Instituto Class Objective: By the end of the lesson students will be able to

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CONCEPTUAL CONTENTS PROCEDURAL CONTENTS ATTITUDINAL CONTENTS
“Josefina Contte”
Previous knowledge: Present Perfect, Past simple, Respecting each other.
LESSON PLAN N° 1
Future (will and going to), Might, Should/Shouldn’t,
-Guessing Respecting the teacher.
Trainee: Zero conditional, First conditional.
Date: September, 27th -Playing Behaving in a good manner.
Input: Since and For (Present perfect affirmative
School: Instituto de Música
form)
Course: 6to U
N° of learners: 25 Function: Describing actions that started in the
past and are not finished yet.
Level of proficiency: Elementary
Duration of the class: 60' Passive Language:

CONTENT LEARNER’S ACTIONS AND

STEP TIME TEACHER’S WORDS AND ACTIONS
AND SKILL INTERACTIONS

Teacher shows a poster she made about a NGO she has created. ‘Look, this is United Students create their own NGO in groups
Hands. This NGO has existed since 2010. Its volunteers have helped homeless people for of 4 using key words from the board and
Writing and more than 5 years. I have worked there since I was a teenager’ ‘Now you create your their own words.
6 15’
Speaking own NGO in a poster in groups of 4 and describe it using this words and since/for’.
Some of the pairs read and share their
Teacher writes key words on the board: ‘create, work, help, exist’. Students share their
productions.
productions with their partners.

5 15’ Reading Pre reading activity: ‘Do you some NGO?’ ‘Have you ever done voluntary work to help
people in need?’ ‘Have you ever met someone that has participated in a NGO?’ ‘Would
Students answer the T questions about
NGO and their personal lives.

you like to participate in one of them?’ ‘Ok go to page 59’ Look at the pictures in the Students look at the pictures in the text
text, what do you think the text is about?’ ‘Ok, let´s read the text and check your and make predictions.
 predictions’. ‘Read in pairs’ ‘Three minutes to read and then we check your predictions.’ Students give their opinion about the text.

While reading activity: ‘Ok so… What is the text about?’ ‘What kind of organization has Answer teacher’s questions after reading
Elena Durón Miranda started?’ ‘What is it called?’ ‘What does the organization offer the text and check their predictions. For
ex: ‘It´s about a NGO founded by woman.
children?’ ‘Do these children go to school?’ ‘Is Elena happy with the result of her work?’
It´s called ‘Petisos.’
‘Why/Why not?’ ‘Elena Durón Miranda thinks there’s no future without education, she
Play the game in groups.
says that with education you can get a better job, do you agree with her?’ ‘Right! Very
good!’ Complete the grammar activities in pairs.

T divides the board on two parts and sticks 7 definitions of important words from the Check grammar activity with other pair.

text on each part (the same definitions in both parts). She brings the words Check grammar activity with the teacher.
correspondent to each definitions are stuck on the board in two bags. T divides the class
Students share their opinions about the
in two groups. ‘Here (T shows the bags) I have the words that match these definitions text after reading it.
(pointing to the board), so you have to find the words and stick it to its correspondent
definition on the board.’ ‘The group that finishes first, wins!’ ‘OK you come and match
here the words with the definitions, right?’ Shows and example.

Now, look, ‘Complete with the present perfect using for and since’. T shows a
photocopy to complete. For example: The ONG ‘Petisos’ _________ (exist) _____fifteen
years. T shows this sentence on the board and helps students to complete it. Then
students complete the sentences in pairs and check them with the pair next to them.
Then students check by choosing another pair to read the following example.

Post- reading: ‘Was there something in the text you didn’t know about?’ ‘After reading
this text, are you willing to help people in need?’

3 3’ Speaking T sticks other pictures on the board and asks students to give examples using those
pictures. She provides the past tense form for one picture.
Give the examples using the present
perfect.

‘So now… We may say that Shakira…’ ‘She has worked in the NGO for 19 years.’

‘One of her sons, Milan was born in 2013…so?...Shakira’s been a mother since? Yes, ‘Shakira has been a mother since 2013/for
2013, for how many years? Yes, she’s been a mother for 3 years’ 3 years’

‘Shakira went to live to Spain in 2011 ….so? Shakira’s lived in Spain since?? For how ‘Shakira has lived in Spain since 2011/for 5
many years?’
 Teacher points to all the pictures in a random move and students drill the sentences in years’
the present perfect.

‘Hello students! How are you today?’ ‘We are your teachers today!’ My name is Sol and ‘Hello!’ Good morning!’
this is Karen. We want to know more about you…when I throw you the ball, tell me your
‘Fine and you?’
1 name and something you did at the weekend, ok? For example: My name is sol and on
Listening and They say their names and sth they did at
5’ Saturday I saw a movie’
Speaking the weekend.
T throws a ball to a student for him to speak and does a follow-up asking further
‘I’m Luciano and at the weekend I danced’
questions on their answers. Once the student finishes, he passes the ball to another
student and so on with all of them.

T presents a poster with a question mark covering a picture underneath. ‘Here there is a Guess the character by asking questions
famous person, who do you think is here?’ Students ask questions to know who’s like: ‘Is she from Argentina?’ ‘Is she young
behind the question mark. ‘Right! Very good! ´ ‘She is Shakira!’ T sticks pictures of
or old?’ ‘Is it Shakira?’
Shakira´s life and career on the board while speaking.
‘They have been together since 2010’
T makes a timeline on the board and shows students the events of Shakira’s life on it.
‘She has been a singer since 1985’ ‘She has
been a singer for 31 years’

‘She has worked in the NGO since 1997’

‘She has worked there for 19 years’

Listening and
10’
2 speaking

Timeline example: ‘Shakira and Pique met in 2010’ ‘Are they still together?’ ‘Yes!’ ‘So,
they have been together since 2010, for how many years? Yes! 6 years!’ T puts
emphasis on since and for and makes them repeat the sentences.

Then, T gives other examples but now eliciting information from students and making
them form the sentences in the timeline. ‘Now, can you help me?’ ‘She started her
career as a singer in 1985’ ‘Is she still a singer?’ ‘Yes, great! , so?’ Students say ‘She has
been a singer for 31 years.’ ‘She is very charitable, she founded the NGO ‘Pies Descalzos’
in 1997 so… T elicits from students the example. ‘Right!’ ‘She has worked in the NGO
 since 1997 and she has worked there for 19 years.’

Play the game saying the sentences

‘Let´s play tic tac toe!’ T divides class in two groups. Draws the tic tac toe on the board.
related to the pictures using the present
She sticks the pictures about Shakira’s life and career and some key words for a guide
4 10’ Speaking
on each square and gives students an example. Teacher gives an example. ‘Shakira has
perfect for since and for.

‘Shakira and Pique have been together for

worked in the NGO for 20 years’ ‘Is it right?’ ‘Yes! Great!’
6 years’