Topic : Your Favourite Festival

Time: 35-40 minutes

Lesson Type: Innovative

Level: Intermediate

Age : 12-14

Number of students: 10-15

 
Final Objective:  
By the end of the session, trainees will be able to share their thoughts and likes of their favourite
festival in a grammatically structured sentence with rich vocabulary.

Ability to understand questions and respond with appropriate responses.

Qualifying Objective: 

1) Warmer:To introduce the topic and brainstorm thoughts of festivals

2) Context Settings: Watch and read subtitles of the

video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PstSiTCk74

3) Core Setting: Communicative language teaching through simulation and community language
learning method teacher being a facilitator, along with task based learning method.

4) Assessment: To identify and use different vocabulary to talk about their favourite festival

Worksheets/ Resources : Video

Vocabulary Taught: giggles, puffs, gasps, sighs, slams, squeaks, thuds, murmuring, shutters,
vibrates, rings, talent show, favour, healing, hearing, symphonies, silence, rhapsody, switcher,
cheering, applause.

Stage  Lead-in (Warmer)

To remove effective filters from learners and allow them to
Aim 
participate in the class confidently.
Time  5-7 min 

Resources Needed  Yes , No, Stand up game

Procedure 
 
Teacher’s Activity:

Teacher gives instructions on the game,

Tells the students to stand up when its a “yes”, Sit down when its a”No”
Teacher asks a few questions to check if they understand.
Then asks another student to ask
 Questions:
Do you like home made sweets?
Do you buy new clothes often?
Is green your favourite colour?
Do you like eating ice cream?

Student’s Activity

Students respond to the teacher’s questions by standing up for “Yes” and sit down for “No”.
Students take turns to ask questions.

The warmer activity you have designed is good.

Stage  Context Settings

To brainstorm information on festivals and its values.

To listen and identify new expressions and vocabulary.
To predict outcomes. (speak)
Aim 
To write new verbs(powerful verbs)
To identify all verbs. (read)
Grammar ; Emphasis on verbs, especially powerful verbs.
Time 5-7 min 

Picture Cards on Festivals and their values

Video that should be played only until 00:59 seconds

Resources Needed  Length of video 2min

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PstSiTCk74

Procedure 
Teacher’s Activity: (group work) (Speaking Activity)

Teacher shows pictures of different Festivals and asks student’s to identify them.
Teacher asks students, why they like these festivals? (Speaking Activity)
Teacher shows the next set of pictures and asks them to match them.
After matching ask them to say which is their favourite festival? (Speaking Activity)

Student Activity: (pair work)

Students name the festivals.
Then they match the pictures with values.
Name their favourite festival.

Teacher’s Activity: Task based learning Method

Teacher asks students to watch the first 00:59 seconds of the animated video.
Teacher plays it again (00:59 sec) and
Elicits response from students on the different expressions of the girl, from the subtitles.
 Student Activity: (individual activity)

Students watch the video carefully and read the subtitles. (Reading skills)
Students elicit words (Vocabulary) related to expressions (Powerful verbs)

Anticipated Problem:

Student’s may finish it in a jiffy with excitement prevailing.

May be too easy.

Students may ask to pause as they are noting down verbs. May miss out on spellings and fail
to distinguish expressions.

Stage  Core Settings

Toallow students to use target language to meaningful context.
(Communicative Language Teaching)
To allow student centric language teaching methods ( Community
language learning method)
Aim 
(Listening, reading and
writing skill with emphasis of grammar; verbs)

Time  10-15 mins

Video ( Full Video of 2mins)
Resources Needed 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PstSiTCk74
Procedure 
Teacher’s Activity: (Facilitates) Teacher asks students to predict what might happen.
Asks them to form groups of three and make note of it. ( Writing Skills- Verbs-Vocabulary)
Teachers asks students to identify expressions and verbs that could be used.
Teacher gives 5 minutes to discuss.
Gives 2-3 minutes to share their prediction. (Speaking skills)
Teacher then shows the remaining video

Students’ Activity :(Writing and Speaking Skill with emphasis of grammar; verbs )

Students discuss with their groups and make predictions of what could happen.
Students makes a note of it in their group. (Writing skills-verbs- vocabulary)
They Identify the verbs that could come up.
Students then share their predictions. (Speaking skills)
Other students listen to their peers. (Listening skills)
Students then watch the remaining video, which has subtitles that students read. (Reading skills)

Reading Activity: Script of ‘The Supporting Act’

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

HUH!

SHE GIGGLES -OH.

MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES AND RINGS

MAN ON PHONE: I need favour, Make….’ -Mm-hum.

SHE PUFFS

# SONG: I’M SORRY IF IT’S ALL TOO MUCH

#AND EVERYDAU YOUR HERE, I;M HEALING

#AND I WAS RUNNING OUT OF LUCK

# I NEVER THOUGHT I’D FIND THIS FEELING

# COS I’VE BEEN HEARING SYMPHONIES

Speaking Activity:

Students use the target language to meaningful context (Communicative Language Teaching
Approach)

Students come up with creative stories and vocabulary of their own.

 Writing Activity:

Students read the subtitle and make a note of all new words that pop up, through engaged
behaviour.
giggles, puffs, gasps, sighs, slams, squeaks, thuds, murmuring, shutters, vibrates, rings,
talent show, favour, healing, hearing, symphonies, silence, rhapsody, switcher, cheering,
applause.

Listening Activity:

Students are eager to know what their peers have come up with, listen to their peer stories with
engaged behaviour.

Anticipated Problem:
A few group members may not be active.

Stage  Assessment
Aim  To identify and use different vocabulary to talk about their favourite festival.
5 -7 min
Time 
Resources Student’s notes
Needed 
Procedure 

Teacher’s Activity:
Teachers asks students to talk (Speaking skills) 2-3 line on their own, about their favourite festival
along with its values.

Student’s Activity:
Students find it easy to talk about their favourite festival and its values behind it. (Speaking skills)

Anticipated Problem:
Few students may take a longer time to come up with their fluency.

Student’s Homework:
They will be able to sum up the leaning outcomes during the session on their own
Do you believe people become more family-oriented around their favourite festival. Give your opinion. ( approximately 50
words)
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Warmer- Picture Cards

Diwali
Holi
Onam
Christmas
Ramzan

WHY IS IT YOUR FAVOURITE FESTIVAL? (EXPRESSIONS & VALUES)

FAITH
JOY
LOVE
SHARE
GRATITUTE
You have included all the language skills and a grammar component. But you
should make separate sections for it. And you can use different materials for
the sections, so as to make it more interesting and engaging. The aids you
have used are good.

Grade: A