Lesson Plan

Teacher : Iftimie Iulia Andreea

Number of students: 21
School: Liceul Tehn. ,,Al. Vlahuta”, Podu Turcului
Lesson: Port Fairy (Unit 12b)
Type of the lesson: teaching lesson
Class: 4th B
Vocabulary: Holiday items
Grammar: Be going to (negative, interrogative, short answers)
Date: 23rd May 2019
Time: 45 minutes

Aims of the lesson:

1. to develop the pupils’ listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills;

2. to consolidate the vocabulary and the language taught in the units 12a;
3. to present and activate the vocabulary of the unit;
4. to present and practise the interrogative, negative and short answer forms of ‘be going to’;
5. to provide guidance in practising the vocabulary and grammar structures;
6. to check the comprehension of the text.

Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, pupils will be better able to:

1) use the old and the new vocabulary in proper contexts;

2) match words with pictures;
3) match words with their definitions;
4) listen / read for specific information;
5) ask and answer to questions.

Materials: CD, laptop, worksheets, posters, flashcards, textbooks, notebooks, board

Skills: Listening, reading, speaking and writing
Techniques: Exposing, conversation, fill in exercises, listening and reading for specific
information, elicitation, dialogue, brainstorming

Anticipated problems:
- some pupils might feel nervous and reluctant to participate in the activity, thus they may need
assistance;
- some students might need further help and extra indications in solving the tasks and they may
also need some of these indications to be given in Romanian.

Bibliography:
1. Official: The Curriculum for Primary Education
2. Methodical: - Harmer, Jeremy. 2001. The Practical of English Language Teaching. Pearson
Education Limited; - Scrivener, Jim. 2011. Learning teaching. Macmillan Publishers Limited
3. Textbook: Dooley, Jenny; Evans, Virginia. Limba modernă – engleză, Clasa a IV-a,
Semestrul 2. Express Publishing
 STAGES OF THE LESSON

1. Warm-up

Aim:
- to create a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere

Time: 3 minutes
Interaction: T - pupils, pupils -T
Procedure:
Teacher greets the pupils, asks about their mood and the pupils answer. Teacher checks the
attendance, then the pupils sing the Hello song.

2. Lead-in

Aim:
- to consolidate the language of unit 12a

Time: 5 minutes
Interaction: T- pupils, pupils -T
Procedure:
Chinese Whispers
T. tells the pupils they are going to play a game. T. explains the rules and starts by
whispering a holiday item taught in Unit 12a to a pupil. T. asks him/her to whisper the same
word to his/her partner, who then whispers it to the next pupil, etc. T. asks the last pupil to call
out the word and check if it is the correct one. T. repeats the procedure as many times as she
thinks is necessary.

3. Presentation and practice

Aim:
- to present and activate the vocabulary of the unit

Time: 10 minutes
Interaction: T- pupils, Group work
Procedure:
T. writes a big 48 on the board and asks the pupils to open their books at page forty-eight. T.
reads the title of the unit and has pupils repeat after her. T. elicits / explains what the title means,
writes the title and the date on the board and the pupils copy in their notebook. Teacher informs
the pupils about the lesson’s aims.

T. puts the On holiday poster on the board. T. points to the items (surf, wetsuit, dive, camp,
souvenir, rucksack, map, tent), one at a time, and says the corresponding word. The pupils listen
and repeat, chorally and individually. T. introduces / writes the new vocabulary on the board and
the pupils copy in their notebooks.

T. asks the pupils to form groups of three or four in order to complete a worksheet related to
the new vocabulary. Pupils form groups and the T. shares one worksheet with each group
(Annex I). At the end of the activity, one pupil from each group will say a word which they had
to write on the worksheet.

4. Listening and reading

Aim:
- to develop the pupils’ listening and reading skills;
- to check the comprehension of the text.

Time: 5 minutes
Interaction: T - pupils, pupils –T
Procedure:
Ex. 1 / page 48. T. reads the instructions. T. goes through the pictures of the dialogue and
sets the scene by asking questions.
e.g. Teacher: (pointing to picture 1) Where are the children?
Pupils: They’re at Port Fairy.
Teacher: (pointing to picture 3) What’s Alvin wearing?
Pupils: A wetsuit. etc

T. writes on the board: Are they going to go surfing? T. asks the pupils to listen to the
dialogue and find the answer. T. plays the recording and the pupils listen, follow along and
complete the task.
Answer: No, they aren’t.

Ex. 2 / page 48. T. reads the instructions. T. asks the pupils to read the dialogue and match
the sentences. The pupils read and complete the task.

Answers: 1. No 2. Yes 3. Yes 4. Yes

T. holds up her book to the class. T. reads out the first part of some sentences from the
dialogue and asks the pupils to say the other part of the sentences. The pupils listen and say.

5. Extension

Aims:
- to develop the pupils’ speaking skills;
- to present and practise the interrogative, negative and short answer forms of ‘be going to’.
Time: 12 minutes

Interaction: T - pupils, Whole class work, Pair work

Procedure:
Pupils’ books closed. T. says, then writes on the board: I am not going to go diving this
summer. T. underlines the words in bold. The pupils repeat after her. T. shows the pupils how the
negative is formed. T. writes: I’m not going to go diving this summer. T. underlines the words in
bold and explains that this is the short form. T. says, then writes on the board: Are you going to
go camping this summer? T. underlines the words in bold. The pupils repeat after her. T. shows
the pupils how the interrogative is formed.

