LESSON PLAN High School: Teacher: Textbook: Reward, intermediate Grade: 8th grade Title: All dressed in red

Topic: weddings Date: 17th October, 2012 No. of students: 27 Time: 50 min Vocabulary: related to the topic: weddings, wedding preparations and traditions, Skill focus: integrated skills General aims: 1. to raise awareness on the topic 2. to practise reading for specific information 3. to select information for the speaking and writing tasks 4. to develop Ss ability to interact in pairs and groups Objectives: - by the end of the lesson Ss will be able to: 1. To read a text for details 2. To fill in a table 3. To interact in groups and pairs and perform the communicative task 4. To use the new vocabulary in context 5. To describe a sequence of events Materials: textbook, handouts, CDs, video projector, computer, PowerPoint Presentation Class management: Ss work: in pairs, in groups, as individuals Anticipated problems: 1. Ss might have problems with understanding the text Solution: pre-teach vocabulary 2. Personality clash Solution: T rearranges the groups 3. Some Ss might not be interested in the topic Solution: T uses jokes, funny stories 4. Some Ss might have problems with commands Solution: explanations given in L1 Dealing with mistakes: Accuracy: 1. Ss correction self-correction 2. If 1 doesnt work peer correction 3. If 1 & 2 dont work T provides the correct answer and will probably revise the teaching problems

Fluency: T doesnt intervene in the activity to correct the mistakes not to break Ss communication. She can put down notes and deal with them next time. Time: If time does not allow, activity 6 will be assigned as homework. Activity 1- lead in -7 Aim(s): to prepare students for the topic to make them feel comfortable and relaxed Procedure: Ss are asked to watch a video called Mr. Bean at a wedding and then asked to name the people/things they have seen : bride, groom, bridesmaid, cake, cash, ceremony, church, priest, etc. ( vocabulary box on page 6) Activity 2- reading for specific information/ to get the general idea 3 Aim(s): to encourage Ss to make predictions to read for specific information Procedure: Ss are asked to read the passage and find out why it is named All dressed in red Activity 3- reading for specific information in order to fill a chart 3 Aim(s): to read for specific information to complete a chart with information related to weddings Procedure: Ss are given handouts where they need to complete task 1 Activity 4- Describing a sequence of events 10 Aim(s): to select information for the speaking and writing tasks to use notes in order to describe a sequence of events Procedure: Ss are shown a PowerPoint presentation on ways to describe sequence of events. Then they are asked to join pairs of sentences using before / after. (Task 2- handout1) Activity 5- Sharing information activity 10 Aim(s): to select information for the speaking and writing tasks to develop Ss ability to interact in pairs and groups Procedure: Ss are going to work in pairs. Student A will read a passage about an Arab wedding while Student B will read about a Chinese wedding. In order to prevent the students from forgetting the details they will be given handout 2 to write them down. After finishing reading, they will exchange information. Additional activity: Activity 6 description of a wedding in their own country 15 Aim(s): to select information for the speaking and writing tasks to develop Ss ability to interact in pairs and groups to describe a sequence of events Procedure:

Ss are going to work in groups of three/ four in order to describe a wedding in their own country. Homework: You have attended a Hindu/ Arab/ Chinese wedding and you have decided to write an email to a friend describing it to him/ her.