ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ NR.

1 PANIC
LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
TAMÁS ANDREA AMÁLIA
DATA: 8.04.2019.

LESSON PLAN
DESCRIPTION OF THE CLASS:

 CLASS/ PROFIL: 3rd

 NUMBER OF CLASSES PER WEEK: 2h
 NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 9
 TEXTBOOK : Limba moderna Engleza, Booklet/ Elena Sticlea, Cristina Mircea
 UNIT: Unit 9 The flying book
 TITLE OF THE LESSON: The flying book / Lesson 1
 TOPIC: Farm animals
 LEVEL: Beginner
 LESSON TYPE: Combined / Mixed lesson
FUNCTIONS: Students will consolidate their previous knowledge regarding the form of present
continuous and domestic animals
Students will exercise their skill of reading and interpreting a text.

 Communicative aims:
 Talking about farm animals
 Telling what the animals are doing

LESSON AIMS:
• To introduce vocabulary related to farm animals
• To practice the present continuous
• To encourage speaking and comprehension skills

OBJECTIVES: by the end of the lesson the Ss will be able to:

 To name the animals;

 To say what the animals are doing;
 To use the new vocabulary in speaking and writing.

LANGUAGE/SKILLS TAUGHT (during the lesson):

reading, speaking, writing, listening.

MATERIALS: textbook, notebooks, whiteboard, CD, laptop, cards, handouts,

Teaching techniques: discovery, exercise, conversation, explanation, brainstorming, dramatization
ASSUMPTIONS: -students should know vocabulary related to farm animals
-they have some familiarity with the present continuous tense

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS:

 - students may have difficulty understanding some words, expressions.
Solution: teacher will dramatize and mime size
- students may have difficulty to remember all vocabulary and sequencing.
Solution: each child will receive word cards and pictures

DEVELOPMENT OF THE LESSON

ACTIVITY 1: WARM UP
OBJECTIVE: To be prepared for the lesson
To create a free and relaxed atmosphere for the English class.
INTERACTION: T- Ss
DIDACTIC STRATEGY: Learning by doing/ Frontal lecture

SKILLS INVOLVED: speaking

EVALUATION: - T checks pronunciation
- T supervises /supplies error correction
ESTIMATED TIME: 2’
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY:
After greeting pupils, the teacher and students sing the Hello friends song. The teacher asks about
the weather.

ACTIVITY 2: Checking homework and previous knowledge

OBJECTIVE: To check their knowledge about the learnt topic

TEACHING TECHNIQUES:conversation , discovery, word association

INTERACTION: T- Ss, S-Ss.

DIDACTIC STRATEGY: Learning by doing/Check
SKILLS INVOLVED: Reading, Speaking

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS: Students may have difficulty to remember the form of present
continuous tense.
SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS: We will use a commonly used method of drilling, the choral
repetition.
ESTIMATED TIME: 5’
EVALUATION: -T makes appreciations
- T checks pronunciation
- T supervises /supplies error correction
MATERIALS: flashcards
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: The teacher checks homework.
The teacher places a picture of a farm on the white board. Ss have to answer some questions
related to the picture: What are the animals and people doing?
ACTIVITY 3: Lead in

OBJECTIVE: to introduce the topic/to set the context

TEACHING TECHNIQUES:conversation

INTERACTION: T- Ss
DIDACTIC STRATEGY: Learning by doing/ Frontal lecture

SKILLS INVOLVED: speaking

EVALUATION: -T makes appreciations
- T checks pronunciation
- T supervises /supplies error correction
ESTIMATED TIME: 5’

MATERIALS: flashcards, the book

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY:
T places a teaching board representing a farm on the white board. Ss have to choose some
animals, name them and answer the question: Where is the animal and what is it doing?
T asks Ss to sing the song Old Mc Donald has a farm.
T. writes the title of the lesson on the board and the students in their notebooks.

ACTIVITY 4: Pre-reading

OBJECTIVE: to introduce new vocabulary

TEACHING TECHNIQUE:conversation , brainstorming

CLASS ORGANISATION: T- Ss,

DIDACTIC STRATEGY: Learning by working

SKILLS INVOLVED: speaking, writing

EVALUATION: -T makes appreciations
- T checks pronunciation
- T supervises /supplies error correction
ESTIMATED TIME: 10’

MATERIALS: flashcards
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY:
T gives Ss some pictures to introduce new vocabulary. They have to glue the pictures in their
notebook and to write the words next to them. ( roof, rooster, shepherd, castle, pond, yard)

roof rooster shepherd castle

 pond yard

ACTIVITY 5: While-reading

OBJECTIVE: to allow Ss to practice their reading comprehension skills.

