Assignment A

Text 1 – Elementary
✓ This part of the assignment focuses on stage 5 of an elementary reading lesson.
✓ You should plan a 15-minute follow-on stage consisting of two short communicative speaking tasks, which will require the use of some
of the vocabulary in the text for the final stage of the lesson.
✓ Include any necessary references in the bibliography template. See 'Referencing' document for advice on what is required.
✓ Read 'Advice on Approaching Assignment A' before you begin work on this template.
✓ Class: Elementary (A1) 12 adults (6M, 6F), age range 25-56. Most of the students want to learn English because they feel it will improve
their job prospects. Three are learning for recreational reasons.

21st Century Dad

Bobbie and Moira Fernandez got married 6 years ago when they were 24 years old. Their daughter, Addison, was born 3 years later. Their baby son,
Remy, is 15 months old.
Bobbie worked in a library, and Moira is an engineer. Moira loves her work, so Bobbie left his job. He stays at home with the children. We asked Bobbie
about his day.
“Well, we get up when Remy wakes us up, which is usually at about half past six in the morning. Moira takes a shower and has breakfast while I look
after the children. Moira leaves the house at 7.30. Addison's kindergarten is close to our house. Usually Addison walks, and I carry the baby. When
we are late, I put them in the buggy, or take them on my bike.
After that, I often take Remy to the park by the river. He loves to see the boats and ducks on the river. We sometimes take some food for the ducks.
He likes the swings in the children's playground. I usually meet other parents and babies there, so I can have a chat with them.
On Wednesdays I collect Addison from kindergarten at 12.30. Then we go to the market to buy food. Moira always goes to the supermarket on
Saturday morning. We don't have a car, so we can't do all the shopping on one day.
In the afternoons the children have a nap, and I clean and tidy the house. I cook the evening meal every day except Friday. On Fridays my wife normally
cooks, but occasionally we go out for a meal or get a takeaway.

I enjoy being a stay-at-home dad. It's hard work, and sometimes it's boring. But it's great fun to watch your children grow up. We are very happy.”

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Lesson Outline:
Your lesson follows this procedure, and you have allocated these timings:
1. Lead into topic (warmer) - 10 mins
2. Vocabulary pre-teaching - 15 mins
3. First reading - 5 mins
4. Second reading - 15 mins
5. Follow-on activities (two communicative speaking tasks) - 15 mins

You need to show what you would do for stage 5 of the lesson.

Lesson Aims:
✓ Enable students to skim for gist, scan for detail and read a text intensively to achieve a thorough understanding.
✓ To reinforce the use of present simple for routines and frequency adverbs through seeing them in context.
✓ Extend and practise productive spoken use of vocabulary related to family and daily routines.

1. Follow-on Activities – Materials

✓ In this space, insert any materials you would use: e.g., visual aids, worksheets, what you would write on the board, etc.
✓ If you use images, do not use more than 6. These do not need to be the actual size you would use in the classroom.
✓ If you prefer, you can submit the images in a separate document, but please label them clearly IMAGES FOR FOLLOW-ON.

Write on the board the words that the students find.

Word cards with 6 adverbs of frequency: always; normally; often; sometimes; usually; occasionally.

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 2. Describe and Justify
✓ Complete all the white parts of the lesson plan template to show the procedure for your TWO follow-on activities.
✓ In the space below the plan, explain why you have selected these TWO activities and why they are appropriate for this lesson with
this class.
Inter-
Aim Timing
action
Teacher Activity Student Activity
To extend and practise 1 min T-C Speak to the class: Students scan and say out loud the
productive spoken use After that second reading can you tell adverbs of frequency that they can
of vocabulary related to me what are the words in the text identify.
family and daily that tells us how often some of these
routines. routines happen?

I write in the board all the adverbs of

5 min T-Whole
Class
frequency. Correct pronunciation.
Add if any is missing.

Listen to instructions.
Follow on
Stage 9 min Whole
Instructions:
Class So, everyone I have this hat with me
that has cards with all these words
that tells us about how often
something happens.
Let’s play a game!

I’ll go around and everyone of you will

take a word and tell the rest the class
something that you do with your
family or alone using that word,
right?

For example, I get the word ‘always’

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 So I’d say “I always brush my teeth
after I eat.” Students take a card one by one and
After that put it back. make a sentence with the word.

Go around listen to students and They play 2 rounds. And talk about
help if needed. Correct after their routines using the present
students speak. Encourage the simple with the adverbs of
dialogue. frequency.

Reasons for selecting these TWO activities and why they are appropriate for this lesson with this class.
(100-150 words)

The first activity allows me to understand if the students can identify frequency adverbs.
And the second activity allows the students to use the target vocabulary and to form helpful sentences that they can later apply to their
daily life. Also, since the activity demands everyone to participate and interact with each other it will be a good exercise to help them to
lose the fear of speaking out loud, promoting their fluency and make them at ease with the language since I’m there to help them form
the phrases correctly and how to pronounce everything the right way.

✓ Don't forget to include any references in the bibliography template. See Referencing for requirements.
✓ Convert this template to a PDF when it is completed. Please check the appearance of the PDF is correct before submitting.

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