School of Educational Studies

MICROTEACHING

GRAMMAR
CONCRETE AND ABSTRACT NOUNS

THE LESSON PLAN

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

School: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kota Jaya

Subject: English Language

Time: 9.00 am - 9.40 am

Class: Form 4 Alpha

Language proficiency: Low English Proficiency

Number of students: 27 (2 boys and 25 girls)

Date: 18 NOVEMBER 2013

Topic: Fitting In

Theme: People

Stage: Practice
Curriculum Specifications:

 Recognizing the concrete and abstract nouns.

 Using appropriate grammar in conversation, and writing skills.
 Enable learners to use language items repeatedly.

Previous knowledge: Students are exposed to the nouns.

General Objective: To educate students on understanding concrete and abstract nouns.

Specific Objectives:

o To enhance knowledge of concrete and abstract nouns, students are asked to

answer all of the questions provide for them.

o Students will be able to differentiate between the concrete and the abstract
nouns.

o Students will be able to use the internet technology to learn grammar.

Moral issues: Self-reliance – able to act independently.

Teaching Aids: Slide, online quiz

THE LESSON DEVELOPMENT

Stage/Time Content/Material Presentation/Rationale

Stage I Whole -Class Activity  Teacher asks students about the nouns that they
(5 minutes) know from their prior’s knowledge.
 Introduce the topic  Teacher asks students to list five nouns they
found from a picture provided.
Teaching aids:  Teacher will check the answer together with the
Slide students.
 Teacher tells students about the topic they are
going to learn.

Rationale:
 To arouse students' interest to the lesson.
 To integrate communicative skills.
 To give brief ideas about the lesson.

 Teacher will explain to the students about

Stage 2 Whole - Class Activity
concrete nouns.
(5 minutes)
 Explain the  Teacher will show several pictures of concrete
concrete nouns nouns on the slide.
 Shows example of  Teacher will point out some students to share
concrete nouns the concrete nouns they are known.
 List down the
concrete nouns
Rationale:
 To educate them on what are concrete nouns.
Teaching aids:
Slide  To enhance students basic knowledge of
concrete nouns.

Stage 3 Whole class activity  Teacher will give students an excerpt from a
(5 minutes) Practice concrete nouns conversation.
 Teacher will ask students to find the concrete
Teaching aid: nouns from the excerpt.
slide  Teacher will check the answer together with the
students.

Rationale:
 To let the students practice the concrete nouns.
 To know the students’ understanding towards
concrete nouns.
Stage 4 Whole - Class Activity  Teacher will explain to the students about
(5 minutes) abstract nouns.
 Explain the
 Teacher will show several pictures of abstract
abstract nouns
nouns on the slide.
 Shows example of
abstract nouns  Teacher will point out some students to share
 List down the the abstract nouns they are known.
abstract nouns
Rationale:
Teaching aids:  To educate them on what are abstract nouns.
Slide  To enhance students basic knowledge of
abstract nouns.

 Teacher will give a sentence to the students to

Stage 5 Whole class activity detect the abstract nouns.
(5 minutes) Practice abstract nouns  Teacher asks the students to find only the
abstract nouns from a crossword puzzle.
Teaching aid:  Teacher will check the answer together with the
slide students.

Rationale:
 To let the students practice the abstract nouns.
 To know the students’ understanding towards
abstract nouns.

 Teacher will point out five students to change

Stage 6 Whole class activity
one letter in the concrete nouns to be the
(10 minutes) Practice concrete and
abstract nouns.
abstract nouns
 Teacher will explain the meaning of abstract
nouns.
Teaching aid:
Slide, online quiz  Teacher will let the students to answer an online
quiz about concrete and abstract nouns on the
provided link.

Rationale:
 To know the students’ understanding towards
concrete and abstract nouns.
 To expose the students towards the usage of
internet technology in learning grammar.
Stage 7 Whole class activity  Teacher will wrap up the whole lesson.
(5 minutes) Closure  Teacher will tell the students that objectives of
learning have been achieved.
Teaching aids:  Teacher will give homework to the students.
None
Rationale:
 Students are able to differentiate the concrete
nouns and the abstract nouns.
 Students will be able to list down the concrete
and abstract nouns.
 Students will practice those skills that have been
taught in class through homework.
 REFERENCES

1. Citing websites. Identifying Concrete/Abstract Nouns.Retrieved at November 15, 2013 from

http://www.quia.com/quiz/799988.html

2. Citing websites. Sistem Pengurusan Pembelajaran Form 4 English Language – 60 Lessons.

Retrieved at Noember 15, 2013 from http://spp.moe.edu.my/course/view.php?id=118