OUTCOMES Upper-intermediate

Moscow-City 7-8.30 Tue-Thu

Anticipated date: 28 /July/16
Topic: Life events
Target functions: Ss learn new vocabulary (life events) and revise grammar: be
always past perfect and past continuous. Ss will also listen to an audio about people
talking about different life events in their cultures.
Target grammar: past perfect, past continuous
Target vocabulary: life events: weddings
Timing
Stage/activity
Purpose
Lead- in Ss are given pictures and
10 mins

are told to quickly make a story.

Ss / T

Warmer
Introduces the topic: life events

T / Ss
Covering blocking vocabulary

T elicits the answers from the Ss

and helps them to learn new
vocabulary.

20 mins
Ss then match pictures to corresponding
words.
T uses the board to elicit the meaning of
these words from the students.
They wanted to be married in church
and not just have a civil ceremony.
They're making the most elaborate
preparations for the wedding.
The mayor of the city as well as other
dignitaries attended our wedding.
In some cultures it is not uncommon to
have arranged marriages.
After much practice, I finally started
getting the hang of it.
There were over 3000 mourners at his
grandmothers funeral.
Please send him my condolences when
you see him.
10 mins

Vocabulary exercise (filler)

Ss do vocabulary exercise B on page 80
of the workbook

Pw
T will use pictures, gestures,
demonstration and CCQ's
Meaning, pronunciation and
form are covered.

Listening
20 mins
Scan listening
The scan listening activity helps
the Ss to develop this specific
skill when listening to a
conversation.

Each Ss is given a different text of the

audio and are asked to fill in the blanks.
Detailed listening

The detailed listening activity

enables the student to practice
understanding the conversation
as a whole.

The Ss work in a group to do exercise C

on page 96 of the Students Book.
25 mins

Grammar
The grammar exercise also
includes fill in the blanks
activity which will let the Ss
practice using not only the
correct grammar but also correct
vocabulary.

T uses the board to help the Ss

understand how to use past perfect
continuous vs past perfect.
Grammar exercise
Ss match slips of paper with parts of
sentences in order to complete a full
sentence.
Pw

Speaking game to encourage the

Ss to use the grammar that was
covered.

Speaking activity game

15 mins

Ss play a board game in which the

present perfect, present continuous
and present perfect continuous are
used.

Pw