Contextualization

• Target Age: 13-15

• Target Language Level (based on CEFR): A2 

• Location: VR environment (Immerse), with students connected via headsets or desktop mode

Lesson Aims

Competencies specifically related to CEFR:

• Reception: p. 56 - Students listen to and understand peers’ spoken orders, cashier questions, and instructions in the VR environment. They also interpret written information on the menu and receipts.

• Production: p. 70 - Students produce spoken language to order food, explain choices, and prepare items.

• Interaction: p. 83 - Students exchange information in real-time, negotiating meaning while ordering and serving.

• Communicative Language Competences (Linguistics, Sociolinguistic, Pragmatic): p. 132 - Students practice turn-taking, politeness strategies and appropriate register.

Learning objectives (SWBATs)

• Practice vocabulary related to food and ordering in a restaurant setting.

• Successfully order a meal, respond to cashier questions about payment, take orders and prepare food according to customer requests using the target language.

• Identify and follow steps in sequence.

• Develop oral competency through role-playing.

Preparation for the app task cycle

• Set up Immerse VR environment (prepare whiteboard tiles with food vocabulary, create cards and prompts).

• Create Padlet wall for post-task reflection and slides with instructions and language necessary to perform the task.

Materials

Brief description of each phase of task cycle

Pre-task (5 minutes)

• Students drag vocabulary tiles onto categories on the VR whiteboard (e.g., beverages, sides, mains).

• The completed whiteboard becomes the “menu” for the main task.

• Teacher reviews pronunciation.

Main task (30 minutes)

• Task 1: Ordering: Students order a hamburger, side, drink, and ice cream (ice cream ordered separately at the truck).

• Task 2: Taking orders: Students act as cashiers, input orders on the screen, ask about payment methods, and generate receipts.

• Task 3: Preparing food: Students prepare the hamburger, side, and drink according to the order using VR tools.

• Students rotate roles until all have performed each task.

Post-task (15 minutes)

• Students take screenshots of their meal and receipt when acting as a customer. Then, they post it on Padlet with answers to reflection prompts:

  • • What did you order?

    • How much was it?

    • How was your experience?

    • Do you feel more confident ordering in a restaurant now?

• The teacher facilitates a brief discussion of experiences and language challenges.

Examples of materials and app in use

Padlet submissions

Students take screenshots of their meal and receipt while acting as the customer. Then, they post these pictures on Padlet and write a short reflection responding to the given questions.