LESSON PLAN
TEACHER:
DATE:
TIME:
SCHOOL:
CLASS:
Class profile:
11 year-olds, A1
Teaching unit :
Module 10: Wacky Festivals
Type of lesson :
Presentation, practice
Sources:
Challenges 1 Students' Book; Workbook; Teacher's Handbook
Aims and objectives :
Reading and listening about different festivals that take place in different parts of the world; learning about other cultures;
acquiring new vocabulary; learning about possessive pronouns
Teaching methods :
conversation, presentation, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing, speaking
Class management :
whole class, individual work, pair work, group work
Teaching aids, materials
and equipment :
students book, workbook, CD; board, chalk, CD-player
STAGES
partIntroductory
Main part
Introduce the
topic, elicit ideas
and vocabulary,
spark interest
Revise
vocabulary and
target language
in context
Reading
comprehension
Present target
language
partFinal
Practice target
language
Use target
language
Class organization procedures and activities
Interaction
Check homework.
Warm-up: Encourage Ss to say as much as they can about what is happening
in the photos and if they think the activities are good fun. Give some
background information about the festivals. Check that Ss say dates correctly.
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Exercise 2: Ss listen and read for gist.
T SS
Exercise 3: After checking answers, play the recording again and explain or
encourage Ss to guess the meaning of any unknown words.
SS T
Exercise 4: Give Ss time to read the dialogues before listening. Play the
recording. Check answers by asking Ss to role play the dialogues.
Exercise 5: Ss look at the dialogues and complete the table. Elicit answers.
Exercise 6: Ss circle the correct word and read the rule aloud.
Exercises 7 and 8: Ss work in pairs and complete the sentences with
possessive pronouns or adjectives. T elicits answers.
Teaching
aids and
materials
Possible problems
and solutions
TIMING
Aims and
objectives
SB
CD
CD player
10
min
SB
CD
CD player
25
min
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board
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SB
Ending the lesson:
Exercise 9: Ss copy and complete the table individually. Help Ss with any new
vocabulary they need for fun activities and food.
Exercise 10: Read the example dialogue with Ss. Draw Ss attention to the
expression your brother Pauls birthday. Ss look at their tables and make
similar expressions for the people in their table. Ss then tell two facts about
their partners family and friends.
Homework: Exercises in the Workbook
10
min
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