Lower Middle Practice Class 1
Adult Schools
Main Task
- Talk about adult schools in your country
- Learn to make a schedule
- Talk about application for the adult schools
Warm Up
(Make copies of the scene below before class and hand out to students in this section. Give them 3 minutes to browse the conversation in the scene and then answer your questions below the picture.)
Questions:
Vocabulary
Adult school
Activity 1
Ask students to tell out adult schools in their city they know and how to apply for the schools.
Activity 2/Group work
In a group, talk about your education or the education of someone you know, by using the past tense of be. For example, say “I was in high school from 1997 to 2001. Math was difficult for me.” “My son was a student at the Benson Vocational School last year. It was a good school.”…
Activity 3/Pair work (make your schedule)
How do you spend your day? For example, when are you at work? When are you in school? When do you work around house, do your homework, or do something else? Write your activities for each morning, afternoon and evening. When do you have free time? Write your free time in the schedule too. After making your own schedule, ask and answer questions on your schedule with your partner.
Activity 4/ Culture Express
(Teacher describes adult schools or training programs in the U.S. as blow, then ask students to do pair works for discussion.)
Activity 5/Pair works
Activity 6/Role-play
With a partner, role-play a conversation at the registration office of a school. One person is the office worker. Use the words in this lesson and the present of be, past of be.
For Example:
Practice the role-play. Then share it with the class.
Activity7 Presentation
(Encourage students to share their opinion with the class)
Why do people choose to get further education besides their work?