CHIENG HAN NIE EDU3205
J34112 TEACHING OF AURAL-ORAL SKILLS
Date : 10th January 2008
Time : 80 minutes
Target students : Form 1
School : SMK Mukah, Mukah
Language proficiency : Intermediate
Topic : Independence Day
Sub topic : Short Story – ‘King Midas and His Golden Touch’
Learning outcomes : 1.8 Listen to and understand stories on moral values, such as
kindness, friendship, selflessness, and cooperation.
Tell stories on moral values, such as kindness, friendship,
selflessness, and cooperation.
Prior knowledge : Students are capable to tell stories by using simple sentences.
General objective : To develop students’ ability in telling stories with moral values.
Specific objectives : By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
Presentation
To listen carefully to the instructions given by the teacher and to
use the correct sentence patterns when retelling the story.
Practice
Act out the story.
Production
Make a wish and give the reasons.
Moral Value : Gratitude, rationality, moderation
Content : Listening skill Speaking skill
Listen to story Tell story
Reference : Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (2003) Huraian Sukatan
Pelajaran Tingkatan 1. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan
Pustaka.
Stage/Time / Aids/Activity / Presentation/RationalePresentation
Stage 1
5 minutes / Whole Class Activity
Students are going to hear a story.
Aids:
Story Book / 1. Teacher read the story from the
book with the students.
2. Teacher writes out on the board
the titles of the story that they are
supposed to listen to.
3. Teacher asks students to listen to
the story carefully.
Rationale:
To enable students to internalize they story.
Stage 2
15 minutes / Whole Class Activity
Grammar Form:
Simple Present Tense
Simple Past Tense
Sentence Pattern:
Simple Present Tense
King Midas is a rich king.
Simple Past Tense
King Midas was a rich king.
Example:
love – loved
reply – replied
grant – granted
Aids: Text of story in transparency / 1. Teacher show the text of story in
transparency read the story
aloud.
2. Students listen as teacher read
the story.
3. Teacher explains how to retell a
story and present the grammar
form in a sentence pattern.
How to retell a story
i. When you tell story, use the
simple present tense.
ii. Use as many expressions as you
can to make your story
interesting and comprehensible.
4. Teacher writes out the sentence
pattern on the board and
underlines the grammatical
items.
5. Teacher substitutes the
underlined words to provide
more examples.
6. Students internalize the sentences
by reading the sentences a few / Knowledge Construction
Stage/Time / Aids/Activity / Presentation/Rationale
times.
Rationale:
To enable students to learn the language, the target structures and pronunciation.
Practice
Stage 1
5 minutes / Group work
Students listen carefully to the instructions given by the teacher.
Aids:
The dialogue of the story / 1. Teacher divides students into three groups.
2. Teacher handouts the dialogue of the story to students.
3. Students are required to complete the task as follow:
i. In group, students read through the dialogue was given by teacher.
ii. You and your friends decide who will be King Midas, Fairy and Stefanie.
iii. You are asked to practice dialogue as you can
to make your presentation interesting and
comprehensible.
4. Teacher asks feedback on the task of what they are supposed to do.
Questions:
1. How many characters in the dialogue?
2. What must you do to make the act more interesting?
Rationale:
To ensure students understand
clearly what they are expected to do. / Collaboration
Stage 2
15 minutes / Group work
Students practice the act in their group. / 1. Students practice in their group.
2. Teacher act as facilitator as
student practice in their group.
Rationale:
To give students intensive practice in the target language. / Collaboration
Stage 3
20 minutes / Group work
Students take turn to act out the dialogue. / 1. Each group takes turn to act out
the dialogue.
2. Students are watching the acts.
3. Teacher gives spoken remarks
and opens the class for
comments.
4. Teacher holds a class discussion
about the story and inculcate the
moral values.
Rationale:
To build up self confidence in giving justifications.
To inculcate the moral values of kindness and selflessness.
Production
Stage 1
3 minutes / Individual work
Students listen carefully to the instructions given by the teacher. / 1. Teacher act as fairy.
2. Students asked to tell a wish in
front of students.
3. Students are required to give the
reasons of the wish was made.
Stage 2
17 minutes / Individual work
Students take turn to make a wish. / 1. Students take turn to tell their
wish and the reasons in front of
class.
2. Teacher gives comments and
makes conclusion.
Rationale :
To give the opportunity to students to express their thoughts.
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