# Teaching EFL Listening via FUN WITH ENGLISH Books/7A/Parent's Night at School

Lesson Plan Data (Dates relate to when lesson was administered) :
| Date: | Length (Min): | Location: | Textbook: | Chapter #: | Lesson #: | Topic: | # of Students: | Document Version: |
| | | English Salon | FWE 7A | 6 | 7 | | 0.21 | |

## Lesson
### Introduction
#### Definition

* Opinion = What a person thinks.
* Fact = What a person knows.
* Context = What a person or people is/are talking about.

#### Why?

* Because knowing the difference between fact and opinion is important for making decisions.

#### Example

* Draw two stick figures on the board. Explain that the two of them are having a conversation. These are not questions for the students.
* A: "xi yang yang is a cartoon. Do you like it?." B: "Yes! It's great!"
* Questions:
** What is fact?
** What is opinion?
** What is the context?

#### Lesson Question

* Is this fact or opinion?

#### Word(s) of the Day

* canteen

#### Contact Information

* QQ ID 867996874
* QQ Name Danoff
* e-mail danoff.charles@gmail.com

#### Teaching Materials

* FUN WITH ENGLISH 7A Textbook
* Lessons Notebook

#### Topic

* identify: opinion / fact and argument / conversation
* Briefly review context.

### Plan

   * 0
   ** In classroom at least 30 minutes before my first class of the day.
   ** Before class, make sure chairs are set up correctly
   ** Write Lesson plan, Lesson, Definitions, Example, my contact info, words of the day and that it's OK to say "I don't know" or "No reason" on the board.
   ** Ask if everyone has their textbooks and pens. If they don't tell them to go get them.
   ** Have the students write down where they sit on my seating chart.
   *** Depending on who is in the class, hand around my notebook and have them write down their names. Do not announce it, just give it to one student.
* Coversation
** 6 Minutes
*** If the kids don't respond, ask them the questions directly.
** Are you tired?
** Are you hungry?
** Is it anyone's birthday today in class?
** What are you going to do this weekend?
** Who do you like more xi yang yang or luan yang yang?
** Any questions for me? Add that the longer we talk here, the less time we have to spend on the textbook.
* Joke
** 2 Minutes
* Introduction
** 4 Minutes
** Make sure they understand the word "introduction."
** Point out the Lesson Plan, mention if we move fast, we can get to the game quicker.
** Tell them my contact info, and say that "I am busy. I want to talk to you, but if I can't it is not because I don't like them, it is because I am busy. I like all of you. Please say hello again or e-mail me. E-mail is much better."
** Mention that if ask a question and they don't know the answer, it's fine to say "I don't know". Write "No why" and "No reason" ask which is correct if I ask "Why?" cross out "No reason" explain that it is Chinese, not English.
** Word of the Day: Canteen
** Lesson - Ask if they remember what we did last week? Mention we will be talking a little about the same idea again.
** Definitions
** Example
** Ask for any questions.
* Page 22 Let's get ready A & B
** 6 Min
** Walk around the class, help the students who are struggling.
* Page 23 Let's listen 1 A - Tapescript Page 81
** 3 Min
** For a less rambunctious class, have one student be Lisa, two be her parents, and one each for the classroom, library & computer lab. Put the "rooms" into different corners of the classroom. Have "Lisa" lead her "parents" around the classroom on the tour. For a class that's already excited about English, this activity is too much.
** Possibly introduce the word "act" by writing "actor" and "actress" on the board [words they know], underline "act" in all 3 words, and then say "actors and actresses act in movies.".
* Page 24 Let's listen 2 A - Tapescript Page 82
** 4 Min
** I read it through.
** Ask the students if the statements are facts or opinions.
** What is the context of Lisa and John's conversation?
* Page 25 Let's listen 3 A - Tapescript Page 82
** 6 Min
** See if I can get two student volunteers, if not I read it through.
** Ask the students if the statements are facts or opinions.
** What is the context of John, Lisa and Karen's conversation?
* Dream School
** Ask the students to break into groups of 4 or 5 and design their dream school. Each person has to talk on one topic.
*** Subjects?
*** Clubs?
*** Homework?
*** Tests?
*** Teachers?
*** Schedule?
* What's the Question?

#### Extra Time

* Competitive Hangman
* Rows & Columns
* 20 Questions from the ITESLJ
* Soccer Dialogue Illustrating Argument vs. Conversation
* Ball Self-Introduction Game
* Competitive Hangman
* "How high can you clap?" Game
* Simon Says
* Telephone

### Review
#### g7 c2

* might not have explained it properly, but no kids volunteered to act for page 23A
* conversation at the beginning was good, I asked what's been happening lately in the news? they didn't say anything, but when I said Obama! they all got excited
* then talked about thanksgiving for a bit, which also went well
* finished all the textbook and the dream school with a few minutes to spare
* doing the answers game with an example first definitely worked better
* feels kinda false spending all of this time going through the textbook
** what other things could I be doing? -> ask colleague.

#### G7 C11A

AFLS TJ 3 Page - the 2nd to last one
* spent a long time talking about the cold & why we do/don't like it
* then went into "i don't know" vs "i understand"
* with the "charlie & anqing" speech, they were only able to access the 1st paragraph
* very little textbook time

#### Learning Outcome Achieved?

* i'm not sure, because I have somewhat abandoned the learning outcomes