Language Forms:The Present Continuous tense with future intent.
Lexical Items : ambiguity , secret , pilot , controller
Topic : Decoding messages
visual aids: pictures , textbooks, BB
Objective: Seeking information in a text and using the linguistic requisities about flights
Writing a letter of apology.


Procedure

warm up:
• T.: We call the person who drives a car ( a driver ). How about the one who flies a plane ?
PP : a pilot.

Step One: Pre-reading phase
• T.: What language do pilots use to speak with controllers( persons who guide pilots through the phone) all over the world? PP: ( ? , English , French,..)
T.: They use English with a spelling alphabet .

Step two Presentation of the theme
• T. asks PP to open books on page 56 and read the messages:
What does ( Alpha India ) mean ? PP : Perhaps an Indian plane ,…
T.: No. It's the spelling alphabet ( Alpha for the letter A and India for I ).

Step three: Reading phase ( Reading for specific information.)
Now , read text One ( page 57 ) and answer the QQ:
1. It means Alitalia.
2. They use a coded language to avoid ambiguity (uncertainty , difficult to understand).
3. Paul's planning to visit Wales , TheNorth of England then Italy.

Step Four: Practise
• Look at the spelling alphabet ( 2page 57) .Exchange secret messages with your partner using the Present Continuous with future intent ( or meaning ):
E.g : - Hi, Oscar Mike Alpha Romeo! I'm having a party next Tuesday. Are you coming ?
- No, thanks . I'm camping with Alpha Lima India on Tuesday. ( Omar / Ali )

Step Five: Write it out
• You have been invited to go camping for a week but you cannot accept the invitation.
Write a letter of apology.
Correction : December 30th , 2004
Dear Sami,
I'm really sorry , but I can't come to camp with you. I have programmed to go with my
parents to visit my grandmother who is very ill. I'm sorry again . I wish I could come .
Thank you for the invitation. I'll call you soon.
Love , Salem