LESSON PLAN

School No.10, Sibiu

Date: 6th October 2008 Grade: 4th A
No. of students: 14 Textbook: Set Sail
Module 1: New faces
Unit1:One Big Happy Family

Communicative aims: - to describe people’s appearance

- to listen for specific information
- to extract information from a given text
- to practice vocabulary

Skills covered: - writing

- reading
- speaking
- listening

Grammar: - verb ‘have got’

- possessive adjectives

Vocabulary: - active- adjectives describing people

- passive: tall, slim, fair/dark hair, short

Materials: - textbook
- worksheets
- visual aids
- flashcards
- CD

Activity 1: - organizing the class

- checking homework
- to review the vocabulary of the starter unit

Aim: - to create a proper atmosphere for teaching the new lesson

Procedure: Interaction: Timing:

-sing the song ‘Back together’ T- Ss 3 min

Activity 2: - warm-up activity

Aim: - to familiarize the Ss to the new topic

Procedure: Interaction: Timing:

- T reads the the title of the unit and elicits T- Ss 7 min
what the unit is going to be about
- T explains that they are going to meet Ss- T
Larry and Lulu’s relatives
- T shows flashcards
- T introduces the new vocabulary
- Ss repeat chorally and individually

Activity 3: - reading and matching

- listening and checking

Aim: - to develop the skill of reading

Procedure: Interaction: Timing:

- T points to ex1, page 10 T- Ss 10 min
- Ss complete the task
- T plays the CD
- Ss listen and check, then repeat chorally Ss- T
and individually
- T reads out the example
- Ss work in pairs ex 2
- some pairs report back to class
- Ss close books
- T hands them sheets of paper Ss- Ss
- Ss draw a person (tall/short, fat/slim, dark
hair/ fair hair) and show it to their partners
and conduct a short exchange (‘What does
he look like?’ ‘ He’s got……’)

Activity 4: - reading and listening

Aim: - to develop the Ss’ listening and reading skills

Procedure: Interaction: Timing:

- T goes through the pictures of the dialogue T- Ss 5 min
- T asks questions
- T plays the CD; Ss listen and complete the
task
Activity 5: - practice activity

Aim: - to practice the new vocabulary

Procedure: Interaction: Timing:

-Ss take turns and read the dialogue Ss- Ss 5 min
- T plays the CD; Ss repeat
- extension: T holds up the book to the class
- Ss are invited to complete the T’s sentences T- Ss
- T reads out the sentences spoken by a
character in the dialogue
- Ss tell who it was

Activity 6: - revise the verb ‘have got’ and possessive adjectives

Aim: -to give practice in the use of possessive adjectives and the verb ‘have got’

Procedure: Interaction: Timing:

- T says and writes I have got (dark hair) T- Ss 10 min
- T elicits and writes the rest of the persons
- Ss repeat and copy into their notebooks Ss- Ss
- T hands them worksheets
- Ss solve the exercises
- T revises the possessive adjectives
- T asks Ss to make sentences as in the
example (ex 3, page 11)
- T demonstrates the activity
- Ss complete the task
- T checks the answers

Activity 7: - practice and production

Aim: - to give further practice

Procedure: Interaction: Timing:

- before going into class T prepares sets T- Ss 4 min
of sentences on slips of paper
- T explains the game
- T hands out the slips of paper to the Ss in Ss- Ss
random order
- Ss go around and find the one who has got
the same sentence; then they show and read
their sentences
Activity 8: - ending the lesson

Aim: - to consolidate the vocabulary of the lesson

Procedure: Interaction: Timing:

- before going into class T selects pictures
of famous people T- Ss 5 min
- T pins up the pictures and writes their names
- Ss choose the one they like Ss- Ss
- Ss look at the picture and write a short
description
- T pins up the Ss’ descriptions next to the
pictures
- Ss read their description
- T goes around the class, providing any
necessary help

Activity 9: - homework

Aim: - to provide consolidation of language and grammar so far

Procedure: Interaction: Timing:

- Ss are asked to work at home one exercise T- Ss 1 min

Activity 7 (ex 4, page 11):

I’ve got blue eyes.
I’ve got blue eyes.

He has got a big house.

He has got a big house.

We’ve got a red car.

We’ve got a red car.

She has got dark hair.

She has got dark hair.

It has got a long tail.

It has got a long tail.

They’ve got fair hair.

They’ve got fair hair.

Uncle Harry has got fair hair.

Uncle Harry has got fair hair.