School: Şcoala Gimnazială “Gyulaffy László” Cehu Silvaniei Date: 26th February, 2015 Grade: 4th A No. students: 15 Title of the lesson: What’s the weather like?
AIMS OF LESSON:
General objective : to develop and practice the productive skills (speaking)
and the receptive skills (listening, reading, writing)
Specific objectives:
- to review and improve the Ss’ vocabulary range;
- to introduce and practice new words to describe weather; - to activate the Ss’ knowledge of the world and of the language; - to encourage Ss to communicate freely and spontaneously during the activities; - to develop Ss’ speaking and writing competences.
AIDS/MATERIALS:
- textbook - notebook - exercise books - flashcards for all weather items - pictures - video projector
MODES OF INTERACTION: S-Ss, T-Ss.
Procedure Stages of Objective Time/ No lesson Interactio
Teacher’s activity Learners’ activity
1a. Warm-up - T asks Ss questions about - Ss answer the question, - to create a
how they feel, then checks present homework pleasant 6’ homework and makes error atmosphere and to relax the Ss T – Ss corrections, if any.
- T gets into the topic by
asking Ss to look at the date - Ss say the date and the and revise orally the days of days of the week and the - to check if they the week and the months of months of the year know and use the year. correctly the previously - T then tries to get Ss talk taught materials. about seasons. - T asks Ss - Ss talk about their what season they like best favourite season, explain and see if anyone can why do they like. explain why. T has Ss to - Ss write the unknown briefly compare and contrast words in their notebooks. the four seasons and tries to elicit weather related vocabulary. If any useful vocabulary words come up, T writes them on the blackboard.
2. - T introduces weather - To check Ss 15’
related vocabulary using a understanding Presentation weather PPT and handouts. - Ss write the weather and knowledge T – Ss related words and phrases in of the - T drills new words using their notebooks. T then vocabulary and choral and individual mentions the two scales grammar. repetition. - T highlights the used to measure appropriate formulae and temperature: Celsius and expressions usually used to Fahrenheit and explains that describe weather and writes in the UK temperatures are them on the blackboard, often given in both forms. then explains the meaning of weather symbols. T also mentions the fact that in Britain the weather is a very popular topic and usually a good way to start a conversation.
3. Practice -T has Ss revise weather - Ss follow Ts instructions - to check Ss
symbols and work in groups and work in the groups, then knowledge and on a drawing exercise (Bb). represent their work. improve their 15’ Each group must choose a matching member to report back to abilities. the class. Group work -T makes error corrections and provides additional explanations, where necessary.
- T gives Ss handouts for
vocabulary practice and asks them to work in pairs - Ss solve exercises on the and match weather phrases handouts in pairs. with the corresponding Pair work pictures. 4. Production - T has Ss work in groups - Ss write the sentences and gives each group a picture representing a - to improve Ss’ 10’ season. writing skills T – Ss - T explains that each group must write a few sentences Indiv. about that season and work describe the typical weather 2’ conditions for that specific season. T – Ss
5. Follow-Up T invites Ss to play an - Ss play the game
online game : Weather - to improve Ss’ Report listening skill http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoo and identifying ls abilities. /barnabybear/games/weather _report.shtml 6. Homework - T explains task - Ss note the homework assignment