Inductive Lesson Plan

School Date Time Class Enrolment Level Theme Topic Language Aspect Language Unit Language Skill Specific objectives : SMKA Selisik, Selangor : 10.3.2007 : 40 minutes : 2 Bijak : 36 : Intermediate : Science and Technology : A Peek into the Future / Daily Routine : The Simple Present Tense : 1.0 Language for Interpersonal Use i) Talking about (describing) ones routine. : Speaking : By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i) construct verbally at least 3 sentences correctly by using the simple present tense based on the pictures given. ii) state verbally their friends daily routines by using the simple present tense. : Generating Ideas : Students have learnt about action verbs and subject-verb agreement in previous lessons. : Being helpful : Mask, Power-point presentation

Thinking skills Previous knowledge Moral value Teaching Aids

Stage/Time Set Induction (3 minutes) Rationale: To arouse the students interest to the topic

Activity/Content 1. Whole class activity. AVA: Mask 2.

Presentation Teacher calls out a student at random, provides a mask of a robot and asks the student to put it on. Teacher instructs the student to pretend to be a robot named Miki.

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Teacher commands the robot using action verbs. Example: a. Miko, mop the floor. b. Miko, wash the plates. c. Miko, wipe the windows. 4.
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The robot performs the actions.

Teacher calls out other students at random to give commands to the robot. The robot performs the actions.

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Stage/Time Pre-Speaking (4 minutes) Rationale: To enable the students to construct sentences using the Simple Present Tense.

Activity/Content 1. Whole class activity AVA: power point presentation (refer to appendix 1) 2.

Presentation Teacher displays a picture of Miko the robots daily routine on the screen. Teacher states that the picture shows Mikos daily routine. Teacher poses a question to the students pertaining to the picture. Example: What does Miko do every morning? Teacher calls upon a student at random to answer the question based on the picture displayed on the screen. Example: Miko washes the car every morning. Teacher displays other pictures of Mikos daily routine and poses questions to the students one at a time. Example: a. What does Miko do every afternoon? b. What does Miko do every evening? Students answer the questions one at a time. Example: a. Miko prepares lunch in the afternoon. b. Miko washes car in the evening.

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Presentation

1. While- speaking Stage 1 Pair Work AVA: Picture series handout ( refer to appendix 2) 2.

Teacher instructs the students to get into pairs. Teacher distributes a picture series of Mikos daily routine to each pair. Teacher instructs a student from each pair to state Mikos daily routine based on the pictures. Example: a. Miko washes the car every morning. b. Miko vacums the floor every afternoon.

(10 minutes)
3. Rationale: To enable the students to state ones daily routines based on given pictures.

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Teacher instructs the other student in each pair to pretend to be Miko and perform the routines. Teacher instructs the students to reverse the roles and continue the activity.

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While-speaking Stage 2

Group activity

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Teacher instructs the students to get into groups of four. Teacher instructs the students to take turns to ask their friends about their daily routines. Example: a. What do you do every morning? b. What do you do every afternoon? Students take turns to state their daily routines to their friends. Example: a. I have my breakfast every morning. / I go for a jog every morning. b. I have my lunch every afternoon. / I take a nap every afternoon Teacher instructs the students to list down in point form their friends daily routines based on the responses received.

(15 minutes)
Rationale: To enable the students to state their daily routines using the simple present tense. 3.

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Teacher calls out one representative from each group to present the daily routines of his/her group members in front of the class.

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Presentation

Post-speaking (6 minutes) Rationale: To enable the students to recall what they have learnt and to relate it to the concept of the simple present tense.

Whole class activity AVA: simple present tense table (refer to appendix 3 )

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Teacher poses questions to the students pertaining to what they have learnt for the day.

Suggested questions: a. What have we learnt today? b. What are daily routines? c. Is it something already done some time in the past or something you do everyday in the present time? Suggested answers: a. Daily routine. b. Something we do everyday. c. Something we do everyday in the present time. 2. Teacher displays the concept of the simple present tense.

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Teacher explains the forms, rules and examples of the simple present tense.
Teacher emphasizes that a persons daily routine is stated in the simple present tense.

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Presentation

Closure (2 minutes)

Whole class activity.

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Rationale: To instill the moral value Being Helpful to the students.

Teacher elicits the moral value Being Helpful by stressing on helping their parents as a part of their daily routines.

Appendix 1

Miko _________ every afternoon.

Miko _________ every morning.

Miko _________ every night. MIKO THE ROBOT What Miko does every day?

Miko _________ every evening.

Miko _________ every evening.

NAME : _________________ CLASS: _____________

Appendix 2

APPENDIX 3

The Simple Present Tense Functions

(a) general truths

Examples
e.g. The sun rises in the east. The moon shines at night. The earth moves round the sun. Plants need water. I hear you. Here comes the bus

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present action or condition

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for habitual actions. This use if the simple present is often found with such words or expressions as always, frequently, generally, often, sometimes, never, usually, every day, now and then, once a week, etc. twice a day, twice a week, etc..

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I always go to bed early. She often comes to school late. He often stays after school. She goes to the cinema once a week. I run on Tuesdays.

what does miko do every morning

Miko _____________ the car every morning