Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Ability 2
This Smith's School of English lesson focuses on invitations. The student learns how to ask invitations as well as accepting or declining them. Then if they accept an invitation they learn how to ask follow up questions to find out more about the activity. Even though this is an intermediate lesson I find it very useful for beginner students because the format is easy to follow and understand. Many Japanese students study English to communicate with foreigners. So this lesson provides a valuable resource for them.
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At the beginning of the lesson most students don't have any problems with the basic invitation questions including "Would you like to ______ with me?" or "Can you ______ with me?" They usually are unfamiliar with some of the accepting or declining answers including "Yeah sure" or "Sorry I have another engagement". But they seem to comprehend this new vocabulary quickly frequently using it later on the lesson. The picture cards used for practice are a great resource that helps solidify the identity of this lesson. They re-enforce what the student has already learned in a short period of time and allow quick hands on experience.
By this time the students are ready for some follow up questions to find out more information about activitys. I usually give beginner students a basic question structure format like "How much are the tickets?" or "When/Where is it?". This way they can easily see the progression which eventually leads to their own question forming. I try to challenge higher level students here with a little multi-tasking. Since they usually are able to ask follow up questions naturally I try to spice things up a bit by presenting some question quantity and variety situations. This motivates them to use their imaginations even more depending on the class chemistry.
By the end of this lesson I find students of all levels asking and responding to each others invitations joyfully. I always find this kind of outcome essential. Creating a cheerful environment benefits everyone in the learning process.
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