LESSON PLAN

Teacher: Mu Eliya
Date:13.10.205
School: Gimnazial Ghergheasa
Form: 7th
Level: pre- intermediate
Textbook: Snapshot
Recent work: Past simple, conjunctions so, because, means of transport
Lesson topic unit 2- Over three hours late
Vocabulary: words related to informal letters
Grammar: past- revision
Type of lesson: teaching new items
Skills: speaking, reading, writing
Objectives:
A)Cognitive:-to use past simple properly, according to grammatical rules;
- to use adequate linkers in order to join events;
- to distinguish a formal letter from an informal one;
- to write informal letters
B) Affective- to create a warm, friendly atmosphere in order to offer the background for easy conversation between teacher and
students;
- to make students confident in themselves when speaking a foreign language;
Interaction:- T-Ss, Ss-T; IW; PW; GW
Teaching techniques: conversation, dialogue, exercises, observation
Methods of teaching: communicative approach
Teaching aids: blackboard, coloured chalk, handouts
Time: 50 minutes
Assumptions:- the students know past tense simple;
- the students remember the linkers first of all, then, etc

Lesson
stage

Teachers
activity

Students
activity

Sk
Inter-

Te

ills

chAids
niques

Aims

T- Ss

speaking

Conversation

To check
attendance

conversa
tion
conversa Notetion
books

Evaluation

ction
1

Cheking
Attendance
2 min
Warm up
1 min
Checking
homework
4min

-T.checks
attendance

T asks the Ss how -Ss answer

T-Ss
they are, etc
T checks their Ss correct the mistakes if T- Ss
homework and help necessary
Ss- T
them correct the
mistakes

speaking

Checking
previous
knowledge
3 min

5.

Announcing
objectives

Teacher asks Ss to
give examples of
sentences in the
past tense( S1 gives
an ex. of an
affirmative
sentence, S2 asks a
question)
T will tell the Ss
that they will learn
how to write an
informal letter;
short dialogue on
letters( T asks Ss if

2
3.

1 min

-Ss answer

speaking

-Ss do accordingly

T- Ss
PW

speaking

conversa
tion

Ss listen to the T

T- Ss

speaking

conversa
tion

To check
accomplish
ment
of
given
instructions
To check if Oral
they
are evaluation
familiar
with
Past
TS

To make Ss
aware of the
items they
will learn

Introducing of the
new material
3min

they like writing

letters or receiving
letters)
T tells Ss to open
their books ( page
17) and asks Ss to
select the items
specific to formal/
informal letters

-Ss write two lists ( formal

letters/ informal letters)

T-Ss
IW

writing

Convers
ation

Textbooks

speaking
Ss- T

5min

T gives Ss handouts Ss do as required;

with informal
letters ; the
sentences are
jumbled ; T
explains Ss to
arrange them
correctly( in the
logical order)

T- Ss
PW

10 min

T gives Ss other
handouts and
explains Ss they
have to fill in the
blanks with the
appropriate words ;

T- Ss
GW

Ss read the letter and fill in

with words related to
informal letters;

notebooks

reading
writing

writing

To make Ss Verbal
aware of the appreciation
differences
between
formal/
informal
letters

conversa handtion
outs

to
ckeck
comprehen -systematic
sion of an observation
informal
letters
structure

conversa handtion
outs

-to
ckeck
comprehen- - systematic
sion of an observation
informal
letters
structure

Acquiring
performance
11 min

T divides the class

into two groups
.
Both have to write
a short informal
letter using the
appropriate
structures and also
linking words( first,
then, before that..).

T- Ss

writing

Situation1-( team A)You

are Romanian students, GW
last year you visited a
school in London.You
made friends there. Write
to them saying how much
you enjoyed it.

conversation

dialogue

- Ss give a few examples;

Feed- back
6 min

- T asks Ss to give a
few examples of
structures used in
informal letters

-to ckeck
oral
some of the evaluation
linkers;
- to check
the use of
past tense
simple;
- to check
vocabulary - systematic
related
to observation
informal
letters;

Situation 2( team B)
You
are
English
students.Last year, a group
of Romanian students
visited your school,you
made friends then. Write a
reply to their letter.

8.

notebooks

Ts- Ss

speaking

conversa
tion

- to make -verbal
sure all Ss appreciation
have
understood
the
new
lesson;

9.

Transferhomework
4 min

-T asks Ss to have a Ss write their task;

look on the internet
in order to find
funny
informal
letters and to select
the best one.

T- Ss
Ss- T

speaking

conversa
tion

-to provide
further
practice

WOORKSHEET 1

Grade 7th
Informal letters

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words in order to complete the letter.
343 Flower Street, London
_______________________
_________ Andi,
Thanks for the presents, I love them!
I think you ________on holiday , too. I hope you had a good ________in Romania.
We _________ there last year, it was fantastic!First, we_________Peles Castle, which impressed me so much!
_____________we went to the seaside but the weather was quite bad, so we had to go to a different place. ________ we chose a nice
village in Transylvania, it was so very different from our villages, we really enjoyed it!
We had traditional food which was very tasty! ___________ we visited Bucharest which was very crowded at that time. But , there
were some nice places, too.We ____________dinner in a nice Italian restaurant, I had a delicious pizza there!
Well, that is all for now.
___________________
___________________, Jenny
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WORKSHEET 2

The sentences in the letter below are all jumbled. Arrange them in the logical order and rewrite the letter.
Write soon, Rebeca
On Friday I ll go shopping. Itll be a short holiday , but Im sure its going to be very nice . The town is great and the people are
very friendly. I know that on Thursday Ill see the best animated film- Pocahontas( I have the tickets). I m having a six day
holiday in London. On Wednesday Ill see some museums. Tomorrow is Monday and Ill see the Changing of Guard at
Buckingham Palace. My holiday will finish on Saturday when Ill kiss my friends good bye and Ill come to Romania. The day
after tomorrow Ill go to the Tower of London.
Dear Jane,
Bye!

Dear Jane,
Im having a six day holiday in London.
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