AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF TLAXCALA

Philosophy and Literacy Faculty,

Language teaching.

Semester 7

Teachers:

Brandon N. Flores, Estefany González Lima, Catalina Galicia, Omar

Fernández

Lesson Plan Cleft Sentences

Learning outcomes
In this lesson students will be introduced cleft sentences, an emphatic structure, and will
practice cleft sentences with various activities base on the Gateway Student Book B2+.
They will also practice speaking by using cleft sentences.

Main Aims
To provide clarification and practice of cleft sentences.

Subsidiary Aims
To provide accuracy and fluency speaking practice.

Materials
Gateway Student Book B2+
Whiteboard
Time Presentation Material
3min Introducing the grammar topic Whiteboard
-Cleft Sentences Explaining how they are use
and the purpose.

5min -Ask for the Object pronouns Random.

Go on just until the students have identified the
object pronouns

Practice

20min -Explain that we use cleft sentences to emphasis Gateway Student Book B2+
adding the phrases before the sentence Whiteboard
-Write each phrases on the board (5)

Through examples cover each phrase mentioned

on the page 140 Gateway Students Book
Through the following steps.

1.-Provide the explanation grammar

2.-Write an example on the board at least 2

3.-Ask the students write their own example

(using different tenses, as well as negative forms)

4.-Select three students to write their sentence

on the board (make a distinction between a
common sentence and a emphasized sentence)

5.-Check the sentences with the class and

together correct them (in case) providing
feedback.

Focus on the p. 60 Gateway Students Book Gateway Student Book B2+

(Grammar guide)
3min.
-Ask to highlight the emphasized sentences and
then match them with a-e options
5min Localize in the pag. 60 Gateway Students Book Gateway Student Book B2+
Section 3
 -ask to complete the sentences using the
knowledge acquired, point out that they have a
common sentences so they got to emphasize
them.
-give an example making the first sentence.

Check the sentences with the class and together

correct them (in case) providing feedback.

5min. Localize in the pag. 60 Gateway Students Book Gateway Student Book B2+
Section 4
-ask to complete the sentences to make them
true for them talking about news, society,
people with power.
-give an example making the first sentence.

Check the sentences with the class and together

correct them (in case) providing feedback.

Do not forget to read section “Use” p.140

Gateway Student Book B2+
- emphasizes the importance of object pronouns.

5min Ask students for making the task of exercise 5 Gateway Student Book B2+
Give to each student a handout and ask for
answer all the page.

When they have finished to answer the handout Handouts for each student.
8min ask to each student for read one sentence aloud.
Ask if the sentence is correct or not.
*if the answer is not correct ask for someone else
to help their classmate
Closure
Ask to the students if the explanation of the
15 min “emphasis” before was understood.

The students have to do the activity 7 of the

book.

The students have to do the activity 8 of the

book.