Summary
Students will enhance their understanding of manufacturing by learning specific vocabulary such as tread, vulcanize, and mold. They will engage with authentic video content to grasp the sequence of production and improve listening skills. A key grammar point is the present simple passive, which students will practice to accurately describe industrial processes. Ultimately, this lesson aims to build vocabulary, reinforce grammar, and develop comprehension skills within a real-world context.
Activities
Students initiate the lesson with a warm-up discussion, sharing their thoughts on essential car components, tire materials, and any prior experiences with factory production processes, fostering engagement and activating relevant schemata.
Learners engage with key terminology crucial for understanding tire manufacturing, such as “tread,” “vulcanize,” and “mold,” through a definition-matching activity, building a solid vocabulary foundation for subsequent tasks.
Through watching an informative video, students will sequence the main stages of tire production and complete a listening comprehension exercise by filling in gaps with specific details from a segment of the video. The lesson dedicates a section to understanding and practicing the present simple passive voice, explaining its structure and common use in describing processes, followed by sentence transformation exercises.
To consolidate learning, students will choose a simple product or process they are familiar with and describe its creation in several steps, applying the passive voice and sharing their descriptions with a peer.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary focus for this lesson centers on terms essential for describing manufacturing processes, particularly tire production. Key terms include: tread (the part touching the road), vulcanize (to strengthen rubber), mold (a shaping form), bead (holds tire on wheel), and ply (a layer of material).
Students practice these words through matching and gap-fill exercises, applying them in context to solidify understanding.
Grammar focus
The grammar focus for this lesson is on the present simple passive voice.
Students learn its structure (Object + am/is/are + past participle) and its application in describing processes where the action is more important than the agent. Activities include identifying its use in context and transforming active sentences into passive sentences, helping students use this form accurately to describe procedures.
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