UNIT 10: GOING SHOPPING

School: Chongoene Secondary School

Teacher’s name: _____________________Date: ________Length: 45 Number of Students: 40 Grade: 8Age Group: 12-16 Lesson Number
Topic: My Cup of TeaSkill: Writing Subject: English
Context: Five Rose. Activities: brainstorming, individual work. Material: Five Rose box,
Assumptions: learners might be familiar Anticipated Problems: learners may lack English language to write How to help learners:
with some tea related vocabulary about how they prepare their cup of tea as well as the structure of Revise tea set vocabulary
composition writing.
Objectives: By the end of the lesson learners should be able to write a composition about how to prepare a good cup of tea
Stages Time Methods/ Content Procedures Material
Techniques
Warm-up 5 min Gap filling/ group Blend, boil, brew, use, T. writes sentences on the board , asks learners to fill in the gaps and List of the vocabulary
work pour, amount, bowl, monitors the class. to revise
kettle, tea bag, sugar, 1. ________ water onto the tea bag. 2. The ________ of sugar in a cup of
Brain storming milk, cup, saucer tea depends on the consumer. 3. You can use a _______ to boil the water.
composition 4. One ______________ is enough to make a good _______ of tea.
structure 5. Use a _____________ to avoid putting the cup on the table mat.
L. copy the exercise and do it in groups of four.

Target 15 Illustration Structure of a T. Presents the structure of a composition The composition

Language and min composition L. Listen to the teacher
structure input Explanation Introduction T. Writes a composition on the board involving the learners and asks
Development learners to copy down.
Conclusion Introduction. Every morning, I prepare my cup of tea for breakfastand I
love it, it inspires me for the whole day long.
Development: I make sure all the tea set is thoroughly clean and all the
stuff available. I boil the water, put the tea bag in the cup then pour water
and leave it for a while before adding sugar and some drops of lemon. It is
the best cup of tea one can have.
Conclusion: I love taking it still hot and will take until the last drop in the
cup, I love my cup of tea.
L. Copy the composition
Guided 10 Individual writing Composition writing T. asks learners to write a composition about how they prepare their cup of Tasks designed
Practice min practice tea.
T. goes round and supports learners with their composition
 L. Pay attention and write the composition individually adapting the one on
the board
T. Monitors class progress and supports learners.
Independent 10 Group work Production Task T. Set the task, give instructions and monitor the groups. (Task: In groups The production task
Practice min (Learners explain how of four describe how to prepare a good cup of tea)
they prepare a good L. Do the tasks in groups of four
cup of tea)
Evaluation and 5 min Call for volunteers Oral Practice T. Calls for volunteers to present before the class how they prepare their The task
Feedback to present the cup of tea.
group work. L. presents the group work and make possible corrections.
Observations:

Chalkboard Plan
Learning Aids The structure of a composition Extra class work
The composition sample