Lesson Plan

NAME:
AMZA ANA-MARIA
CLASS:
12 A
OBJECT:
ENGLISH
LEVEL:
PROFICIENCY
DATE:
18TH January, 2016
TIME:
50 minutes
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 13
LESSON TOPIC:
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
GENERAL AIM:
By the end of the lesson the learners will have practised vocabulary related to talking
about problems and solutions.
SPECIFIC AIMS:
- by the end of the lesson:
students will be able to use a certain vocabulary related to the topic
students will be able to recognise positive, negative and neutral comments
students will be able to compare different events
students should perceive the oral and written message given by the teacher
MATERIALS: Pictures, worksheets, laptop, board
TEACHING TECHNIQUES:
Conversation
Questionnaire
Questions and answers
Discussion
ORGANIZATION OF THE CLASS: group-work, pair-work, individual work
ASSUMPTIONS
Learners will know some of the vocabulary and they will be interested in enriching their
vocabulary.
Anticipated difficulties with tasks
Solutions
Learners will not use the new vocabulary in their I will monitor the groups to make sure they
description.
use the new vocabulary in their description.

Stage
Warm-up

Stage aim
To greet the students

Lead in

To introduce the topic

Listening

To listen for specific

information

Procedure
T organizes the class and asks for the Ss
attendance
T introduces the theme of the lesson and
announces the objectives to be achieved. S/He
writes down on the board the word PROBLEM
and asks the students to define it, afterwards
they are expected to suggest some other words
meaning the same. Ss fill in the spidergram
provided to them. Then, they are asked to
brainstorm a list of problems, including minor,
trivial ones and global ones. Teacher provides all
the help they might need. Each student chooses
a problem in the list and tries to suggest at least
one way to solve it.
Global issues:
*tension(physical, mental, emotional)
*health problems(including psychological
disorders)
*ecological pollution/rupture in ozone layer
*disturbed family relations
*corruption/dishonesty/immorality
*violence and cruelty
*drug-addiction
*armaments/nuclear weapons
*exploitation
T tells the Ss that they are going to listen to
Michael Jacksons Earth Song and while
listening they should find the problem(s) he
wants to emphasize. They answer some
questions like:_1. What problems does M.

Interaction
T-S

Time
3 mins

T-S
S-S

10 mins

T-S
S-S

10 mins

Jackson want us to think about? WARS,

GLOBAL WARMING, DEFORESTATION,
KILLING ANIMALS, EXPLOITATION OF
NATURAL RESOURCES.
1. Can anyone here provide an answer to the
question at the end of the movie?? (where will
you be the day after tomorrow?)
3. Referring to the latest events, do you think
that the Nature is revenging for all the harm we
have caused???(earthquake in Japan, Tsunami,
tornadoes)

Pre-reading discussion

Reading

They also will speak about the feelings they get

from listening to this song.
In addition to this, they will watch a short clip
from the movie The Day after Tomorrow.
They will have to answer the question: What
caused the flood?
To create awareness Guess the meaning of the key concept:
S-S
regarding the topic
SUMMIT and of the following words and
phrases: to face, sustainable development, to
damage the environment,
Sanitation, to improve. Skim the text quickly to
find the sentences containing these and try to
translate them. After getting a hint from these
statements, try to predict what the text is about.
(it would be a good point to write students
predictions on the board and give them the
possibility to compare them with the text)
To read an article related Scanning: (2 minutes) look through the text

T-S

5 mins

15 mins

to the topic

Follow-up activity

very quickly and find what these figures refer to

and do the gap filling exercise.
Detailed Reading: (8 minutes) Loud reading
of the text. Getting its gist.
Post-reading: (5 minutes). Answering
questions to prove understanding
Questions: 1.What is the Earth Summit???
2. What kind of problems are discussed at the
summit???
3. Who are the big three???
4. Does the text suggest any solutions to our
biggest problems??? How can we change the
way we live to save the world?

To write about their own T asks the Ss to imagine that they are the lucky
experiences
student to represent a country at the coming
Earth Summit. What problems will you talk
about?? Why are they worth your attention???
(students work independently, writing down
their ideas)

S-S

7 mins

WELCOME TO THE EARTH SUMMIT

In 1972, the United Nations held a meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, to share ideas about ways to take better
care of the Earth. At the Stockholm summit, representatives from more than 100 countries discussed some of the
most important problems of our planet. Since then, several earth Summits have been held and much progress has
been made. In 2002, the earth Summit was held in Johanesbourg, South Africa. One of the main themes was
sustainable development, or the question how we continue developing the world without damaging the
environment.
Experts from all over the world spoke about different topics and new ways to solve old problems. Most of
the speakers talked about the BIG THREE, the three biggest killers in the world: contaminated drinking water, poor
sanitation, and air pollution.. According to the World Health Organization the three cause more than seven million
deaths every year. That is 15% of all the deaths in the world. 20% of the people on earth do not have access to
clean drinking water. Air pollution alone caused almost 3 million deaths, most of these deaths happen in rural
areas, where people burn wood and coal to cook food and stay warm. Air pollution is a big problem in large cities.
Many speakers talked about war, poverty and violence. If we want to develop the world successfully, we must
make sure that everyone participates. Rich countries have a responsibility towards poor countries and must always
help them. Without international cooperation we will never prosper.
Conferences like the Earth Summit help people understand that there are very serious problems and there is
still time to take action. Only by changing the way we live can we save the earth. One of the visitors to the Summit
said that what she had heard was really very important: When I listened to the speakers, I realized that many of
the things I do every day are bad for the environment. Had I known that air conditioners cause so much pollution, I
would have never bought one. Not until we know more will we be able to improve the situation. If all of us make
small changes, we could make a big difference.