Lesson Planning of Expressions in Conversation

Students` Learning Outcomes

• Use appropriate expressions in conversation to articulate, recognize and use some formulaic expressions to:
• Offer and respond to greetings.
• Express and show gratitude.
• Express regret.
• Introduce self and talk about family.
• Express likes and dislikes.

Information for Teachers

• Display different expressions on charts in the classroom so that the students keep practicing them.
• “Nice to meet you” is used when meeting someone for the first time. Later “Nice to se you”.
• While teaching the lesson, the teacher should also consult the textbook where applicable.

Material / Resources

Writing board, chalk / marker, duster, chart papers, textbook

Introduction

• Ask the students the following and write their answers on the board in different columns under the headings.
• Get the students` responses and give hints so that you can get most of them.

1. no. 1: What do you say when you meet / see someone?
2. no. 2: What do you say when you leave someone?

Development

Activity 1

• Explain that almost all the conversations start with a greeting.
• There are several expressions that are commonly used as greetings, some formal and some informal.
• Their use depends on the situation.
• We choose the appropriate one for the situation.
• It is useful to know many of them because if you meet many people, you never repeat them.
• Be careful about using informal expressions with people whom you don`t know well or whose age/rank is higher than yours.
• Show the following table on chart paper/board and discuss.
• Let the students greet and respond any of the following expressions in pairs:

Activity 2

• Divide the students in pairs and give them any one situation given in the tables below.
• Make changes in dialogues according to the students` pair’s interest.
• Call the pairs to perform their situation; img

Sum up / Conclusion

• Ask the students` ways of thanking someone and how to respond to that (only in English).
• Write their responses in the table like this on the board.
• Write and explain those, which they missed.
• Display this on a chart paper in the class for further practice.
• Ask what is the importance of learning these expressions? (Discuss)

Assessment

• Introduce your partner-Pair Work.
• Make pairs and ask to interview their partners and introduce them to the class.
• Get help from the following expressions;

1. 1. Hello, I am ________________________________.
   2. I`d like to introduce my friend_________________.
   3. He/she lives in _________with ________________.
   4. His /her family is __________________(small / big).
   5. He/she likes ________but he/she doesn`t like_____.

• Involve the students’ on solving the problems given in the exercise at the end of unit/chapter.

Follow up

• Ask the students to write and perform new situations in pairs/groups using the expressions they learnt. (with teachers help)

Answer key: Assessment 1.      Hello, I am fine. 2.      I would like to introduce my friend Ahmed. 3.      He lives in Lahore with his parents. 4.      His family is small. 5.      He likes ice cream but he doesn`t like chocolate.