Subject English

Form 4
Duration 1 Hour
Theme Science and Technology
Topic Let’s Chat
Focus Skills Reading
L/S/R/W/LA/LiA
Content Reading 3.1
Standard Understand a variety of texts by using a range of appropriate reading strategies
to construct meaning
Speaking 2.1
Communicate information, ideas, opinions and feelings intelligibly on familiar
topics
Learning Reading 3.1.1
Standard Understand the main points in extended texts on a wide range of familiar topics
Speaking 2.1.4
Explain and justify own point of view
Learning By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
Objectives 1. Understand the main ideas in texts by completing Bingo-Jigsaw reading
activity
2. Explain their point of view about SN sites by stating their preference
and justifying it

Cross Curricular Information and Communication Technology

Elements
Activities
Pre-Lesson Popcorn Prediction
1. Pupils are divided into groups of four.
2. Each group is given a popcorn box containing strips of quotes from the
texts.
3. Pupils take turns to read the quotes and predict what the text is about
in the given work sheet (FA: Time).
4. Based on the four predictions, pupils guess what the text is going to be
about.
Lesson Main Skill
Development 1. Pupils are provided with a general questions:
(a) What is each person’s opinion about SN sites? Is it positive,
negative or both?
2. Each group splits into 3-2
3. Teacher gives instruction of task (demonstrate reporting phrases and
repertoire)
4. The first halves listen to the conversation (in a different location)
5. They then come back to report what they have heard (Listen B)
6. Repeat steps for second halves
MA: Students jot down a brief a report
LA: Give phrases to support the spoken interaction
7. Pupils confirm their information
8. (Differentiation: Use a list of suggestions of problems and solution)

Main Skill
1. Individual task: Pupils transfer their answers into their exercise book
(Listen C)
 2. Teacher gives instruction of task (highlight unfamiliar words, meanings
and pronunciation)
3. Play recording once for the pupils to answer
4. Play recording again for the pupils to check for answers
5. Quick scans: threshold 4/8 correct (if too many pupils get lower marks,
play recording again and dissect locations of answers.
Post-lesson 1. Pupils tweet about how similar or different is Wayne and his dad
situation with them and their parents
2. Use parking lot as Twitter page
Teacher’s MISSION: make use of whiteboard to keep record of pupils’ responses
Reflection Class control for those waiting for report
Consider: Jigsaw listening
SPEAKING

Subject English
Form 4
Duration 1 Hour
Theme Science and Technology
Topic Let’s Chat
Focus Skills Speaking
L/S/R/W/LA/LiA
Content Speaking 2.1 Communicate information, ideas, opinions and feelings intelligibly
Standard on a familiar topic
Listening 1.1 Understand meaning in a variety of familiar contexts
Learning Speaking 2.1.1 Explain simple content on familiar topics from what they read
Standard and hear
Listening 1.1.5 Understand independently more complex questions on a wide
range of familiar topics
Learning By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
Objectives 1. Verbally express the activities and their opinions and feelings about the
activities in the given pictures.
2. Listen and respond to questions posed during the ‘Hobby-Con’.
Cross Curricular Information and Communication Technology
Elements
Activities
Pre-Lesson 1. Video of People Are Awesome is played (stop at minute 2)
2. Pupils identify the sports and activities they see in the video
3. Pupils share their opinions and how they feel when they watch the
video (amazed, scared, etc.)
4. Lesson goals are highlighted
Lesson Preparing for Hobby Con
Development 1. THINK PAIR SHARE: pupils are assigned a picture of one of the hobbies
2. Teaching moment: Modelling the language
3. Teacher demonstrates using the substitution table and language chunks
for the pupils to use with their partner
4. Brief the pupils on the questions that they must ask and respond
5. Cold call several pairs for plenary
At the Hobby Con (Gallery Walk)
1. MA pupils become the presenters (volunteers 8)
2. LA pupils become the visitors
3. Round Robin (5 mins per station, use whistle move clockwise)
4. Presenters have language frames for answering/ responding
 5.Visitors have language frames for asking questions
6.Chips are given (exit card and voting card)
7.Pupils must have 4 chips individually at the end of the hobby con
Post-lesson 1.The class votes using the chips on which activity they would like to take
up.
2. Cold call pupils to justify their choices
Teacher’s PREP
Reflection