LESSON PLAN 1 – Jorge Suañez Otaola
Class level
Classroom
Beginner
Room 2
Progress expectation
The students should be able to say the names of several common animals
that usually are at any farm. They should know how to use the clause
“there is a../there are..” to express the singular or the plural. In addition
they should have improved their pronunciation a little bit.
Vocabulary. Names of common animals. Brief notions of grammar to
express the singular and the plural
At my farm
Learn new vocabulary and how to use the verb “to be” for singular and
plural.
The student should be able to know the names of chosen animals,
pronounce their names correctly and to express if there are one or more
using the expression “there is a/ there are.
It is assumed that most of the students know some of the most common
animal names previously.
White board, handouts, picture, computer.
The practice exercises will show if the students grasped the new
vocabulary and if they know how to express the singular and the plural.
(Describe the pictures shown in the exercise, figure out their own favorite
farm).
The lesson was good in general. However the pace of the class was lower
than expected and was necessary to drop one activity. The level of the
vocabulary was correct although the number of animals exposed (12) was
too large for most of the students and took more time than expected. The
pronunciation was fairly good. The use of the expressions for plural and
singular was achieved but some of them had difficulties with the meaning of
the word “there”, The words this/these may had worked better.
Subject
Topic
Aim
Objective
Knowledge assumed
Material & equipment
Learning assessment
Post lesson notes
Lesson date
Lesson duration
12 February 2015
1 hour
The materials and exercises were good. Both helped a lot to fix the
vocabulary and the expressions. The pictures showed on the board and the
exercises worked well.
The students’ behavior was very good, they showed interest and kept their
attention all along the lesson. They were always taught in English.
Sometimes they spoke each other in their mother tongue, which threatened
the level of attention and was necessary to cut those conversations.
There was a significant difference of level between the students. One of
them had more level than the others, so it was necessary to use one back
up activity while the others did their exercises.
At this level, the teacher had to speak a lot of time, repeating the sound of
the words and expressions.
The atmosphere was very good, the students enjoyed during the lesson
and got a good feeling at the end of the lesson.
For future lessons is recommended to reduce the number of the words to
learn, and to reduce the length of the activities in order to complete all the
activities prepared.
Tasks
Phase Duration
1.
2 minutes.
2
4 minutes.
3
8 minutes.
4
8 Minutes.
5
10 Minutes.
6
8 minutes.
Topic
Introduction
Teacher activity
Introduce Myself.
Write my name
on the board
Warm-up
Put the Pictures
of animals and
ask the students
if they know the
name of some of
them.
Vocabulary
Write the names
presentation
of the animals
bellow the
pictures on the
board. Tell the
name and ask for
several
repetitions.
Practice activity 1 Written exercise.
Work in pairs
Chose the right
name among 3
choices.
Correct the
exercise.
Singular/plural
Write on the
presentation
board two
columns
singular/plural.
Ask for repetition.
Write above the
expressions
“there is a…/there
are…”
Make several
examples.
Ask for repetition
several times.
Practice activity 2 Written exercise.
Fill the blanks
with there is a/
there are.
Student activity
Tell their names.
Write it on a piece
of paper
Tell the names of
those animals
that they already
know
Resources
White board
Pieces of paper
White board
Pictures
Watch and listen. White board
Repeat the
Pictures
names all
together.
Work in pairs.
Chose the right
name.
Tell their
answers.
Hand out
Watch and listen. White board
Make repetitions.
Make questions.
Work alone.
Fill the blanks.
Hand out
Work in pairs.
Describe what
they see using
the sentence “in
my farm there is
a/there are”.
White board.
Pictures
Notebook
Correct the
exercise.
7
8 Minutes.
Practice activity 3 Put several
pictures on the
board, some
repeated.
Correct the
activity
8
8 Minutes
Produce activity
Explain the task. Create their own
Correct the
farm using the
sentences
sentence “in my
farm there is
a/there are”.
Notebook
9
4 minutes.
10
3 minutes
11
4 minutes
12
6 minutes
Wrap-up
Make them to
choose their
favorite animal,
dropping the
picture chosen so
they have to
complete all the
names
Back up activity 1 Search word
puzzle. (words
form the
vocabulary
already taught)
Back up activity 2 Play the song “old
Macdonald had a
farm”. Explain
that they have to
detect the names
of different
animals in the
song.
Back up activity 2 Guessing game
by mimic. Work in
pairs.
Explain- one
student has to
make mimic,
sounds… and the
other student
have to guess
which animal is.
Choose their
White board
favorite animal,
saying the
expression “my
favorite animal is
the…”
Find the words in Hand out
the puzzle.
Listen and write Tape recorder (or
the names of the computer).
animals they
Notebook
detect.
Play the game
and guess the
name of the
animal
Students who attended
Name
Consuelo
Age Level
60 Beginner
Cristina
60
Beginner
Pedro
32
Beginner
Notes
She had the lower level in the class. She showed a lot of
interest and participation. Learned most of the names
and the notions of singular and plural, though she had
some troubles with the meaning of the word “there”, but
after that she grasped the expression. Her pronunciation
was acceptable.
She felt more confident during the lesson and left the
class with a very good feeling
She has some notions of English and her pronunciation
was good for her level. However she showed some
difficulties to remember the names, and commit a
mistakes with the singular structure, but she understood
her mistake.
Very participative, Show a lot of interest.
She spoke many times in her mother tongue and was
necessary to correct that behavior.
She felt confident and left the class very satisfied.
He had the higher level of the class, and he already
knew some of the names.
His pronunciation was lower than expected, even during
the repetitions.
He didn’t commit mistakes on the practice activities, and
he even needed an extra activity while the others was
doing theirs.
He participated, showed interest, but his motivation went
down a little bit during the class due to his higher level
over the others. Maybe he needed a higher challenge in
the activities.