NAME: Elena Fecioru
DATE: 19th May 2011
SCHOOL: Scoala cu clasele I-VIII, Nr.1, Piatra Soimului
FORM: 6th
LEVEL: pre-intermediate
NO. OF STUDENTS: 18
TEXTBOOK: World Class
STAGE OF COURSE:
Module 6: ROBOTS
Unit 44: Madam Zara
TIME: 50 minutes
MAIN TOPIC: “Will/won’t” for predictions
TYPE OF LESSON: consolidation
VOCABULARY: zodiac signs, jobs, homes and places of living, months of the year, possessions
GRAMMAR: will/won’t + verb for plans and predictions
FUNCTIONS:
- to describe according to the information in the text/picture;
- to initiate discussion and short conversations;
- to make guesses;
- to talk about future possible and probable events and actions.
COMMUNICATION:
- making predictions
- expressing possible future plans and activities
SKILLS: writing, reading, speaking
AIMS OF LESSON: by the end of the lesson students will be able to:
- use will/won’t in order to express predictions;
- develop and practice their productive skills and receptive skills (writing, speaking, listening);
- reinforce vocabulary in order to promote discussion and to practice language in a particular
context;
- ask and answer about future predictions.
OBJECTIVES:
A.Cognitive objectives:
a) to check and improve vocabulary;
b) to encourage students to talk freely;
c) to help students talk about possible future events and actions;
d) to give students more practice on pronunciation, vocabulary and the structures
previously taught.
B.Affective objectives:
a) making students confident in their ability to use the language;
b) creating interest in the topic of the lesson;
c) creating a relaxed atmosphere, proper for studying;
d) foster learner independence and cooperative learning;
e) stimulating students’ imagination and creativity;
f) having fun.
TEACHING AIDS: textbooks, workbooks, worksheets, handouts, pictures,
flipchart, pins, strips, cards.
TEACHING TECHNIQUES: conversation, dialogue, exercise, game, explanation
brainstorming, observation, role play.
METHODS: Communicative approach
RESOURCES: textbook – World Class, Activity book, different internet resources
TIME: 50 minutes
LOCATION: the classroom
STAGE OF
THE TEACHER’S
THE STUDENT’S
INTER
LESSON
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
ACTIO
TECHNIQU
N
ES
CHECKING
- T greets class and checks - Ss greet the T
T-S
attendance
S-T
- the S on duty answers
SKILLS
Speaking
TEACHING
Conversation
AIDS
PURPOSE
AIM
None
- to prepare
the Ss for the
ATTENDANCE
lesson
1’
WARM UP
- T proposes the Ss to play - S comes and mime
T-S
Speaking
Dialogue
Verb
- to make up a
5’
a mime game and to guess
the activities
S-Ss
Game
cards
pleasant and
/predict what activity is
- the other Ss try and
Ss-T
Conversation
going to happen
make guesses and
atmosphere
- T asks a S to come in
predict the activity
- to stir Ss
front of the class and to
Ex. I think she/he will
interest in the
warm
mime some activities from ….
topic of the
the cards on T’s desk
Play football
lesson
(T spreads some cards on
Travel by plane
the T’s desk)
Learn/write on the
blackboard
Act in a play
Sing
Run
Drive a car
Paint/Draw something
Read a book
CHECKING
- the T asks Ss to act out
- two of the Ss act out
T-S
Speaking
HOMEWORK
the task they had to
the task given as
Ss-Ss
Reading
5’
prepare
homework (worksheets
Dialogue
Notebooks - check the
Worksheet understanding
s
“Fortune telling with
of the items
already taught
Madame Pulchin”)
STAGE 1
- T asks Ss to look the
- Ss look at the poster
T-S
PRE-
posters sticked on the
and answer T’s
Ss-T
COMMUNICATION
wall/flipchart
question
ACTIVITY
7’
Speaking
Conversation
- to have a
Oral
more relaxed
exposition
- looking at the posters
Posters
introduction
Notebooks of the theme
and the words, the teacher
of the lesson
elicits the target language
- to encourage
by asking Ss what their
Ss to speak
job will be and where they
fluently about
will live in future
Writing
the topic
- T writes the title on the
- Ss write in their
Blackboar
blackboard and the model
notebooks and look the
d
sentence to present the
map-mind T pins on
Notebooks
grammar structure used to
the flipchart
talk about predictions for
future
STAGE 2
- T asks Ss to write their
- Ss write their
T-Ss
Writing
Oral
Speaking
exposition
CONTROLLED
choices for future in their
predictions and then
PRACTICE
notebook and gives all
compare them with the
7’
them some mystical cards
ones on the cards
in which their future is
received
predicted
- Ss make comparisons
-T asks Ss to make
and present the results
- to check the
comparisons and say
- some of the students
S’s ability to f
what’s different and
is possible to receive an
Writing,
Guided
answer
what’s the same
empty mystical card,
Speaking
questions and
questions.
Ss-Ss
Notebooks - to check the
Ss’ ability to
Dialogue
Cards
form
Conversation
Prompts
sentences
using given
Handouts
they will ask the others
tips
dialogue
to make predictions for
them
STAGE 3
- T asks Ss to look the
- Ss look at the poster
T-S
Speaking
Questions and
Poster
- to check Ss’
SEMI-
posters sticked on the
(a zodiac sign
Ss-T
Writing
answers
Cards
ability to
CONTROLLED
wall/flipchart
indicator) and answer
Conversation
Handouts
understand
PRACTICE
- looking at the posters
T’s question
Exercise
oral
7’
and the words, the teacher
Role-play
information
elicits the target language
- to check
by asking Ss what month
comprehensio
their birthday is and what
n of the item
zodiac sign they are
taught
- T gives Ss a handout
-Ss write their
T-Ss
(Horoscopes worksheets)
predictions and then
Ss-Ss
and asks them to write
answer their classmates
IW
down their predictions for
questions about what is
each zodiac sign
possible to happen in
-T asks Ss to ask each
their future
other about predictions for
his/her zodiac sign
STAGE 4
- T asks Ss to imagine
- Ss solve the exercise
T-S
PRODUCTION AND
they are an astrologer and
individually and then
Ss-T
Guided
comprehensio
COMMUNICATION
they are to make some
check with the whole
IW
questions
n of the item
predictions for the next
class
Conversation
taught
7’
PRODUCTION AND
COMMUNICATION
7’
Speaking
Exercise
Handouts
- to check
year (“Predictions”
- to check Ss’
worksheet)
ability to
-T asks Ss to make
understand
predictions on the
written
handouts they received
information
- T asks Ss to look on the
- the Ss work in pairs
T-Ss
handouts they’ve received
and solve the task
(“The Fortune Teller”
- some pairs of Ss act
worksheet) and, working
out the interview
Speaking
Exercise
Handouts
- to encourage
Ss-Ss
Guided
Prompts
Ss to have
PW
questions
small
Conversation
conversations
in pairs, to make
Role-play
predictions about
their deskmate’s future
ASSIGNING
- T assigns homework
-Ss listen and write
TT
HOMEWORK
(worksheet: “Life in the
down indications
IW
2’
future - better or worse?”
Listening
None
and “Sally’s future”))
FEED BACK
2’
- T praise the Ss and asks
them if they enjoyed the
lesson or if they have
questions about the item
taught
RESOURCES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Verb/Picture cards
Worksheet 1 (homework) – “Fortune telling with Madame Pulchin”
Posters: Jobs and homes
Map-mind: Future for predictions
Set of Mystical cards
Poster: Zodiac sign indicator. Worksheet: Horoscopes
Worksheet: Predictions
Worksheet: The fortune Teller
Worksheet: Life in the future - better or worse? And Sally’s future
MAP-MIND
FUTURE FOR PREDICTIONS
WILL / WON’T + VERB
WILL = ’LL
WILL NOT = WON’T
Example: You will have a big house and a car.
You won’t be rich but you’ll be happy.
WHEN?
Near future: next week/month/year/summer/weekend/Sunday
Far away future: from now in ten/twenty/fifty/one hundred years
in 2030/2050/2100, etc.
UNCERTAIN FUTURE AND PREDICTIONS:
I think …
It’s possible.
Maybe.