LESSON PLAN

Name: Stanciu Irina-Oana

Class: 5th
Level: elementary
No of students: 18
School: Scoala Gimnaziala nr.1 Jorasti, Galati
Lesson: Lesson of reinforcement - Seasons and Modal verb “Can”
Textbook: Limba moberna 1, Right-on! – Uniscan grup educational
Time: 50 min

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES
1.1 - to identify the general meaning o clearly-spoken everyday dialogues and messages
2.2 – to use simple everyday phrases to take part in social interactions
LESSON AIMS: by the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
- identify the months of the year, in a chart;
- classify months according to the season they are part of;
- make up sentences, using the prompts for: can – asking for permission;
- make up sentences, by their own, using the modal verb can.

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS: -some students might need further help and extra indications in
solving the tasks and they may also need some of these indications to be given in Romanian;

MATERIALS: worksheets, flipchart, book, cards

METHODS: conversation, silent reading, reading out loud, explanation,
INTERACTIONS: frontal, individual, pair work

Anticipated problems: If students have problems understanding the English tasks, they will be

Activity 1: Warm-up

Aim: introducing students in the atmosphere of the English class

Procedure:
Teacher asks for the absents. The student on duty tells the absents. Teacher asks students to sing
the song Bingo. Students sing.
Interaction: T-Ss, S-T, SS
Time: 3 min

Activity 2: Check-up homework Reading

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Aim: be aware of the importance of doing the homework

Procedure:
Teacher asks the pupils to open their copybooks and show the homework. The teacher checks the
homework and marks it. The students show their copybooks. While the teacher checks the
homework, he asks one student to read a sentence.
The student reads. The procedure goes on until all the sentences are read.
Interaction: T-Ss, S-T, S-Ss
Time: 2 min

Activity 3: Practice Speaking / Reading / Writing

Aim: identify the months of the year in the chart, writing three months for each season they are part
of

Procedure:
Teacher asks the pupils, in the classroom, to look for the months of the year in the table on
Worksheet 1. There are two levels for this worksheet; for level 1 the students have to find the
months in the chart, without any help, and for the level 2 the months are given and students have
to find them. The students complete the task.
Teacher asks one student at a time to read a month. The student reads. The procedure goes on
until all the months are read.
The teacher asks students to complete Worksheet 2 , in pairs, by writing the months for each
season. Students perform the task.
After they have completed the task, the teacher asks one of the students to come at the flipchart
and write a month, at a time, for each season.
The student writes. The activity goes on until all months are written.
Interaction: T-Ss. IW, S-T, PW
Time: 20 min

Activity 4: Practice Reading / Writing

Aims: - to make up questions and answers using the given prompts and write the sentences on the
working sheet;

Procedure:
Teacher gives to the students Worksheet 3 and asks them to make up sentences, individually,
using the given prompts.
Students write. Worksheet 3 has two levels, for level 1, students have to write the question
and the answer and for level 2 students have to copy the given sentences.
After finishing, the teacher asks one student at random to read a sentence. The procedure goes
on until all sentences are read. If it is needed, the sentences will gently be corrected.
Interaction: T-Ss, IW, S-T

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Time: 10 min

Activity 5: Production Speaking

Aim: to make up sentences using the images starting with the information given;

Procedure:
The teacher asks students to make up questions using the cards.
Students say sentences.
Can I open the book?
Can I use your pen with ball?
Can I drink a glass of milk?
Can I stand up?
Can I sit down? etc.
Interaction: T-SS, S-T
Time: 13 min

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Exercise 5/ pg. 48

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 appendix 1

Level 1

Find the months of the year:

J I F E B R U A R Y

A R T J U N E G D S

N D E C E M B E R N

U J E H U D G R U O

A U S A U G U S T V

R L Z B V N S E R E

Y Y N M A Y S P H M

T H I U N B E T G B

L I E W A L Q E F E

A P R I L N T M I R

S W H E R E I B K W

T M A R C H S E D O

F I O C T B E R E W

1. 7.
2. 8.
3. 9.
4. 10.
5. 11.
6. 12.

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 appendix 1

Level 2

Find the months of the year:

J I F E B R U A R Y

A R T J U N E G D S

N D E C E M B E R N

U J E H U D G R U O

A U S A U G U S T V

R L Z B V N S E R E

Y Y N M A Y S P H M

T H I U N B E T G B

L I E W A L Q E F E

A P R I L N T M I R

S W H E R E I B K W

T M A R C H S E D O

F I O C T B E R E W

1. JANUARY √ 7. JULY
2.FEBRUARY 8. AUGUST
3.MARCH 9. SEPTEMBER
4.APRIL 10. OCTOMBER
5.MAY 11. NOVEMBER
6. JUNE 12.DECEMBER

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Appendix 2

Write the months for each season:

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Appendix 3

Level 1

Write questions and answers using the prompts:

Model: sit down/yes

A: Can I sit down?
B: Yes, you can.

1. use your pen/yes

A: Can I ?
B: Yes, you .

2. open the window/no

A: Can ?
B: , you can’t.

3. take your book/yes

A: ?
B: .

4. listen to music/no
A: ?
B: .

5. drink a coffee /no

A: ?
B: .

6. drink a glass of milk /yes

A: ?
B: .

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Level 2

Copy the sentences into the given space:

Model: sit down/yes

A: Can I sit down?
B: Yes, you can.

1. use your pen/yes 1. A:

A: Can I use your pen?
B:
B: Yes, you can.

2. open the window/no

A: Can I open the window?
B:No, you can’t.

3. take your book/yes

A: Can I take your book?
B: Yes, you can.

4. listen to music/no
A: Can I listen to music?
B:No, you can’t.

5. drink a coffee /no

A: can I drink a coffee?
B: No, you can’t.

6. drink a glass of milk /yes

A: Can I drink a glass of milk?
B: Yes, you can.