Golden Gate Colleges

P.Prieto St. Batangas City

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Detailed Lesson Plan for Grade 7

May 28, 2022

I. Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to:
Cognitive
1. identify the definite and indefinite articles in a sentence;
Psychomotor
2. compare the definite and indefinite article;
Affective
3. sustain interest in studying definite and indefinite articles.
II. Subject Matter
Topic: Definite and Definite Articles
References: Swick E. (n.d) English Grammar for ESL Learners
Materials: Laptop and Powerpoint Presentation, Canva App
Values Integration: Sportmanship, Cooperationg, Understading and Cooperation

III.Learning Procedure
Teacher’s Hint Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Preliminary
Activities Good morning class. How’s your day Good Morning Sir. We are
today? fine Sir.
Greeting
Did you have fun yesterday? Yes Sir.

Prayer Lets bow our head and feel the

presence of our Lord.

Dear Father, Thank you for today and (Students are praying)
to all my dear students. As we gather
together this morning we invite Your
Holy Spirit to inspire us, guide us and
teach us in everything that we do
today.

Classroom Management
Open your camera during our meeting (Students are opening
and microphone as I call your name. their camera)
Questions and clarifications will be
right after the discussions.

Checking of attendance
Kindly check our attendance dear (Secretary is checking the
secretary. attendance)

Actions are Louder than Voice

B. Motivation We will have groupings for this

morning. I will give 3 sentences to (Students are listening to
each group and you’re just going to the instructions)
speak and express that idea without
using sounds
 Group 1

1. I’m going to eat the apple.

2. I own a cat and two dogs
3. Thank you for the advice you have
me. (Students are
participating)
Group 2

4. I ate an apple yesterday.

5. The boy was sitting next to me
6. I love the shirt in my closet.

Do you have fun? Yes Sir!

Thank you for an active participation.

C. Recall Can you please recall our topic Last time we’ve discuss
yesterday? about Noun

Give me some details about Noun. Nouns can be either

common or proper.

What is the common noun of Mexico? Country, Sir

How about proper noun of month? December, Sir

Very Good.
D. Lesson Proper
Spot the Difference

Directions: Spot the differences

between following phrases inside the (Answer Keys)
Activity column.

I.
the boy a boy 1. the/a
the house a house 2. the/a
the idea an idea 3. the/an

II. (a before a word

a car an aeroplane beginning with a
a letter an envelope consonant and an before a
a teacher an accountant word beginning with a
vowel)

We mostly encounter the, a and an in a

sentence and it's called Definite and
Indefinite articles. (Students are listening)

Analysis Can you guess which from our phrases

a while ago are the definite articles?
Please give a sentence using the word
the
Excellent.
the boy, the house, the
idea
I’m going to the school .
 Can you guess which from our phrases an envelop, a a boy, and a
a while ago are the indefinite articles? house
Can you give me a sentences using the I’m going to eat an apple.
word a and an? A thief is running
Very good!.

Definite Articles
The English definite article is the. It is
used to identify a particular person or
Abstraction thing. If you are speaking about
someone or something you are already
familiar with, you use the with the
noun.

Look at these examples:

1. I already know the man.

2. She met the women who won the
lottery.
3. This is the book that I told you None, Sir.
about.

Do you have any questions?

Indefinite Articles
The indefinite article is used to
describe someone or something
that is unfamiliar to you or about
which you are speaking in general.
There are two forms: a and an. Use a
before a word beginning with a
consonant. Use an before a word
beginning with a vowel.

Look at these examples:

1. He sees a stranger on the corner.

2. Did you buy an apple or an orange?
3. Is the woman a good lawyer?
4. She has an idea.

Do you have any question? None, Sir

Application
Directions: Compare definite and
indefinite articles using your own
words in Canva app.

 You should use definite articles

when you are referring to
something specific and when the (Students are answering
listeners and the readers know using Canva app)
exactly which thing you are
referring to.

 An indefinite article is a word that

indicates something nonspecific.
There are two indefinite articles in
the English language; they
are a and an.

E. Generalization Did you learn something today? Yes Sir.

Give me your insights about definite The English definite

articles. article is the. It is used to
identify a particular
person or thing.

How about indefinite articles? The indefinite article is

used to describe someone
or something that is
unfamiliar to you or about
which you are speaking in
general. There are two
forms: a and an.

Do you have any questions? None, Sir.

What do you think is the importance of Definite and indefinite

studying definite and indefinite articles are important so
articles? we can express an idea
appropriately, especially
when we are referring to a
specific person or thing.

Very Good.

IV. Evaluation
Fill in the blank with either the definite or indefinite article, whichever makes the best
sense.

1. Did you buy a Ford or Chevy?

2. Does he know man on the corner?
3. She has secret to tell you.
4. What time does train leave?
5. We need hot dogs and a bottle of Coke.
6. Did you see accident?
7. He met guests as they arrived.
 8. teacher is angry with us.
9. I can’t find keys.
10. Is that _______ snake in that tree?

V. Assignment
Direction: Rewrite each sentence, changing the singular nouns in each sentence to plural
nouns. Make any changes to the articles and verbs that are necessary.

1. They gave us an orange.

2. I like the book very much.
3. Do you often visit the farm there?
4. A rabbit is hiding behind it.
5. Katrina likes to play with the kitten.

Follow the same directions, but change the plural nouns to singular.

6. Montel has dogs and cats.

7. I want to buy the roses.
8. There are gifts for you.
9. Can you hear the babies crying?
10. Do you have brothers or sisters?

Presented by:
Mark. D. Lagrazon
BSED II- English Major

Checked by:
Mrs. Marites E. Vergara, LPT, MAEd
Instructor V- CTE DEPARTMENT