Revision

Lesson

Present Tense
Simple and
Continuous

Lesson Plan
1. Teachers name:
2. Date:
3. Form
4. Level:
5. Topic:
6. Type of lesson:
7. Time:
8. Objectives:

Iloiu Roxana
5th Grade
Pre-intermediate
Present Tense Simple and Continuous
Revision lesson
50 min.
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Cognitive objectives:
- reactivate the previously taught material;
- practise their language using Present Tense Simple and Continuous;
- recognize the usage of Present Tense Simple and Continuous;
- show understanding of the properties of language;
Affective objectives:
- create interest in the topic;
- use English while playing;
- have fun.

9. Approach:

Communicative Approach

10. Methods:

Direct Method, Situational Method

11. Procedures:

Individual work, Pair work, Group work

12. Techniques:

Discovering techniques: Matching, Raising Questions;

Practice techniques: Conversation, Elicitation, Drills, Simulation
(Game: The Mime)

13. Teaching aids:

Post-it notes, Hat templates, Robo-Present Drawings, Worksheets,

Folded notes, Stickers

14. Bibliography:

- NLP for Teachers. Making a World of Difference (British Council,

course notes), 2011
- Primii pai n carier (Constanta Dumitriu, coordonator), 2010
- English Teaching Methodology (Elena Bonta, PhD), 2008
- Old and New Techniques in Teaching English at Intermediate Level
(Elena-Diana Luncau, Diploma paper), 2009
- http://www.tt-group.net/text/mape_uma/mape_uma_2.htm
- http://www.mes-english.com/worksheets/
- www.facebook.com/EFLpractice

Stage
1. Warm-up

2. Announcing
the objectives
3. Lead-in

4. Feed-back1

Teachers activity
1. Teacher greets the students and
introduces herself.
2. Teacher offers Hat templates
(Appendix 1) to all students and asks
them to draw whatever they have in
mind (bubbles, leaves, circles,
diamonds, etc) in order to emotionally
detach from bad emotions and thoughts
before starting the lesson.
On the other side of the paper, she asks
students to write what they expect from
the lesson.
1. Teacher announces the objectives
and the plan of the lesson
1. Teacher describes the next activity
called Think Pair Share and gives
instructions:
Students have to think about The
Present Tense and report what they
know about it, in writing. After their
individual work, they have to pair up
and discuss their answers with their
desk mates. Finally, they report their
answers.
1. Teacher offers feed-back and
encourages students to participate in
the following activities.

Students
activity
- ss listen

Interaction
T-SS

- ss draw

T-SS

- ss write

T-SS
SS-T

Writing

- ss listen

T-SS

Listening

1 min

- ss work
individually

T-SS

Listening
Writing

5 min

- ss work in
pairs

SS-SS

Speaking
Writing

- ss report their
answers
- ss listen

SS-SS
SS-T
T-SS

Speaking

The feedback is constantly offered throughout the lesson, but it is only mentioned twice in the lesson plan

Skill

Time

Listening

1 min
2 min

Listening

1 min

Purpose
- to create a pleasant
atmosphere in the
classroom;
- to create a context
for the following
activities;

- to create a context
for the following
activities;
- to reinforce
knowledge ;
- to draw attention to
something important
which is going to be
discussed;

- to let ss know how

well they performed;

5. Revising the
already taught
material

1. Teacher makes a chart (Appendix 2:

Robo-Present) on the blackboard and
with the help of the students fills it in.
2. Teacher offers students a worksheet
(Appendix 3) and allots time for them
to complete the tasks of the first two
exercises.
3. Teacher invites students to the
blackboard to write their answers.
4. Teacher corrects the mistakes if
necessary.
1. Teacher asks students to form two
groups story-tell using Present Tense
Simple:
- they decide the topic of the story
called My Daily Activities
- they share ideas;
- they choose a team leader to tell their
story;
- the group with the most funny story
gets to call the tune on the others;
2. Teacher invites students to play The
Mime: Talking about here and now
- students pick a folded note from a bag
and mime what is written on it
(Appendix 4);
- the other students guess the action,
using Present Tense Continuous

- ss write

T-SS
SS-T

Speaking
Writing
Listening

- ss begin to
solve the
exercises

SS-SS

- ss report their
answer
- ss correct their
mistakes
- ss work
together in
groups
- ss use Present
Tense Simple

SS-T
T-SS

Listening
Speaking
Writing

2 min

- to make sure all ss

have understood the
revised material;

T-SS
SS-SS

Writing
Speaking

5 min

- to stimulate ss
imagination;
- to make sure ss use
the language;

Listening

3 min

Writing

- ss tell their
stories
- ss call the tune

10 min - to make sure ss

concentrate upon the
whole meaning of the
5 min message;
- to make sure ss
practise the language;

- ss mime

SS-SS

Speaking

10 min - to get ss
communicating;
- to create a relaxed
atmosphere in the
classroom, proper for
revising the taught
material;

T-SS

Listening

1 min

T-SS

Listening

1 min

6. Feed-back

1. Teacher offers feed-back.

- ss use Present
Tense
Continuous
- ss listen

7. Evaluation

1. Teacher briefly revises the lesson

- ss listen and

- to let ss know how

well they performed;
- to make sure all

8. Homework

and asks students if there are any pieces

of information they did not understand.
2. Teacher picks up some hat templates
from the bag and checks if students
expectations were reached.
3. Teacher grades the students, by
handing them stickers.
1. Teacher announces the homework
and explains what is to be done:
exercise 3 from the worksheet.

answer
- ss listen and
offer feed-back
on the lesson
- ss listen

Speaking
SS-T

Speaking

1 min

T-SS

Listening

1 min

Listening
Writing

1 min

students have
understood the revised
material;
- to review ss aims for
the lesson;
- to make ss aware of
their work
- to let ss know what
they have to prepare
for the next lesson

Appendix 1:
HAT TEMPLATE

Teacher invites students to draw whatever they want and like on the hat so that
they leave aside any bad emotion concerning the lesson.

On the other side of the paper, students are asked to write a sentence about their
expectations for the lesson.

Appendix 2
THE ROBO-PRESENT
-s

- es

- ing

Present Tense
Simple

Present Tense
Continuous

DO
Spelling

Negation

They speak Italian.

Spelling
She is writing her homework.
(BE)

Negation
Question
Usage
-

Adverbs
-

Question

Exceptions
Usage
-

Adverbs
-

Appendix 3
PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

Appendix 4
THE MIME
Talking about here and now

One student picks a folded note from the bag and mime what is written on it.
The other students guess forming sentences with the Present Tense Continuous
- Brushing your teeth (at the cinema)
- Sleeping (in a restaurant)
- Eating (in a spaceship)
- Watching TV (in the middle of the garden)
- Singing (in the rain)
- Dancing (at the dentist)
- Writing your homework (in the forest)
- Taking pictures (to a crying baby)