Lesson Plan Level: Advanced 4 Goal: To develop argumentative speaking skills Objectives: Students will be able to 1.

Build a convincing argument 2. Identify cooperative and competitive behavior 3. Blend and link words in connected speech Theme: Competition and Cooperation Stage/Aim/Skill/Microskill Activity/Procedure Review of yesterdays lesson: Warm-up 1. What did we do? Linking & Transitioning 2. What did we learn? 3. Do you remember (vocab) -If Ss dont remember the vocab, review with Catch Phrase. Activity 1 Stages: Pre, During, Post; Transition to Activity 2 1. Global warming discussion 2. Review Debate Structure 3. Begin debate 4. Announce Winner Post Discussion: Why Debate? Students discuss these questions in groups. Groups share opinions with class. As a class, talk about the benefits of debate and what it teaches us. Listening 1. Groups think of jobs that theyve had where cooperation and or competition was essential. Students share their stories with the class. 2. Listening: *Review vocab: implicit vs. explicit 3. Listen to audio recording of cooperation and competition in the workplace. 4. While listening, students complete comprehension Interaction Ss first discuss in groups. Time 15

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worksheet 5. Students compare ideas in pairs 6. Ss share their answers with class. 7. Review Pronunciation Activity 3 1. Model connected speech and Stages: Pre, During, Post allow students to hear how Transition to Activity 4 or to sounds change in connected Wrap up speech. 2. Show video clip that models connected speech in use. 3. Explicit Mini-lesson on Connected Speech, blending, and linking -sound deletion -sound addition -sound change 4. Listening for and using connected speech, students tell each other stories about their last job. Listeners take note of where connected speech, blending, or linking words where used in story. 5. Students share their stories with the class, focusing on using connected speech

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Wrap-up Lesson Evaluation Procedures

Reflection on lesson: What did we do today? What did we learn? -have students demonstrate competence of grammar and theme What do we remember about? (try to get students to remember what their classmates said in class)

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Materials: PPT Anticipated Problems: The organization of our debate: for some students, this will be their first debate. Students will likely have initial difficulty understanding connected Speech, blending, and linking.

Contingency Plans: If we finish early, we will begin reading an article on the differences between Japanese and American motivation in the workplace.