School: Colegiul Tehnic Alexe Marin Class: 10 B Date: March, 12th, 2013 Textbook: Going for Gold Longman Pearson Lesson Topic: Progress check Time: 50 min Type of lesson: Systematization and revision of knowledge Anticipated problems: Ss. may not remember some words, useful to describe places. Not all the Ss. may have the chance to speak during the conversational exercise. Lesson aims: To reinforce the already studied grammatical structures and vocabulary; To practice them in new context; To correct the most frequent errors; To practice their reading and speaking skills; Materials: textbooks, pictures, worksheets. Methods: conversation, explanation, example, debate. Activity 1: Checking homework Aim: to check the previous knowledge. Procedure: Ss. read their homework and correct each other when necessary Interaction: .Ss. T., Ss. Ss., Ss. - T./ Lockstep Timing: 6 Activity 2: Warm-up Aim: to raise the Ss interest in making the revision. Procedure: T. announces the Ss. that they have finished another chapter in the textbook and that she wants to help them reinforce their knowledge so that she could see whether there are any items they havent understood and if they can use them in other contexts. Interaction: T. Ss., Ss. T., Ss. Ss./ Lockstep Timing: 2 Activity 3: Fill in the gaps Aim: to reinforce grammatical structures Procedure: T. asks the Ss. to complete the gapped sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets using the simple present perfect tense and either since or for, in exercise 3 in the appendix. T. gives the Ss the opportunity to correct their peers errors. Interaction: T Ss., Ss. Ss., Ss. - T./ Pair work Timing: 10
Activity 4: Have you ever...?
Aim: to reinforce grammatical structures to give opportunity to speak about personal experiences Procedure: T. writes some sample questions and answers about personal experience, such as: " Have you ever ridden a bike? Yes, I have/No, I haven't. When did you last ride a bike? Last week/Two days ago/Three years ago/In 2010, etc." Then 6 volunteer students stand in two rows in front of the classroom. They will interview their peers in turn and find out whether they have experienced something, the questions will be freely chosen. After finding out their answers they will report them to the class using the simple present perfect, third person, singular. Interaction: Ss Ss., Ss. T. / Group work Timing: 20 Activity 5: Describe the photos Aim: to practice describing places Procedure: Ss. are shown two photos, one taken in a London street at a rush hour and the other presenting a countryside landscape. In groups, students are encouraged to identify characteristics typical to each of the areas, then to come with as many advantages of living in town and in the countryside as they can. Interaction: Ss. Ss., Ss. T. / Group work Timing: 15 Activity 6: Assigning homework/ Ts appreciation Aim: to provide consolidation of language and grammar so far Procedure: Ss. are asked to do exercise 3, page 80. Timing : 2