Monday 29th August

Rules/Expectations• Additional reading• 1 EXTRA written composition per week• Homework done on time• No wasting time in class

Approximate ScheduleTerm 1 Paper

Weeks 1 – 6 Weeks 7 - 123Unit 4 – Text & Discourse

AnalysisUnit 5 - Spoken Language and

Social GroupsTerm 2

Weeks 1-6 Weeks 7 – 124Unit 6 – English as a Global

LanguageUnit 7 – Child Language

AcquisitionTerm 3

Revision/Review/Exam Practice 3/4

Lets GO...

Today students will evaluate the concept of voice and unscripted conversation

Lesson 1

OBJECTIVE

Lesson 1 - Activities• Intro to assessment• Record voices and listen back• Discuss ways of describing voice• Activity 4.1 - Matching exercise – pairs – anatomy

of speech – Feedback• Vocabulary – key terms – Discuss – Vocab. Card• Activity 4.2 – Unscripted conversation analysis• Free speech analysis - groups

HWK: Vocabulary & concept review

Today students will familiarise themselves with the specific features of unscripted conversation

Lesson 2

OBJECTIVE

Lesson 2 - Activities• Video – unscripted speech• Activity 4.3 – individual – compare – discuss• Vocabulary – key terms – Vocab. Cards• Activity 4.4 – Pairs – transactional language• Activity 4.5 – Individual – Reading – Feedback• 1 minute opinion poll

HWK: p158 – Further research - comparison

Today students will explore the characteristics of speech and practice appropriate selection of key words and

phrases to write a commentary.

Lesson 3

OBJECTIVE

Lesson 3 - Activities

• Present research – Q & A• Vocabulary – key terms – Vocab. Cards• Activity 4.6 – individual – reading – commentary

– timed – peer marking• Commentary comparison• Writing skills discussion

HWK: Vocabulary review

The students will apply Grice’s maxims to a range of conversations and explore the concept of ‘conversational

face’.

Lesson 4

OBJECTIVE

Lesson 4 - Activities• Guest speaker for analysis• Activity 4.7 – pairs – Maxim analysis and note-

taking• Activity 4.8 – small groups – comedy sketch

analysis – feedback• Activity 4.9 – Discussion and review• Top 5 face saving phrases

HWK: 4.9 Commentary