Pre-taught Language AnalysisSheet for a Receptive Skills lesson (Vocabulary)
Analyse the Pre-taught Language
of your lesson here:
I will check students’
understanding of meaning using:
I will clarify and highlight the
following form on the board:
I will drill the following words
and highlight pronunciation:
e.g.: a modern house.
- existing in the present or recent
times;
- using or based on recently
developed ideas, methods, or
styles.
e.g.: These are useful appliances.
- Helpful to achieve something;
- able to be used for a practical
purpose or in several ways.
e.g.: an ugly garden.
- Something unpleasant to look at;
- Not attractive.
e.g.: The room is cramped.
- not having enough space;
- limited in space to move,
without enough space.
e.g.: they live in an old-
fashioned house.
- not modern;
- typical of a time in the past.
The house is spacious.
- large and with a lot of space.
- vast or ample in space.
- is this house something build
recently? (Y)
- Is it old – fashioned? (N)
- Are the appliances helpful?
(Y)
- Is it possible to use them for
practical purpose? (Y)
- Does the garden look
attractive? (N)
- Is the garden unpleasant to
look at? (Y)
- Is it about space? (Y)
- Is there enough space (N)
- Is the house typical of past
time? (Y)
- Is the house modern? (N)
- is the house of large space?
(Y)
- is the house small (N)
A modern house
adj. + noun
Or
The room Is cramped
To be + adj.
/ˈmɒdən/
/ˈjuːsfʊl/
/ˈʌgli/
/Kræmpt/
/əʊld - ˈfæʃənd/
/ˈspeɪʃəs/
3.
Anticipated problems andsolutions
Anticipated problems with meaning of target language (What
could the students misuse/misunderstand?)
Solutions (What will you do to help the students?)
- Sts may make confusion between specious and cramped in terms
of meaning.
- Use the CCQs to clarify the use and meaning;
- Give more examples containing the target language.
Anticipated problems with form of target language (What could
students leave out, add, change, etc?)
Solutions (What will you do to help the students?)
- Sts may place the adjective after the object (He bought an scarf
ugly.)
Give and explain more tasks on adjectives.
Anticipated problems with pronunciation of target language
(Which sounds could be difficult for students to pronounce? What
might they pronounce incorrectly?)
Solutions (What will you do to help the students?)
- Sts may say /ˈmɒdərn/ instead of /ˈmɒdən/;
- Sts may say /ˈhɒrɪblɛ/ instead of /ˈhɒrɪb(ə)l/.
- Model and drill chorally and individually;
- Use phonemes to show word stress.
Other anticipated problems (Problems with materials, learners
and classroom management.)
Solutions (What will you do to help the students?)
- T. may face difficulties in copying the exercise due to load
shedding;
- Number of copies might not be enough for the students.
- Make copies of the exercise in advance (a day before the date of the
expected classes);
- Add extra 4 copies, when taking copies of the exercise.
4.
Procedure (Please includeall stages, and enough detail for the reader to understand exactly what the teacher and students do)
Stage Aim Focus Time Procedure Observer’s Comments
Lead – in To set context of the
lesson.
T – S
S – S
5 – 8
T. shows Sts 4 pictures of different houses (1 - small
cottage, 2 - mansion, 3 – old fashion house, and 4 – an
ultra-modern home made of glass; see attachment 02);
T. tells Sts which one is his favourite and why.
T. asks the Sts to work in pairs and discuss which house
they prefer and why.
T. does OCF.
Test 1
To test the Sts’
knowledge of the target
language.
S – S 5 - 8
T. presents and explains the activity to be done.
Sts complete the exercise by choosing an appropriate
adjective from the box (see attachment 01).
T. monitors.
Sts compare answers in pairs.
T. does OCF.
Teach
To teach the language
items the Sts are having
problems with (as well
as revise the items they
are familiar with).
T – S
8 - 10
T. elicits answers from the Sts.
T. writes the adjectives + nouns on the board
T. checks M. F. P.
Test 2
To test whether Sts
have understood the
target language.
S - S 5 - 8
T. presents and explains activity 02 – see attachment 01.
Sts complete the exercise using the correct adjective
(learned target language) based on the pictures.
T. monitors.
Sts compare their answers in pairs.
T. does OCF.
Production
To allow Sts use the
target language in a
more authentic context.
S - S 10 -12
T. presents and explains activity 03.
Activity: In pairs, describe your home using the learned
adjectives.
Sts work in pairs and T. monitors the activity.
T. does OCF.
Attachment 01
Activity 01– Test1
Instructions: Complete the exercise with appropriate adjective from the box:
spacious useless old-fashioned ugly modern useful cramped pretty
1. He lives in a _______________________ house that is all glass and metal and was
build last year.
2. It is important for a kitchen to have a stove and fridge as these are ________________
appliances to have.
3. An ______________________ garden has no grass, no flowers and no trees.
4. There is no space in my room – it is small and ________________________.
5. My grandparents live in an ________________________ house that is very traditional
and was built about 100 years ago.
6. She has a _________________________ garden where she grows vegetables.
7. Having a house with no electricity and water is ___________________________.
8. Her house is so _______________________ - there is so much room to put everything.
11.
Activity 01 –Test1
Complete the exercise using the correct adjective to describe the pictures.
1.This is a _____________________________. 2.This is a _____________________________.
3. This is an ___________________________. 4. This are __________________________.
5. This is an ________________________. 6. This is a _________________________.
7. This is a _________________________.