ACE Lesson 01






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Teacher:	Erik and Helen	Level:	ACE (mixed)
Skill:		Date:	April 20, 2006
Subskills:		Topic:	Lesson 1: Introductions and Safety
Objective:	Students will be able to: Greet each other and introduce themselves in English State where they’re from. Count to ten, twenty, or higher Identify several boating hazards and warn passengers.	Lexis:	Watch your step Watch your hands Be careful Put on your lifejacket Are you ok? Numbers: 1 – 20, 30, 40, 50
Language point(s):	Introductions: Hello, my name is Nice to meet you. What’s you name?	Anticipated problems:	Weaker students will struggle Lack of sleep and caffeine (teacher)

STAGE	E \| S \| A	TARGET LANGUAGE	TEACHER	STUDENT	MATERIALS	TIME
1	E	Introductions (Greetings)	Models greeting each other. “Hello, my name is Erik. What’s your name?” “My name is Helen.” “It’s nice to meet you, Helen.” “It’s nice to meet you, too.”	Observes	None	5 min
2	E	Introductions (Greetings)	Introduces selves to individual Ss. “Hello, my name is Erik. What’s your name?”	Responds	None	10 min
3	E/S	Introductions (Greetings)	Pairs Ss and ask them to practice introductions with their neighbor. Monitor and correct.	Ss practice introductions with their partner.	None	10 min
4	A	Introductions (Greetings)	Models introductions with each other again. Ask Ss to stand up and mingle.	Responds.		10 min
5	A	Introductions (Greetings)	Tell Ss to open their name card. Inside there is another name (their buddy). Elicit “buddy.” Model with Helen. When Ss find and greet their buddy they can sit down. [1]	Responds	Namecards	5 min
5	E/S	Numbers	Drills numbers 1 – 20; 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 in order while gradually increasing speed	Repeats	Number Flashcards	10 min
6	E/S	Numbers	Mixes up flashcards and repeats stage 5	Repeats	Number Flashcards	10 min
7	S	Numbers pronunciation	Writes 3 three \| 13 thirteen \| 30 thirty on board. Plays tape? Repeats with 4 four \|14\|40 …	Repeats	Ship or Sheep tape (or do orally)	20 min
8	A	Numbers	Play "Numbers BINGO" [2]. Models how to play game.	Reads numbers, crosses off on card	BINGO cards; numbers cards	15 min
9	E	Safety	Elicits safety lexis using TPR	Responds	None	10 min
10	S	Safety	Pairs Ss with buddies. Hands out paper task. Models.	Works on task with buddy	Paper task 1	10 min

NOTES:

[1] This introduces the “buddy system.” Buddies were pre-determined, pairing the strongest with the weakest (based on ACE interview score) Ss. Average Ss also paired together. These pairs will work together whenever pair-work is assigned.

[2] Hands out BINGO cards to groups. Hands out number cards to Ss. Ss calls out number; teams cross off number on card. First team to cross off all numbers wins.

Postmortem
Team teaching may have been confusing for students, but overall it was a good introduction to both of us and our teaching styles. The lesson went way too quickly; we were astonished at how much they got through in a short space of time.

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