Theme-Based Instruction...
This method is very centered on a theme or topic which is the driving force, while the grammar takes a back seat.
Eating Out Theme: Restaurant Style [not fast food]
Context: ESL
Level: Intermediate
Course Focus: Integrated course, General English skills
Students: Adults
Lesson: Unit Four, Lesson One
[Book we made up]
Class hour: 4 hours
Terminal Objective: Dining out at a casual restaurant.
Enabling Objective: How to read a menu, How to tip, How to pay, How to interact with hostess/host, waiter/waitress
Materials: Chili's menu, money, comment card, salt/pepper, sugar packets, ketchup, coaster, silverware, napkins, play food, Chili's check/receipt
Warm-Up: We will watch a Youtube clip of a couple dining at a restaurant. Students will then point out what they saw and discuss the clip. Finally, we will finish with a sequencing activity where students will put into practice the order the restaurant experience goes in. Skills: Listening, Speaking
Presentation:
1. Role Play
Hostess/Getting seated or waiting to be seated
The teachers will model this section, the students will then role play this section, and then we will discuss. Skills: Listening, Speaking
2. Role Play
Meeting waiter/waitress, Ordering drinks and then food
The teachers will model this section, the students will then role play this section, and then we will discuss. Skills: Reading, Listening, Speaking
3. Role Play
Getting the ticket, paying for the meal, to-go box if needed
The teachers will model this section, the students will then role play this section, and then we will discuss. Skills: Speaking, Listening
Closure:
We will examine the Chili's ticket/receipt and explain the "tip" process. The students will learn how to fill out the ticket and how to tip. We will then talk about our field trip to Chili's where we will experience the restaurant first hand. Skills: Writing, Reading
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This looks like a really fun lesson! It would be meaningful and relevant, and it's definitely thematic. One thing I notice, though, is that you have 3 different roleplays, all of which appear to work the exact same way: the teacher models, the students try it, and then they all discuss. Could you do some of this differently (and if this is a 4-hour class, is this enough to fill a class AND keep students interested for that long?).
ReplyDeleteOne thing you might consider in such a situation is having students compare and contrast what they see in the video with other dining situations, such as fast food, or restaurants in their own culture. In addition, you might need to talk about vocabulary specific to the particular menu that you are looking at, and then add to it with other menus - what are all these foods that students may be unfamiliar with, but that don't get defined on the menu?