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Methods II – LCB TTC 1st Lesson Plan Alejandra de Antoni 2009 Coursebook: English in Mind 1 (Cambridge) Number of students: 25/30 Level: Intermediate Estimated Age: 14/15 years old Time available: 40 minutes Teaching point: giving and asking for advice (should) Materials: the coursebook (page 112) and the song “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” by The Clash

Warm up (5 min): Hangman: the teacher writes a “secret” sentence on the board for the students to guess. Once the game is over one of the students will be asked to read out the sentence and the other students will have to perform what it says. The sentence is: “Let’s open the book on unit fourteen.” Reading (20 min): Pre-reading (5 min): students are asked to do exercise A. Once they finish, the teacher asks them what tourists ‘should’ do in Argentina so as to be welcomed by the local people. So she starts eliciting answers by asking them ‘it is a good idea for tourists to learn some Spanish before coming here? ‘Should they study Spanish before coming?’ (In this way, the T introduces should to the students and exposes them to its use). While-reading (5 min): students are asked to read the quiz and match the customs with the countries. Post-reading (10 min): students are asked to compare their answers with a partner to see if there are any differences. Finally, the teacher plays the dialogues (exercise C) for the students to check their answers. Listening (15 min): Pre-listening (5 min): the teacher plays only the first two lines and asks the students if they can imagine what the song is about and asks them to provide some ideas. While-listening – Global – (5 min): students listen to the song once and check their predictions. While-listening – Specific – (3 min): Half of the students stand up. The song is played again and when they hear ‘should’ they will have to sit down whereas the other half will have to stand up. When they hear ‘should’ again, the ones that are up sit down and the ones that are on their chairs stand up. The same will be carried out while the song is being played. They will keep on standing up and sitting down whenever they hear ‘should.’

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Methods II – LCB TTC 1st Lesson Plan Alejandra de Antoni 2009

Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash - 1981) Darling you got to let me know Should I stay or should I go? If you say that you are mine I'll be here 'til the end of time So you got to let me know Should I stay or should I go? It’s always tease tease tease You're happy when I'm on my knees One day is fine and next is black So if you want me off your back Well come on and let me know Should I stay or should I go? Should I stay or should I go now? Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble An' if I stay it will be double So come on and let me know This indecision's bugging me If you don't want me, set me free Exactly whom I'm supposed to be Don't you know which clothes even fit me? Come on and let me know Should I cool it or should I blow? Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble And if I stay it will be double So you gotta let me know Should I stay or should I go?

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