UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS
E: LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF THE LESSON
1. Language focus: - To introduce “Elision” to Ss
- To help Ss distinguish transitive and intransitive
2. Skills: - To help Ss develop their practice skills
3. Attitudes: - To encourage Ss work in pairs and groups
II. PREPARATION
1. Teacher: - Teaching aids: Lesson plan, text book
- Teaching method: Communicative language teaching
2. Students: - Read Unit 12– language focus at home
III. PROCEDURE
1. Class organization (1 minute)
2. Check – up (5 minutes) - Check the writing of some students
3. New lesson (35 minutes)
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
1. Pronunciation:
- Listen and take notes
- Practise reading the words with elision
Pronunciation
- Explain why and how elision takes
place
+ after p, t, k
+ before m, n, l, r
2. Grammar: Transitive and intransitive
- Look at the examples, distinguish I and T
+ S – V(I) + S – V (T) – O
Exercise 1
- Work individually do task 1 then compare the answer
with their partners
+ Transitive: read, write, meet, climb, help
+ Intransitive: sleep, occur, arrive, rain, exist
+ Both: grow, lie
Exercise 2
- Work individually then exchange the answer with their
partners.
1. I 2. T 3. T 4. I 5. I 6. I 7. I 8. I
Exercise 3
- Work individually then exchange the answer with their
partners.
1. T The bill will be paid by Ann 2. I
3. T Towels are supplied by the hotel 4. I
5. T My mistakes were noticed by ... 6. I
7. T I wasn’t surprised by the ... 8. I
9. T The story was told ... 10. I
Grammar
- Asks Ss to distinguish transitive and
intransitive
- Asks some Ss to give the answer then
translate these sentences
- Asks some Ss to give the answer then
translate these sentences
- Asks some Ss to give the answer then
translate these sentences
4. Consolidation (3 minutes) - Transitive and Intransitive - Elision
5. Homework (1 minute) - Transitive and Intransitive - Elision