Lesson Plan

Form: 5th A, beginners;

Date:
Unit: Its great to be here
Title: The article a/an;
Type: grammar lesson
Teacher:
School:
Vocabulary: classroom and other objects.
Grammar: the article a/an and this/that.
Main focus: to use the articles a/an, this/that correctly in sentences.
Objectives:
A) Cognitive objectives: by the end of the lesson Ss will have:
1) used articles correctly in sentences;
2) used this/that in sentences;
3) developed their speaking skills;
4) developed their writing skills.
B) Affective objectives:
1) to create a warm atmosphere in order to offer the background for smooth, easy
conversations between teacher and students
2) to make students confident in themselves when speaking a foreign language.
Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
Interaction: T- Ss, Ss-T, Ss-Ss.
Assumed knowledge: - I assume that students have already used the article in sentences
before although they might not know the rules which applies to each article; the students
already know most of the classroom objects.
Anticipated problems: - the students might not know all the objects from the pictures;
- if she thinks it is necessary, the teacher will offer the students guidance in solving
certain exercises;
- some Ss might have problems when working in pairs;
- a few among the Ss may be given supplementary explanations in Romanian.
Assessment activity: the students will be assessed on class participation.
Teaching techniques: conversation, dialogue, exercise, exposing.
Methods of teaching: Communicative Approach
Teaching aids: realia, blackboard, pictures, posters, students notebooks and books.
Time: 50 minutes

Time

Lesson stage

Ts activity

Students activity

5`

Greeting,
attendance
& homework
checking.

T. greets the
students,
checks
attendance and
homework.

Answer Ts greetings.
Tell the T. who is
absent. Read
homework, correct if
necessary.

2`

Focus on.

T. announces
the title and
objectives of
the lesson.

Students listen.

15`

Presentation
of the new
knowledge

T. shows the
students some
objects and
asks them:
What is
this/that?

25`

Practice and
consolidatio
n of new
grammar
structures

Interactio
n
T-Ss

Aim

Technique

Aids

-to check presence;

-to revise and
reinforce previous
knowledge;

Reading/
checking

Students
notebooks

T-Ss

-to attract
studentsattention on
the lesson;

Speaking/
exposing

Students answer.

T-Ss
Ss-T
Whole
class

-to prepare new

grammar structures;
-to focus students
attention on the new
words

Speaking
Questionanswer

Realia

T. explains the
students how to
use the articles
a/an and
this/that. Then
the T. writes
the
rules+examples
on the
blackboard.

Students listen.
Students write the
rules in their
notebooks.

T-Ss
Whole
class

- to set some rules in

order to use the
articles correctly;

Speaking/
exposing

Students
books

T. shows the
students some
pictures with
different
objects. T. asks

Students make up
sentences.

Speaking/
Writing

T-Ss
Ss-T
Whole
class

-to practice the

vocabulary as part of
the lesson

Speaking/
Question
answer/
Writing

Students
books
Pictures

Observation

them to make
up sentences
about each
object using
a/an and
this/that.

Setting
homework

T. writes the
sentences on
the blackboard.

Students write in their

notebooks.

T-Ss
Whole
class

Explains the
task.

Listen and write down

the exercise for
homework.

T-Ss
Whole
class

T praise the Ss
for their
activity and
rewards them

-to consolidate the

new information;

Written
assignment
Written
assignment