Ex. 3 / page 49. Pupils’ books open. T. asks the pupils to read the sentences in the grammar
box. T. explains the task and what Nature Day is (a day when people celebrate nature by doing
outdoor activities). T. asks individual pupils to read out the activities and the example. In pairs,
the pupils ask and answer questions. T. asks some pairs to report back to the class.

Eg: Pupil 1: Is Jake going to buy a map?

Pupil 2: No, he isn’t. Is Jilly going to buy a map?
Pupil 1: Yes, she is.

6. Guided practice

Aim:
- to develop the pupils’ reading and writing skills;
- to provide guidance in practising the vocabulary and grammar structures.

Time: 5 minutes

Interaction: T – pupils, Individual work

Procedure:
Ex. 5 / page 49. T. reads the instructions and explains the task. The pupils complete the song
in their notebooks. T. plays the recording, twice if necessary. The pupils listen and check their
answers.

Answers: 2. blue 3. eat 4. tent 5. bear

T. plays the recording again. The pupils listen and sing along.

7. Feedback

Aims:
- to obtain feedback on individual pupils;
- to reward the pupils for their answers and for having participated actively in class.
Time: 3 minutes
Interaction: T - pupils, pupils - T

Procedure:
T. asks the pupils to tell her how they feel about the unit. T. asks if they can tell her what
they have learnt and which activity they liked the best. Pupils answer individually.
T. praises the pupils for having participated actively in class and rewards them with positive
points in her register.

8. Homework assignment

Aim:
- to provide further practice of the vocabulary and the structure of the unit

Time: 2 minutes

Interaction: T - pupils

Procedure:
Annex 2. T. reads the instructions and explains the task. T. asks the pupils to file the paper
in their Junior Language Portfolios.
 BOARD SCHEME

23rd May 2019

Port Fairy

48

Are they going to go surfing?

surf = surf No, they aren’t.

wetsuit = costum de scafandru

Ex. 2 / page 48
dive = a plonja / a se scufunda
1. No 2. Yes 3. Yes 4. Yes
camp = tabără

souvenir = suvenir 49 I am not going to go diving this summer.

rucksack = rucsac
I’m not going to go diving this summer.
map = hartă

tent = cort
Ex. 5 / page 49
Homework
2. blue 3. eat 4. tent 5. bear
Annex 2
 ANNEX 3

Definitions to be matched:

To use a surfboard to ride  A place where people stay in

waves  toward a beach tents or other temporary

structures

To jump into water, especially  A close-fitting rubber garment

with your head and arms going in typically covering the entire
first, or tomove down under
body, worn for warmth in water
the water
sports or diving.

Something A bag with shoulder straps which

you buy or keep to help  allow it to be carried on someone's

you remember a holiday or 
A drawing that gives you backusually made
A movable shelter,

special event
a particular type of of a strong cloth supported

information about  by poles and heldin position by 

ropes fixed to the ground
a particular area
ANNEX 1

ANNEX 1
ANNEX 2

ANNEX 2
 LESSON SCHEME

9. WARM UP – 3 MIN [ 11:00 – 11:03 ]

- GREETINGS
- SONG – HELLO

10. LEAD–IN – 5 MIN [ 11:03 - 11:08 ]

- CHINESE WHISPERS – GAME (HOLIDAY ITEMS UNIT 12A)

11. PRESENTATION AND PRACTICE - 10 MIN [ 11:08 – 11:18 ]

- BIG 48 ON THE BOARD

- TITLE + DATE ON THE BOARD
- EXPLAIN THE TITLE MEANING: A TOWN IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
- LESSON’S AIMS
- NEW VOCABULARY – USING THE POSTER
- WORKSHEET: MATCH THE DEFINITIONS - GROUP WORK
12. LISTENING AND READING – 5 MIN [ 11:18 – 11:23 )

- EX 1 / PAGE 48. WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN? / THEY’RE AT PORT FAIRY. WHAT’S ALVIN WEARING? / A WETSUIT.
- WIRTE ON THE BOARD: ARE THEY GOING TO GO SURFING?.
- LISTEN AND FIND THE ANSWER: NO, THEY AREN’T.
- EX 2/ PAGE 48. READ AND MATCH
Answers: 1. No 2. Yes 3. Yes 4. Yes
- READ THE FIRST PART OF A SENTENCE AND THE PUPILS COMPLETE

13. EXTENSION - 12 MIN [ 11:23 – 11:35 ]

- WRITE ON THE BOARD: I AM NOT GOING TO GO DIVING THIS SUMMER. / I’M NOT / ARE YOU GOING TO GO CAMPING THIS SUMMER?
- EX 3 / PAGE 49. PUPILS READ IN THE GRAMMAR BOX. Nature Day is (a day when people celebrate nature by doing outdoor activities).
PAIR WORK: ASK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.

14. GUIDED PRACTICE – 5 MIN [ 11:35 – 11:40 ]

- EX 5 / PAGE 49. PUPILS COMPLETE THE SONG IN THEIR NOTEBOOKS

Answers: 2. blue 3. eat 4. tent 5. bear

15. FEEDBACK – 3 MIN [ 11:40 – 11:43 ]

16. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT – 2 MIN [ 11:43 – 11:45 ]

- ANNEX 2