Adapting Materials: Preparatory Ice Breaker: Can you catch the ball? Ask me a question! Ice breakerThrow ball and Ps ask T a question about herself
Adapting Materials: Preparatory What I would like to know about you! Elicit show of hands and direct oral response
Mixed Ability Workshop: Preparatory Is it important to write a lesson plan? Why/Why not? Do you usually write one? Pairwork: discuss
Adapting Materials: Preparatory Unit 5 Lesson 5/6 Spiders and Mosqitoes Ps guess the letters
Adapting Materials: Preparatory Unit 5 Spiders and Mosqitoes I hate flies. So do I. They’re dirty. I don’t mind spiders. Neither do I. They’re useful. I’m afraid of rats. So am I. They bite. I’m not afraid of mice. Neither am I. They don’t bite. I like horses. I don’t. They’re too big. Ps guess the letters
Adapting Materials: Preparatory Unit 5 The Natural World Lesson 7 Spiders and mosquitoes Target language: Skills: Recycled language: Linguistic aims: Materials: Preparation: Adapting Materials: Preparatory Ps guess the letters
Adapting Materials: Preparatory Warmer/warm-up Involve all the class Review relevant vocabulary/structures Be enjoyable!
Adapting Materials: Preparatory Presentation: Present the grammar in an interesting way and elicit the rules by asking questions
Adapting Materials: Preparatory Practice: In a controlled and guided way. That means altogether!
Adapting Materials: Preparatory Consolidation: In a freer and more autonomous way
Mixed Ability Workshop: Preparatory Interview with Hanan and Nawar How long did it take to get the pupils into a routine of pair work? Was it easy at first? What is good noise?
Adapting Materials: Preparatory Pair work… Includes all pupils actively Allows all pupils to practice the target language Develops pupils’ ability to work independently Builds confidence and self-esteem Develops pupils’ ability to co-operate with others Allows the teacher to assess if all he pupils can do the task Is an enjoyable activity!
Adapting Materials: Preparatory When adapting the course book, remember! Follow a lesson plan Use realia, flashcards word cards Involve as many pupils as you can all the time Break the course book lesson into bite size lessons Use pair work whenever you can Plan your instructions and make them clear