Target Group: Form 1

Proficiency Level: Intermediate

Enrolment: 25
Date: (date of your simulated teaching presentation)
Time: 10:00 am – 10:30 am (30 minutes)
Theme: Health and Environment
Topic: Animal
Moral Value: Students can learn about various animals in the world.
Grammar Teaching Approach: Deductive Teaching Approach
Language Aspect(s): Articles
Focus Skills: Listening
Integrated Skills: Writing and Reading
Previous Knowledge: Students have known about the basic use of articles from
previous lesson.
Content Standard: 4.1.9. Identify and use articles appropriately according to context.
(i) Indefinite articles ‘a’ and ‘an’.
Intended Learning Outcome/s:
1.3.1 Listen to spoken, audio and visual texts to: (ii) retrieve supporting details
3.1.3 Apply pre-writing strategies: (ii) note-taking
2.3.1 Read various texts and retrieve information by: (i) skimming and scanning
3.1.1 Write simple sentences correctly.
Behavioural Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students are able to:
1. Listen and follow the instruction given by others without mistakes.
2. Use indefinite articles ‘a’ and ‘an’ appropriately in daily conversations and
texts.
3. Apply indefinite articles correctly in sentences
Teaching Aids: A set of ‘Albert and the Rhinoceros’ handouts, a set of students’
handouts, a set of indefinite articles notes, manila cards, sharpie, power point
presentation, computer.
 Stage/ Time Rationale Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity Teaching Aids
Set Induction To capture students’ interest. Begin with asking students about Answer the questions honestly.
(3 minutes) their favourite animals. Then, ask
To elicit students’ previous students whether they ever went to Try to engage with the class
knowledge. zoo or not. conversation as much as
possible.
“Does anyone love visiting zoo?”

“What is your favourite animal?”

Try to asked students about the

indefinite articles and what is
indefinite articles.

“Today activity will be about

indefinite articles. Are they anyone
know what indefinite articles is?

Presentation To directly introduce them Distribute the indefinite articles Each student should give at least Power point
(7 minutes) about indefinite article ‘a’ and notes to each student. one example. presentation.
‘an’.
Ask students to define a noun and Ask questions if they do not Indefinite articles
adjectives. understand the explanation or notes
the slides.
Give a few examples such as "red
(adjective) apple (noun)" and "big
(adjective) tiger (noun)." Read the notes given jotted
down little memos.
 Ask students to consider the words
a and an.

By using power point slides and

notes given:

Tell students that these two little

words are a type of adjective, called
indefinite articles, because they
help us describe nouns.

Tell students that "a" and "an" are

indefinite articles because they
refer to a more general sense of the
noun.

‘a’ is used before words that start

with a consonant sound while ‘an’
is used before a word with a vowel
sound.

Practice To help student understand the Distribute the "Albert and the Listen and jotted down ‘Albert and the
(8 minutes) topic better. Rhinoceros" handout to each important notes Rhinoceros’
student. handouts
Analyse the sheet given, try
Teacher need to go through the highlighted the indefinite articles
handout with the students part if needed.

Read the first couple of sections of

 text and demonstrate how you
identify the articles by circling
them.

For each section you circle, explain

to students why the author chose a
definite or indefinite article

For other sections, ask any students

to stand up and read it out loud.
Discuss each part with students.

Encourage students to ask questions

and give opinions.

Production To give a chance to students to
(5 minutes)
apply their conscious
knowledge in class.
To practice the input given by
teacher in class.
By using manila cards and
sharpie pens given:
Based on the ‘Albert and the
Rhinoceros’ article:
Ask students to rewrite four
sentences that have indefinite
articles and write it in the manila
cards.
Recalled back what they had Manila cards
learnt from today’s class.
Sharpie pens
Be creative with the examples of
indefinite articles
Write the sentences correctly

Ask students to recalled and write

simple explanation why ‘a’ or ‘an’
is used in that sentence.
 Write another four sentences using
indefinite articles regarding their
favourite animals.

Teachers will collect the manila

cards after all students finish
writing.

Closure To make sure students practice Conclude the lesson Do the handout as their Students’
(2 Minutes) even at home. homework. handouts
Give each student an extra handout
as their homework. Discuss with each other about
their opinions.
“Thank you and have a nice day!”

Reflection