TESOL Mid-term Assignment (after phase 5)
A. Design a conversation activity (speaking skill) based on either
“Learning a musical instrument” or “Planning a trip to any holiday
destination”.
Include a sample conversation, relevant support material (images and video links) and
a list of related vocabulary. An assessment based on the skill should also be
incorporated. Mention the points to be included and design a short activity on the
above subject. Basic parameters to be mentioned: Number of Students, Age, Level,
Language spoken by students, Duration, Terminal Objectives, Enabling Objectives, etc.
Name of the Topic Speaking conversation on learning a
musical instrument
Time Duration: 50 Minutes
Objective: By the end of the lesson students are
more likely to frame their own simple
sentences for conversation.
Learn to frame simple questions for
enquiries.
They will be able to pronounce
correctly and analyze the variations in
voice modulations and tone.
Age: Age: - 10-12 years
Level: Pre- Intermediate
No. of. students 10 students
Languages spoken English
Warmer: Time :(5-7 minutes) My Rhythm, what’s yours
This is simply a game of copycat. The
teacher uses a combination of clapping
and sounds to make a pattern. Students
need to copy what the teacher says/does.
This can start with a simple pattern of
only 2-3 and can extend to add more. To
make it even more challenging complete
the pattern quicker and see how many
students are able to keep up and
remember all the parts. An example
pattern could be: clap, slap, snap, click
and yell.
Teacher : clap
Student 1: clap and stamp
Student 2: clap, stamp and snap
This continues with all the child in the
class
Context setting or Pre-speaking Information card on learning a musical
instrument (guitar) is given to the
students and asked them to go through it.
Actual content or While-speaking activity. Warmer Activity ( 5 mins)
Asking questions like,
Are you interested in music?
What type of music do you like?
Can you name some musical
instruments?
Which is your favourite musical
instrument?
Do you know to play any one of them?
(Eliciting from students) Then, making
them to form few groups with a pair in
each
Recapitulation or Post speaking
Time: (10 minutes)
Then, to complete the incomplete sample dialogue about learning a musical instrument
which is given in a worksheet.
The sample dialogue may as follows, (Sample conversation between the institute’s
office admin and the student)
Parent :- Hello, Good morning , this is Sharon from Bangalore.
Teacher:- Very good morning ma’am,
Admin:- how can I help you sir?
Student:- I would like to join……………… lessons. So can you please share me the
details?
Admin:- my pleasure ! our institute is located in……………. ,Liverpool. And the guitar
classes are held only on ……………………
Student:- okay ,can I know the ………..……details ?
Admin:- yeah, sure sir. It’s………………...per hour.
Student:- so ,how can I take admission and move further.
Admin:- you can contact us on either by telephone or ……………. And our telephone
number is……………….and …………………….is our e-mail address.
Student:- thank you so much for your kind information. And I will get you soon.
Admin:- you are always welcome!
While speaking(20 minutes):-
The students are asked to do role play by using the above conversation as pairs from
each group.
While speaking the teacher keeps on checking the pronunciation, voice and tone
modulations in each dialogues and correcting them if they are mistaken.
Encouraging them to be confident to speak in front of class.
Recapitulation (10minutes):-
Asking the students where they felt difficulties in the whole activity. And helping them
in those specific areas.
The teacher inquires about whether they got confidence to speak or still scared.
Few more sample situations are given to the students to make conversations by their
own as homework activity.
In the main dialogue the stress would be on the vocabularies related to learning the
musical instrument. For example the sounds that those instruments produce, the
names of those instruments, the different part of the musical instruments as that is the
purpose of the lesson.
