LESSON PLAN

Name: CEF level: A 1

Date: 21th May 2012 School:
Class: 5th Time of lesson: 45 mins
No.of Ss: 22 Textbook: Snapshot Starter
Level: Elementary Lesson: My joke’s funnier
 Aims:
1. To revise the comparative & superlative degree of short adjectives
2. To revise and practise the comparison of irregular adjectives (‘good’, ‘bad’)
3. To learn how to spell correctly adjectives ending in ‘y’, and ‘e’; adjectives that
have a short vowel sound
4. To use the question word ‘Which? correctly
5. To ask and answer questions in order to fill in a factfile

Objectives:
By the end of the lesson the students:
1. will be able to use the comparative & superlative degree of short adjectives
correctly;
2. will have revised and practised the comparison of the irregular adjectives
‘good’ and ‘bad’;
3. will have learnt to spell correctly adjectives in the comparative ans superlative
forms;
4. will have practised the use of the question word ‘Which?.

Description:
In this lesson, we will talk about describing and comparing animals, people, objects,
the weather etc, using short adjectives.
Teaching techniques/ Methods:
Conversation, guessing game, listening, reading comprehension, poster activities,
practical activities – fill in chart in a powerpoint presentation.
Assessment: peer-correction, self-correction, continuous assessment, class tasks.
Organisation:
Whole-class, pairwork, groupwork, individual work.
Teaching aids:
 Laptop, flipchart, flashcards of animals, coloured post-it, blu-tack, powerpoint
exercise, handouts, factfile of animals.

Activity Aim Procedure Interaction Timing

1. Warmer To assure 1. The teacher calls the roll. T – Ss 2 mins
Ss’ 2. Students describe the weather Ss – T
accommoda outside (learnt in the previous Whole class
tion to the lesson); (WC)
English
class
2. To check 1. Ss read their sentences. T checks T – Ss 5 mins
Consolidatin homework the homework, in order to correct Ss – T
g previous – using mistakes, if any, and jots down the
knowledge short name of the students who have done
adjectives extra homework;
in order to 2. Guessing game: T describes an
make animal, using adjectives, Ss guess (in
comparison order to refresh their memory of
s, in 5 different animals);
sentences 3. T shows flashcards of two, three
of their animals, at the same time; Ss make
own. comparisons.
To check 4. Conclusion:
Ss’ Rule 1: Adj – Adj.+-er – Adj.+-
knowledge est
of the rule
for
comparison
s
3.Presentat To refresh 1. T introduces slideshow T – Ss 5 mins
ion/ Ss’ (Comparing2-spelling) and shows Ss – T
Practice memory adjectives with spelling problems. WC
concerning 2. Ss try to sum up
some Rule 2: Adj-y → i+-er, -est; Adj-
spelling e → +-r, -st; hot+t, fat+t,
rules thin+n, big+g - +-er, -est
(previously 3. T asks Ss to describe the
-taught weather, today, yesterday, two days
knowledge ago, in terms of ‘good’, or ‘bad’
– in the 4th 4. Ss draw conclusion:
grade) Rule 3:
To develop good-better-best
reading bad-worse-worst
and writing
skills.
4. Practice To 1. Ss are divided into 6 groups; each Ss – Ss 5-7
consolidate group receives a cluster handout, 4 GW mins
comparativ slips of paper with 4 adjectives; (group work)
es 2. Ss write the two forms on post-
its, then, on handout; each group
then sticks it on the walls.
5. Listening To 1. Books closed, Ss listen to T – Ss 5 mins
practice practise conversation (ex.1/page 111), in Ss – T
the use of order to answer the T’s question: WC
 comparativ What is important about today?
es in (Answer: It’s Daniel’s last day).
conversati 2. Ss answer questions about the
ons text, books still closed. Check
answer, by opening the book.
3. Ss read the dialogue.
6. To assess 1. In pairs, Ss read the T – Ss 3 mins
Reading/Wr Ss’ questionnaire and decide about the
iting performan correct option;
practice ce 2. T. checks pairs about their
throughout choices.
the lesson. (Answer:
1. colder - 18˚F
2. longest – the Nile
3. hotter - 100˚C
4. taller – WTC
5. heavier – a kilo
6. fastest – cheetah
7. older – cx
8. smallest – Monaco
9. biggest – Jupiter)
7. To develop 1. T. introduces Ss to a song, T – Ss 10
Production listening “Record Breakers” PW mins
and writing http://learnenglishkids.britishcounci (pair
skills l.org/en/songs/record-breakers work)
To 2. Ss watch the film & listen to the
reinforce song
the use of 3. T. gives Ss a handout “Record
comparativ Breakers song”, and a slip of paper
es with words
4. Ss listen and fill in the missing
information in the song
5. Peer-correction: pairs exchange
handouts and check answers
8. To assess 1. T. shows slideshow 1 again T – Ss 7 mins
Assessment what Ss (slides 9 & 10) Individual
have learnt 2. Each S comes and types one form work
about of adjective
comparison 3. T. assesses both whole-class &
s of short individual work; awards marks.
adjectives.
7. To 1. T. gives Ss their homework Individual 1 min
Homework reinforce assignment handout: Comparatives work
assignment newly- 2. T. explains task
taught/ 3. Ss do 1-2 sentences orally.
revised
material.