LESSON PLAN- Crime

Name: Manicea Iulia School: CNI”Tudor Vianu”

Date: April 18th Time of lesson: from 3.50 pm to 4.40 pm

Class: 10 C Level: Upper Intermediate

No. of students:28 Unit: 12 Textbook: New First Certificate Gold

Lesson Objectives: 1.to develop integrated skills

2.to develop critical thinking

3.to encourage cooperation

Assumptions:
Students are interested in odd facts.

Anticipated problems:
At some point the Ss might find the lesson too static.

Materials:
-textbook
-worksheets
-blackboard and chalk
-tape and cassette player

Activity 1-Warm up
Aims:
-to raise Ss’ interest in the topic
-to develop speaking skills

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Procedures: Interaction Timing
1. Ss are asked to give their opinion regarding the
punishments that should be applied for someone who: S-S, T-S, S-T 5’
-steals a pen at the office
-runs over a cat with their car
-tricks somebody into buying a faulty TV set
-kills a family to steal their car

Activity 2-Reading Comprehension

Aims:
-to develop reading skills
-to encourage critical thinking
-to broaden vocabulary

Procedures: Interaction Timing

1. Ss do individually task I on worksheet.
Answers: T-S, S-T 3’
1-c,2-a,3-b,4-d,5-b
2.Ss read the text on pages 142-143 and answer questions. PW 12’
(ex2/p142 questions 1,2,4-individually, ex3,4/142-PW)
The whole activity aims at motivating the Ss to read and
express their opinion freely.
Total=15’

Activity 3-Making your writing more interesting

Aims:
-to develop writing skills
-to encourage cooperation
-to enforce vocabulary items

Procedures: Interaction Timing

1. In pairs Ss do ex1, 2/ 143. (finding words in the text) PW 4’
2. In groups of 5-6 Ss create a poem, following a given pattern.
Task II/worksheet
II Read the following poem, decide on its pattern and
discuss it in class, and then, in your groups write
your own poem entitled Law. Make sure you use GW 7’
at least 2 adjectives from exercises 1/143 and 2/143.
Crime
Farewell to annoying gangs and horrible crime
Hello to loving parents and demanding teachers

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 with their words of advice
Farewell to frightening drugs and sad addiction
Hello to nice friends and helpful family,
It’s no more robbery, death, accidents.
3. Ss present their productions. S-S, T-S, S-T 4’

Total=15’

Activity 4-Listening+ Speaking

Aims:
-to develop listening skills
-to get Ss more interested in the topic
-to develop speaking skills

Procedures: Interaction Timing

1. Ss express their view regarding the question:
Are laws always fair or demonstrate sanity
on the part of those who come up with them? S-S, T-S, S-T 5’

2. Ss discuss on some stupid laws they can get

acquainted with at exIII/worksheet.
Questions:
Why do you think they are still valid?
What can be done to stop people from manipulating
such ridiculous laws or even normal laws?
3.In pairs, Ss listen, complete and then discuss the cases. PW
(Listening 1/p145) 10’
S-S, T-S, S-T

Total=15’

Students are given marks for their evolution

Homework assignment: Write a paragraph that should end the story on pages142-
143.

Next Lesson: The Lost City of Caral

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