GESE Grades 7-9 - Lesson Plan 1 - Choosing Topics (Final) (2)

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GESE language exam preparationGrades 7-9 (B2) - Lesson Plan 1

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Grades 7-9 (B2): choosing a Topic

Level: Time:GESE Grades 7-9 (CEFR B2) 2 x 45 minutes

Aims:

To choose individual Topics To develop topics through mind maps To choose the best mind map points for generating the language of the GradesResources and preparation:

Pictures of famous people/place/object/activity/ambition/social problem to beused to stimulate ideas at the beginning of the class

Handout 1 (H/O1): a simple mind map (1 per group OR shown on black/white board)

Handout 2 (H/O2): example functions and language of Grade 7



Procedure:

1. Thinking of ideas for a Topic (45 minutes)i) Thinking of questions for the teachers favourite things (10 minutes)

Show on screen or hold up some large pictures of an object thats important to you/aperson that you respect or dislike/a place thats important to you/an important socialactivity in your life/an ambition/a social problem. (Please note, these are onlysuggestions for generating ideas. You can choose alternative themes or objects if youthink they are more productive and stimulating for your class.)

Tell the class that they are going to think individually of questions they would like to askyou about the pictures. The questions can be either FACTUAL (e.g. What are the 3 mostimportant facts about this object/person?) or PERSONAL (e.g. If you could meet the

person what would you say? If you could change the object or situation, what wouldyou do?) Use a strong student first to demonstrate a couple of questions. Give the class2 minutes to write their questions down.

After 2 minutes, put the students in groups of 3 to compare questions and discussgrammatical accuracy. Give them another 2 minutes to discuss their questions. Theninvite the class to ask you questions about the pictures for 4 minutes.

ii) Small group discussion: brainstorming possible topic titles (15 minutes)

Ask the class how doing an interview can be more comfortable for us > the answer is:Interviews are more comfortable if we can choose to talk about something that were

interested in. Tell the class that they are going to think of a selection of possibleinteresting ideas to talk about in the Topic.


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Instructions for the class:- Put the students in mixed-ability groups of 3.- Each group must write down at least 5 topics that they are interested in and would like to be

interviewed about for 5 minutes.- Tell the class not to choose anything too complex, too technical or a Topic which involves lots

of new vocabulary. This will be too difficult to talk about in the exam.

- To start the brainstorming, write a few ideas on the board, e.g:An object thats important to me: my guitar, a special concert ticketA person that I respect/dislike: sports person, humanitarian, politicianA place thats important to me: my school, London, the USA,An important social activity in my life: clubs, the people I meet, etcAn ambition: future career, fantasy career, a competition Id like to winA social problem: a problem in my city/country, in a different country

- The students continue brainstorming in their groups.

iii) Collecting information, and choosing a Topic (20 minutes)1 student from each group comes up to board to write all their ideas on the board. When theyhave finished, look at the suggestions and diplomatically (!) cross out (e.g. crosses out) ideas onthe board that are not appropriate or useful, giving a reason (e.g. the Topic is not personalised,its too complex, or its exactly the same as the Grades Subjects for Conversation. Trinitystrongly recommends that students do not choose my family, my best friend or my pet astheir Topic. In our experience, these are not communicative or productive Topics.)

Tell the students that they have to choose a Topic. It can be one from the board, or it can beanother idea that they have. Give the students some time to choose their topic.

2. Using mind maps to develop Topic ideas (45 minutes)

i) Making/showing/explaining a mind map (20 minutes)Show a very simple mind map on the board (see H/O1 for an example shape). Ask the class tosuggest one Topic to use on the mind map. Then do a class brainstorm of possible ideas to add tothe mind map. After 2 minutes, tell the students that it is now their turn to complete a mind mapfor their own Topic.

Give every student a copy of H/O1 and tell the class to make a mind map with as many ideas(words and phrases) as possible on their Topic. Remind the students to use as much variety oflanguage as they can (e.g. not just the present tense) and encourage the students to collaborateand help each other.

ii) Choosing the best Topic points: matching ideas with the language of the Grade (20 minutes)Put the students into groups according to the Intermediate grade they MAY or WILL do for theGESE exam (maximum 3 students per group).

Give each group a photocopy of the FUNCTIONS and LANGUAGE of their Grade (see H/Os 2, 3,4). Explain that this language MUST be demonstrated in their Topic. Ask the students to discusstogether which mind map points seem to be the most interesting. How can they change thesepoints to show language of the Grade?

Tell the students to decide on just 5 points maximum that they think will generate the mostlanguage of their Grade.

iii) Summary (5 minutes)Invite the students to summarise to the class what makes a good topic. Tell the students tocontinue developing their mind maps at home.


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