LESSON PLAN

Name: Cristea Cristina

School: coala Gimnazial Pictor Nicolae Grigorescu - Titu
Date: 4th of April, 2017
Class:3rd grade
Time of Lesson: 50 min.
Textbook: Limba modern englez, Ed. BOOKLET
Unit / Lesson: The Mystery Agency / Lesson 3- Daily Routines

Aim: To help students use Present Simple Tense to describe their daily activities.

Competences:
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
-to use correctly the structures of Present Simple ;
-to describe their routine using Present Simple;
-to improve their vocabulary related to daily activities.

Objectives:
Cognitive objectives:
To improve their knowledge of Present Simple form and functions;
To encourage students to talk freely about routine;
To provide students more practice on pronunciation and vocabulary;
To develop and practice the productive skills (speaking) and the receptive skills (listening).

Affective objectives:
To create a warm atmosphere;
To help students enjoy speaking English.

Teaching materials:
OHP, textbooks, digital textbook, notebooks, board, flashcards, worksheets

Anticipated language problems:

- Pupils might have difficulties in pronuncing some words in the text;
- Pupils may forget how to use correctly Present Simple at affirmative, negative and
interrogative forms;
- Pupils might start using Romanian instead of English when talking about their daily
activities.

Possible solutions:
-The teacher must help pupils with the pronunciation of difficult words;
-T will prompt the cards with the form of Present Simple in case pupils forget the grammar
rules.

Methods: conversation, explanation, dialogue, practice, game.

Procedure:

Warm-up Timing:
Speaking 2 min.

The teacher (T) greets the students (Ss) and they greet back.
T checks the homework.

Lead-in / Presentation Timing:

Speaking 7 min.

The T tells the objectives and the subject matter of the lesson, raising the Ss curiosity
this way. (We are going to consolidate our knowledge of Present Simple Tense. Lets
start by remembering how its formed.)
The T shows the sheet with the aff./ neg. / int. forms of the studied Tense.
Ss read the examples and translate them.

Practice - Activity 1: Timing:

Listening / Reading 15 min.

The T asks Ss to open their textbooks at page 26.

She tells Ss that they will listen to the audio text. Then she names some pupils (one
for each character in the text) to come in front of the class and read the text
themselves. T will help them with the pronunciation of difficult words.

Practice - Activity 2: Timing:

Speaking / Writing 5 min.

T asks the Ss to find in the texts some of the actions (verbs) at Present Simple.
Ss answer and afterwards translate them.
T writes on the board the title of the lesson and the moments of the day from the text
(in the morning / in the afternoon / in the evening) and asks the Ss to write down in
their notebooks too. She explains then that they can be used with daily activities.
T tells Ss to complete the sentences in ex. 3/ p.27.

Practice - Activity 3: Timing:

Writing / Speaking 10 min.

T hands out some activities flashcards.

T asks Ss to work in pairs and write down sentences at aff., neg., or int. form based on
the pictures they received (with daily routine), using Present Simple and moments of
the day form the blackboard.
The pair who finishes first reads the sentences aloud, showing their flashcard to the
rest of the class.
Practice - Activity 4: Timing:
Listening / Speaking 5 min.

T tells Ss that they will play Simon says using activities from ex. 5 / p.27
T gives them examples first.

Practice - Activity 5: Timing:

Listening / Speaking 5 min.

T plays the song This is the way I brush my teeth.

Ss listen and try to sing it along miming the activities.

Follow-up Homework assignment: Timing:

1 min.
The T asks Ss if they have questions about the lesson.
T gives Ss worksheets with Present Simple exercises as homework and explains them
what they have to do.