School: Ana Aslan High- School, Cluj- Napoca Teacher: Niculescu Mirela Grade: X A Date: 31st May 2013

Textbook: Upstreamupper intermediate by Bob Obee , Virginia Evans Unit 10: The Cycle of Life Lesson: Living for a Century Type of lesson: mixed, integrated skills

Specific Competences: - to review and use vocabulary , exploring the various meanings and associations of words and phrases related with the stages of life - to express their personal opinion about a healthy life style Objecties: - to learn and practice vocabulary related with the cycle of life - to practice identifying words with the help of definitions and to practice relating words to context - to speak about a healthy life style - to use vocabulary related with the stages of life practicing the new language in sentences in conversation - to read the text for specific information, for global meaning and detailed comprehension

Lesson Plan

Nr. Lesson Ctr. Stage

1 Class organizatio n

Methods and Procedure

Materials

Type of interaction Teacher/Stude nts

Time Teachers activity and Observation Students activity Greets the students,
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asks who is absent and why. A short conversation about the title of the lesson and words related with the most important lifes events. The Sts. have to describe the pictures and how they are related with life. The teacher gives them some words related with the pictures and the topic.

Warm-up

Questions/ Exercise

Textbook Teacher/students Ex 1a,b/175 Lockstep Pair-group

5-7 min.

Before speaking

Exercise worksheet

Ex 2a, b/ 175

Pair- work

10

Teacher gives worksheets to the students so that they can pick up words or phrases to help them in expressing their ideas (see ANNEX to this Lesson Plan).

Makes sure that each student solves the exercise correctly by monitoring their work 2

The students start a free conversation during which everyone can express his / her opinion or ask further questions depending on the course of the talking. Some students present the solutions of the exercise to the class. They have to match the words with the stages of life and to speak about the specific activities for each stage of life In groups of three or four students they have to present their point of view about what means to have a healthy style of life. Forward discussion about their opinions or Discussion about the following questions: 1. Which stage of life do you associate with the following adjectives: wise, rebellious, overworked, lively, irresponsible, happy, and

Speaking

Discussion

In small groups of 4 /3 students

10

Expressing their personal opinion about what means a healthy style of life and main important life changing events

Their impression about material and short notes will be written in their notebooks

Pre-reading Reading Scanning/skimmin g Reading for comprehension

The text: Living for a century textbook

whole class

WhileReading

Whole class

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bored? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being your age? 3. Which stage are you most looking forward to? Why? They read silently the text for an overall understanding of it and for specific information about the main idea of the text. The Students identify the main topic of the text and the way the topic is developed through paragraphs. In pair they have to discuss about the text. Living for a Century Comprehension questions about the text provided by the teacher or the exercise 2 a, b/176
Appreciation for good work will be done at the end of the lesson. Gives good marks to the students who have participated most actively to the class.

Language to be learn - vocabulary within the text and phrasal verbs

Practice and production Homework

Speaking / Practicing new vocabulary

textbook

Pair-work

Evaluation of students

textbook

Homework Ex 4/177

Additional material: worksheets

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