LESSON PLAN

TEACHER: Ioana-Mirela Iacşa

DATE: 5th March 2008
SCHOOL: Şcoala de Arte şi Meserii Cleja, Bacău
FORM: 3rd B
LEVEL: beginners
LESSON TOPIC: UNIT 12. WHAT IS THE TIME ?
VOCABULARY: - Numbers 1- 12
- Time/ clock/watch
- Domestic animals
- Means of transport
GRAMMAR: to be - is
TYPE OF LESSON: mixed lesson
SKILLS: listening, speaking, reading, writing
OBJECTIVES:
A) COGNITIVE OBJECTIVES:
- to ask and tell the time correctly (What’s the time? It’s three o’clock.)
- to talk about domestic animals
- to talk about means of transport
- to identify the correct colours
- to use is properly according to sentence meaning
B) AFFECTIVE OBJECTIVES:
- to create a warm atmosphere in order to offer the background for smooth, easy conversations between
teacher and students
- to make students confident in themselves when speaking a foreign language
INTERACTION: - T- Ss
- Ss-T
- IW
- PW
- GW
TEACHING TECHNIQUES: - conversation
- dialogue
- exercises
METHODS OF TEACHING: Communicative Approach
TEACHING AIDS: tape, blackboard, coloured chalk, posters, flipchart, handouts
A) BIBLIOGRAPHICAL:
1. Official: The Curriculum for Primary Education
2. Methodical: Harmer, Jeremy: ‘The Practical of English Language Teaching’, Longman, UK, 1991
3. Textbook: Ellis, Printha, Bowen, Mary: “Way Ahead 1”, Macmillan, UK, 2006
4. Activity Book : “Way Ahead 1”, Macmillan, UK, 2006
5. Antonaros, Suzanne, Couri, Lilika: ‘Young Learners’ Portfolio’, 1, 2, 3, Express Publishing, UK, 2003
B) HUMAN: the students of the class
TIME: 45 minutes

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NR. STAGE OF TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY INTER SKILLS TEACHING AIDS PURPOSE/
CRT. LESSON ACTION TECHNIQUES AIM
1 CHECKING - T. checks attendance - Ss answer T-Ss Speaking Conversation - to check
ATTENDANCE – ‘Who’s absent today?’ ‘X is absent today.’ attendance
1 min
2 WARM UP – - T. asks students if they can - Ss recite a poem. T-Ss - to make
2 min say a poem. Ss-T Speaking Conversation Ss feel
comfortable
IW/GW in the class.
3 CHECKING - T. checks Ss homework. - Ss read their homework
HOMEWORK – (Workbook page 68 ex. 1, 2 ). and correct the mistakes, if
6 min T. helps Ss correct their necessary. Speaking
mistakes.
- to check
Ex. 1 Conversation Work accomplishment
Taxi; van; bus; train; plane; Reading book of given
instructions
bike. T-Ss
Ss-T
Ex.2
There are four girls in a van.
There are two cows in a barn. Writing
There are five birds in a tree.
There are two boys on a bike.
There are three cats under a
tree.
4 CHECKING - T asks Ss to remember - Ss answer accordingly. T-Ss - to review Ss’
PREVIOUS numbers they have learnt the Eg. 1 to 12 Speaking Conversation knowledge on
numbers
KNOWLEDGE – previous classes. Ss-T
2 min
5 ANNOUNCING - T tells Ss they will learn - Ss listen to the T. Flip -to make Ss
OBJECTIVES – about telling the time. T-Ss Speaking Conversation chart aware of the
items they
2 min will learn
6 INTRODUCING - T uses the drawing with the - Ss listen to the T. Clock
OF NEW clock to introduce What’s the
MATERIAL – time?
17 min - T moves the hands at 3 - Ss write the sentences. T-Ss
o’clock and tells the Ss that
It’s 3 o’clock, then writes the Speaking
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items on the blackboard. Text - to enrich
(T translates words if Book Ss’
vocabulary
necessary.) Ss-T
- T changes the time on the - Ss answer.
clock and asks children what Conversation
the time is.

- T asks Ss to give other - Ss give examples: Listening Black

examples. eg. S1. What’s the time? IW board
S2. It’s 8 o’clock.

- T points to the clock in the -Ss read the numbers in

book (page 61). order. Note
- T plays tape 39 - Ss listen to the tape and GW Books
point to the speech
TAPE 39: bubbles and the numbers Exercise
in their books. Reading
Princess: Tick, tock goes the
clock. What’s the time, please?
Otto: It’s three o’clock. - to check
Princess: Tick, tock goes the comprehension
clock. What’s the time, please? Tape of items
dealing with
Otto: It’s six o’clock. Writing time.
Princess: Tick, tock goes the
clock. What’s the time, please?
Otto: It’s nine o’clock.

- T plays the tape again. - Ss say the rhyme.

Encourages children to join in.

- T tells Ss to open their books - Ss do what they are told.

at page 61 to do ex. 2.

Ex. 2
What’s the time, please ?
It’s 1 o’clock. / It’s 5 o’clock./
It’s 11 o’clock. /It’s 10 o’clock.
It’s 2 o’clock./It’s 12 o’clock.
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7 ACQUIRING - T gives Ss a handout and - Ss work the exercise.
PERFORMANCE - tells them to do ex. 1, page 19. T-Ss
9 min - to check
It’s 2 o’clock./ It’s 12 o’clock. Speaking comprehension
It’s 5 o’clock./ It’s 3 o’clock. Conversation Hand of learnt items
It’s 8 o’clock./ It’s 11 o’clock. Ss-T out
It’s 7 o’clock./ It’s 10 o’clock.
It’s 4 o’clock./ It’s 1 o’clock. Reading
It’s 6 o’clock./ It’s 9 o’clock. Exercise
IW
- T asks Ss to open their - Ss draw the hands of the Work
workbooks (page 71, ex. 2) clocks. Writing book
8 FEED-BACK – - T asks Ss to do ex.1, page 72 - Ss do the exercise, filling T-Ss Speaking Exercise Work -to provide
5 min Workbook. the gaps with the numbers. Ss-T Reading Conversation book further
practice
IW Writing
9 TRANSFER - T asks Ss to do exercise 2, - Ss write down what their T-Ss Speaking Conversation
(HOMEWORK page 49 (handout ) homework is.
SETTING) – 1 min

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