Designing a Communicative Activity
Here is the communicative activity example that I designed for 11th grade students. PART 1: Introductory Information: Language Level: B1 Grade: 11th Grade/ High school students Main Topic: Education Sub-topic: Classroom Environment Function: Asking for and expressing opinions, giving suggestions Interaction Type: Group work TIME: 50 min. PART 2: Procedure: As a quick warm up to the activity, the teacher starts the session with asking students to observe the classroom environment for a few seconds. They are asked to think about if they feel physically comfortable, what are the problems of that environment and what are the possible solutions, Then, students get into groups of four and the teacher gives a handout to each group, in which they can see the instructions clearly. Based on their own thoughts and feelings, the groups are asked to identify the problems of the classroom environment and try to come