LESSON PLAN

School: Scoala Gimnaziala Baraganul, Braila

Teacher: Dumitru Alina Gabriela
Date: The 19th of May 2015
Grade: 6th
Level: Elementary, L2
Time: 50 min
Textbook: Snapshot Elementary
Unit: 16
Lesson: What would you like to do?
Type of lesson: acquisition of new knowledge
Vocabulary: leisure activities
Grammar: would rather/ would prefer to
Objectives /Lesson Aims:
A. Cognitive Objectives:
- to learn the new vocabulary related to leisure activities
- to talk about leisure activities
- to use would rather/would prefer to for expressing preferences
- to introduce language needed for expressing preferences
- to provide practice for the newly learnt information
B.
-

Affective Objectives:
to create a warm atmosphere for study
to give students an active role in the process of teaching/learning
to help students enjoy speaking a foreign language
to make students confident when speaking English

Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing

Interaction: T-Ss, S-S, Ss-Ss, Plenary, Pair Work, Group Work, Individual Work
Teaching Techniques: conversation, role play, exercise
Teaching Aids: textbook, notebooks, blackboard, chalk, worksheet
Assumptions: T assumes that students are familiar with the activities they do in their free
time
Anticipated Problems: taking into consideration that some students have a poor level of
knowledge and their motivation is rather low, the teacher expects that a part of her young
students might not participate in the teaching/learning process as expected.
Bibliography:
- Textbook: Abbs, Brian and Freebairm, Ingrid (2001) Snapshot Elementary
Teacher`s book. Longman
- Methodical:
Harmer, Jeremy (1991) The Practice of English Language Teaching. UK:
Longman
Vizental, Adriana (2008) Metodica predarii limbii engleza. Editura Poliron

No. Stage

Class activity

Reasons

Material
Skills

1.

2.

3.

Warm up

-T enters the class

and greets the Ss. T
asks Ss if they had a
great weekend.
Personalization -T asks Ss what
activities they do in
their free time. T
encourages
discussion with the
whole class
Presentation of -T writes the date
new
and the title of the
vocabulary
lesson What would
you like to do? on
the blackboard.
- Ss are asked to look
at the images from
the flyer Whats on
in Liverpool and
say what types of
activities are
presented.
- T asks Ss to read
the description about
each activity.
- T asks Ss if they
have ever taken part
at an identical
activity.
- T writes the new
words and their
translation on the
blackboard
Activity 1
- Ss are asked to role
play the text from
ex 3 page 94.
-T asks Ss some

- to create a
pleasant and
relaxed
atmosphere
- to introduce Ss
into the lessons
topic

Speaking
Conversation

Class
organization
Type of
interaction
Plenary

Minutes

Plenary
Whole class
Ss- T

3`

1`

1`
Blackboard
Copybooks

T-Ss

- to learn the
new vocabulary

3`
Textbook
Conversation

Ss-T

Reading

Individually
S-T

- to talk about
leisure activities

Speaking

Whole
Class
Ss-T

- to practice the
new vocabulary

Textbook
Role-play

Group work
Ss-Ss

7`

3`

6`

Presentation of
new grammar
structure

Grammar
practice

Feed-back

Homework
assignment

questions to check
Sss comprehension
of the text.
-T encourages
discussion with the
whole class
- T writes on the
blackboard the
unknown words
-T introduces to the
Ss the structure
would rather/would
prefer to for
expressing
preferences.
- Ss are asked to give
their own examples.
-T gives Ss a
handout.
- Ss will work into 2
groups.

- to check the
comprehension
of the text

T grades the most

active pupils
Ss will write six
sentences using
would rather and
would prefer to
(affirmative, negative
and interrogative)
and the vocabulary
related to leisure
activities.

- to create feedback
- to practice the
new vocabulary
and grammar
topic

Speaking

T-Ss

Conversation

Whole class
Ss-T

6`

Blackboard
Copybooks
- to learn the use
of would
rather/would
prefer to for
expressing
preferences

Blackboard
Copybooks

Plenary
T-Ss

7`

Ss-T
- to provide
practice of
expressions for
preferences

Handout

Group work
Ss-Ss
10`

Exercise
Plenary

2`

Copybooks
1`
Exercise

Blackboard mirror
The 19th of May 2015
What would you like to do?
Disappointed= dezamagit
Ticket= billet
Supper= cina
Sightseeing= vizitarea obiectivelor turistice
Sailing=navigatie
Cycling= ciclism
A wildlife park= gradina zoologica
A games arcade= joc arcade
Line-skating=plimbare cu rolele
Go-karting= karting
Ice-skating= patinaj
A barbecue= gratar
WOULD RATHER/ WOULD PREFER TO expressing preferences
(+) S+ WOULD RATHER + VB.
Eg. I would rather see a movie.
S + WOULD PREFER TO + VB.
Eg. I would prefer to see a movie.
(-) S + WOULD RATHER + NOT + VB.
Eg. I would rather not see a movie.
S +WOULD PREFER + NOT + TO +VB.
Eg. I would prefer not to see a movie.
(?) WOULD +S + RATHER +VB?
Eg. Would you rather see a movie?
WOULD + S + PREFER TO + VB?
Eg. Would you prefer to see a movie?

Handout
Fill in the spaces with the correct words
1. I would rather..(learn) French than Spanish.
2. I would prefer..(have) dinner late tonight.
3. Would you rather (drive) a car or a
motorcycle?
4. She would rather(live) with her parents
than alone.
5. Would you prefer.( stay) in or go out?
6. Would you rather.( make) dinner or go out
to a restaurant?
7. They would rather..(play) soccer all day
instead of studying.
8. I would prefer( watch) a movie.
9. Would you rather( eat) hotdogs or
hamburgers?
10. I would rather( wear) a dress than pants.