Lesson Plan

Teacher: Strinate Angelica

Date: May 22nd
Grade: 6th
Level: Intermediate
No. of students: 17
Time: 45
School: Secondary School Indepedenta
Textbook: Generation 2000
Lesson: The True Story of a miracle
Competence:
C1: discourse competence ( capacity to build and organise an oral discourse ) ;
C2: learning to learn;
Lesson aims:
A1: to speak freely on a given topic; (C1)
A2: to read fluently a text in English;( C2)
A3: to read for specific information; (C3)
Assumptions:
Ss have already learnt simple grammatical structures and lexical structures.
Ss are familiar with oral commands and classroom language.
Anticipated problems:
The Ss may find difficulty in speaking freely in English. The Ss may be afraid of making mistakes
when they speak in English.
Materials: books, notebooks; blackboard; hands out;
Skills involved: reading, speaking;
Class management: whole class activity; in groups;
ACTIVITY 1 Warm up
Aim: To raise Sss interest in the topic;
Procedure:
1. Informal conversation, greetings
2. Check if the students are all attending the class;
3. Homework check

Interaction

Timing

T Ss
Ss T

5 min

ACTIVITY 2 Lead in
Aim: to speak freely on a given topic;
Procedure: T divides the whole class in five teams 1, 2,3, 4 and 5.
Ss try to put the facts in the right order only by looking at the
pictures.
Teachers role: organizer, controller

Interaction

Timing

T Ss
Ss Ss
Ss T

5 min

ACTIVITY 3
Aim:
Procedure: to read fluently a text in English;( C1)

Interaction

Timing

T Ss
Ss Ss
Ss T

20 min

Interaction

Timing

T Ss
Ss Ss
Ss T

19 min

a. T gets the Ss to read the lesson in turns. Each team is assigned a

certain paragraph and they start looking for unknown words. Ss
look them up.
b. Ss check if they put the facts in the right order.
Teachers role: organizer, controller, assessor, facilitator.
ACTIVITY 4
Aim: to read for specific information; (C2)
Procedure: T asks Ss to look at the handout they have been given
and do ex 1 and ex 2.
Teachers role: participant.
Final activity (homework 1 min.):
T gives Ss the homework: to read part 2 of the story and answer the questions

HANDOUT
1. Fill in the blanks using words from the text:
The director of the Instituteto a young woman.Annie Sullivan. He.Annie
about Helen and asked her..she would like to become Helens teacher. The director
,Helen is a very.child, but she has no..Theres a
inside her that needs to be opened. And I you can..it for her
On 27th June, 1880 a baby girl was..to Captain Arthur Keller and Kate Keller in Tuscumbia,
Alabama. The proud parents their daughter Helen.
Helens world was a and..place. Shea very difficult child to live with. She ran
about the.doing whatever she..She becameand violent very easily
and..things onto the floor or at otherShe fought with otherand sometimes
..them.
In January, 1882, Helen almost ..of a mysterious illness. Her.were relieved when the
doctortold them You are very..parents. Shes going to ..
2. Answer the following questions:
1.When was Helen born?

2.Where was she born?

3.What happened in January, 1882?

4How was Helens world?

.
5. Who could control her?
.
6.What happened in February, 1887?
.
7. Who did the director of the Institute speak to?
.
8. Who did he tell Annie about?
..
9. What did he ask Annie?
..
10. What is there inside Helen?
.

3.Puzzle.