LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH

TEACHING LISTENING AND READING LITERATURE

LOVELY PEARL KATHRYN T. ENRIQUEZ BSED (ENGLISH)-III

I. Objectives:
a. compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate grammatical structure

Regarding order and degrees of regular adjectives;

b. Identify adjective and its degree of comparison in a sentence; and

c. express appreciation in reading the story.

II. Subject matter:

Topic: The Necklace by Guy the Maupassant (summary)

American Literature Short Story

Reference: English for Better World 3

Materials: flip chart, flash cards, envelope, necklace

III. Procedure:

A. Pre- reading

1. Motivation (GLR)
Picture Parade (the Teacher will give an envelope and it contains puzzle pieces inside
and the students will work together to guess of what’s the topic is all about)

2. Vocabulary building
1. She detested her neighbour for being so mean.
2. Mathilde dashed outside to avowing being seen in her shabby coat.
3. He was the one who catapulted his friend to court her girl.
4. They decided to take a jaunt for they are too exhausted.
5. Rhea was so aghast to find out her best friend was dead.
6. That guy was so despairing so he was always wants to see you.
7. I always envisioned that you are always here beside me.
8. Her husband was upset her displeasure and using money to buy his rifle.
9. Born into family of clerk.
10. Mr. Loisel went massively into debt and bought the necklace.

Choices:
 Pushed
 Hated
 Beautiful
 Worn out
  Break
 Shock
 Imagination
 Annoying

ANSWERS:

1. Hated
2. Worn out
3. Pushed
4. Break
5. Shocked
6. Desperate
7. Imagination
8. Annoying
9. Salesperson

B. During-reading (sentence comprehension)

The teacher will read the story first. Let the student guess the words on the blank space that
provided of the sentence orally.

THE NECKLACE
(BY: Guy De Maupassant)
In ____ during the 19 century, there was a middle class girl, Mathilde Loisel, who
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desperately wished she was wealthy. She got looks and charm, but had bad luck to be born
into family of clerks who married her to another clerk. Monsieur Loisel, in the ministry of
public instruction. Mathilde was so convinced she’s meant to be rich that she _____her life
and spends all day dreaming and ____ about the fabulous life she’s life she’s not having.
She _____foot men, feast, fancy furniture, and strings of young man to seduce.

One day Mr Loisel came home with an invitation to a fancy ball thrown by his boss. He
had gone to a lot of trouble to get an invitation, but Mathilde’s first reaction was to through
a fi. She didn’t have anything to wear, and couldn’t possibly go. Her husband was upset her
____ and using money that he was saving to buy a hunting rifle, gave Mathilde 400 francs
to use it’s not too long before Mathilde threw another fit, though this time because she had
no jewels. So Mr Loisel suggested her to go and see her friend, Mme Foresteir, a rich
woman who could probably lend her something. Mathilde want to see Mme Foresteir, and
she was in luck. Mathilde was able to barrow a gorgeous diamond necklace. With the
necklace she sure to be stunner.

The night of the ball arrived, and Mathilde had the time of her life. Everyone loved her and
she absolutely admired. She and her husband did not leave until 4 a.m. Mathilde suddenly
dashed outside avoid being seen in her ____coat. But ones back at home, Mathilde made a
horrifying discovery: the diamond necklace was gone. Mr. Loisel spent all the next day,
and even the next week, searching the city for the necklace, but found nothing. It’s gone.
So He and Mathilde decided they had no choice but to buy Mme Foretier a new necklace.
 They visite d one jewellery store after another until at last, they found a necklace that
looked just the same as they lost. Unfortunately, it’s 36 thousand francs. Mr. Loisel went
_____into debt and bought the necklace, and Mathilde returned into Mme. Foretier buying
the necklace ____the Loisel into poverty for the next ten years. They lost their house, their
maid, their comfortable lifestyle, and on top of it all, Mathilde lost her good looks.

After ten years, all the debts was finally paid, and Mathilde was out of it ______in a town.
There she came across Mme. Forestier, rich and beautiful as ever. Mathilde decided to tell
Mme. Forestier the sad story of the necklace and her ten years of poverty and she did. At
the point, Mme. Foretier, _____revealed to Mathilde that the necklace she lost was just a
fake. It was worth only 500 francs. Mathilde only smiled sadly to Mme. Forestier and
walked away.

Answers:
1. Paris
2. Detested
3. Envisioned
4. Despairing
5. Displeasure
6. Shabby
7. Massively
8. Catapulted
9. Jaunt
10. Aghast

C. Post-reading
a. Pronominal Questions:
 How did the necklace lost?
 What Mathilde do, after she lost the necklace?
 What happen to Mathilde after ten years of poverty?
 How Mathilde did knew that the necklace was just a fake?
 What kind of party did Mathilde attended?

b. Enrichment Activity:
On a band paper, draw a necklace and write of what it’s symbolize.

c. Language Focus:
Focus on some sentences of the story:

The teacher will group into two groups; both groups should perform that based on the
story. The best group performer will be receiving a price.

1. One day, Mr. Loisel came home with an invitation to a fancy ball gown thrown by his
boss. He had gone a lot of trouble to get an invitation, but Mathilde’s first reaction was
to throw a fi. She didn’t have anything to wear, and couldn’t possibly go. Her husband
 was upset her displeasure and using money that he was saving to buy a hunting rifle,
gave Mathilde 400 francs to use. It’s not too long before Mathilde threw another fit,
though this time because she had no jewels. So Mr. Loisel suggested her to go and see
her friend, Mme Forestier, a rich woman who could probably lend her something.
Mathilde wants to see Mme. Forestier, and she was in luck. Mathilde was able to
borrow a gorgeous diamond necklace. With the necklace, she’s sure to be stunner.

2. The night the ball arrives and Mathilde had the time of her life. Everyone loved her and
she is absolutely admired. She and her husband did not leave until 4 a.m. Mathilde

Suddenly dashed outside to avoid being seen on her shabby coat. But ones back at
home, Mathilde made a horrifying discover; the diamond necklace was gone.

d. Generalization:
3. Skills development (TS)
What lesson you have learned from the story. (Essay)