Lesson Plan for Grade 7

Learning Competency: Express ideas and opinions based the text listened to.
Competency Code: EN7OL-III- f-2.4.1

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson students are expected to:
1. Distinguish ways on how convey one’s opinion,
2. Express opinion through a simple debate, and
3. Appreciate the importance of expressing opinion by actively participate in the
activities.

II. ACTIVITY
a. Preliminary Activities
a. Routine: Prayer, Attendance, Greetings
b. Lesson Proper
The class will watch a short video about diversity titled “Sometimes You’re A
Caterpillar” by Chescaleigh and Kat Blaque. After watching the video, ask the
students on what are their thoughts and ideas about diversity.

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III. ANALYSIS
After the activity, the following questions will be added:
a. How many of you like the video?
b. Do you think the video was a good representation of diversity?
c. Do you agree or disagree with your classmate’s opinion?
IV. ABSTRACTION

Every day we either read or heard different phrases where people express their
thoughts and ideas about certain topics on different types of media. Knowing how
to express your opinion in English is valuable whether you are speaking or
writing. Aside from social media, there are also other sources in the internet
where people could voice out their opinions such as blogs and personal websites.
Below are some common phrases that express opinion.
Example:
I think… I don’t think…
I believe… In my opinion…
I feel… I would say…

AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT

The act of agreeing and disagreeing is part of everyday conversation in any
language. This simple act of saying you either agree or disagree is already an
expression of opinion. To show agreement or disagreement, you can use either
short or even longer statements.

Agreement
So do I Definitely
I suppose I agree
Me too I couldn’t agree more
Example:
I agree that we should respect each other.
I suppose being different is ok.

Disagreement
I disagree! I see what you’re saying but…
I don’t agree You have a point there but…
Yeah, but… I don’t think…
Example:
I don’t agree that we should bully others because of their race.
I don’t think he is a bad person.

EXPRESSING PERSONAL POINT OF VIEW

Expressing a Strong Opinion
I bet that… I’m sure that…
I dare say that… I strongly believe that…
I’m absolutely convinced that… I have no doubt that…
 There’s no doubt in my mind that…
Example:
I bet that people with special needs are capable as we do.
I’m sure that she could strongly express herself even if she is mute.

Expressing a Neutral Opinion

I am not sure/certain, but… I tend to think that…
I think… I suppose that…
I feel that… It seems to me that…
In my view… I must admit that I’m not sure…
Example:
I feel that we are all equal even if we are different in many ways.
In my view men and women are equal.

Expressing a Subjective Opinion

In my experience… If you ask me…
What I’ve found is… As far as I am concerned, …
As I see it… As far as I know…
In my experience… As far as I understand…
To my mind... As for me / As to me, …
Example:
If you ask me, we should just love one another than hate each other.
As for me, I am proud being different.

Expressing General Point of View

We use these words and phrases to express a general point of view:
Some people say that… Everybody knows that…
Many/Most people think/believe that… According to scientists…
It is often said that… It is thought that…
It is generally accepted that… It is generally accepted that…
Example:
Some people say that we should respect people despite their nationality.
Everybody knows that no two people are exactly the same.

V. APPLICATION

Debate: Would you Rather?

o Group the students into 4 equal groups.

 o Let the group write their names on a ¼ sheet of paper.
o One student from the non-presenting group will draw the topic of the
debate, which are “would you rather” scenarios.
o The two presenting groups will play rock, paper, scissor to see who
gets the first option and the second one.
o The members will determine the order of their presenters from first to
last.
o Each group is given 10minutes to prepare their thoughts and ideas.
o The first speaker of the group will state their stand about the topic. The
second and following members will give reasons why. The last speaker
will conclude their stand.
o A group will be assigned to give comments about the debate of the two
groups and then tell who they think will win.
o The rest of the class will be the judges and vote for the group who
convinced them more in the “would you rather” situation.

Topics to be debated:
Would you rather….
1. Lose your sense of taste or your sense of smell
2. Live without music or without television
3. Have your dream job or find your true love
4. Live without music or without television
5. Vacation in the mountains or at the beach
6. Wake up in the morning as a dog or as a cat

REFERRENCES:
 Chescaleigh. (2015, March 24). Sometimes You're A Caterpillar. Retrieved
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRiWgx4sHGg
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