Lesson Plan

Teacher: Iacob Erzsebet

Date:May 17th, 2011
Class: XII A
School: Gr. Sc. “Liviu Rebreanu”, Balan
Time of lesson: 50 minutes
Textbook: CAE
Unit/ Topic: Disappearing World/ The environment
Lesson Aims:
 To develop listening skills
 To discuss and express opinions
 To develop vocabulary skills
Skills: speaking and listening
Materials: textbooks, tape, tape recorder
Possible drawbacks: - Ss may be confused by some new words

Activity 1 (speaking, reading)

Aims:
 To introduce the topic of the lesson
 To prepare Ss for the reading activity
 To raise awareness of the meaning of new words

Procedure Interaction Timing

T asks Ss to predict the topic of the lesson with the help of the title T Ss 2 min.
and of the quotation.
Ss are, then, asked to tell what they know about the environment Ss ►T 5 min.
and disappearing species.
Ss are asked to read the text and in pairs to solve exercise 2. a, b, c PW 10 min.
T checks for answers and explains the difference between the two T Ss 5 min.
expressions “human-like apes” (used tools and started building
primitive living spaces) and “ape-like humans” (discovered the uses
of fire and started using more than basic sounds for
communication).
T and Ss discuss the meaning of the unknown words. Ss ►T

Activity 2 (listening activity)

Aims:
 To develop listening skills (making notes from a radio programme)

Procedure Interaction Timing

Pre-listening T Ss 5 min.
T explains to Ss that they will listen to a radio programme about
life on other planets. Ss are asked to share information on this
topic. Ss express opinions and information related to the topic Ss ►T
Listening
Ss listen to the radio programme and while-listening they make Ss ►T 5 min.
notes by solving ex. 3b. T checks the notes and their correctness.
Post-listening
T elicits the understanding of the text that the Ss have listened to. Ss ►T 5 min.
Ss solve ex.3 c, d.

Activity 3 (speaking activity)

Aims:
 To discuss and express opinions

Procedure Interaction Timing

Group discussion about the existence of life on other planets and Ss Ss 10 min.
how Ss would feel about leaving Earth to live somewhere else.

Activity 4 - Homework
Aims:
 To enlarge their views and imagination
 To practise writing in English on an interesting topic

Procedure Interaction Timing

T gives home assignment: Ss will have to write an account about a T Ss 3 min.
possible life on other planets lead there by themselves or by other
forms of life ► Portfolio
T explains the home assignment.
T will check homeworks next lesson.

Optional exercise - Shark! – Worksheet

Listening activity – radio programme about sharks

Ss complete the gaps, and then compare answers in pairs
T reads again, Ss check and correct their answers