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1. It suits you. / It fits you.
Context:
I will teach the uses of fit and suit in a lesson plan for an elementary level in a
context of a shopping mall. I would use the text based framework. I would have
the Ss talk to each other about their experiences in a shopping mall, if they like
it, who with they go, where do they go, etc. Then I will use a spoken text of two
friends who went shopping and started talking about some clothes. Next, I
would guide them with some questions about the reading focusing on the
target language: suit and fit.
Checking understanding:
I will check understanding through some CCQs:
Was the white T-shirt the correct size for Daniel? (No, it didnt fit
him.)
Did the blue dress make Anna more attractive? (Yes, it suited her.)
Then, I will show Ss two or three pictures with different clothing and ask them if
they think the clothes would fit them or suit them. (Yes/No questions)
Highlighting form:
The blue dress suits Anna.
The green coat fits Daniel.
(Subject) [in this case the clothing]+ Verb (suit or fit) + Complement [in this
case the person]
Highlighting pronunciation:
/ blu drs sjuts n. /
/ grin kt fts dnjl. /
Focus on the pronunciation of the verbs.

2. I didnt mean to ...

Context:

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I will teach this expression by telling the Ss an anecdote about an accident
occurred in the office of someone dropping coffee on me. Elicit their reactions if
this occur and ask them about other similar situations that can happen by
accident. Then, focus on the language target.
Checking understanding:
The first thing I would do is to draw a timeline and ask them:
When did the action take place: in the present or the past? (In the
past.)
Later, I will check understanding of the phrase through some CCQs:

Did my coworker drop me the coffee intentionally? (No.)

Dropping me the coffee was an accident? (Yes.)
Was she sorry about what happened? (Yes.)

Highlighting form:
I didnt mean to drop the coffee on you.
(Subject) + didnt mean to + Complement
Highlighting pronunciation:
/a ddnt min t drp kfi n j. /
Focus on the contraction of the expression (didnt), the intonation with the
main stress (the function that is to apologize for something) and the schwa
sound.

3. You could have

Context:
It would be for intermediate Ss. I would use text based, maybe with a listening
of a couple talking about things they didnt do and they regret about them in a
context of household chores. Before the text, I would ask about the household
chores.
Checking understanding:
I would convey meaning with a timeline and then with CCQs:

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Did the action really happen? (No.)

Does the person lament the situation? (Yes.)

Highlighting form:
You could have cleaned the furniture.
(Subject) + could have + -ed form + Complement
Highlighting pronunciation:
/ j kd v klind fn. /
Focus on the contraction and how we pronounce it (couldve) and the words
that are stressed.

4. She neednt have

Context:
I will set the context with an anecdote about some things that I will have done
the week before that I wouldnt have done because they were not necessary.
Elicit Ss to talk about thing they did in the past that were not necessary.
Checking understanding:
I would convey meaning also with a timeline and then with CCQs:

Did she get up early? (Yes.)

Was it necessary? (No.)

Highlighting form:
She neednt have got up so early.
+ neednt have + past participle + Complement
Highlighting pronunciation:

/ i nidnt v gt p s li. /
I will focus on the pronunciation of the contraction (neednt) with the auxiliary
(have) with the schwa sound.

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6 Do you mind?
Context:
I would teach this in a context of invitations for upper-intermediate Ss. Ill ask
the Ss to think of an important event in which they have to go with another
person. They would be in pairs, trying to invite the other person to this
important event: wedding, prom, party, trip. They would elicit the phrase.
Checking understanding:
I would convey meaning with some CCQs and also focus on the answer given
No, I dont mind.
Do we use this expression to ask for permission? (Yes.)
Do we use this expression to say things in a polite or rude way?
(Polite.)
Highlighting form:
Do you mind if I close the window?
Do you mind if + + verb in base form + Complement
Highlighting pronunciation:
/dj mand f a klz wnd? /
I will focus on the intonation of the question that rises at the end, also in the
pronunciation of do you mind if.

7. I told her off.

Context:
It would be applied to upper-intermediate Ss in a context of relationship
between parents and children and their typical situations. It would be a text

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based framework with a written text telling about the context and then I will
elicit some of the phrasal verbs that have the same structure (an object).
Checking understanding:
I would convey meaning with some CCQs.

Is the person that is doing the action happy or angry? (Angry.)

Have the other person done something right or wrong? (Wrong.)

Highlighting form:
Her mom told her off in the restaurant.
+ verb ( in this case: told) + object + preposition or adverb (in this case: off)
+ Complement
Highlighting pronunciation:
/h mm tld hr f n rstrnt. /
I will focus on the pronunciation of the schwa vowel and the prepositions. I also
will focus on the stressed words.

References:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org
http://lingorado.com/ipa/es/

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