LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL – Scoala Gimnaziala Nr. 2 Picior de Munte Boboci Dragodana

GRADE – 8th
LEVEL – Intermediate
TEACHER – Anghel Monica Ionela
LESSON – Reported speech
UNIT – U8 It’s a crime
TYPE OF LESSON – Lesson of fixation of knowledge and developing skills and abilities
DATE – 13th March 2023
TIME – 45 minutes
CLASS ORGRANIZATION: lockstep, group work, pair work
TEXTBOOK: Limba modernă 1, Limba engleza, clasa a VIII a, ArtKlett, Autori: Herbert
Puchta,Jeff Stranks,Peter Lewis-Jones,Irina Spătaru

COMPETENCES
1.1. Identify the main ideas from TV shows/audio-video recordings on familiar topics, when
the speakers/ interlocutors talk clearly and slowly
2.2. Participate in short conversations in common contexts, on general topics
3.2. Identify the main aspects from short articles on familiar and up to date topics

AIMS
 To increase the students’ understanding of the reported speech;
 To provoke students use the grammar structures of the reported speech;
 To improve their listening/reading skills.

OBJECTVES:
At the end of the lesson students will be able to:
1. report what other people are saying;
2. identify the new grammar structures in context;
3. develop their listening skills;

SKILLS
·        speaking
·        listening
. writing
. reading

TECHNIQUES
·        dialogues
·        observation
·        explanation
. individual work
· group work
· pair work
· drills
· role play
RESOURCES
·        notebooks
. textbooks
. mobile phones/ tablets
 . laptop and OHP
. handouts, audio recordings, interactive worksheets
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS
     Students might
- have problems with the pronunciation of certain new words.
- encounter difficulties in using the appropriate grammar structure.

ACTIVITIES

WARM UP
AIM *creating a pleasant atmosphere for the English class;
*helping students feel relaxed.

INTERACTION *T – Ss
*Ss - T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss How are you today? / Is anybody missing? / Are you
ready to start the English class?;
*Ss answer T’s questions;
ESTIMATED TIME *2 minutes

TRANSITION TO
THE NEW TOPIC
AIDS Ss’ textbooks and notebooks, Ss’ homework ( page 72, ex.3)
AIM *checking if Ss had any problems with their homework.
INTERACTION *Ss – Ss
*Ss – T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss what their homework was and discusses it with them;
*Ss answer the T’s questions;
ESTIMATED TIME *3 minutes

A. 
LEAD IN
AIDS *OHP, laptop, reading handouts
AIM * To improve their reading skills;
COMPETENCES 3.2. Identify the main aspects from short articles on familiar
and up to date topics
INTERACTION *Ss – T
*T – Ss
PROCEDURE * T invites Ss to become part of a story in which they have to play the
role of detectives investigating a murder case. To introduce the story,
the T presents a text containing the circumstances of the murder, as
well as the questioning/interrogation of the first suspect.
*Ss read the text aloud.
ESTIMATED TIME *8 minutes
A. 
ELICITATION
AIDS * OHP, laptop, reading handouts
AIM *To provoke students use the grammar structures of the reported
speech;
COMPETENCES 2.2. Participate in short conversations in common contexts, on
general topics
INTERACTION *Ss – T
*T – Ss
*Ss-Ss
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss different questions to guide them into using reported
speech (‘What did the detective ask first?, Did the suspect hear
anything?);
*Ss listen to the question carefully and give suitable answers (“The
detective asked what her husband had done after dinner the previous
night., She said she had heard Jeremy’s bedroom door”); they work in
groups.
ESTIMATED TIME * 5 minutes

PRACTICE
AIDS * Audio recordings, worksheets

AIMS * To improve their listening skills;

* To increase the students’ understanding of the reported speech;
COMPETENCES 1.1. Identify the main ideas from TV shows/audio-video
recordings on familiar topics, when the speakers/ interlocutors
talk clearly and slowly
INTERACTION *Ss - Ss
*Ss – T
*T-Ss
PROCEDURE * T gives Ss handouts with a chart; for each of the other suspects they
have to fill in the information required and then report what they have
said.
*Ss listen, work in groups to fill in the chart and then take turns
reporting the suspects’ statements; They also find out who the
murderer was.
ESTIMATED TIME *12 minutes
ACCURATE
REPRODUCTION
AIDS * interactive video, laptop, OHP
https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-video-lessons/grammar-
practice/general-grammar-practice/game-of-thrones-reported-
speech/145537

AIM * To increase the students’ understanding of the reported speech;

COMPETENCES 1.1. Identify the main ideas from TV shows/audio-video
recordings on familiar topics, when the speakers/ interlocutors
talk clearly and slowly

INTERACTION *T –Ss
*Ss – T
*Ss-Ss
PROCEDURE *T plays a video quiz and asks students from each group to come and
 type the correct answer after consulting with the other group
members;
*Ss decide on the correct answer and write it on the laptop, then
check if they were right.
*for the Ss that are having trouble with the task the T provides
worksheets more suitable for their level;
ESTIMATED TIME * 8 minutes
IMMEDIATE
CREATIVITY
AIDS *Quizizz

https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5eef69bb873b51001b5d4f44/
reported-speech?
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ocale&fromSearch=true

AIMS * To increase the students’ understanding of the reported speech;

*To provoke students use the grammar structures of the reported
speech;

COMPETENCES 3.2. Identify the main aspects from short articles on familiar and
up to date topics
INTERACTION *Ss- T
*T - Ss
PROCEDURE *T uses a Quizziz game to check Ss understanding of the reported
speech; the team that gets the most points wins;
*Ss play the game in groups.
*for the Ss that are having trouble with the task the T provides
worksheets more suitable for their level;
ESTIMATED TIME * 5 minutes

Emotional Feedback/
Aims’ checklist
AIMS *getting feed-back from the Ss
INTERACTION *Ss - T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss to say how they feel at the end of the English class.
ESTIMATED TIME *1 minute

Assigning Homework
AIM * To encourage students to words and phrases they have been
learning recently
INTERACTION *T - Ss
PROCEDURE *T announces the homework.
*Ss have to solve ex 1 and 2 page 82 from the workbook.
 ESTIMATED TIME *1 minute

Bibliography:
  Limba modernă 1, Limba engleza, clasa a VIII a, ArtKlett, Autori: Herbert Puchta,Jeff
Stranks,Peter Lewis-Jones,Irina Spătaru       
The English Curriculum for Secondary Education, București, 2017
Jeremy Harmer, The Practice of English Language Teaching, 5 th edition
New English File Elementary Students Book, Author: Oxenden, C & Latham-Koenig, C &
Seligson, P, Oxford University Press, 2004

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-video-lessons/grammar-practice/general-grammar-
practice/game-of-thrones-reported-speech/145537