LESSON PLAN

TEACHER:

DATE:

TIME:

SCHOOL:

CLASS:

11 year-olds, A1

Teaching unit:

Module 5: The Weather, Climate

Type of lesson:

Presentation, practice

Sources:

Challenges 1 Students' Book; Workbook; Teacher's Handbook

Aims and objectives:

Read about weather and different climates; acquire new vocabulary; learn about countable and uncountable nouns

Teaching methods:

conversation, presentation, reading comprehension, writing, speaking

Class management:

whole class, individual work, pair work

Teaching aids, materials

and equipment:

students book, workbook, CD; board, chalk, CD-player

Aims and
objectives

Class organization procedures and activities

Interaction

Teaching
aids and
materials

Possible problems
and solutions

TIMING

STAGES

Class profile:

partIntroductory
Main part

Introduce the
topic, elicit ideas
and vocabulary,
arouse interest

Provide key
vocabulary and
target language
in context

Homework check
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Get Ready: Introduce the module and the key words. Check that Ss understand the meaning of new
words in the Module objectives. Encourage Ss to use their knowledge in Geography to talk about
different climate regions.

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Exercise 1: Ss check the meaning of the Key Words in the Picture Dictionary. Encourage Ss to say why
they like their favourite season. Ss talk about the weather in their country in Exercise 2.

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Exercise 3: Check that Ss understand the vocabulary in the table. Ask them read and listen to the text
and then match the three climates with the photos on the page.

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Exercise 4: Ss complete the Word Builder using the nouns from the text. After checking answers, write
icy on the board. Ask Ss to find the noun in the text (ice).

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S-S

SB
CD
CD player

10
min

SB
CD
CD player

25
min

Exercise 5 is set for homework.

Presenting
grammar
Practice target
language
Present target
language

Exercise 6: Ss read and copy the rules about nouns into their notebooks. Ask Ss if these words are
countable or uncountable: snow (U), month (C).

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Exercise 7: Ss group the given words into two categories. Check the words by asking Ss to write them
on the board in two columns (countable and uncountable).

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Exercise 8: Read the sentences with the Ss. Give Ss time to study the use of the verb to be, the use of the
article, the use of numbers and the use of some and any in the sentences.

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Exercise 9: Ss choose the correct words and read the sentences aloud.

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board

partFinal

Exercise 10 is set for homework.

Ending the lesson:

Use target
language

Exercise 11: Look at the Sentence Builder with the Ss. Write on the board: Why are you tired? Elicit
possible answers. Ss then complete the exercise working in pairs. Elicit answers.

T-SS
SS-SS

SB

10
min

Homework: Exercises 5 and 10