Lesson Plan

Teacher : Nuţu Carmen şi Farţade Monica-Andreea

Date : 11th of March,2010

School : “Al.I.Cuza”, Bacău

Form : 1st

Level : Beginners

Lesson : “Pets”

Vocabulary : Animals : cat , dog , rabbit , bird , rat , turtle , fish

Grammar : - “small/big”- “It’s got” - Ears, tummy/ fat tummy

Type of lesson : Reinforcement Lesson

Skills : Speaking , listening

Teaching methods and techniques :

♣ main method : The Communicative Approach

♣ elements of : - Direct method - Oral method

♣ techniques : - Conversation , explanation

Teaching material : - pictures - handouts - toys

- Chuckles - box - cassette - stickers

Objectives :

A. Cognitive objectives : At the end of the lesson SS will be able to:♣ to recognize the animals♣ to use “It’s got ”according to sentence meaning♣ to talk about their favourite animals using the correct structures

B. Affective objectives :♣ stimulating SS imagination and creativity♣ creating interest in the topic of the lesson♣ to make SS confident in themselves when speaking a foreign language♣ having fun

Interaction : T-SS SS-T IW

Time : 50 minutes

Nr.crt.

Stage of lesson

Teacher’s activity Students’s activity

Interaction Skills Teaching techniques

Aids Purpose/Aim

1. Warm-up(4 min.)

T asks SS some questions:“-How are you?”Chuckles says:“Hello!Stand up!Clap your hands!Stamp your feet!Touch your nose!Sit down!”

SS listen to the teacher and do what Chuckles says.

T-SSSS-T

Speaking Conversation Chuckles-to make SS feel comfortable in the class

2. Checking homework(4 min.)

T checks SS’ homework.

SS shows the picture to the T.

T-SSSS-T

Speaking Conversation -to check accomplishment of the given instruction

3. Checking previous knowledge(7 min.)

T plays the cassette with the song:“Look ,it’s a rabbit,Look, it’s a cat,Look, it’s a dog…”T shows to the SS two pictures(with a cat and a dog).“How is the cat/dog?What colour is the cat/dog?Is it funny?Why is it funny?What it’s got?”

SS sing the song (first time together with the cassette) and after that they sing alone.SS answer to the teacher’s questions.

T-SSSS-T

Listening Conversation CassettePictures

-to review SS knowledge

T plays the cassette with the song:“My black cat is very funnyIt’s got small ears and a big fat tummy…”

SS sing the song.

4. Announcing objectives(2 min.)

T shows to the SS some pictures and asks SS to recognize the animal.“What animal is it?”

SS answer to the teacher’s questions.

T-SSSS-T Speaking Conversation Pictures

5. Introducing the new material(15 min.)

T asks SS to complete the handout “Animal I love”.-Draw your favorite animal!

SS do as required.T-SSSS-TIW

SpeakingListening

ConversationExplanation

Handout 1

-to extract specific information from a handout

6. Acquiring performance(15 min.)

Let us playing a game!A blind hold child will pick an animal(a toy) from a box and he will discover the animal with the instructions received from the classmates.“Is it a dog?”

A SS will come in front of the class and pick an animal(a toy) and try to guess it.

T-SSSS-TIW

Speaking ConversationExplanation

Animals(Toys)BoxScarf

-to check comprehension of the new vocabulary

7. Feedback(3 min.)

Chuckles says:“Stand up!Clap your hands!Stamp your feet!Touch your nose!Touch your mouth!

SS listen to Chuckles and do what he says.

T-SSSS-T Speaking

ListeningConversation Chuckles -to check

understanding of the lesson

Touch your eyes!Close your eyes!Open your eyes!Sit down, please !”

8. Transfer (homework setting)(2 min.)

T gives to SS another handout as homework.

SS pay attention.T-SSIW

SpeakingListening

ConversationExplanation

Handout 2