SYSTEMS ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS

GRAMMAR  /  LEXIS / FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

What problems with M, F, P might students have with the target language in the lesson?

List & explain these problems & include details of a solution immediately after each (please label them Problem 1, Solution 1 etc)

MEANING: HOW COULD SS GET CONFUSED WITH THE MEANING or MISUNDERSTAND the T.L.

For grammar & functional language & lexis please include full details of how you will convey meaning & check understanding in your solutions, including drawing TIMELINES, writing out CONCEPT QUESTIONS, etc .

For lexis, write CQs in the lexical grid provided. However, specific problems unique to certain lexical items you can put here too.

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS

SOLUTIONS

Problem 1

Problem 2

Problem 3

Solution 1

Solution 2

Solution 3

FORM:  HOW COULD THE SS MIX UP THE COMPONENTS and MISFORM the structure/ tense/ pattern

Example: Problem 1: Ss may think the negative of “have to” is “haven’t to”. Solution: ask Ss to find examples of negatives in the text. Problem 2: ss may not know “suit” is both n + v. Solution: give examples.

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS

SOLUTIONS

Problem 1

Problem 2

Problem 3

Solution 1

Solution 2

Solution 3

PRONUNCIATION: HOW COULD THE SS SAY IT WRONG with wrong stress / sounds

Consider individual sounds, unpronounced syllables, connected speech features, word/sentence stress & intonation patterns.

Example: Problem 1: (a) ss may pronounce the ‘v’ in ‘have’ as /v/ not /f/; (b) may mispronounce ‘suit’.

Solution1: drilling & phonemic script for (a) and (b).

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS

SOLUTIONS

Problem 1

Problem 2

Problem 3

Solution 1

Solution 2

Solution 3