LESSON PLAN

Teacher: Dragomir Cristina School: Lucian Blaga Theoretical High School Classes: VI A, B Date: 7 / 8.05.2007; 9 / 11.05.2007 Lesson Unit: 17. If You Complain Anymore, Lesson Topic: Apologizing with a reason and responding Time: 50 min Grammar: First conditional Anticipated problems: difficulties in understanding the tense sequence Lesson aims: 1. to read fluently a text in English; 2. to extract requested information from a text; 3. to practice first type conditionals; 4. to practice adverb formation from adjectives; 5. to solve exercises from the textbook. Materials: text books Methods: conversation, explanation, example, group work, pair work, role-play, reading, exercise FIRST CLASS: 7/8.05.2007 ACTIVITY 1 AIMS: to read fluently a text in English; to extract requested information from a text. MATERIALS: text books METHODS: conversation, reading, role-play PROCEDURE INTERACTION TIMING The pupils must read the dialogue on p. 98. -role-play 13 min They will change roles and form new groups two or three times. Then, the pupils must answer the text-related -frontal 7 min questions from ex. 2/p. 99. ACTIVITY 2 AIMS: to practice adverb formation from adjectives; MATERIALS: text books
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The pupils are asked to look at the table -frontal from ex. 4/ p. 99, about adjectives and adverbs. The teacher writes the table on the blackboard -frontal and asks the children to find the adverbs requested by the same exercise. After they finish, they must complete with the right adverb the sentences from ex. 5/ p. 99. The pupils must work in groups of two, asking - group work their colleagues the questions from ex. 6/ p. 99. ACTIVITY 3 AIMS: to practice adverbs and adjectives MATERIALS: text books METHODS: explanation, conversation, example PROCEDURE INTERACTION The teacher explains the pupils that their -frontal homework consists in writing a self-description, using adjectives and adverbs. SECOND CLASS: 9/ 11.05.2007 ACTIVITY 1 AIMS: to practice adverbs and adjectives MATERIALS: homework METHODS: reading, explanation PROCEDURE INTERACTION The pupils are invited to read their -frontal homework and point out the adverbs and adjectives they have chosen. ACTIVITY 2 AIMS: to practice using first type conditionals MATERIALS: textbooks METHODS: conversation, explanation, example PROCEDURE

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TIMING 10 min

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The teacher tells pupils to look at the -frontal grammar section on p. 100 (First Conditional If Clause) and explains the sequence of tenses (Present Simple-Will Future). Some examples are written on the blackboard. In order to prove their understanding, the -role-play pupils must form the sentences from Ex. 8 /p. 100 and then read it (role-play). ACTIVITY 3 AIMS: to practice apologizing with a reason and responding MATERIALS: text books METHODS: conversation, pair work PROCEDURE INTERACTION The pupils must solve ex. 9 / p. 100 -pair work (apologizing with a reason and accepting apology). The pupils homework is ex. 10 / p. 18. -frontal

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