A Grammar Translation Method unit

Topic: The 12 days of Christmas song.

level: Post-beginners
age: 9-year-olds
materials: Paper, scissors, , glue, CD with song, crayons, tape, dictionary,

Aims/objectives - to learn new vocabulary connected with Christmas

: - to develop childrens, reading and writing skills
- To develop students understanding of grammar rule: ordinal
numbers
- To get all the learners involved in the lesson

Procedure
Stage Procedure Time Interactio Monitoring/Evaluation
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Lesson 1 The teacher turns on the CD which presents the song. Then the 8 min. T-SS Before the lesson the
introduction teacher distributes the songs text (which is cut into pieces) and teacher should prepare
to the songs play the song once more time. The students task is to put the a few dictionaries or
text songs pieces in to right order. English books which
contain the song
After that the teacher asks students to highlight all words which are 5 min. words. If the children
unknown to them. Next volunteers write down all the words on the 3 min. T-S dont know how to use
blackboard. Then the teacher distributes among the students and 10min. dictionaries the
their task is to check the word meaning and translate it in to their teacher should do a
native language. presentation how to do
this. The teacher
 Then the teacher plays the song and the students task is to point to 4 min. T-SS should also move
the right word on the blackboard. around the classroom
from group to group
and monitor their
work.
Lesson 2 The teacher greets children and gives them a worksheet 1. Then 5 min. T-SS At this point it is
introduction she plays the song and the students task is to correctly fill in the important to involve
to the table (the task is to put the number). Then the teacher asks students all children in to the
cardinal use their songs text and check if they were right. grammar introduction.
numbers If they dont learn the
Next the teacher ask students if they notice something different rules, they wont
between two versions (the cardinal numbers change in to ordinal 15 participate in future
numbers). Then the teacher explains the grammar rule and min. T-S lessons. Is good to
distributes worksheet 2 among students. Their task is to change provide some extra
cardinal number in to ordinal ones. worksheets for
S-S children who still have
Then students in pairs compare their results. some problems with
the cardinal numbers.
After that the teacher conducts a competition: each student gets a 10 T-S
piece of paper and the teacher dictates numbers which should be min.
changed in to cardinal numbers. The person who gets the most
correct answers wins the competition.
Lesson 3 The teacher asks students to bring their songs texts and the 15 T-S The teacher should
the bilingual word lists and starts to translate the song text in to their min. help the children to
sentences native language. cooperate with
translation When they finish the teacher plays the karaoke version of the song 2 min. SS-SS translations and
and asks students to sing the foreign version of the song. The 5 min. monitor the children
students task is to say the mother tongue version of the song and work.
eventually sing it with the karaoke melody.

Next the teacher dictates some senesces in native language (and TS-SS
after that in the mother tongue) and students translate them. 8 min.
Lesson 4 The teacher greets children and asks them to fill in the third 8 min. T-S It is important to
The worksheet. Their task is use all gathered knowledge and design highlight that the
students their version of the song. teacher is pleased with
version of 6min. the work which was
the songs After that students in pairs compare their versions and try to S-SS made by the children.
combine and write down one song version. The teacher should
prise all children with
Next each pair presents the song among the students. 10 min SS-SS no exceptions.

Then students exchange their songs and translate them in to their

mother tongue language. 15 min SS-SS