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School:NISHI KOKO

Date:

Nov. 2 – 10, 2006

Oral Communication Iclass

Favorites/Preferences
lesson

Task
Warmup:“Spelling Bee Derby”

Time10Objectives:

Materials:

The students will learn practiceEnglish Oral Communication
using language associatedwith favorites and preferences.

Lesson Plan
Handout
Stickers

Procedure
Students are divided into three teams. Each team selects
one student to write on the board. Each team is given aword from the word list and is asked to spell it on the board.
Each team must help spell the word by shouting out letters.
The team who gets to 5 words spelled correctly first wins.
JTE and ALT pass out the listening comprehension
worksheet and read the following conversation (2x):
JTE: Hello Matthew. How are you feeling today?
ALT: I’m excited about this weekend!
JTE: Really? Do you have any plans for this weekend?
ALT: Yeah, I’m going to watch a real Baseball game.
JTE: That sounds fun, where are they playing?

Listening
Comprehension:“Favorites andPreferences”
Dialogue5

ALT: At the Ikime Sports park. I’m going with Carlosand Tony.
JTE: Tell me, what is your favorite sport in Japan?
ALT: In Japan, my favorite sport is Kyudo? I likebaseball the best in America.
JTE: I see. Which do you prefer, Kyudo or baseball?
ALT: I prefer baseball more than Kyudo because I amleft handed. Kyudo is only for right handedpeople.
JTE: Wow, I never knew that. I hope you enjoy thebaseball game.
ALT: Thanks. You have a good weekend too. Bye!

ALT will ask the students the following questions(2x) and the students will answer on their handout.
1. How do I feel about going to the Baseball game?
a) nervous b) happy c) surprised
Listening
Comprehension Quiz5

2. Who is going with me to see the Baseball game?
a) Carlos and Tony b) Carlos only c) Carlos Sensei
3. What is my favorite Japanese sport?
a) Baseball b) Kendo c) Kyudo
4. Why do I prefer Baseball over Kyudo?
a) Baseball is American.
b) Kendo is a very hard sport.
c) I am left handed.
ALT and JTE will discuss and translate the following key
phrases. The students will practice pronunciation:“What is your favorite……..?”“Who is your favorite……..?”

Vocabulary Review

10“What……..do you prefer?”“Which……..do you prefer,……..or……..?”“My favorite……..is……..”“I prefer………..”“I prefer (like)……..over (more than) .........”

Activity

10

ALT will practice the dialogue with the students. The
Students will then complete the Activity:“Which do you Prefer?”Presentation

As timeallowsStudents will present the information they gathered in thelast activity.

Activity

10

ALT will practice the dialogue with the students. The
Students complete the Activity:“What is you Favorite?”

Presentation

As timeallowsStudents will present the information they gathered in theirlast activity.

Favorites and Preferences
Listening Comprehension: Multiple Choice

Please listen to the dialogue and take notes on what you hear. The passage and questions will beread twice. Answer the following questions based on information from the text.

NOTES:1)

ABC

2)

ABC

3)

ABC

4)

A

B

C

Matt prefers
Chicken nanban
over takoyaki.

Name

Which do you Prefer?
NatoMos Burger

Chicken Nanban
JoyfulSoccer

BaseballMathEnglishTenpuraJohnny Depp
YuzuReading

Sushi
Brad Pitt
Sukimaswitch
watching TVWhat’s yourFavorite?

What’s/Who’s your favorite?
1…color?

2…sport?

3…kind of sushi?

4…TV show?

5…game?

6…food?

7…day of the week?

8…flavor of ice cream?

9…music group/singer?

Interview 3classmates and write theiranswers. Before you begin, write your answers
and your own questions for #11 and #12.

YOU

Student 1___________

Student 2___________

Student 3___________

10 …actor/actress?
11 …____________________?
12 …____________________?
Presentation Practice:“Matt and Takashi’s favorite food is pizza.”“Yoshiko’s favorite actor is Johnny Depp while Ray likes Tom Cruise.”bigsmall
light
cheap
fastslow
cold
hot
nice

biggersmallerlightercheaper
fasterslower
colderhotter
nicer

warm
cool
strong
weak
cute
loud
easy
ugly
heavy

warmercoolerstronger
weakercuter
loudereasieruglierheavier

Example: I prefer Japan because Japan is smaller than the USA.

expensive
populardifficultintelligent
handsome
famousbeautifulexcitingfunmore expensive
more popularmore difficult
more intelligent
more handsome
more famous
more beautiful
more exciting
more fun

Example:I like Tom Cruise
more than Arnold
Schwarzenegger because
Tom Cruise is more
intelligent than Arnold
Schwarzenegger.

Example Dialogue:

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Student'1:''Which'do'you'prefer'apples'or'chocolate?'
Student'2:''I'prefer'apples'more'than'chocolate.'
Student'1:''Why?'
Student'2:''Well,'I'prefer'apples'because'they'are'healthy.'
Student'1:''I'see!''So,'you'like'apples'more'than'chocolate'because'apples'are'healthier'than'chocolate.'

Matthew Barbee, 2012

Student'1:''Which'do'you'prefer'['A']'or'['B']?'
Student'2:''I'prefer'['A']'more'than'['B'].'
Student'1:''Why?'
Student'2:''Well,'I'prefer'['A']'because'they'are'['adjective'].'Student'1:''I'see!''So,'you'like'['A']''more'than'['B']'because'['A']'are'''['comparative'adjective']'than'['B'].'

Making Comparisons and Giving Reasons

Comparative Adjectives: