Lesson Plan

Teacher: Izabella Lőrincz

Date: 20th April 2018

School: “József Attila” Elementary School

Grade: 7th D

Level: low pre-intermediate

Class description:
Students have English classes twice a week, for 50 minutes each time. They have been studying English for 4 years.
They like being active and they contribute to the lesson.

Time: 9.00-9.50

Length of lesson: 50 minutes

Subject of the lesson: Seasons and weather

Lesson type: acquisition of knowledge

- this lesson develops learners’ speaking skills in the context of talking about the weather and the four seasons. Vocabulary and phrases for
describing the weather are introduced to talk about the weather in different seasons.
In this lesson I will use a traditional approach to teach vocabulary.
Teaching aims: to build learners’ range of vocabulary for describing the weather and to introduce learners to phrases used for giving an opinion
about the weather

Skills: speaking, listening, writing

Learning aims: By the end of the lesson students will be able to

 define vocabulary related to weather and the seasons

 to talk about weather using specific vocabulary
 formulate and express their opinion about weather

Personal goals:

 to create a warm, friendly atmosphere

 to activate students’ knowledge by using proper techniques
 to encourage students to communicate freely and spontaneously during the activities

Predicted problems:

 some students from the class may get stuck and may not be very receptive and creative
 the new vocabulary might create difficulties in pronunciation
 the students might find laborious to express themselves because of the lack of vocabulary

Materials used: pictures, flashcards, blackboard, notebooks, worksheets

The teacher`s role: controller, observer, motivator, organizer, resource, feedback provider
Type of interaction: whole class discussion, pair work and individual work
Bibliography: https://esol.britishcouncil.org/search?s=talking%20about%20weather
https://en.islcollective.com/
 Stages of the Activities/procedures Purpose Interaction Materials
lesson and Timing
Teacher(T) activity Student (Ss) activity
Initial T greets the students and Ss greet the teacher and the
administrative makes sure that everybody in student of duty reports. to create a T-Ss nametags
measures (2') class is ready for the English pleasant
lesson. atmosphere
T. hands out nametags for
every student. Students write their names
on the nametags.

Warm-up (10') T. sticks four pictures on the Ss. talk about the pictures pictures
board and asks Ss. to talk and name the four seasons board
about them. and the months. T-Ss

T. elicits the name of the

seasons from the picture and Ss. answer the questions. to activate
the months of the seasons. students’ prior
knowledge
To practice the names of the
seasons and months T. asks
different quick questions.

Introduce the Elicit what the date and day to elicit weather T-Ss
topic- talk about is. vocabulary
the weather (5') Let Ss. to look outside and Ss. describe the weather. students may
ask them to describe the already know
weather.
Learn weather T. draws four categories on Ss. draw the chart in their notebook
vocabulary (10') the board: sunny, cloudy, notebook.
windy and snowy.

T. shows different flashcards

to elicit weather vocabulary Ss. together with the teacher
students may already know name the pictures. to introduce key T-Ss flashcards
and new vocabulary as well. vocabulary
T. explains and records the
new words on the board as
Ss. report what they see.
to practice
T. shows the flashcards one Ss. repeat the new words. pronunciation of T-Ss
by one, drilling the key vocabulary
pronunciation with the whole
class.

Word recognition T. hands out worksheets and

of weather set up learners in pairs.
vocabulary – (Ss. resolve different tasks worksheets
exercises- according to the time left)
controlled
practice (20')
Task 1:
Unscramble the words and Ss. unscramble the words. Ss-Ss
write them under the right
picture.

Task 2: Ss-Ss
Fill in the gaps using the Ss. fill in the gaps. to reinforce new
 words in the list. vocabulary by
completing
sentences
Task 3:
Circle the right word to fill in Ss-Ss
the gaps. Ss. circle the right words. to reinforce new
vocabulary by
choosing the
best word

Task 5:
to fluently use Ts-Ss
Picture dictation- T. reads the Ss. draw weather symbols the new
weather forecast for the UK. on the map. structure in a
communicative
activity

Feedback- Ts-Ss
evaluation (1') T. evaluates the activity on to motivate
the whole. students

Closure The Ss. will receive some

Set the homework exercises from their Ss. take notes. to provide Ts-Ss notebook
(2') worksheets. further practice