Practice II – Camila Roldán & Samanta Otamendi Gomez

Lesson Plan N° 6

Date: 22/09/2014

Class: 6th grade “C” & “D”

Level: Beginner

Time: One class

Language Exponents: have got / haven’t got

Language Skills: Reading, Writing, Speaking

Main Aims:

Students will understand short description of animals where have got/haven’t got are used in context together with the conjunction “but” to show contrast.

Personal Aims:

We will try to use chorus repetition when dealing with new items of vocabulary.

Materials:

Photocopies.

Cardboards.

Animal images.

Beamer

Anticipated problems:

Students may find it difficult to understand the short descriptions.l

Possible Solutions:

We give them more examples apart from the ones on the powerpoint and explain them the structure to use have got / haven’t got as many times as they need.

PROCEDURES

Practice II – Camila Roldán & Samanta Otamendi Gomez

1) Warm-up activities:a) We will correct the sentences we worked with last class:

1. Penguins haven’t got beaks.

2. Vicuñas have got four legs.

3. Jaguars have got feathers.

4. Ostriches have got two wings.

5. Pumas have got two eyes and two small ears.

6. Deers haven’t got antlers.

7. Alligators have got fins.

8. Elephants have got a trunk and two long tusks.

9. Giraffes haven’t got a short neck.

10. Anteaters have got a long tongue.

This could be done in a powerpoint presentation

2) Main Activity:

a) We will present brief descriptions of three different animals in a

powerpoint presentation. These ones will also be delivered to the

students in photocopies in order for them to have the examples on

their folders.

Practice II – Camila Roldán & Samanta Otamendi Gomez

b) Students answer questions orally that the teacher asks to check their

understanding of the texts.

c) We could introduce the structure for questions with have got and

make children interact between them asking and answering questions

to practice all structures: interrogative, affirmative and negative.

For example: - “Have sharks got wings?”

- “No, they don’t. They have got fins.”

Extra activities:

Choose the correct animal

1) They have got a beak, two flippers and feathers.

A) Whales B) Penguins C) Seals

2) They have got fins, gills and scales on their body.

A) Seals B) Snakes C) Sharks

3) They have got four legs, a short tail and antlers.

A) Giraffes B) Deer C) Elephants

4) They have got a big body with flippers and a blowhole.

A) Whales B) Alligators C) Condors

5) They have got grey skin, small eyes and two horns.

A) Pumas B) Vicuñas C) Rhinos

6) They haven’t got legs or fins.

A) Alligators B) Snakes C) Whales

Complete the crossword

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Practice II – Camila Roldán & Samanta Otamendi Gomez

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1) They have got four legs, a nose and two small ears. They can run, climb

and swim but they can’t fly or crawl. (Jaguars)

2) They haven’t got legs or wings. They can climb, swim and crawl but they

can’t fly or run. (Snakes)

3) They have got a beak, two flippers and feathers. They can swim but they

can’t fly. They are black and white. (Penguins)

4) They have got a brown body with a long tail. They have got four legs and

claws. They can run, climb and swim but they can’t fly or crawl. (Pumas)

5) They have got four short legs and a long tail but they haven’t got

feathers or wings. They can swim. ( Alligators)

6) They have got big ears, a trunk and two tusks. (Elephants)

7) They have got fins and gills. They can swim. (Sharks)