MET 410A

Jesus Cortez
Camila Zurita
LESSON PLAN

CLASS PROFILE 10 pre-intermediate young adult students

MAIN AIM By the end of the lesson students will be able to ask and give information about travelling.

Speaking: to provide oral practice for real situations about travelling.

SUBSIDIARY AIM Reading: to read for specific information.
Vocabulary: to introduce adjectives.
Listening: to check answers.

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STAGES I MATERIALS INTERACTION
M PROCEDURE STAGE AIMS PATTERN
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1 T shows a map of Washington to New York. ● To introduce the topic Board Teacher-Ss
Projector
m T asks Ss which transports we can use to go Map image
Warm-up i from Washington to New York. (plane, train, (1)
n bus)

Pair work
Ss work in pairs and write good and bad Notebook
adjectives about using those transports. For
3 instance: plane- fast/quick, plane- ● To peer-work
Pre-activity expensive. ● To list adjectives
m Now, Ss and T share the adjectives on the ● To clarify adjectives
i board.
n T explains briefly some adjectives. (reliable,
convenient)
 T gives Ss a worksheet to fill the gaps of
three people telling how they get from
Washington to New York. Material (2)

Ss read the text and put the verbs in the ● To guess by context.
gaps. Individually
1
0 Ss listen to the audio twice in order to check ● To listen for checking answers. Audiotape
their answers.
m
i T will show the answers on the board. Projector
Practice n
Now, Ss have to read the complete
transcript.
● To work in groups.
Ss work in groups of three. Each group has ● To transfer information.
a text. For instance, group 1-text A. ● To check reading Material (2) Group work
comprehension.
T gives three questions so that Ss answer
related to the text they were given.
-How can you get to New York?
You can get there by…..
-How long does it take?
It takes…. Board
-How much does it cost?
It costs…..

Each group has a representative. They have

to go to the board and write only the
answers. The group that finishes first wins.
 Ss now get up and make two groups of 5
6
The first group is Student A, the second is
Production m Student B ● to provide a guide for speaking Pair work
i activities
n They will be in a line facing each group. Map of
● to encourage Ss to talk about Bolivia (3)
Students A are tourists. They want to know something Projector
how to get to a place they choose in
Bolivia.(T will show a map of Bolivia)
Students B are workers at the tourist
information office. They answer A´s
questions.
Notebook
Students A have to take notes.

At the end, the T asks Students A for the Teacher-Ss

information they got.
Warm-up - Map (1)
Practice - Material (2)

● Read the text and fill the gaps with the words in the box

cost s reaches gets

takes leaves arrives

I usually fly. If I leave home at 6.30, I can catch the 7.30 a.m. flight,
which…….. to La Guardia Airport at about 8.30. I'm in the centre of New York by 9.15 so the
whole journey……… less than 3 hours.
It's expensive-it……… about $300 return -but it's very quick. And there's a plane every hour.

I usually take the Greyhound bus. It………… Washington at 9 a.m.,

and…….. at New York at 1.40 in the afternoon. The New York bus terminal is in Manhattan,
so it's very convenient, and it only……... about $85 return on weekdays.

I usually go by train, because it's only a bit slower than the plane and it's more reliable.
It's about $100 return. The journey……… about 4 hours. I usually catch the 10.30 train,
which ……… New York at 10 past 2. It's comfortable, and it's always on time.

● Answer the questions with the information from the previous activity

-How can you get to New York?

I can get there by……………………………………………………………

-How long does it take?

It takes………………………………………………………………………..

-How much does it cost?

It costs………………………………………………………………………...
Production - Map (3)