Lesson Plan for “Story Puzzle” Teacher: Eugen-

Mihai Balaj

class information class name: 11

number of students:19
overall class English level: A1/A2
lesson information Lesson Type: Use of English time of lesson
Topic: Past Narratives, using date of lesson
the regular Past Simple
Duration:40 minutes
Lesson aims by the end of the lesson Ss will be able to:
main aim
1. understand how to use regular verbs in past simple in
context;
2. talk about narratives;
3. use the ending “ed” correctly;

Subsidiary aims
4. to improve Ss ability to effectively communicate about
past events
5. to motive Ss to talk about their own past experiences, using
Past Simple for naratives
Personal aims:
6. Improve Ss ability to communicate with each other via
team-work;
7. Create a fun environment for learning so that Ss
enjoy their English class;
8. create a pleasant atmosphere
Possible issue that might arise during Solutions to the problems that
class: might arise:
1. as I am familiar with the class I know that 1. try to create a welcoming
their English level is somewhere at an A2 environment.
and this poses issues;

2. students might communicate during class 2. T will try to discourage this by

in their L1; showing encouraging students to
make mistakes and use their L2;

3. Ss might not know the vocabulary. 3. T will monitor the Ss in-class and
will adjust the lesson when
necessary.

4. Some students particularly the male ones 4. Try and engage them by offering
might not find the topic appealing positive feedback.

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 5. Some students might not finish in time 5. Permit them to work at home and
then check their progress during the
next class.
Materials Methods: conversation, explanation, group
1. handouts work, individual work,
2. blackboard Using the communicative student-centered
3. sheets of paper approach

TIME INTERACTIO STAGE AND AIM PROCEDURE SKILL

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4  T-Ss homework check and Teacher asks if there are any
 Ss-Ss organizing the absentees in the classroom, then
 Ss-T classroom proceeds to mark them in the
gradebook. After this, there will be a
homework check.
8  T-Ss Lead in and speaking: Teacher Tells the Ss what he did S
 Ss-Ss to familiarize Ss with the Yesterday and writes, the sentence on
 Ss-T new topic; the board.
main aim “I cooked some crisps.”
a) to activate Ss Waits for the answers, boards one or
schemata; two and then proceeds to the lesson.
b) to familiarize the Ss Hopefully one or two students will
with the new observe that verbs require an ending
lesson; for them to be at the past simple.
2  T-Ss Pre-use of English T gives handout one to Ss and asks W, use
 Ss-Ss practice--- Structure them, in teams of 4/5, to solve the of
Discovery first exercise. Where they must match English
main aim: the sentences with the corresponding
1. to review the 1. rule.
Look at the words bellow and find the rule. Match the description with the rule.

grammar concept; a) marry → married/ hurry → hurried

I married a prince last year.
I hurried to school last week as I didn’t catch the bus.

2. to iron out possible

b) stop → stopped/ jog → jogged
Yesterday, the car stopped when it should not
Marry jogged five miles last week.

lacks in their
c) wish → wished/ enter → entered
I wished to get a new car, but it never happened.
The teacher entered the classroom yesterday.
d) love → loved/ like → liked

grammar. Juliet loved Romeo and liked to eat pizza with him.
e) play → played/ stay → stayed
Our team played against their opponents.

Sub-aim: He stayed at home, because he was sick.

If a word already ends in -e we simply add the letter 1.………

3.to improve team- If a word already ends in a consonant followed by y, we change the y to 2………. and then add
3…….

work capacities
If a word ends in a vowel followed by y, do we simply add “ed”?

For one-syllable words that end in consonant-vowel-consonant (except x),4………the last letter
and add -ed. (Note: 5………..double final x.)

Personal aim For most other words (including words that end in x), simply add -ed with 6………changes.

4. To improve critical/
analytical thinking Answers:

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 If a word already ends in -e we simply add the letter 1 d.……… --sentence d
If a word already ends in a consonant followed by y, we change the y to 2 -i………. and then add
3 ed…….—sentence a

If a word ends in a vowel followed by y, do we simply add “ed”? 4. Yes –sentence e

For one-syllable words that end in consonant-vowel-consonant (except x),5 double………the last
letter and add -ed. (Note: 6 don’t………..double final x.) –sentence b
For most other words (including words that end in x), simply add -ed with 7 no………changes. –
sentence c

4  T-Ss Controlled practice 1. Ss will be handed a worksheet where W

 Ss-Ss Crossword puzzle they have to fill-in a crossword
 Ss-T main aim:
1. To use the new
structure in context;
Sub-aim:
2. To make
communicate with
each other;
Personal aim:
3. To foster team-
work.

puzzle and place the from the box in

the past simple and then they have to
fill in the sentences with them.
Students are going to work in pairs.

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2  T-Ss Using the drawings from the next S
 Ss-Ss Free production exercise the Ss have to tell the story.
Use the new vocabulary in
context.

3. T-Ss
Ss-Ss
T-Ss
4  T-Ss Optional pre-use of
 Ss-Ss English Kahoo Students are given a link to a
 Ss-T main aim: Kahoot Quiz where they have to
1. to practice the new employ the rules that have previously
structure in a fun discovered.
and competitive
way.
sub-aim:
2. to improve group
communication
personal aim:
3. To make English a
fun and enjoyable
activity so that the
mental blockages
that some students
have become
lessened and in
time removed all
together.

2  T-Ss Homework Write what you did during your one

month holiday.

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