Date:

//2014

Class Level: 1st Year Baccalaureate Class Period: 10h00 to 11h00 Lesson Type: Grammar Unit: Society and Social Problems Textbook: Gateway 2 English

School: El Khwarizmi Technical High School Class Size: 26 Lesson: Making suggestions

Teacher trainee: Almallam Boujemaa Host teacher: Abdelghani Maddane

Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will be able to do the following:
1. make suggestions 2. respond to suggestions 3. decline/refuse suggestions
Timing Procedure Warm up Greeting students T: what do you see in the picture? T: what can you say about this lady? Ss: she is obese T: what in your opinion made her obese? Ss: she goes to the snacks too much. Ss: she eats too much. Ss: she eats ships and hamburger. Ss: she eats while watching TV. .. T: This person can be one of your family members, or someone that you love. He/ she does not know what to do to get fit. What can you say to him to help him overcome his problem? Ss: I advise her to practice sprot. Ss: she should stop eating too much food, T: there is a special term to express your proposal. Its close to advice. T: you can use these to express your suggestions. Presentation Situation 1 Causes of the problem Suggestions She is obese She eats too much food I suggest that you stop eating too much fast-food. Why dont you practice sport? How about going on on a diet? T: erases suggestions column, provides another situation and asks students to make suggestions using the same expressions. Techniques

Eliciting VA

BB VA

Situation 2 Children live in streets

Causes Street families Divorce

Solutions( suggestions) I suggest that the government should take care of these children. I propose that the civil society create new associations to host these children. I suggest that the government should invest money to build more houses.

Chart filling Q/A

Situation 3 Drug addiction causes Solutions Dialogue1 James, Shukri and Maria wanted to go somewhere last weekend. Here are the suggestions each one of them made.

Where Shall we go? James: Hi guys, shall we go somewhere this weekend? Shukri: sure, where shall we go then? James: I really dont know. Do you have any ideas? Shukri: why dont we go to the movies? James: thats a good idea, but lets see Marias opinion. Maria: Id rather not go; I dont like movies. I suggest that we go on a picnic. Shukri: Thats a great idea! Do you agree James? James: Thats a good idea for me too. Maria: when shall we meet then? Shukri: lets meet at 10 AM. James: which food do you think we should take with us? Shukri: what about taking some chicken, and buying some fruits? Maria: I go along with that idea. I will take charge of cooking. James: ok, bye. See you then guys.

Simulation

T: read the dialogue and fill in the following chart. Expressions for making Accepting suggestions suggestions 1. Why dont we go to the movies 2. Lets meet 3. I suggest that we go on a picnic

Declining suggestions

Thats a good Id rather not go idea I go along with that idea

Chart filling

4. What about taking some chicken Practice

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER 1. - Hi David. We are going to the mountains. Why .come with us? a)doesnt you b)dont you c) do you 2.-Its a beautiful day. . ...go to the beach. a)Lets b)Why do c)Who lets 3.-Its getting late. I suggest we.....a taxi. a) taking b)take c)to take 4.-Our mother wants a new bag. What about ...our father for help? Filling the a) to ask b) asking c)ask gaps 5.-Im bored. How about .to the football match this afternoon? a) to go b)going c) go 6. - . watch a good film on TV? a)Lets b)let c)to let 7.-If you havent got a job. Why.. study some any foreign languages? a) doesnt you b)are you c)dont you Exploitation Role-play : a situation with your partner where you make suggestions about what to do after class. - What? - Where? - What time? - Who with?

s-----s interaction Role-play