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    Lesson Plan School : Vasile Scurtu Parva, Secondary School English teacher : Aneta Pop

    Topic: I can sing, I can dance, I can hop Form : the 3rd A, 1st year of study Type of lesson: acquiring new information (CAN- expressing ability)

    Skills : speaking, writing, listening

    Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to review the language taught previously(action verbs) and to introduce and practice the verb CAN expressing ability.

    Aims : to recycle the language taught previously (parts of the body, action verbs) to practice vocabulary related to the topic to enable the students to use expressions such as I can/(I

    cant)What can you do?

    to enrich their vocabulary with verbs(skip the rope, drive a car, cook) to practice their speaking, writing, listening skills to consolidate the target language making up a poster, working in

    groups, singing English songs

    to give Sts confidence in their ability to use the English language

    to end the lesson in a fun atmosphere

    Time: 45 min.

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    Didactic strategies: methods and procedures: ice-breaking, conversation,

    explanation, dialogues, listen-and-do activities, role-play,

    singing and miming, making up a poster

    materials and equipment: handouts, flashcards, worksheets, glue, puppets, large drawing boards (larger then

    A3), P.C. , video projector (a short cartoon What can you

    do?), audio cassettes, CD player

    organization: class work, individual work, group work

    Anticipated problems : Some students may be shy to speak English (or to mime). The teacher will encourage them to speak English (and to have fun, miming).If they remain silent, they are less likely to learn. T. will explain to them that it is better for them to risk getting something wrong, than not to say anything. All learners need to experiment and make errors.

    Notes: This is a high energy lesson which is great fun and allows my students to pick up the structures quickly.Parts of this lesson can be used in other lessons as energy burners (especially the song I used many times in the past: Hop to the tree).

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    Lesson Procedure

    ACTIVITY 1 : WARM-UP AIMS : to get things started, wake up tired Sts and prepare brains, mouths, ears and eyes for English

    to generate interest, to make pupils relax

    PROCEDURE INTERACTION TIMING

    Sts start singing Hello song to establish a relaxed, anxiety-free atmosphere in the classroom. Sts sing a song, shake their hands, dance and mime:

    Hello, hello, hello Hello, hello, hello Hello, hello, hello

    Hello, how are you?

    Hello, hello, hello Hello, hello, hello Hello, hello, hello

    I am fine, thank you!

    Lets move to the music! (ACTIVITY RAP):

    Hello, again and its time to listen and move to the

    music. Are you ready? Okay, lets go!

    Stand up, please. Yes, please stand up.

    T-S

    Frontal

    Speaking

    Listening

    2 min

    3 min

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    And sit down, all sit down.

    And stand up, stand up.

    And sit down, all sit down.

    And stand up, please.

    Good. Thank you.

    Now raise your arms and up and down. (4X)

    Go on, dont stop and up and down and up and down.

    Thank you.

    Dont sit down now. Lets go on.

    Now snap your fingers. First your right fingers, then your

    left. Listen. (snapping fingers)

    Its easy.

    Now its your turn right, left (6X)

    Thank you. Youre doing fine!

    Now clap your hands. Here we go one, two. (5X)

    Now clap your hands again and count to ten.

    Count to ten in English.

    Ready, steady, go: one, two.ten. Thank you and

    back from ten to one. Ten, nine..one. GOOD.

    Now sit down, please. Sit back and close your eyes. Okay. Please, close your eyes. Yes, close your eyes and listen to the music. Relax.

    dancing

    move to the music

    listening miming

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    ACTIVITY 2: CHECKING AND PRACTICE THE PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

    AIM:

    to recycle and practice the language taught previously (parts of the body, action

    verbs)

    PROCEDURE INTERACTION TIMING

    All right, everyone! We are not here to relaxbut having fun! Sowe need more action now: Stand up! Sit down! Clap your hands! Stomp your feet! Snap your fingers! Blink your eyes Smile!/ Hop!/ Jump!/Spin! Walk!/ Run!/ Play football!/ Play basketball! Play tennis! Play the piano!/ Play the violin! Play the quitar!/Play the drums! Ride a bike!/ Ride a horse! Skate! Fly! Swim!

    Very good! Now Lets play Teacher says! This is the game Simon Says but using the word

    teacher instead. T. goes straight into the game no explanations necessary by saying Teacher says touch your(head). T. does the action and makes sure everyone else follows along. She does a few more touch your eyes, touch your toes, etc. Then at some point T. gives

    dancing

    5 min

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    command without the Teacher says part - e.g. Touch your eyes but teacher touches her ears. Play the game faster and faster. When a student makes a mistake they have to sit the rest of the game out.)

    Teacher says: Touch your head! Touch your body! Touch your legs! Touch your eyes/ ears/ mouth/ nose! Touch your shoulders! Touch your knees! Touch your toes!

    We end this activity by singing Head and Shoulders song. (Appendix 1)

    ACTIVITY 3: PRESENTATION & PRACTICE listening, speaking, writing activity AIM:

    to present and activate the vocabulary of the lesson

    to develop the pupils listening skills

    to practice their speaking / listening/ writing skills

    to enable the students to use expressions such as I can/ (I cant) to enrich their vocabulary with action verbs (skip the rope, drive a car, cook)

    to give Sts confidence in their ability to use the English language

    PROCEDURE INTERACTION TIMING

    Teacher teaches "Can you ..?", "I can " Great song! I can touch my knees, too. And I can touch my

    toes! Can you all see me doing this? Watch me! (Teacher touches her knees/ toes) I can do a lot of things. Look! Hear, on this blackboard, are

    some pictures representing things that I CAN do, and on the

    other blackboard you can see what I CANT do.

    T. also shows children some pictures of her (using a video

    projector).

