LESSON PLAN

Prof. Narcisa Bejan

Scoala Gimnaziala “Al. I. Cuza” Bacau

Topic: “Why would a person do this?”

Level: Intermediate (8th grade, optional class)
Grammar: 2nd Conditional
Type of lesson: Combined lesson
Method: communicative method
Teaching techniques: brainstorming, guided discussions, reading aloud, group work,
storytelling
Materials: cut – outs, photocopiable material
Objectives: A) Cognitive objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
 use new vocabulary in contexts of their own;
 maintain conversation on a topic of interest;
 use modals of deduction to talk about people’s behavior in
certain situations;
 use second conditional to talk about hypothetical situations;
B) Affective objectives:
 To offer the background for easy conversation between
students and teacher and among students themselves;
 To provide enjoyment and intellectual stimulation.

Stages of lesson Teacher’s activity Students’ activity Timing

Warm up The teacher writes on the board the Ss give opinions: 5’
following sentence: “A man cut off e.g. He might have been
his own leg with a knife.” trapped in a burning car
S/he brainstorms ideas: what after an accident so he
situation the man could have been in, must have cut off his leg
and why he might have cut off his to escape the flames.
own leg, e.g.
The most interesting ideas are
written on the blackboard. A
discussion may follow on the
importance and consequences of the
decisions made in extreme situations.
Then the teacher offers to tell a story.

Presentation Story: Sometimes it is difficult to Ss listen to the story. 2’

of the situation understand why people do certain
things. For instance, a woman gave
birth to a baby girl and abandoned
her within days. She left her wrapped
up and warm in a basket outside a
hospital at 4 am. Nobody saw her do
this. There was a bottle of milk and a
note in the basket. The note was the
following:” This is Rose. Please,
look after her. Thank you.”
Activity 1:
Read the situations and make 2’
deductions in your groups about why Ss work in groups and
the woman might have acted in this make deductions.
way.
Activity 2:
Explain why your group’s 4’
explanations are the most plausible. Ss give arguments for
Activity 3: their opinions. 5’
Answer the questions:
What would you do if you
were the woman? Ss answer the questions.
What would you do if you
found the baby?
While telling their possible answers
for the woman’s deed, the teacher Ss write the key words.
writes down the key words on the
blackboard and explains them, if
necessary.
Conducting careful The story is followed by the
practice of speaking following speaking activities:
activities Activity 1: 8’
Mini-debates: Students take Ss take sides.
opposite sides and discuss whether
the woman can be forgiven/
understood or, on the contrary, she
should be punished.
Activity2: 7’
Interviews: Students are asked to Ss make a list of
imagine that the woman was caught questions.
by the police and now she is being
questioned. They have to make a list
of possible questions and answers.
Activity3:
 Role play: Act out some of the 6’
dialogues Ss act out the dialogues.

Feed back The teacher asks students to re-tell Ss re-tell stories.

some of the stories. 7’

Assignment of The teacher says: ‘Write situations of Ss take notes.

homework your own for the other students to 1’
make deductions about.’

End of lesson The teacher appreciates the students’

answers. 3’