LESSON PLAN

Teacher:
School:
Level: Elementary
Date: March 5th 2021
Number of students: 25
Textbook: Limba modern 1 – Intensiv engleză; Clasa a VI- a; Jenny Dooley
Unit: “Healthy lifestyle”
Title: “Health remedies”
Lesson topic: Learning about minor illnesses and health remedies
Type of lesson: Communication of new knowledge
Time: 45 minutes
Lesson aims: - to teach vocabulary related to minor illnesses and health remedies
- to present the topic creatively
- to present and provide practice of new vocabulary
- to develop listening skills
Lesson objectives:
Cognitive objectives: by the end of the lesson students will be able:
- to understand language related to illnesses
- to use the vocabulary related to minor illnesses and health remedies
- to have short conversations related to the topic
- to understand the reading and listening material
Affective objectives:
- to create a warm atmosphere for learning
- to give students an active role in the process of learning
- to create interest in the topic
- to make students confident when speaking English
Skills involved: speaking, reading, listening, writing
Interaction: T-Ss, Ss-T, Ss-Ss,
Teaching aids: Whiteboard, video projector, laptop, textbook, worksheet, internet
Anticipated problems: -some students may not understand the topic
-some students might not participate in activities as expected
- some students might find it difficult to use the new vocabulary in
conversations
Assumed knowledge: I assume that students have already learnt about healthy lifestyle, about
healthy food and drink and some of the vocabulary about illnesses.
Assessment: oral, exercises, homework, observation
Teaching techniques:- Revision
- Presentation
- Discovery
- Memorising
- Recalling
- Exercises
Lesson stages:

Activity 1. Warm up: Greetings, checking the attendance and homework

Aims: - to create a pleasant atmosphere for the English class;
- to check attendance and the accomplishment of the taught items
- to help Ss feel relaxed
- to check if they have any problems with their homework and correct if
necessary
Procedure: T. Asks Ss “How are you today?”, “Is anybody absent? “ - absents noted in
catalogue.
“ Are you ready to start this English class?”
T. asks Ss what their homework was;
Ss read their homework and T corrects if necessary (Make a Healthy Eating
Pyramid in your notebooks)
Interaction: T-Ss
Ss-Ss
Teaching technique: Conversation
Teaching aids: students’ notebooks, textbooks
Classroom organisation: Whole class, Lockstep
Timing: 3 min.

Activity 2: Lead- in
Aims: - to attract students’ attention on the lesson
- to attract students’ attention on the lack of healthy lifestyle which can cause
illnesses
- to revise previously learnt topic: healthy and unhealthy food
Procedure: - The teacher shows the Healthy Eating Pyramid worksheet and asks Ss’ to
imagine what will happen if they eat too much unhealthy food
- Ss answer the T’s questions
Ss-Ss. T- Ss, Ss - T
Skill: Speaking
Teaching technique: Conversation
Teaching aids: students’ notebooks, laptop, whiteboard
Classroom organisation: Whole class
Timing: 5 min.

Activity 3: Presentation and monitoring comprehension of reading exercise

Aims:
- to introduce vocabulary
- to attract students’ attention on the lesson
- to give Ss an active role in the process of learning
- to enlarge students’ knowledge about illnesses
Procedure: - T asks Ss: What’s wrong with the characters in their books? – T presents new
vocabulary using the photos of the course book
- Ss answer T’s question
- T introduces the reading material by asking: Can we find any medicine in the
 kitchen?
- Ss answer questions related to the text on P 100 “Medicine in the kitchen”

Interaction: T-Ss
Ss-Ss
Teaching technique: Conversation, Presentation, Reading for gist
Teaching aids: students’ notebooks, laptop, whiteboard, text from the course book
Flashcards from the book
Classroom organisation: Whole class
Timing: 10 min.
Activity 4: Elicitation
Aims: - to check if students can reproduce the new vocabulary
- to collaborate with other students
- to develop students’ production of language
Procedure:
- T asks students to watch a video related to illnesses
- Ss watch the video to learn how to talk about illnesses
- T asks questions related to the topic, Ss answer.
Interaction: T-Ss
Ss-Ss
Teaching technique: Asking concept questions (checking understanding)
Skills: Speaking
Assessment: oral evaluation
Teaching aids: laptop, video projector, notebooks
Classroom organisation: Lockstep
Timing: 17 min.

Activity 5: Feedback: controlled practice / accurate reproduction

Aims: - to get feedback from the Ss
- to activate Ss’ knowledge
- to collaborate with other students
Procedure: - T. asks Ss to enter the breakout rooms to write a similar conversation as they
have just seen on the screen
- T controls the exercises then asks Ss to act out dialogues.
Interaction: T-Ss
Ss-Ss
Teaching technique: Interaction
Teaching aids: students’ notebooks, whiteboard
Classroom organisation: Lockstep
Timing: 7 min.
 Activity 6: Ending the lesson (Giving homework)
Aims: - to give further practice for home
Procedure: T asks Ss to share how they felt during the lesson and evaluates their
performance.
- T sets homework: Ss have to write another conversation about feeling sick and
giving health remedies.
Interaction: T -Ss
Ss-T
Classroom organisation: lockstep
Timing: 3 min.