LESSON PLAN

Name: Madalina Lupu

Date: March 19th 2014
Grade: 8th A
No. of hours per week: 2
School: No.5, GALATI
Time: 50 minutes
Textbook: Snapshot- Intermediate
Unit: Guss who?
Structure: Adjective word order
Aims: Ss will practise adjective word order and will develop their
speaking skills
Objectives: By the end of the lesson Ss will:
 determine the correct order of adjectives in a sentence
 complete the sentence by putting the adjectives in the correct
sequence
 participate actively in the class activities
Assumptions:
Ss have already been exposed to the comparison of adjectives and they
should be familiar with the adjective
Anticipated problems:
Some Ss are going to have difficulties with the right adjective word order
and they will tend to misplace them
Aids: Textbook,handouts, notebooks,video tape,etc.
Skills: Speaking
Interaction
Writing
Reading
Types of interaction: Teacher-Whole class
Teacher-Students
Students-Students
Students-Teacher
Class management: Whole class

Activity 1.
Warmer

Aims: to greet Ss, to make the presence, to appreciate Ss’ work

Timing: 7 minutes
Class management: Individual work
Interaction: Teacher-Whole class
SS-SS
SS-T
Procedure: ; T writes the absentees
in the register, then she checks homework and Ss correct the mistakes, if
necessary. Then the T divides the class into four groups.

Activity 2.
Opening activity

Aims: to stir Ss’ curiosity, to motivate Ss by involving them into the

presentation of the new topic
Timing: 8 minutes
Class management: Group work
Interaction: Teacher-Whole class
SS-SS
SS-T
Procedure:
 Activity 3.
Presentation

Aims: to raise students awareness of the correct arrangement of

adjectives
to introduce students to the correct order of adjectives
Timing: 10 minutes
Class management: Group work
Interaction: Teacher-Whole class
SS-SS
SS-T
Procedure: After observing the PowerPoint Presentation Ss have to
rearrange their adjectives in the correct order.

Activity 4.
Practice

Aims: to provide Ss’ with a suitable context to understand the new

structure and to practise it.
Timing: 10 minutes
Class management: Group work
Interaction: Teacher-Whole class
SS-SS
SS-T
Procedure: Ss solve exercise no. 10, on page no. 79 by putting the
adjectives into the correct place, and then identify what kind of adjectives
they are. Ss have also to describe in groups some objects, by using as
many adjectives as possible.
 Activity 5.
Evaluation

Aims: to show Ss understanding of adjective word order and to

determine the correct sequence of adjectives
Timing: 10 minutes
Class management: Pair work
Group work
Interaction: Teacher-Whole class
SS-SS
SS-T
Procedure: Ss watch the video snippet from Avatar and solve the task
based on the film. Ss have to place the adjectives about Na’ Vis into the
correct order.
Activity 6.
Assigning Homework

Aims: to give Ss further practice on the new structure to make students

use their previous knowledge
Class management: SS-T
Timing: 5 minutes
Interaction: Teacher-Students
Procedure: T gives her Ss some worksheets based on the recently
acquired structure