Specifying the Learning Objectives

58 teacher could give questions for the students and then discuss with all students about the topic. Get Ready referred to schema building or the first step of the procedures of developing unit of works of Task-Based Language Teaching. This section also referred to the first principle of Task-Based Language Teaching that was scaffolding. b. Start Talking This activity contained example of conversations based on the topic. In this activity, the students read the conversation given. The teacher might ask some students to read the conversation loudly. Then the students practiced the conversation in pairs. In Start Talking, the writer considered the second step of the procedures of developing unit of works that was controlled practice. c. Focus In This part provided some explanations consist of expressions. There were also important notes about the topic. The students might read and recognized the explanations. The teacher would explain the expressions and some important things and help the students to recognize the materials. The writer considered the third principle recycling and the fifth principle integration of Task-Based Language Teaching. d. Talk Some More This part provided several tasks which could be used to practice speaking. In this part, the students might work in pairs or and in groups based on the instructions given. The activities might be varied. The students could practice the dialogues based on the situation given, do role-play based on the situation, 59 practice speaking in communication games and discuss some issues given. The aim of this part was to encourage the students to speak in English. This section referred to the fourth principles of TBLT that was active learning. The writer also considered the sixth principle that was reproduction to creation. Moreover, the writer considered the fifth step of developing unit work of TBLT that was providing freer practice. e. Take Your Turn. This part was an individual task. In this section, the students did the exercise individually to check the students’ understanding about what they had learnt. The aim of this part was to review what the students got in each meeting. In this section, the students also reflect what they have learned about the topic given. This section referred to the principle of Task-Based Language Teaching number seven that was reflection. After choosing the sections of every unit, the writer listed the skills taught in every topic. The explanations could be found as follows: Table 4.6: List of Skills in Subject Contents Units Skills Sections Unit 1: Hi How are you? - Getting the background knowledge of the topic. - Practicing conversation in pairs - Identifying the dialogues - Understanding the expressions of greeting and leave taking - Making dialogues and practicing the dialogues - Get Ready - Start Talking - Start Talking - Focus In - Talk Some More