lp 3rd 2 hippos are big

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LESSON PLAN

Grup colar Agricol DumbrvioaraTeacher: Kiss Andrea

Grade : 3rd

Textbook: Way Ahead , Macmillan

Lesson: Hippos are bigLevel : beginner

No of students : 25

Time: 50 minutes

Aims: At the end of the lesson Ss can:

practise reading skills ( reading to confirm expectations, reading for specific

information, reading for general understanding)

speaking for fluency

predict the content of the text

describe an animal using new wordssolve the puzzle

Aims for the teacher:

to make sure the pupils have any necessary background knowledge or experience

to arouse the pupils interest and curiosity

to give Ss the opportunity to use language in private, face-to face interaction;

to develop Ss ability to communicate freely and spontaneously in the activity

Assumed knowledge: Ss are familiar with the topic (animals) therefore will not

encounter many problems in order to use it correctly.

Communicative functions: describing animals, expressing preferences;

Skills: reading, listening, writing, speaking

Aids : students book, activity notebook, CD, flipchart, markers, toy animals

Procedure

N STAGES ACTIVITIES AIMS PROCEDURE TIME

INTERACTION

TIME

1. Warm

up

Activity 1

Ready for

English

Aims:

-To warm SS up;

-to arose the

pupils interestand curiosity

Chatting in English at the beginning

of the lesson, T creates an English

language atmosphere, establishing

contact between her and SS, andhelps SS feel relax.

2'

T -

SS

2. Check the

previous

knowledge

Activity 2

Checking

homework

Aim:

-To correct

important errors

as they occur;

T checks SS homework encouraging

SS focussing on what they had right.

T indicates where the error is, but lets

the SS correct themselves.

T elicits 2-3 SS.

T tries to involve weaker and shyer

SS.

T expresses her opinions about the

way SS accomplished the given task.

3'

T -

SS

3. Lead inActivity 3

Animals on theAims:-To pre-teach

T designs a brainstorming activity. Twrites the word animals on the farm 5'


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farm key vocabulary

-To involve class

by focussing SS

attention and

making them

think;

on the blackboard and asks the SS to

give examples of words that come to

their mind and are related to it.

T provides them the opportunity to

revise vocabulary related to animals.

T -

SS

4.

Presentation Activity 4

Pre- reading

Aims:

- To arouse SS

interest in the

topic, and makethem want read;

- To help the SS

to predict the

content of the

text

- To give SS

practice reading

a text

Wild animals

T shows SS some toy animals which

they have to name and describe. SS

recognize them and try to describethem using big/small, long/short, fast/

slow, big/little.

The lion is a fast animal.

The lion has four long legs.

The lion has sharp teeth.

T asks SS to open the books and read

the lesson Hippos are big.

Asking questions on the text T checks

comprehension, and explains any new

words.

T gives SS the opportunity to express

their preferences.

SS listen and watch the CD.

5'

T-

SS

5'

T-

SS

5. Practice Activity 5

While- reading

/listening

Activity 6

Post- reading

- To elicit an

active and

thoughtful

response to the

text

- To give SS the

opportunity to

use language in

private, face-to

face interaction;

- To encourage

SS to give

personal

responses bydoing practice

which naturally

leads to

unpredictable

creative

language.

Controlled oral practice

T asks the SS to guess the animal she

speaks about

T: They have a mane.

S: They must be lions.

SS use information from the previous

exercise as a basis for further

language practice.Pair work -Guessing the animal

T prepares orally with the class,

getting suggestions from SS, and

writing key expressions on the board.

T divides class in pairs so that all the

SS are involved in the activity. Thus

shy SS feel more secure and are more

willing to speak.

SS use information from the previous

exercise as a basis for further

language practice.T should check comprehension and

also help SS have conversations by

focussing their attention on the main

points.

Students A describe an animal and

students B try to guess it.

5'

S-S

5'

S-S

6. Production Activity 7

Game

Aims :

- To develop SS

ability to

communicate

freely.

Freer written practice group work

T divides the class into groups to

work together.

T gives clear instruction about what

to do and defined tasks which do notgo on too long.

13'

S- S


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- To give SS a

chance to use

combinations of

different

functions and

structures;

T gives guiding questions for SS to

make suggestions.

T checks comprehension, and

provides revising functions.

SS have to solve a puzzle and stick the

picture on a sheet of paper to make a

poster. Then SS describe the cartoon

character.

T lets all the SS accomplish the task in

groups first then asks one or two ofthem to present the poster in front of

the class.

7. Assigning

homework

Activity 8

Matching

exercise

- To maintain

SS language

skills ability.

T explains to SS the task.

T presents them a model.

T gives marks for SS performance.

2'

S-S

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