Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Warm-up: What makes a project convincing?
a) Aims
Ss recall what a useful project needs and activate the key vocabulary: independent, budget, priority, manage, self-study, self-motivated.
b) Content
T asks Ss to think in pairs about this question: 'What should a good project on becoming independent show?' Ss focus on the title, the audience, the evidence and the limits. T writes the key words on the board and asks Ss to say how each word connects with the topic.
c) Expected outcomes
A short list of 3–4 features that a convincing project needs, for example:
- A clear title
- A named audience
- Evidence that is real or clearly labelled as an example
- A plan with practical limits
- A short presentation with sources
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T says: 'Work in pairs. Name three things a good project on becoming independent should include. You have one minute.' T writes the key words on the board.
Students
Ss listen, look at the board and prepare their ideas.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T monitors and prompts with questions such as 'Who is the audience?' and 'How can we show that the evidence is real?'
Students
Pairs discuss and make a short list. Expected ideas: 'The audience is classmates and the teacher.' / 'We should label the example as fictional.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites two or three pairs to share their lists and writes the main points on the board.
Students
Ss report, for example: 'A clear title and a named audience.' / 'Evidence and limits, like the budget.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T says: 'Today we will study a completed model and then make our own budget project.' T points out the key words and asks Ss to copy them into their notebooks.
Students
Ss copy the key words and the lesson focus into their notebooks.