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IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY THROUGH THE USE OF ROLE PLAYING TECHNIQUE FOR GRADE VIII STUDENTS OF SMPN 1 BANGUNTAPAN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 20132014
COURSE GRID Standard of Competency:
9. Expressing the meaning in simple transactional and interpersonal conversations to interact with the closest environment.
Basic Competency:
9.2 Expressing the meaning in transactional to get things done and interpersonal social conversations using a variety of simple spoken languages accurately, fluently, and acceptably to interact with the closest environment involving expressions of asking and giving direction,
responding to a statement, paying attention, starting, expanding, and ending a telephone conversation.
Objective
At the end of the learning process, the students are expected to be able to use the expressions of asking and giving direction in a conversation appropriately.
Cycle I
Indicators Learning Materials
Teaching Activities Role Play
Learning Sources and
Media Vocabulary
Language Functions and Expressions
Pronunciation Teaching
Learning
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Students are able to :
• pronounce
the words
correctly, •
identify the expressions
of asking
and giving
direction. •
use the
expressions of
asking and
giving direction.
Verb: Excuse, go,
turn, keep going, walk,
take, park, buy.
Noun: Baber shop,
drugstore, bank, subway
station, department
store, parking lot,
launderette, gas station,
bakery, travel agency, map.
Adjective: Near, well,
good, opposite,
The expressions of asking direction:
• Excuse me, Sir
Miss Mam. •
How do I get to …
• Where is the
…? •
Is there any … here?
• Do you have a
map? The expressions of
giving direction: •
Go straight on. •
Turn right. •
Turn left. •
Keep going for about … m km
• You are going
the right way. •
It is this way. Short dialogues of
tɜ ː n k skju z
wɔ ː k pɑ ː k
ˈ bɑ ː .bə .ʃ ɒ p
drʌ g.stɔ
r
bæŋk lɔ n dret
p. .z t
1. Presentation
• T
shows the slides about
asking and giving
direction.
• T
shows some words related to
the topic and asks them to
match the words with the
pictures given and then try to
pronounce the words.
• T
plays a recording about
asking and giving
1. Presentation •
Ss pay
attention to the slides
shown by the T.
• Ss match the
words with the pictures given
of the words and then try to
pronounce the words.
• Ss listen to the
recording.
• Ss imitate the
The Ss are given role
cards and cue cards
and after that they
have to make a
conversation according to
the clues and
situations on the cards.
The Ss practice the
conversation before
perform they role
play in front of the class.
Media : •
Audio Recording.
• Power Point
Presentation Slides.
• Dictionary.
• LCD
projector •
Role cards and Cue
cards
Learning Sources:
• Scaffolding:
English for Junior High
School Students
• Oxford
Advance Learner’s
Dictionary
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asking and giving direction.
Conversation 1 Woman
: Excuse me, is there a post
office near here, please?
Man : Yes, there is.
Take the next road on the
right, walk for about fifty
metres and the post office is
on your left.
Woman : Thank you
very much.
Conversation 2 Woman
: Excuse me, can you tell
me how to get to nearest
pharmacy, please?
Man : Yes, there is
a chemist quite near here.
Turn left the traffic lights,
direction. •
T provides a
question and answers session
to check Ss’ pronunciation
and asks them to imitate her in
pronouncing the words.
• T
plays again the recording and
asks them to fill the missing
words.
• T asks
Ss to find the expression of
asking and giving direction
in the text. T.
• Ss listen to the
recording and fill the missing
words.
•
• Ss
find the
expression of
asking and
giving direction in the
text.
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then take the second right
and the pharmacy is
on the corner.
Conversation 3 Man
: Excuse me, do you know
the way to the station,
please? I need to take a train.
Woman
: I’m sorry. I don’t know
this area very well. Why
don’t you ask the policeman
over there?
Man : Good idea.
Conversation 4 Woman
: Excuse me, where is the
nearest supermarket,
please?
Man : There is one
on Smith •
T provides a
question and answer session
related to the questions.
B. Practice
• T
asked Ss to practice the
dialogue with a partner.
• T says
some words related to the
clothes and asks Ss to
imitate her.
• T
shows a dialogue with
• Ss
and T
discuss the
answers.
• Ss practice the
dialogue with their partners.
• Ss imitate the
T.
• Ss
fill the
missing
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Street, opposite the
church.
Woman
: And where is Smith Street?
Man : Oh, it’s the
main road that goes through
the town. It’s also called
High Street.
Conversation 5 Man
: Excuse me, how do I get to
Bellina Restaurant,
please?
Woman : Go to the end
of this road, then turn left
at the traffic lights. I think
Bellina is the Italian
restaurant on the corner of
Harris Road and Carter
Avenue. some missing
words and asked Ss to fill
the missing words by
listening the recording.
• T
provides a question and
answers session related to
missing words.
• T asks
Ss to practice the dialogue
with a partner.
3. Production
• T
divides the Ss in pairs to play
a role play. expressions.
• Ss
and T
discuss the
missing words.
• Ss practice the
dialogue with a partner.
• Ss
divide themselves in
pairs.
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• T
distributes the role play’s
materials. •
T explains the
role play. •
T asks Ss to make a
dialogue based on the role
cards and cue cards they have
got.
• T asks
Ss to practice their dialogue
in pairs.
• T asks
Ss to perform their role play
in front of the class.
• T
gives feedback •
Ss got the role cards and cue
cards.
• Ss
pay attention to the
explanation. •
Ss make
a dialogue
in pairs based on
the role cards and cue cards
given.
• Ss practice the
dialogue they
have made in pairs.
• Ss perform the
dialogue in
pairs in front of the class.
APPENDIX G
LESSON PLANS
