LESSON PLAN

DATE: October,
TEACHER: Matcina Cristina I
GRADE: 10th
TIME: 45 min.
LESSON: Schools in the UK/ in the USA
LESSON TYPE: mixed lesson
AIMS:
 to identify the general meaning of an oral message;
 to express agreement/disagreement regarding the views expressed in an exchange
of ideas on topics of interest;
 to identify some ideas/specific information from written messages;
 to improve their vocabulary;
 to get familiar with the educational systems abroad.

GRAMMAR: Telling the Time

TEACHING AIDS: blackboard, handouts, video, computer, projector
METHODS: brainstorming, conversation, discussion, explanation, reading comprehension,
individual work, pair work, mass work

Stages of the lesson Teacher’s and students’ Reason for activity Timing
activities
Warm-up activity Discussion to stir interest 1 min
Communicative A.
Audio-lingual M.

Homework checking Students are asked to write a to verify the

vocabulary dictation of the previous activity 5 min
previous lessons. The teacher
corrects the mistakes.

Lead-in The teacher asks the students,

the pupils work in
working in groups, to 3 min
Discussion groups and discuss
brainstorm stereotypes
the issue.
(generate similar ideas about
something) that Moldovan
students have about schools in
the UK and the USA.

The teacher offers the students

Teaching new the pupils are ready
to get familiar with the 10 min
knowledge to read the text.
educational systems abroad, to
Direct M. read the opinions of two
Moldovan students about to stimulate
schools in the United Kingdom imagination and
and the USA. curiosity
 The teacher asks the students to the pupils support 5 min
tell what you like and dislike their opinion with
about the schools in the two arguments.
countries.

The teacher asks the students, The pupils fill in the

Controlled - practice working in pairs, to discuss following table: 10 min
Discussion what is common and what is
Brainstorming different between the

The USA
Moldova
The UK
Communicative A. educational systems in the
United Kingdom, the United
States, and Moldova.

Grading System
School Day/
Timetable
………………..

Production The teacher asks the students to The pupils express

Brainstorming express opinions, to make a opinions and make 3 min
Discussion conclusion according to the conclusion.
topic.

After that, the teacher explains to practice, to 7 min

the grammar part: Telling the consolidate new
Time. She asks the students to material.
practice the new material and
distributes them handouts.
to activate pupils in
Teacher and students correct the the process of 3 min
mistakes. learning and writing

Homework: to be able to tell 1 min

Assessment and
about educational system
homework
abroad and compare it with
Moldova.