LESSON PLAN 7 – Megan Bradford
Class level
Intermediate
Lesson date
29/8/2013
Classroom
Room #3
Lesson duration
1 hour
Progress expectation
The students should be able to give advice on a variety of common personal issues
Subject
Vocabulary: conflicts, social issues: Grammar: giving advice
Topic
Dear Abby
Aim
To prepare students to be able to give advice using should and must.
Objective
Students should be able to give advice using should and must.
Knowledge assumed
Students should be able to use and create sentences with a simple sentence
structure, able to combine two clauses to create a more complex sentence
structure.
Material & equipment
Board, markers, handouts
Learning assessment
They will each write a response for the “Dear Abby” column implementing should
and must.
Post lesson notes
N/A
Tasks
Phase
Duration
Topic
Teacher activity
1
2
Introduction
I will welcome the Students will
2
3
Warm-up
Student activity
Resources
Seating chart
class, introduce
introduce
myself and write
themselves and
the topic on the
sign in on the
board.
seating chart.
I will give a
Students in pairs
Handout with 3
handout of 3
will decide what
different scenarios
different people
advice they would
and ask students
give each person
what advice would based on the
3
4
you give them?
context.
Presentation of
I will write
Students will
Vocabulary
vocabulary on the pronounce
List of vocabulary
board, define each vocabulary and
word, and put into write down new
context.
words and
definitions as
needed.
4
4
Vocabulary
I will hand out list Students will
Handout 2 -
Practice 1
of vocabulary and match each
vocabulary and
definitions mixed
vocabulary word
definitions
up, instruct
with a definition
students to match
word with
definition.
5
3
Review Vocabulary Ask students to
Practice 1
Students will read
Handout 2
take turns reading a vocabulary word
a vocabulary word with the matching
and the matching
definition.
definition,
correcting as
needed.
6
4
Vocabulary
I will give students Students will
Handout 3 – List of
Practice 2 /
a list of synonyms
match a
synonyms
Pre-reading
to the vocabulary
vocabulary word
words, they will
with a synonym.
write which
vocabulary word
best matches
7
5
Reading
I will hand out a
Students will read
Handout 4 – Dear
“Dear Abby”
the letters and fill
Abby Column
column with 3
in with vocabulary
different scenarios words based on
context.
8
4
Grammar
I will give an
Presentation /
example using the the beginning of
Post-reading
Students will read
1st piece of advice
the advice given by
given by “Abby”,
“Dear Abby”, will
Handout 4
Ask students if it is identify the rest of
a suggestion or an the examples of the
obligation. Instruct modals
students to
should/must
underline any
other advice given.
9
4
Grammar Practice I will divide
Students will work Handout 4
1
students into
together to identify
groups/pairs,
all other pieces of
instruct students to advice and
organize her
determine if it is
advice between
more of a
suggestion and
suggestions or an
obligation. Ask
obligation. They
students to identify will work as a
which one is
group to determine
stronger.
the reason behind
their decision.
10
6
Grammar Practice I will give students Students will
2 (speaking)
a list of sentence
complete sentences
contexts where
with should and
List of scenarios
they would need to must based on the
give advice. (Some context given. (Ex.
11
4
personal desires,
Mary wants to get
some obligations
in shape she
given by a third
should…/The dr.
party)
said she must…)
Review Grammar
Ask students to
Students will read
Practice 2
read their
the sentences that
completed
they completed
sentences
with should and
must.
12
12
Produce (written)
I will instruct
Students will
Handout 4
students to answer decide on one of
one of the letters. I the other letters to
will give them an
“Dear Abby” and
example using the answer their letter
first letter and
with should and
response from
must.
“Abby”
13
5
Wrap-up
I will ask students
Students will share N/A
to share one of the what advice they
issues in the letters gave to the person.
and what their
advice was for that
issue.
5
Back-up 1
I will teach mustn’t Students will
and use for
identify the
expressing when
structure of the
you are not
sentences using
allowed to do
mustn’t and
something.
demonstrate
N/A
correct use.
6
Back-up 2
I will give students Students will read
List of taboos (write
a list of taboos and each of the taboo
on board)
give an example of scenarios and work
a sentences with
together to create
mustn’t expressing sentences using
not being allowed
to do something.
mustn’t.