LESSON PLAN

Name: Stelli Ioana- Maria

Date: 15th of October 2013
Grade/Level: 9th grade F, G/ Intermediate
Textbook: English my love
Time: 50 minutes
Lesson title: Around London
Skills involved: reading, speaking, listening, writing;
SUB- COMPETENCES:
- improving pronunciation;
- developing fast silent reading and scanning skills;
- matching the pictures with the text;
- using the new words in sentences of their own.
- transferring information;
- listening carefully to perform a structured work task;
- improving communicative skills, pair work and group work;
- scanning the text for specific information;
- developing writing skills;
VISUAL AND AUDIO AIDS: Textbook, pictures: London (161 colour illustrations; map
of central London), worksheets, laptop , video, blackboard, chalk, notebooks and pencils;
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS: Ss may block or get shy in front of the teacher or they may
have difficulties in finishing the task in time;
STUDENT GROUPINGS: individual, pair and goup work;
INTERACTION: T-SS; SS-T; S-S; G-W; I-W;
STAGES OF THE LESSON ACTIVITIES:
Warm up: greeting; marking the absentees; checking homework if necessary; discussing
about the cities from Romania or abroad they have visited; Teacher asks the following
question: Can you guess what we are going to talk about today?
Aim: - to check the ss homework;
-to relax the atmosphere;
-to make predictions about the topic of the lesson;
Interaction: T-SS; SS-T;
Time: 5 minutes
Activity 1: Lead- in:
Aim: -to introduce the students into the atmosphere of the lesson;
-to raise the ss interest in the topic of the lesson;

-to keep them interested in the subject of the lesson;

-to motivate ss to interact and exchange ideas and information;
-to activate their previous knowledge about London;
Interaction: T-SS; SS-T;
Time: 3 minutes
Procedure: T shows the SS some pictures of important buildings in London and writes their
names on the blackboard: The British Museum, The Houses of Parliament, Piccadilly Circus
Westminster AbbeyThe T announces the title of the lesson and writes it on the blackboard.
Activity 2: Listening
Aim: - to watch and listen to the video in order to perform the task the teacher has set;
Interaction: T-SS; SS-T; SS-SS; IW; PW; GW;
Time: 5 minutes
Procedure: The T gives the SS worksheet no. 1 explains the task ( SS get the chance to see
the questions first in order to be able to listen for specific information) and asks them to
watch and listen carefully the video about London so that they can solve the task on the
worksheet;
SS listen to the video, discuss and decide the correct answer and solve the task in
groups of four;

Activity 3: Pre- reading

Aim: to see if they have paid attention to the recently presented materials;
Interaction: T-SS; SS-SS; PW;
Time: 10 minutes
Procedure: Students are asked to solve exercise I.1 on page 8.
Activity 4: Reading to extract specific information;
Aim: -to give students practice in speaking;
- to check comprehension
- improving pronunciation;
- developing fast silent reading and scanning skills;
-developing scanning skills;
- improving pronunciation;
- developing fast silent reading and scanning skills;
Interaction: GW; T-SS; SS-SS;
Time: 10 minutes
Procedure: SS are asked to solve ex. 2 on page 10 working in groups of four.

Homework assignment Crossword;

Marks
Time: 5 minutes