LESSON PLAN

Class: 11º Teacher: Materials: Computer

Slide show
Lesson no: 37/38 Date: Worksheet (2)
Workbook
Summary: “To eat meat or not to eat…”- class discussion. Board
Watching the cartoon “Meatrix”- worksheet.
Used to +infinitive, be/get used to + -ing. Lesson length: 90 m

Aim(s): to build awareness on the cruelty inflicted upon animals at factory farms and
slaughterhouses, as one of the causes for becoming a vegan
to develop listening (/viewing) skills
to acquire vocabulary on the topic
to acquire knowledge on the use of “used to” and be/get used to”

Partial Aims Procedures / Activities Roles Skills

To activate Ss -T motivates Ss to recall last lesson’s T- Motivator Speaking

previous topic by asking them which was the S- Struggler
knowledge alternative lifestyle they have
discussed recently.

To introduce the -T asks Ss to speculate about the T- Guide Speaking

topic reasons for adopting a vegan S- Struggler
/vegetarian way of life.
- Ss should try to point out reasons
orally. Reasons such as the concern in
animals’ welfare, in the environment
and in health may come about.
- T asks Ss whether they could get
used to a vegan diet.

To engage Ss -T tells Ss they are going to focus

attention their attention on one of the reasons T- Guide Reading
To prepare Ss for why vegans/vegetarians stopped S- Struggler Speaking
the listening eating meat.
activity - Ss watch the slide show “to eat meat
or not to eat… that’s the question!”.
- Ss show their feelings concerning
the picture of a nice, friendly piglet
and comment on the sentence “animals
are not ours to use”.

To allow Ss to
express their - At the end of the slide show T asks T-Stimulator Speaking
 opinion on the Ss whether they have now enough S-Struggler
topic reasons to become vegans/vegetarian
or to be more selective about the food
they eat.
-Ss give their own opinion on the
matter.
To provide
background -T tells Ss they are going to watch a T-Presenter Listening
information and to cartoon entitled “Meatrix” for the gist S- Listener
stimulate Ss to of it.
listen for the gist After watching: Ss comment on the
cartoon.
To develop
listening skills - Ss are given a worksheet on the T- Guide Listening /
through a note cartoon. Ss watch the cartoon a S- Struggler Writing
taking exercise second time and take notes on some
specific information (ex.1).
- T asks specific Ss to read their
notes to check their understanding of
the cartoon.
To show
understanding of -Ss are asked to complete some “Reading” /
the text by statements about the cartoon (ex.2). Writing
providing correct - This exercise should be corrected on
information the board.

To allow Ss to
express their -Ss give their opinion by answering T- Stimulator Writing /
opinion on the the questions on the listening S- Struggler Speaking
topic comprehension (ex.3).
- The correction of this exercise may
give way to an oral interaction.
To introduce the
grammatical item -T depicts two situations from the T- Motivator
cartoon and registers two sentences S-Struggler
on the board (“Animals used to have
good living conditions in family farms”;
“Nowadays animals are used to living in
factory farms under deplorable
To make Ss elicit conditions”).
the rule -T. asks one S to underline the
differences between them and refer
to their structure. Then she asks Ss
to speculate on the meaning of the
given sentences.
- Ss build up the rule.
-T provides Ss with another sentence
(“Day by day animals get used to being
mistreated but they can’t get used to
suffering”) and asks Ss to compare it
with the other given sentences.
To present
information about -T adds more information about the T- Explainer
the grammatical use of the expressions “get used to” S- Listener
item and “be used to” and explains the use
of the –ing form.
To check Ss
understanding of -Ss are given a worksheet on this T- Organiser Writing
the grammatical subject, which they have to complete S- Struggler
item according to their choice.
-This exercise is to be corrected
orally.
-Ss do exercise P, on page 18 of the
workbook.
-T asks some Ss to read the
sentences.
To activate Ss’
knowledge on the - T hands out a crossword on the T-Motivator Writing
vocabulary of the vocabulary studied to be completed. If S- Struggler
topic there isn’t much time, they will do it
for homework.