LESSON PLAN

Teacher: Florentina FilimonSchool: Gimnaziala Iacobini (Brazii)Grade: 6th Date: 30th of May, 2013Lesson Unit: 17. If You Complain Anymore,…Time: 50 minGrammar: Adjectives vs. AdverbsLesson aims:

1. to read fluently a text in English;2. to extract requested information from a text;3. to practice adverb formation from adjectives;4. to solve exercises through a game.

Materials: textbook, worksheets, flashcards, ppt game.Methods: conversation, explanation, example, role-play, reading, exercise.

Stages of the lesson

ORGANIZATION* T greets the Ss and checks if there are any absentees. (Time-2 min.)

ACTIVITY 1(Warm-up)AIMS: - to create a pleasant atmosphere for the English class - to get Ss ready for the next stages of the lessonMATERIALS: a handout with some adjectives and their antonymsMETHODS: conversation, matching, speaking.

PROCEDURE INTERACTION TIMINGT sticks on the blackboard a handout and their antonyms and asks Ss to take turns and match the adjective with its antonym.

T-SsSs-T 5 min.

ACTIVITY 2AIMS: to read fluently a text in English; to extract requested information from a text.MATERIALS: textbooksMETHODS: conversation, reading, role-play

PROCEDURE INTERACTION TIMING* T asks Ss to open their books on page 98, recognize the characters in the image and describe them. * T reads the dialogue on p. 98 aloud, with intonation

T-SsSs-T 18 min

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* Ss have to read the dialogue. They will change roles and form new groups. * Then, Ss must answer the text-related questions from ex. 2/p. 99.

T-Ss

-role-play

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ACTIVITY 3AIMS: to teach adverb formation from adjectives;MATERIALS: picturesMETHODS: conversation, explanation, example

PROCEDURE INTERACTION TIMING* T asks the Ss to describe Spike’s mood in one word (she shows them a picture in order to guess the word easier) and make a sentence with that word – e.g. Spike is angry . * T asks Ss what is angry as part of speech -> Ss answer that angry is an adjective because it describes a noun. T elicits another examples of adjectives.* T sticks on the blackboard the an image with the following sentence: He slams the door angrily . and asks Ss what is the word angrily as part of speech? They conclude that angrily is an adverb because it describes the action (the verb). T elicits another examples of adverbs in sentences.* Ss write the formation rule for the adverbs.

T-SsSs-T

10 min.

ACTIVITY 4AIMS: to practice adverbs formation from adjectives MATERIALS: laptop, ppt gameMETHODS: explanation, conversation, example

PROCEDURE INTERACTION TIMING* T tells the Ss that they are going to play a very simple game to practice what they have learnt.* Ss will take turns and come in front of the class and choose the right adverb to complete some sentences.

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ASSIGNING HOMEWORK* T tells the Ss to make 5 sentences using the following adjectives and their adverbs: loud, bad, happy, sad and tidy. (Time-1 min.)

PRAISING THE Ss* T praises the Ss and gives marks to the most active Ss. (Time-2 min.)

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ANGRY3

HE SLAMS THE DOOR

ANGRILY

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Nervous UnhappyBeautiful BadHappy QuietGood CalmFast DifficultNoisy UglyEasy SlowAngry

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