Lesson Plan

CLASS: Beginner English LOCATION: Independence Library

TOPIC: I feel sick DATE: 10/23/2023 Teacher: Yahui

Lesson Objectives:
SWBAT
● pronounce the names of symptoms correctly when they see the corresponding pictures or the material objects;
● Choose to use a or an base on the first sound of the words when using the sentence structure “I have a/an ...”;
● Ask and answer about symptoms and give advice about medicine frequency when having conversation with other people.

Structures:
What’s wrong? / What’s the matter with you?
I have a/an ... / My ... hurts.
How many times should I take the medicine?
Take it ... a day.
Target Vocab:
Headache, toothache, earache, stomachache, backache, cold, cough, running nose, sore throat, fever, rash, nausea, diarrhea.

Activity Fo Activity Stages Key Language forms/ functio Resources/Materials Time

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N/A Warm-up N/A 3:00 - 3:05

 T greets the class.
 T asks the guiding question to Ss.
 T waits for Ss' responses.
 T provide examples.
 T elicits the vocabulary category will learn today.

Meaning- Symptoms Headache, toothache, earache, Slides, flash cards, 3:05 - 3:30
focused Pre-stage stomachache, backache, cold, handout
Input ● T shows pictures of symptoms (+ache). cough, running nose, sore
& ● T elicits what the picture is. throat, fever, rash, nausea,
Language- ● T says the names of the objects and get Ss to repeat. diarrhea.
focused ● T summarizes the words form.
Learning ● T shows pictures of symptoms (others).
& ● T elicits what the picture is.
Meaning- ● T says the names of the objects and get Ss to repeat.
focused During
Output ● T introduces the activity "Act and Guess"
● T gives flash cards to Ss.
● Ss pair up to do the activity.
Post-stage
● T elicits to the whole sentence to say symptoms.
Meaning-fo Ask for Symptoms Slides, handout 3:30 - 3:55
What’s wrong? / What’s the
cused Input Pre-stage
matter with you?
& ● T introduces two ways to ask and answer about symptoms.
Language-fo ● T introduces the different situations to use a/an.
I have a/an ... / My ... hurts.
cused Learni During
ng ● T introduces the practice.
& ● Ss do the practice one by one.
Meaning- Post-stage
focused ● T elicit to the scenario that uses these sentence structures.
Output

Meaning- See A Doctor Slides, handout 3:55 - 4:25

How many times should I take
focused Pre-stage
the medicine?
Input ● T shows the conversation about seeing a doctor.
& ● T explains the conversation.
Take it ... a day.
Language- ● T explain the sentence structures.
focused During
Learning ● T introduces the activity role play.
& ● Ss pair up and take turns to do the conversation with their symptoms
Fluency and medicine frequency.
developmen Post-stage
t ● T welcomes Ss to share their conversation.
N/A Wrap up Exit ticket, slides 4:25 - 4:30
N/A
● T summarizes the content of today’s class.
● T asks Ss to do exit ticket.
● T tells Ss goodbye.
● T invites Ss who have questions to stay in the room for solutions.