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    Listening

    10 min

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    Look! I can dance/ cook/ climb a tree

    T. takes out two more flashcards for the actions fly and ride a bike. All the students sit down. T. pulls out the Jump flashcard. says I can jump point to herself and nod her head. Then jumps and again says I can jump. Sts repeat and do the same action. T. does the same for another flashcard (e.g. run). Then pulls out the "fly" flashcard. Looks surprised and shakes her head, saying No. I cant fly. Motion trying to fly but falling on the ground. T. can also asks some students Can you fly? some are bound to say Yes, but T. looks shocked and says: No. No I dont think so.. Next does a few more actions (turn around, hop) and then pulls out the ride a bike flashcard. Again, says I cant ride a bike and motion trying to but falling off. Then T. finishes with the remaining flashcards. Now, pulls out a flashcard (e.g. hop) and says to the class Can you hop?. Encourage everyone to say, Yes, I can hop and show you how. T. does this with all of the flashcards try and encourage some to say they cant do some actions (e.g. ride a bike, swim and especially fly!).

    I can sing! Listen! (T. sings a song) Can you sing? Children sing BIG/ LITTLE song. (Appendix 2) Wow! We can do a lot of things! Lets see what a pumpkin can/cant do!

    - T and Sts watch a short cartoon (Learn English - Actions):

    - First pumpkin, come in.What can you do? - I can run. I can jump. I can swing. - Can you fly? - No, I cant. I cant fly. - Sorry. Next. What can you do? - I can throw a ball. I can climb. I can catch.

    Listen and do

    Listening

    (watching the cartoon)

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    - Can you catch an elephant? - No, I cant. I cant catch an elephant. - Next. What can you do? - I can Kick . I can hit. I can fight. - Can you fight a monkey and a crocodile? - No, I cant. I cant fight a monkey and a crocodile. - Too bad. Next. What can you do? - I can smile. I can cry. I can walk . - Can you swim? - No, I cant. I cant swim. - Sorry. Next pumpkin.What can you do? - I can sleep. I can drink . AndI can eat. - Can you eat a tree? - Yes, I can. I can eat a tree. - Yeah! Hes the one! Get him in here.Take him. Well take him.

    ACTIVITY 4: PRACTICE and REINFORCEMENT AIMS:

    to practice their speaking and writing skills

    to build confidence, to work in groups

    to practice and consolidate the target language by making up a poster

    to stimulate Sts imagination and creativity

    to enable the Sts to use expressions such as I can..

    PROCEDURE INTERACTION TIMING

    APPLICATION 1.

    I guess you liked the cartoon. Now itt time to work!

    INDIVIDUAL WORK writing and miming -T. distributes Sts. worksheets with the verb CAN. (Appendix 3)

    Please, complete the sentences for each picture, writing can:

    IW

    10 min

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    -Sts. work individually:

    I can sing.

    I can draw

    APPLICATION 2. GROUP WORK

    -When the Sts have finished writing their workfiles, they have to work in groups .

    -T devides the class into groups of 4.

    -Each group will receive a large sheet of paper (larger than A3), and an envelope with some labels and pictures (action verbs) -T explains the task. Sts have to write down their names and to stick the pictures/ activities on the paper. After that, they stick the labels with the right action verb under each picture. -T models the task providing a visual aids. (Appendix 4) As they work in groups they listen to songs in English:

    Can you clap?

    Can you do it?

    Can you swim?

    Can an elephant jump?

    What can you do?

    I can sing, I can dance, I can hop

    I can run

    Writing

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    St St Speaking Listening

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    ACTIVITY 5 : FEED-BACK- What, what, what can you do?(Singing-and-do

    activity.) MIME AIMS: to consolidate vocabulary related to actions

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    to have fun while studying English language , singing and role-playing

    PROCEDURE INTERACTION TIMING

    -When the Sts have finished writing their names and

    sticking all the pictures and the right labels, they come in

    front of the classroom and talk about activities they can/

    cant do.

    Sts sing and mime like this: (the tape is playing, too)

    What, what, what can you do?

    What, what, what can you do?

    What, what, what can you do?

    What, what can you do? (Appendix 5)

    One child will be the reporter:

    Alex, what can you do? I can play football! Show us. (Alex mimes playing football.)

    What, what, what can you do?

    What, what, what can you do?

    What, what, what can you do?

    What, what can you do?

    Ionel, what can you do? I can play basketball! Show us! (He mimes playing basketball.)

    What, what, what can you do?

    What, what, what can you do?

    What, what, what can you do?

    What, what can you do?

    Maria , what can you do? I can ski! Show us!

    T-Sts

    Speaking singing miming Sts-Sts

    10 min

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    (She mimes skiing.) and so on After each moment teacher gives a golden medal to all the

    active children. The colleagues will applaud.

    ACTIVITY 6 : ENDING THE LESSON AIMS: to assign Sts homework

    to evaluate Sts work

    to end the lesson in a fun atmosphere

    PROCEDURE INTERACTION TIMING

    HOMEWORK:

    T. assigns the homework by giving clear instructions. (Appendix 6) ASSESSMENT:

    T. appreciates the Sts that were active during the entire lesson and give advices to the less active ones. All Sts will get a GREAT WORK diploma and a smily face to remind them of this funny lesson.

    Sts finish the lesson in a fun atmosphere. They listen a very funny song: HOP TO THE TREE, dancing and miming.

    I can dance

    I can sing

    I can hop, hop, hop

    I hop to the tree

    And then I stop.

    Hop, hop, hop to the tree

    Hop, hop, hop to the tree

    STOP, HOP, STOP, HOP. (They mime dancing, singing, hopping to the tree, playing the drums and dance)

    T-Sts

    Speaking

    Listening

    5 min

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