Lesson Plan

TEACHER: Elena Fecioru

DATE: 19th May 2010
SCHOOL: Scoala cu clasele I-VIII, Nr.1,
FORM: 5th
LEVEL: elementary
NO. OF STUDENTS: 17
UNIT 19: ACCIDENTS - Simple past (question forms)
LESSON TOPIC: “Wh…” Questions
TYPE OF LESSON: Revision session
VOCABULARY: all and none (general)
GRAMMAR: - Past Simple – regular/irregular verbs
- question words (who?, what?, when?, where?, why?, how long?, how much?, how
many?)
- TO BE - Past Tense (was/were)
- “yes/no” answers and negative statements
MAIN FOCUS: to check Ss knowledge of some important grammar issues taught in this unit (Past
Simple - regular/irregular verbs)
OBJECTIVES:
A) COGNITIVE OBJECTIVES: by the end of the lesson Ss will be able to:
2. underline some Past Simple verbal forms
3. fill in the correct form of the verb and turn it into negative/interrogative
4. complete a table with Infinitive, Past simple and the translation of the verb
5. speak about a past activity
6. recognize and properly use the verbs in past tense in their own statements
7. make questions for underlined words
8. select some information from the read text and complete sentences

B) AFFECTIVE OBJECTIVES:
- to create a warm atmosphere in order to offer the background for smooth, easy
conversations between teacher and students
- to make students confident in themselves when speaking a foreign language
SKILLS: listening, speaking, reading, writing
INTERACTION: T- Ss, S-S, Ss-Ss, PW, GW, IW
ASSUMED KNOWLEDGE: - I assume that students already know the difference between regular /
irregular verbs and what changes appear in the structure of the tense when
using interrogative/negative forms. They are expected to use various
question words and a large amount of verbs in their statements.
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS:
- if she thinks it is necessary, the teacher will offer the students guidance in
solving certain exercises;
 - some Ss might have problems when working in pairs;
- a few among the Ss may be given supplementary explanations in
Romanian.
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY: the students will be assessed on class participation
TEACHING TECHNIQUES: conversation, dialogue, exercise, interview, game
METHODS OF TEACHING: Communicative Approach
TEACHING AIDS: worksheets, blackboard, coloured chalk, posters, flashcards, flipchart, handouts,
strips
A) BIBLIOGRAPHICAL:
1. official: The Curriculum for Secondary Education
2. methodical: Harmer, Jeremy: ‘The Practical of English Language Teaching’, Longman, UK, 1991
3. textbook: Nolasco, Rob: ‘WOW’ (Window On the World), Oxford University Press, 2004
4. activity book: Nolasco, Rob: ‘WOW’ (Window On the World), Oxford University Press, 2004
5. different internet sites

B) HUMAN: the students of the class

TIME: 50 minutes
NR. STAGE OF TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ INTER SKILLS TEACHING AIDS PURPOSE/
CRT. LESSON ACTIVITY ACTION TECHNIQUE AIM
S
1 CHECKING - T. greets class and checks - Ss answer T-Ss Speaking Conversation None - to check
ATTENDANCE attendance ‘X is absent today.’ presence
1’ ‘Who’s absent today?’
2 WARM UP 3’ - T propose Ss to play a game - Ss pay attention and T-Ss Speaking Conversation Bingo - to make
together – Bingo game start playing the game Ss-T Reading cards Ss feel
T gives Ss some verb cards Whole Verb grid comfortable
and explains the purpose and class and increase
the way the game is played(see their
appendix 1 – procedure and confidence
stages in the game) in the use of
language
during class.
3 CHECKING - T. asks Ss to read their - Ss read their homework T-Ss Reading conversation Note - to check
HOMEWORK homework and checks it orally. and correct the mistakes, Ss-T Speaking Books understandin
T encourage Ss to correct their if necessary. Ss-Ss Writing workshee g of the
5’ mistakes themselves and helps ts items taught
them to make the necessary
corrections (if any).
4 CHECKING - T asks Ss to remember the - Ss pay attention, solve T-Ss Speaking Exercise Workshe - to review
PREVIOUS past tense of some verbs exercise and answer. Ss-T Reading Conversation ets Ss’
KNOWLEDGE previously studied and invites (Ss recognize and circle knowledge
(VOCABULAR them to solve exercise 1 on the the correct verbal form on Past
Y AND worksheets they received paying attention to the Simple
 GRAMMAR) negative form) regular
3’ irregular
verbs
5 ANNOUNCING - T writes the title of the lesson - Ss listen and take notes. T-Ss Speaking Conversation None -to make
OBJECTIVES on the BB and tells the class Ss aware
1’ the aims of the lesson. of the items
- T tells Ss they will revise they will
items learnt in Units 18 and 19 revise.
6 REVISING - T gives Ss handouts and asks - Ss get the handouts and T-Ss Speaking Conversation Handouts - to review
PREVIOUS Ss to solve the task fill in the exercise. Ss-Ss Grammar Ss’
KNOWLEDGE (Ss have to fill in the blanks (drank, drove, ate, GW game knowledge
25’ with the correct verbal form of found, gave, went, sat, on Past
some regular and irregular slept, swam, wrote, Simple
Activity 1 verbs) came, did) verbal form

- T asks Ss to do exercise 2 on - Ss do the exercise and Ss-T Writing Grammar Workshe - to review
the worksheet read their answers T-Ss Reading exercise ets Ss’
(they change the IW Text knowledge
Activity 2
sentences into negative) Book past simple
negative
 - T asks Ss to do exercise 3 on - Ss do the exercise and IW Writing Conversation Blackboa - to review
Activity 3 the worksheet then read their T-Ss- Reading Grammar rd Ss’
statements (they have to Ss-Ss Listening exercise Workshee knowledge
write 5 things they ts past simple
didn’t do yesterday) negative

-T asks gives Ss some handouts - Ss do the exercise and T-Ss Writing Exercise Handout - to check
and asks them to solve the task read their sentences IW Speaking Poster compre
Activity 4
after they also look at the poster - one S comes to the Ss-T Flipchart hension
on the flipchart flipchart and circle the Ss-Ss of negative
(Ss have to look carefully the oddities on the poster form
picture and write down what’s
odd there using negative
statements)
- T asks Ss to solve exercise 4 - Ss do the exercise and T-Ss Speaking Exercise Workshe - to check
on the worksheet (Ss have to act out the dialogue (ask Ss-Ss Writing ets compre
Activity 5
ask questions on the underlined and answer questions PW hension
phrases) about what they did of
yesterday) interrogativ
e form
7 ACQUIRING - T gives Ss handouts with the - Ss do the exercise and T-Ss Writing Exercise Handouts - to check
PERFORMANC interview questions and asks work on pairs asking and Ss-T Speaking Conversation compre
E Ss to do the exercise on the answering the interview PW hension
8’ handouts and read their of Past
answers (the interview – What Simple
did you do yesterday?) question
 words
8 FEED-BACK - T asks Ss to do exercise 5 on - Ss do the exercise and T-Ss Speaking Grammar Workshe . - to check
3’ the worksheets and read their read their answers Ss-T Reading Exercise ets compre
answers IW hension
of Past
Simple
question
words
9 TRANSFER - T asks Ss to do exercise 6, on - Ss write down what T-Ss Writing Conversation Noteboo
(HOMEWORK the worksheets their homework is Speaking ks
ASIGNMENT) - T praise the Ss for their - Ss listen
1’ activity and rewards them