Esp vocabulary Teaching at the Vocational Secondary School of Furniture Industry

Stages and procedures:


The first lesson: 45´
Stage 1: Introduction Time: 2 minutes Interaction: T-Ss
Aim: to show that lesson has started, to let Ss know what to expect and what is on the programme.
Procedure: greetings, class register, missing students, date, topic, signitures


Stage 2: Warming up Time: 5 minutes Interaction: T-Ss
Aim: to get students thinking about the topic, to revise general English vocabulary, to develop pronunciation and speaking skill, to present new vocabulary, to provoke asking questions – getting information
Materials: folding and tape rule, square, caliper, markers
Procedure: T shows the basic measuring tools brought in the class. Ss try to recognize and name the basic measuring tools which they have known from the previous studies. If Ss do not know a tool, they are encouraged by T to ask questions: What is it in English? How can we say it in English?, etc.


Stage 3: Vocabulary introduction 1 Time: 10 minutes Interaction: T- Ss in pairs
Aim: to introduce the new vocabulary from the first part of the topic, to practise the pronunciation, to give simple explanations
Materials: syllabus, whiteboard + markers
Procedure: Ss go through the new vocabulary 1 in pairs. Ss have dictionaries to check pronunciation. Ss read the new words and practise pronunciation with T. The problematic words are pronounced chorally. T corrects pronunciation, gives a short explanaition and marks the stress on the board.
Stage 4: Reading the text 1 Time: 15 minutes Interaction: T- Ss
Aim: to introduce the first set of new vocabulary in context, to practice reading and correct pronunciation of the unknown words and English and Metric measures (lenght).
Materials: syllabus, whiteboard + markers
Procedure: Ss read the introduction of the text including the most important characteristics and Tape measures. T draws Ss´ attention to the correct pronunciation and reading the abbreviations of English measures: foot and inch. T accidentally checks the meaning other words in the text.
T focuses Ss attention on practice the correct reading the English and Metric measures under the vocabulary set.