A lesson plan for “Grammar: gerunds”
School: Guangzhou University
Major: English Education
Class: 061
Designer: 罗喆
Background information:
1. Analysis of the teaching material:
This teaching material is the language part of unit 2 Oxford edition 8A. It contains two
grammars: infinitives and gerunds. There are related exercises with each point. Since time is
limited, there is not enough time to present and practice both two grammars. Therefore, I choose
gerunds as my teaching focus.
2. Students: junior high school students, Grade 2
3. Lesson duration: 10 mins
Teaching objectives:
1. Language knowledge:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
(1).Understand and use gerunds
(2).Describe people’s action with gerunds
2. Language skills:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
(1).Understand and explain the information provided by pictures
3. Learning strategies:
Through the lesson, Ss will learn to:
(1).Discover the rules of gerund’s structure
(2).Use the rules to the whole
4. Affects:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
(1).Cultivate their interest in English
5. Cultural awareness:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
(1). Recognize the language difference between Chinese and English
Language contents: gerunds
Teaching aids: blackboard, chalk, PPT, pictures
Teaching procedures:
Step1. Lead in (2 mins)
Look and Say
(1). T Shows some pictures and asks questions.
(2). Ss answer
(3). T uses one sentence to describe the pictures and write on the blackboard.
Step2. Present (2 mins)
(1). Guide Ss to discover that the sentences on the blackboard share something in common
(2). T highlights the structure with color chalks
(3). T explains the rule in detail
Step3. Practice (5 mins)
(1). Mechanical practice:
Make sentences within two verbs and pay attention to the proper form.
e.g. Li Ming ________________ (finish do) his homework at 9 p.m.
He _______________ (suggest go) to the cinema.
After the first practice, T summarize that after some verbs, we should use gerunds. Then,
write those verbs on the blackboard.
(2). More practice (Exercise on P24)
According to the pictures, fill in the blanks with the words provided in proper form
Step4. Conclusion and assignment (1 min)
(1) Sum up the structure and verbs of gerunds
(2) Assignments
Reserved activities:
Work in pairs. Ask students to find out his/her partner two things that he/she enjoyed doing
when he/she was younger but does not enjoy doing now. They may use sentence like this:
_______ enjoyed _______ when he/she was young, but he/she does not enjoy _______ now.
Assignments:
Make five sentences with gerunds to describe yourself.
Reflection: (to be written immediately after the lesson).