Lesson plan

School: Nalbant
Prof. Popa Serban-Mihai
Time: 50 minutes
Grade: VIII
Textbook: Snapshot- Intermediate
Lesson: Nepal Trek.

Lesson aims
- To develop Ss' ability to use the language in real life situations
- To activate language functions: expressing permission (asking for, giving, refusing)
- To develop Ss' listening-comprehension abilities
- To revise and practise Past Tense Simple vs Present Prefect Tense
Lesson aims
By the end of the lesson the Ss will be able to:
- Use correctly the new words and phrases
- Employ correctly the revised grammar topic
- Create their own situations and deal with new circumstances in a conversation
Skills involved : speaking, writing, listening comprehension
Aids : textbook, worksheets, class cassette, pictures

- Activity 1:Warm-up ( 5min)

Teacher's activity: T greets the Ss, asks if there’s anybody missing, checks the homework
as a whole class activity. Ss take turns in reading the answers, T corrects the mistakes, if
any.
Class management: whole-class activity
Skills: speaking, reading

- Activity 2: (5min)
Teacher's activity: T hands out worksheets. Ss have to use the Past Tense Simple and the
Present Prefect Tense by arranging the words in the bubbles.
Students’ activity: Ss solve the task.
Class management: whole-class activity
Skills: writing

- Activity 3: ( 5min )
Teacher's activity: T hands out cards with questions in the Past Tense Simple or the
Present Perfect Simple and instructs Ss to write down as many sentences as they can, in 5
minutes The group with the greatest number of correct sentences wins.
Students’ activity: In groups, Ss write down the sentences. T checks the task as a whole
class activity.
Class management: group-work, whole class
Skills: writing

- Activity 4: Pre-listening: prediction (5 min )

Teacher's activity: T asks Ss questions about the characters in the picture, what they look
like, where they are, what their state of mind might be etc. and asks them to imagine what
the story may be about.
Students' activity: Ss answer the questions and try to predict what the story is about.
Class management: whole-class activity
Skills: speaking,

- Activity 5: While listening (7min)

Teacher's activity: T asks Ss to go in groups of four . T asks Ss to write down phrases that
indicate asking for, giving, refusing permission while listening to the tape. T plays the
tape.
Students' activity: Ss pay attention and listen to the tape. In groups, Ss solve their task.
Class management: group-work
Skills: listening, writing

- Activity 6:Post listening (5min)

Teacher's activity: T asks comprehension questions and writes down whatever unknown
words Ss may have difficulties comprehending. If necessary, T plays the tape again. T
instructs Ss to focus on the phrases concerning permission. T elicits answers concerning
the most suitable title.
Students' activity: Ss answer T's questions and solve the task.
Class management: whole-class activity
Skills: speaking, writing

- Activity 7: (10minutes)
Teacher's activity: T asks Ss to go in groups of four and gives each group a picture
showing a particular scene and some prompts to illustrate asking for, giving, refusing
permission. T instructs Ss to make up suitable conversations using the phrases found in
the text..
Students' activity: In groups, Ss solve their task. T checks as a whole class activity.
Class management: group-work, whole class
Skills: writing, speaking

- Feedback: (5min)
Teacher's activity: T hands out a worksheet in order to further practice the asking for,
giving, refusing permission patterns. Ss have to complete the conversations.
Students' activity: Ss write down the sentences and read them aloud.
Class management: group-work
Skills: writing, reading

- Homework (3min)
Ss are asked to write 3 down similar conversations which imply asking for, giving, and
refusing permission