Lesson plan Defining and non-defining relative clauses

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Aims:
a. General – to review and practice defining and non- defining relative clauses
b. Specific:
- to review and practice the English pronouns
- to review and practice the relative pronouns
- to review and practice the relative adverbs
- to review the grammar of defining and non- defining relative clauses
- to review the use of relative pronouns

Possible problems:
Some students might have discipline problems. Some students might not know the
English pronouns – that is way I consider relevant to start the lesson with a revision of
them first, than to move to relative pronouns and their uses. Some students might feel
uncomfortable coming to the blackboard and writing/ transforming pronouns and
sentences in front of their classmates.

Teaching techniques:
Communicative, deductive and inductive methods are going to be used.
Eliciting, dialogue, grammar games and drills, rewriting drills, transformation
drills, gap filling, pair and group work …

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Aids/Material:
Textbook, students’ book, blackboard, chalk, flash cards (pronouns), worksheets,
slide show, chart, handouts …

Stages of course:

1. Warm up: the teacher calls the attendance. The whole class and we have
t-s s-t interaction during this stage. The roll is used. ~ 5’ time allotted
(x2). At this stage of the lesson any prior homework could be checked if
any was given. Whole class, t-s s-t interaction and eliciting could be used.
Evaluation and feedback reasons are the motives behind this action.
Notebooks, chalk, blackboard, textbook could be used. ~ 5’ time allotted
(x2).

2. Presentation: during the first session through deductive and inductive

methods the students review (learn) and practice the English pronouns –
personal pronouns, possessive, interrogative, demonstratives, relative …
Whole class, t-s s-t interaction, eliciting is used. Enforcement and
reinforcement of the English pronouns, speaking and listening practice,
awareness of the topic is checked. Notebooks, textbooks, charts, handouts,
blackboard, chalk are used. ~ 15’ time allotted. During the second session
of the lesson the teacher does with the students a short revision of the
English pronouns. Whole class, t-s s-t interaction. Reinforcement of the
English pronouns, speaking and listening practice. Notebooks, textbooks,
charts, handouts, blackboard, chalk are used. ~ 5-10’ time allotted. The
teacher presents to the students the form, usage of the defining and non-
defining relative clauses. Whole class, t-s s-t interaction. Enforcement and
reinforcement of the relative clauses. Notebooks, textbooks, charts,
handouts, blackboard, chalk are used. ~ 10-15’ time allotted.

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3. Practice: the teacher directs students during the first session to work in
pairs to complete different exercises on worksheets. Pair work, t-s s—s s-t
interaction. Reinforcement of English pronouns, speaking and listening
practice. . Notebooks, textbooks, charts, handouts, blackboard, chalk are
used. ~ 10-15’ time allotted. The teacher directs students during the
second session to work in pairs to complete different exercises 1, 2, 3/ 22.
Pair work, t-s s—s s-t interaction. Reinforcement of English pronouns,
speaking and listening practice. . Notebooks, textbooks, charts, handouts,
blackboard, chalk are used. ~ 10-15’ time allotted.

4. Production: the teacher directs students to complete individually pronouns

worksheets – identify the different pronouns. Individual work, t-s s-t
interaction. Evaluation and feedback. Notebooks, textbooks, charts,
handouts, blackboard, chalk are used. ~ 10’ time allotted. The teacher
directs students to complete individually ex 4.2/22. Individual work, t-s s-t
interaction. Evaluation and feedback. Notebooks, textbooks, charts,
handouts, blackboard, chalk are used. ~ 10’ time allotted.