Inglês » 7th grade

Lesson Plan

Summary
Family and lifestyles.
Different types of families.
"A letter from a friend" – reading
comprehension.
Present Simple and Present
Continuous.
Objectives
By the end of the lesson students
should:
• have acquired and consolidated
vocabulary related to family;
• have talked about themselves and
their families;
• have developed their reading skills;

Contents: Activities / Strategies:

Topic area: Family and lifestyles.
Lexis: Vocabulary related to
families and their lifestyles.
Communication: talking about
family relationships; describing
families.
Grammar: Present Simple and
Present Continuous.
Procedure
Using images to get the students
talking;
• brainstorming the word family;
• reading/listening to a letter about a
family;
Aids: Blackboard/whiteboard, student’s
book.
Evaluation: direct and informal
observation of students’ oral and
written performance.

Students are asked to brainstorm the word family and answer the questions on
page 50 of their student's book.

To maintain the oral discussion, students are asked to read the Just for a
laugh section and briefly comment on it. They can use the questions related to
this section as guide lines.

Teacher asks students how many of them write letters nowadays. Most
students will answer that they prefer texting or emailing. Students are also
asked whether they know anyone who doesn't live with both their parents.

Students will then read a letter written by Mia, a girl who has two families.
(page 51 of the student's book).

Students then do the comprehension tasks, exercise 2 and 3, on page 52.

Students complete the worksheet (Present Simple and Present Continuous).