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RevisionLesson
Present Tense Simple and Continuous
Colegiul National Pedagogic „Stefan cel Mare”, Bacau
Titularizare, 2013
Lesson Plan
1. Teacher’s name: Elena-Diana Luncaşu2. Date: 31st of May, 20133. Form 5th Grade4. Level: Pre-intermediate5. Topic: Present Tense Simple and Continuous6. Type of lesson: Revision lesson7. Time: 50 min.8. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Cognitive objectives:- reactivate the previously taught material;- practise their language using Present Tense Simple and Continuous;- recognize the usage of Present Tense Simple and Continuous;- show understanding of the properties of language;
Affective objectives:- create interest in the topic;- use English while playing;- have fun.
9. Approach: Communicative Approach
10. Methods: Direct Method, Situational Method
11. Procedures: Individual work, Pair work, Group work
12. Techniques: Discovering techniques: Matching, Raising Questions;Practice techniques: Conversation, Elicitation, Drills, Simulation (Game: The Mime)
13. Teaching aids: Post-it notes, Hat templates, Robo-Present Drawings, Worksheets, Folded notes, Stickers
14. Bibliography: - NLP for Teachers. Making a World of Difference (British Council, course notes), 2011- Primii paşi în carieră (Constanta Dumitriu, coordonator), 2010- English Teaching Methodology (Elena Bonta, PhD), 2008- Old and New Techniques in Teaching English at Intermediate Level (Elena-Diana Luncaşu, Diploma paper), 2009- http://www.tt-group.net/text/mape_uma/mape_uma_2.htm - http://www.mes-english.com/worksheets/ - www.facebook.com/EFLpractice
Stage Teacher’s activity Students’ activity
Interaction Skill Time Purpose
1. Warm-up 1. Teacher greets the students and introduces herself. 2. Teacher offers Hat templates (Appendix 1) to all students and asks them to draw whatever they have in mind (bubbles, leaves, circles, diamonds, etc) in order to emotionally detach from bad emotions and thoughts before starting the lesson.On the other side of the paper, she asks students to write what they expect from the lesson.
- ss listen
- ss draw
- ss write
T-SS
T-SS
T-SSSS-T
Listening
Writing
1 min
2 min
- to create a pleasant atmosphere in the classroom;- to create a context for the following activities;
2. Announcing the objectives
1. Teacher announces the objectives and the “plan” of the lesson
- ss listen T-SS Listening 1 min - to create a context for the following activities;
3. Lead-in 1. Teacher describes the next activity called Think – Pair – Share and gives instructions:Students have to think about The Present Tense and report what they know about it, in writing. After their individual work, they have to pair up and discuss their answers with their desk mates. Finally, they report their answers.
- ss work individually
- ss work in pairs
- ss report their answers
T-SS
SS-SS
SS-SSSS-T
ListeningWriting
SpeakingWriting
Speaking
5 min - to reinforce knowledge ;- to draw attention to something important which is going to be discussed;
4. Feed-back1 1. Teacher offers feed-back and encourages students to participate in the following activities.
- ss listen T-SS Listening 1 min - to let ss know how well they performed;
1 The feedback is constantly offered throughout the lesson, but it is only mentioned twice in the lesson plan
5. Revising the already taught material
1. Teacher makes a chart (Appendix 2: Robo-Present) on the blackboard and with the help of the students fills it in. 2. Teacher offers students a worksheet (Appendix 3) and allots time for them to complete the tasks of the first two exercises.3. Teacher invites students to the blackboard to write their answers.4. Teacher corrects the mistakes if necessary.
- ss write
- ss begin to solve the exercises
- ss report their answer- ss correct their mistakes
T-SSSS-T
SS-SS
SS-TT-SS
SpeakingWritingListening
Writing
ListeningSpeakingWriting
10 min
5 min
2 min
- to make sure ss concentrate upon the whole meaning of the message;- to make sure ss practise the language;
- to make sure all ss have understood the revised material;
1. Teacher asks students to form two groups story-tell using Present Tense Simple:- they decide the topic of the story called “My Daily Activities”- they share ideas;- they choose a team leader to tell their story;- the group with the most funny story gets to call the tune on the others;2. Teacher invites students to play The Mime: Talking about here and now- students pick a folded note from a bag and mime what is written on it (Appendix 4);- the other students guess the action, using Present Tense Continuous
- ss work together in groups- ss use Present Tense Simple
- ss tell their stories- ss call the tune
- ss mime
- ss use Present Tense Continuous
T-SSSS-SS
SS-SS
WritingSpeaking
Listening
Speaking
5 min
3 min
10 min
- to stimulate ss’ imagination;- to make sure ss use the language;
- to get ss communicating;- to create a relaxed atmosphere in the classroom, proper for revising the taught material;
6. Feed-back 1. Teacher offers feed-back. - ss listen T-SS Listening 1 min - to let ss know how well they performed;
7. Evaluation 1. Teacher briefly revises the lesson - ss listen and T-SS Listening 1 min - to make sure all
and asks students if there are any pieces of information they did not understand.2. Teacher picks up some hat templates from the bag and checks if students’ expectations were reached.3. Teacher grades the students, by handing them stickers.
answer
- ss listen and offer feed-back on the lesson
SS-T
T-SS
Speaking
Speaking
Listening
1 min
1 min
students have understood the revised material;- to review ss’ aims for the lesson;- to make ss aware of their work
8. Homework 1. Teacher announces the homework and explains what is to be done: exercise 3 from the worksheet.
- ss listen ListeningWriting
1 min - to let ss know what they have to prepare for the next lesson
Appendix 1:
HAT TEMPLATE
Teacher invites students to draw whatever they want and like on the hat so that
they leave aside any bad emotion concerning the lesson.
On the other side of the paper, students are asked to write a sentence about their
expectations for the lesson.
Appendix 2
THE ROBO-PRESENT
- s - es - ing
Present Tense Present Tense Simple Continuous
“DO” Spelling Negation Spelling
They speak Italian. She is writing her homework. (BE)
Negation Question Question Exceptions
Usage Adverbs Usage Adverbs - - - - - - - - - - - -
Appendix 4
THE MIMETalking about here and now
One student picks a folded note from the bag and mime what is written on it. The other students guess forming sentences with the Present Tense Continuous
- Brushing your teeth (at the cinema)- Sleeping (in a restaurant)- Eating (in a spaceship)- Watching TV (in the middle of the garden)- Singing (in the rain)- Dancing (at the dentist)- Writing your homework (in the forest)- Taking pictures (to a crying baby)