WORKSHOP LESSON PLAN DAY 2

Group: Workshop Date:5/2/2016

Time: 3:15-4-15
No of Students: 24
Recent Topic work:
Recent language work:
Articles / Zero Articles
Use Articles in short sentences and paragraphs
Aims:
-Students will be able to understand and use Articles in English.
-Students will be able to use Articles in front of words and in paragraphs.
-Students will be able to know when not to use articles.
Objectives:
-Students will be able to use the correct article with the correct word.
-Students will be able to recognize the true and false answer by identifying the usage of articles.
-Students will be able to determine where article are unnecessary.
-Students will be able to add articles where they are necessary.
Assessment:
-Give student a exercise to omit articles where they shouldnt be added.
-Then give them an exercise where articles should be added.
Materials:
PowerPoint Video - Handout 1 (APPENDIX A)-Handout 2 (APPENDIX C) Whiteboard - Pairing
Cards (APPENDIX B)
Anticipated problems:
There will be shortage of time for all exercises.
Students will be shy to perform their dialogue.
Timing

Teacher activity

5mins

1-Explain the definition of the

articles and what are the two
different types of articles (definite
and indefinite). Write them on the
board.
2-Ask SSs to come up with
examples.

1min

2mins
3mins

3-Show SSs a video about articles.

4-Ask Students to do Exercise 1 in
the handout (APPENDIX A) with
their partner after pairing them
using small papers with colors on
them(Appendix B)

Student activity

Success
Indicators

1-Students must
come up with
examples orally.

Understand the
different
between
definite and
indefinite
articles.

2-Students use the

correct indefinite
article in front of
the words.
3-Then Students

Students will
use the articles
in the correct
place.

Aims of stage

Students will
be able to use
articles in
correct
sentences.
Students will
be able to use
the correct
indefinite

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5mins

5-T will go over the answers with

the SS-SS

15mins

6-Start explaining the rules of

when not to use indefinite articles
and students are given a handout
(APPENDIC C) yet they are
explained by PowerPoint.
7-Give SS time to answer
Exercise 2 (APPENDIX A) as
solo work and identify the correct
sentence from the incorrect.

2mins

1min

3.30min
s
5mins

10mins

6mins

will participate to
give the correct
answer to the
question and
explain why.

4-Students will
work individually
for 2mins and
answer Exercise 2
(appendix A).
5-Students will do
peer review to
correct their
partners answers.

article in
front of the
correct word
using the
vowel rule.

Know where
the articles are
misused.

Students will
be able to
know where
are the
articles
misused.

8-T will go over the correct

answers.
6-Students will
9-Show a video about Zero
work with a partner
Articles.
using colorful cards
10-Explain more possibilities in
to work with their
which articles are not used.
partner and answer
the passage.
ASSESSMENT:.
7-S will be picked
by the T to identify
11-Give time for students to read a
if the article is
passage and omit the unnecessary
necessary or not
articles.
and students will
write their answers
in their handout.
12-Together with the T, SSs will
8-Students can ask
answer the last paragraph and see
questions related to
where articles are added and why.
articles.
Some places they arent necessary.
13-T will answer any questions if
students had any.

1min

Know when to
use and omit
articles.

Students will
be able to add
or omit
articles by
referring to
the context
and rules.

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Additional Possibilities:
I could let them do the last exercise alone.
I could also pair them by themselves if I felt they are too shy to be working with another partner.
Homework/Further Work:
Practice writing sentences using articles.

Appendix A
IEP Workshop

Name:________________

5/2/2016
Articles
In English there are definite article : the , and indefinite articles: a, and an.
Examples:
The book is on the table. (Specific book and table)
A book is on a table. (General Statement about not a specific book or a specific table )
Exercise 1.
1. ________ car.

11. ________ window.

2. ________ toy.

12. ________ student.

3. ________ engineer.

13. ________ driver.

4. ________ apple.

14. ________ orange.

5. ________ notebook.

15. ________ hour.

6. ________ umbrella.

16. ________ uncle.

7. ________ girl.

17. ________ watch.

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8. ________ aunt.

18. ________ ring.

9. ________ table.

19. ________ car.

10. ________ university.

20. ________ computer

Exercise 2
True or False:
1- I speak a Spanish and a French language. (
2-Sara like cooking a lot.
(
3- She want to buy dress from a silk.
(
4-I saw a jewelry that was beautiful.
(
5-Wendy ate beans with a rice.
(

)
)
)
)
)

Exercise 3.
Read the following paragraph and take out the unnecessary articles:
My mother has been in a hospital for four days . I dont drive but someone told me that I
could get there by a bus. I want to get a gift for her. She wants some clothes that made of
a cotton. I found something she would like but it is made out of the plastics. I saw this
commercial on the TV about a beautiful jewelry and it is on sale at the Target. I am not
sure if I can afford it because right now I am living a hand to a mouth. Maybe I should
cook something for her . I will get a chicken and some vegetables such as a celery and
carrots. I will also buy a chocolate.
Exercise 4.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate article. If the article is not necessary, use
1-What [ ] beautiful ring you are wearing ! I thought you were not much into [ ] jewelry.
2-Did your teacher give you [ ] homework today? Yes. I have to read [ ] book.

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3-Her purse is decorated with [ ] gold.

4-I want to learn [ ] new language. I am thinking about either [ ] Chinese or [ ]
Spanish.
5-With [ ] dedication and [ ] hard work, you can achieve just about everything!
6-When Mike was in [ ] elementary school, he belonged to [ ] basketball club.

Appendix B

RED

RED

GREEN

GREEN

BLUE

BLUE

YELLOW

YELLOW

BLACK

BLACK

PURPLE

PURPLE

ORANGE

ORANGE

GREY

GREY

PINK

WHITE

WHITE

PINK
BROWN

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BROWN

GOLD

Appendix C

GOLD

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