LESSON PLAN

TEACHER: VIERU ANDREEA ALEXANDRA

DATE: the 2nd of May 2023
SCHOOL: Școala Gimnazială Nr. 8, Suceava
SUBJECT: English
TOPIC: Music – The modern orchestra
TYPE OF LESSON: Acquisition and consolidation
TIME: 50 minutes
CLASS: V A
TEXTBOOK: Limba modernă 1 Clasa a 5-a Engleză ArtKlett

LESSON AIMS:

 To use words related to music

 To give further practice to reading and speaking
 To revise present continuous
 To express personal points of view

LESSON AIDS

 Videoprojector
 Worksheets
 Textbook
 Whiteboard

SKILLS:

 Reading
 Speaking
 Listening
 Writing

STAGES OF THE LESSON

PROCEDURES:
  WARM-UP
Aim: to warm Ss up

Timing: 2’
Interaction: T-S-S

The teacher starts off the lesson by greeting the Ss, marking the absentees and checking
homework

 ACTIVITY 1

Aim: To create a relaxed atmosphere in the classroom.

Timing: 5’
Interaction: T-Ss-Ss
T starts off by giving random question cards to Ss. The words on the cards are jumbled so the Ss must
first read the correct question form and then answer it.

See Appendix 1.

 ACTIVITY 2
Aim: To develop Ss’ speaking skills
To practise reading
To learn new vocabulary related to music
Timing: 15’
Interaction: T-Ss-Ss

The teacher engages the Ss into a short discussion about music and then writes the title of the
lesson on the whiteboard. Ss are then asked to go to page 134 in the textbook and read the text
from exercise 2. Ss write down the unknown words and match the pictures with the words in
bold.
 ACTIVITY 3
Aim: To understand the difference between string, wind and percussion instruments.
Timing: 15’
Interaction: T-Ss-Ss
The teacher asks Ss to do exercise 4 from page 134 and then ecourages them to listen and watch
the following piece of music. Teacher asks the Ss to pay attention to the instruments that are used
and identify them using the words learnt in the previous activity.
  ACTIVITY 4
Aim: To revise present continuous tense
Timing: 5’
Interaction: T-Ss-Ss
Ss are given a worksheet with the lyrics of Lemon Tree and they must fill in the gaps
with the correct word.
See Appendix 2

 ACTIVITY 5
Aim: To practise the lyrics
Timing: 5’
Interaction: T-Ss-Ss
Ss are asked to sing the song and practise the lyrics. The teacher rewards the Ss with chocolate MMs
from the Zero Waste Store that is situated in the back of the classroom.

 ACTIVITY 6
Aim: To give feedback
Timing: 3’
Interaction: T-Ss-Ss

Ss are asked to do a short menti in order to give feedback to the teacher. Ss go to menti.com and
introduce the code 46237450
T gives homework.
Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Fools Garden “Lemon Tree”

I'm ____________ here in the boring room
It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I'm __________ my time
I got nothing to do
I'm ______________ around
I'm ______________ for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder
I'm ___________ around in my car
I'm driving too fast
I'm driving too far
I'd like to change my point of view
I feel so lonely
I'm ____________ for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder
I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me about the ____ ___ sky
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
I'm ______________ my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree
I'm ______________ here
I miss the power
I'd like to go out taking a ________
But there's a heavy cloud inside my head
I feel so tired
Put myself into bed
While nothing ever happens and I wonder
Isolation is not good for me
Isolation, I ____ ____ to sit on the lemon-tree
I'm ______________ around in the desert of joy
Baby anyhow I'll get another toy
And everything will happen and you wonder
I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
And I wonder, wonder
I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me about the blue blue sky
And all that I can see, and all that I can see, and all that I can see
Is just a yellow lemon-tree