stage

      16. Ask students to tell you their own examples of dates – these might be birthdays etc.

      17. Giving and explaining homework: Workbook, exercise 4 page 25. This exercise is for practising the use of Present Continuous for the future. Students have to complete a conversation.

6. Bibliography

   4. Linley F., Abbs B., Freebairn I., Barker Ch., „New Snapshot Elementary”, Student’s Book, Longman, 2003

   5. Linley F., Abbs B., Freebairn I., Barker Ch., „New Snapshot Elementary”, Teacher’s Book, Longman ,2003

   6. Linley F., Abbs B., Freebairn I., Barker Ch., „New Snapshot Elementary”, Language Booster, Longman, 2003

7. Time 45 minutes