TEACHING TECHNIQUE: reading aloud, silent reading, learning together

CLASS ORGANISATION: T- Ss, pair work

DIDACTIC STRATEGY: Learning by doing/exercising

SKILLS INVOLVED: reading, listening, speaking

EVALUATION:Systematic observation
-T monitors Ss’work.

ESTIMATED TIME: 12’

MATERIALS: Ss’book
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: . Teacher plays the CD with the lesson’s reading. Students
have to answer the questions:
What is the cat doing? The cat is....
What are the ducks doing? The ducks are...
What is the rooster doing? The rooster is...
What are the geese doing? The geese are...
If the students are not able to answer only after listening, they will read the text.
The text is read by Ss in a dramatized way.
Ss are paired. Teacher gives each student a handout with two exercises. They have to match the
animals with their actions and to look at the image and write what the animals are doing, using
Present Continuous. (Anexa 2)

Anexa 2

Read and match:

A rooster is a. singing in front of the door.

The cows are b. talking to the children.
A shepherd is c. eating grass in the yard.
The children are d. swimming in the pond.
Some fish are e. going to the castle.
What are they doing? Look and write:

The pig is reading a book.

The rooster ____________ on the pond.
The sheep ____________ an e-mail.
The dog ____________ on the pond.
The horse _____________ football.

Ss tell each other their ideas . T elecits some ideas from the whole class and encourages
brief discussion.

ACTIVITY 5: After Reading

OBJECTIVE:
to extend students’ understanding about the text

TEACHING TECHNIQUE: conversation

CLASS ORGANISATION: T- Ss, group work

DIDACTIC STRATEGY: Learning by doing/exercising

SKILLS INVOLVED: writing, speaking

EVALUATION: -T makes appreciations
- T checks pronunciation
- T supervises /supplies error correction
ESTIMATED TIME: 15’

MATERIALS: notebooks, board

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: T devides Ss in groups and asks them to write the lesson
plan for the text. (anexa 3)
Title:
Place:
Time:
Characters:
Main ideas:

ACTIVITY 5: Finishing the lesson, assessment and assigning homework

OBJECTIVE: to consolidate the knowledge from the lesson.

TEACHING TECHNIQUE: conversation

CLASS ORGANISATION: T- Ss

SKILLS INVOLVED: speaking, listening

ESTIMATED TIME: 1’
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: T evaluates students’ activity and tells them about what
they have to do for the next time. T explains what and how they have to do their tasks and wishes
them a nice day.
The text:
 The 8th of April,
2019
Monday

ANE
XA 1
WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
 Miss Ryan

Jack
Ronald

Mrs Hosker

Harry

Sarah
Joe
Cody

Answer the questions. Start your sentences with: he / she /

it / they.
Feed, drive, herd, gather, eat, go, water, stand, drive, feed, hold
1) What is Joe doing?
He…………………………….his tractor.
2) What is Ronald doing?
………………………………….the cows into the barn.
3) What is Jack doing?
.............................................the straw into a pile.
4) What are the geese doing?
.............................................corn.
5) Where are the cows going?
.......................................... into the barn.
6) What is Miss Ryan doing?
............................................the flowers.
7) What is the bird doing?
………………………………on the roof.
8) What is Cody doing?
……………………………………his toy tractor.
9) What is Harry doing?
...................................... the geese.
10) What is Mrs Hosker doing?
…………………………………a piglet.

The 8th of April,

Anexa 2 2019
Monday
Read and match:

A rooster is a. singing in front of the door.

The cows are b. talking to the children.
A shepherd is c. eating grass in the yard.
The children are d. swimming in the pond.
Some fish are e. going to the castle.

What are they doing? Look and write:

The pig is reading a book.

The rooster ____________ on the pond.
The sheep ____________ an e-mail.
The dog ____________ on the pond.
The horse _____________ football.

Anexa 3 The 8th of April,

Lesson plan 2019
Monday
Title of the lesson:
Time:
Place:
Characters:

Main ideas: