LESSON PLAN 5 – YASSAMAN MASTOORI
Class level
Classroom
Intermediate
Room 3
Progress expectation
Students should be able to make formal and informal requests in public
places such as a bar
Vocabulary related to things that can be done at a bar and grammar related
to making formal versus informal requests
At the bar
Enable the students to make a formal or informal request at a bar according
to the situation
Students should recognize when it’s appropriate to make formal requests
and when it’s appropriate to make informal requests in a public place such
as a bar
I assume that the students know how to make indicative sentences and
questions in simple present. I also assume that they know some basic
vocabulary related to purchasing.
Board, handouts, and flash cards
Students will be asked to make formal or informal request in an imaginary
bar in a group work. This will give me the opportunity to observe how
proficient they have become in making formal and informal requests.
The class went well till the vocabulary practice. The grammar presentation
took longer that it was planned which took 3 minutes from the produce
activity and no time for the wrap up. I guess that the reason was that I had
chosen material which could not be covered in 10 minutes. Also, since
there are many ways to make a formal request, some students were asking
about other ways to make a request. If I could repeat this class, I would
only cover two types of request . For example, “Can I have…., please?”
and “Could I have…., please?” This probably would lead to better
understanding and less confusion.
Subject
Topic
Aim
Objective
Knowledge assumed
Material & equipment
Learning assessment
Post lesson notes
Lesson date
Lesson duration
30/10/2014
60 minutes
Tasks
Phase Duration
1
2
Topic
Introduction
2
5
Warm up
3
5
Vocabulary
activity 1
Teacher activity
Write your name on the
board and ask the
students to tell their
names and write them
on a piece of paper.
Write three questions
about going to a bar
such as” How often Do
you go to a bar?”, “Do
you like going to the bar
or do you prefer having
a drink at home?”, and
“What do you usually
order when you go to a
bar?”. Ask the students
to work in pairs and
answers the questions.
Give students two
columns of questions
and answers related to
typical dialogues which
take place in an
American bar. Ask them
to match each sentence
form column A to a
Student activity
Resources
Tell your names and Board and a
write them on a
piece of paper
piece of paper.
Work in pairs and
Board
answer the
questions written on
the board.
Read the sentences Handout 1:
and match each
Sentence
sentence in column matching
A to a sentence in
column B.
4
5
Vocabulary
presentation
5
5
Vocabulary
practice
6
5
Vocabulary
activity 2
7
10
Grammar
presentation
8
7
Grammar
sentence in column B.
Give the correct
answers of the
vocabulary activity 1
using student
participation. Explain
each answer and
question thoroughly and
make sure the students
understand the meaning
and usage of each
word, phrase, and
sentence. Write some of
the some words and
expressions on the
board to draw students’
attention.
Make students sit in
pairs. Provide each
student with 3 situations
written on flash cards,
e.g., “You would like to
have a cigarette in the
bar”. Student 1 should
imagine that she is at a
bar and wants to do the
activity written on the
flash card and has to
ask for the bartender’s
assistance. Student 2
will play the role of the
Bartender and hast to
assist Student 1. Once
Student 1 is done with
her flash cards, they
change roles. Walk
around the class and
provide any help
necessary.
Provide students with
two short dialogues
between a bartender
and a customer. Ask
them to read both
dialogues and decide in
which dialogue the
conversation is more
formal and more polite.
Ask students to go
through the dialogues in
Vocabulary activity 2
and find questions in
which someone is
asking something. Write
the sentences on the
board and using guided
discovery explain them
the grammar related to
making a formal versus
informal request.
Provide students with
Listen to the teacher Handout 1 and
and give the answer the board
which you have
chosen for the
vocabulary activity
when asked. Listen
to the teacher’s
explanation and
share any questions
or doubts.
Sit in pairs. The
Flashcards
teacher will provide
you each with 3 flash
cards. Student 1:
Imagine that you are
at a bar and your
partner is a
bartender. Read the
situation and ask
your partner to assist
you. Student 2: Help
Student 1 get what
she needs. Once
you are done with
your flashcards,
switch roles.
Read the two
dialogues and
decide which ones is
more formal and
more polite.
Handout 2: Short
dialogues for
making formal
and informal
requests.
Go through the
dialogues in the
Vocabulary activity 2
and decide which
dialogue is more
formal.
Read the scrambled Handout 3:
practice
9
10
Produce
activity
10
6
Wrap up
Back
up 1
5
Vocabulary
activity
Back
up 2
5
Vocabulary
activity
scrambled sentences
related to making a
request. Ask them to
first write them in the
correct order and next
decide if it’s a formal or
informal request.
Put students in groups
of three. In each group
assign one student as
the waiter, one as the
customer who goes to
that bar very often and
knows the waiter very
well (informal requests),
and one as the
customer who is at that
bar for the first time
(formal requests).
Provide the students
who are playing the role
of customers a list of
things to ask the waiter
e.g., the smoking area,
a drink, the bill, etc.
Tell students to imagine
that they are at a bar for
the first time in the
united states and want
to ask for their favorite
drink. Ask them to tell to
the class how they
would make their order.
Give students 5 short
dialogues and 5 images
and ask them to match
each dialogue to an
image.
Provide students with a
dialogue with missing
words and ask them to
fill in the gaps using the
given words.
sentences and put
them in order. Next
write if it’s formal or
informal request.
scramble
sentences
Sit in groups of 3.
Flashcards
Participate in the
conversation
according to the role
which the teachers
assigns you.
Imagine that you are
at a bar in the U.S.
for the first time. Say
to the class how you
would make an
order.
Match each dialogue Handout 4: Short
to the corresponding dialogues and
image.
images
Read the dialogue
Handout 5:
and fill in the blanks Dialogue with
with the given words. blanks
Students who attended
Name
Herminia
Carlos
Pedro
Mariana
Age
60
20
40
30
Level
Beginner
Intermediate
Beginner
Intermediate
Beatriz
30
Upper
intermediate
Ivan
30
Beginner
Ismael
Maria Jose
20
35
Beginner
Upper
intermediate
Notes
Most of the time confused
Participating
Participating, sometimes speaking in Spanish
Participating in the vocabulary section but a bit confused
in the grammar section
Participating in the vocabulary section; asking questions
about other ways of making a polite request during the
grammar section
Came late, left again and was present only in half of the
class. Participated only when asked.
Participating. Sometimes spoke in Spanish
Participating in the vocabularyr section but a bit
confused in the grammar section