Name: Hyeonseong (Daniel) Shin

Teaching Date: 10/08/2015

Context:
Language Skill: Conversation
Student Level: High-Intermediate
Class size: 15-20 Students

Age: Varied (Adults)

Objectives:
Students will create a dialog based on the given story.
Students will develop their dialog by comparing with the conversation that the teacher gives.
Students will be able to apply features of spoken language to Students-Generated dialog.
Students will be able to make polite requests using I was wondering if ? and Would it be
okay with you if ?
Materials: Handout #1(Story), Handout #2(ConversationAsking for a favor politely)
Source: McCarthy, M., McCarten, J., & Sandiford, H. (2006). What's up? In Touchstone 3 (p.
102). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Lesson Procedure:
Warm-up (10 minutes)

T greets and introduces himself to students.

Hello, everyone! Im your teacher on this class and this quarter. Im glad to meet you! My
name is Hyeonseong Shin (put on the board). You can call me Daniel. Since Im new
teacher, I am eager to share and show what I have learned. Im still learning English like
you. So, we will learn English together during this quarter. I am looking forward to
studying with you!

Since this is first class, Ss will have an ice-breaking time.

<Introduce game with m&m chocolate candy>
Each student picks up m&m chocolate candies as many as they want. At this time, T should
not explain what they are going to do with m&m candies. Then, T tells each student is
going to introduce themselves. T introduces himself first in order to model the activity. T
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tells three things about him because T picked up three m&m candies. However, there is one
lie of three things. Ss should find out which statement is a lie. In the same way, students do
this activity in groups.
Pre-Task (5 minutes)

T distributes Handout #1 and then read the story aloud. Students take a look at and read
again the story by themselves.

T asks Ss to brainstorm in pairs or groups about the story to find out key words, phrases
and sentences that are relevant to the story. At this time, Ss are asked to jot them down on
the paper. After that, T asks Ss what they wrote and writes some useful expressions on the
board.

Task (25 minutes)

T has Ss create a dialog based on the story. At this point, Ss are asked to include the key
words, phrases and sentences that they brainstormed in the previous step.

T introduces features of spoken language so that Ss are encouraged to include them in their
dialogue. T introduces Pause Fillers (e.g. uh, um, well, you know, I mean) and Vagueness
Expressions (e.g. kind of, sort of,).

When Ss are creating the dialogue, T, as a facilitator, walks around monitoring Ss work
and helps occasionally, but avoids giving corrections on the spot.
<Role-Play>

After creating the dialog, Ss perform their dialog in front of the class. When one group is
performing their dialog, other students are asked to listen carefully and to take notes in
order to give comments after the role-play.

T and other Ss give comments about what they like and things that can be improved.

T passes out Handout #2 (Asking for a favor politely) to the class. Ss are required to take a
look at it for a couple of minutes. While they are reading, Ss highlight and underline
anything that they like and that they find useful.

Comparing their dialog with the conversation that T distributed, Ss are asked to find out
any words, phrases, and expressions that can be included in their dialog. Ss also need to
find out some features of spoken language.

T explains two expressions how to make a request politely.

T: (T writes two target expressions (I was wondering if, Would it be OK with you if).
Can you find these two expressions on the handout? What do you think these
expressions? When can we use these?
Ss: When I make a request politely.
T: Yes! Great! We can make a request more politely with these two phrases. So, please
include at least one of these expressions in your dialog.

T has Ss incorporate the useful expressions into their generated-dialog. After that, Ss are
asked to do the role-play again with the revised dialogue.

Post-Task (5 minutes)

T has Ss write down two things on their scratch paper; one is what they have learned today,
the other is questions that they do not understand today.

After that, Ss turn in their generated-dialog and the paper to the T. In next session, T will
give back to their papers with comment and feedback.

Handout #1

Story
Todd works for a company. Paula is Todds boss. Todd is planning to go on a
trip this weekend. He wants to take this Friday off because there is usually
traffic congestion on Friday afternoons. If he can take Friday off, he can leave
early. However, Todd needs to finish his work before leaving. Now, Todd is
going to ask his boss, Paula, if he can take Friday off.
Note: Since Paula is Todds boss, Todd needs to make his request politely.

Handout #2

<Asking for a favor politely>

Todd: Excuse me. I was wondering if I could talk to you for
a second.
Paula: Sure. Let me just send this e-mail.
All right. So, what can I do for you?
Todd: Well, I wanted to ask a favor, actually.
Paula: OK.
Todd: I was wondering, would it be all right with you if I
took Friday off?
Paula: This Friday?
Todd: Yes. Im going to away for the weekend, and, um, the
traffic is always bad on Friday afternoons.
So I was thinking, if I took the day off, I could get an
early start.
Would that be OK with you?
Paula: Well, all right. As long as you finish everything before
you go.
Todd: Oh, thanks. I definitely will.
Paula: OK. So, was that all? All right, well, have a good
weekend.