SCOALA GIMNAZIALA ELENA DOAMNA, TULCEA

An colar: 2014-2015, semestrul II

Profesor lb. engleza: Sibiceanu Aurelia

Lesson Plan

Name: Sibiceanu Aurelia

Date: 18th May 2015
Textbook: Upstream A1+
Class: 5th A
Lesson: Module 5 (Units 9-10) Adventure / 9d Let me know
Type of lesson: Mixed type (checking previous material - ways of expressing
future actions & introducing new material - writing a friendly e-mail)
Time: 50
Skills: writing, reading, speaking and listening

Lesson Aims:

1. to talk about future plans using be going to vs will; present continuous for
future action
2. to write a friendly e-mail; making arrangements through e-mails

Didactic strategies:
 a) methods and procedures: conversation, dialogue, explanation, exercise.
b) materials: textbook, DVD, worksheets, video projector, projection screen,
laptop, blackboard, flip-chart.
c) bibliography: textbook Upstream A1+ , Express Publishing - Authors
Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley, Interactive English language training
course for students and not only, Aramis, Author: Codrua Mirela Stanisoara

Organization: class-work, individual-work, pair-work, group-work.

Procedure

Activity 1 Interaction: T-Ss; Ss-TSs ; Ss-Ss

Timing:15

Warm up:

Hot potato: Ss pass around a plush toy. The S who has the toy has to answer a question
from a list the T has prepared.
Q: Where are you spending this summer holiday?
Q: Are you meeting your friend this weekend?
Q: What do you think you will do on the 1st June?
Q: What are you going to be when you grow up?
Q: What are you going to do this afternoon?
Q: How will life be in the future?
Q: What will people eat in the future?
Q: How will they travel in the future?
Q: Where will they go on holidays?

Homework checking:
Aim: to activate the previous language (be going to vs will; present continuous with future
meaning)

T checks the homework: ex.1(PW), ex. 2, ex.3(PW), ex. 4 (PW)/130

T asks Ss some questions related to the use of future simple; be going to and present
continuous with future meaning

Activity 2 Interaction: T-Ss; Ss-T

Timing: 3

Lead in:
 T plays a video material to elicit the lesson topic, to generate students interest and get
them thinking about e-mails

Activity 3 Interaction: T-Ss; Ss-T

Timing: 5

Aim: to read for specific information

T reads the instruction from ex 1/94 and the questions and explains the task.
T allows Ss some time to read through the e-mail and answer the questions
T checks Ss answers

Activity 4 Interaction: T-Ss; Ss-T

Timing: 5

Aim: to transfer information from one text to another

T explains the task ex2/94
Ss read Edwards diary silently and use the information to complete the e-mail
T circulates and provides any necessary help
T checks Ss answers
T gives some tips for writing an informal e-mail

Activity 5 Interaction: T-Ss; Ss-T

Timing: 3

Aim: to read for specific information

T reads the instruction from ex3a/94 and explains the task
T allows the Ss some time to read through the e-mail and answers the question
T circulates and provides any necessary help
T checks the Ss answers

Activity 6 Interaction: T-Ss; Ss-T

Timing: 3

Aim: to generate ideas, completing a diary

T reads the instruction from ex. 3b/94 and explains the task
T allows the Ss some time to complete the diary
T asks individual Ss to report back to the class

Activity 7 Interaction: T-Ss; Ss-T ; Ss-Ss

Timing: 12

Aim: to write an e-mail to a friend

T asks Ss to refer to the e-mail message from ex 2/94
T asks Ss to use one of their colleagues completed diary entry from the previous ex.
3b and the e-mail as a model to reply to their friends e-mail
Ss complete the worksheet (GW)
 T displays the e-mail messages and the first group that finishes the task is rewarded.

Activity 8 Interaction: T-Ss; Ss-T

Timing: 4

Assessment: T appreciates students work

Homework: Use the e-mails as models and send each other similar ones in order to arrange a
meeting.