Lesson plan

Teacher: Gâtlan Florin

Date: November 22th, 2017
Grade: 8th
Level: Intermediate
Number of pupils: 15
School: ,,Barbu Catargiu”, Maia
Textbook: Snapshot
Unit: Families
Lesson Title: “Going to” Future for plans and intentions
Lesson type: Revision
VOCABULARY: no limit
GRAMMAR: Present Perfect for activities already performed, “going to”+verb for
intentions, plans
and predictions
FUNCTIONS (according to curriculum):
- to describe according to the information in the text/picture
- to initiate discussion
- to make guesses
- to talk about predictions/plans in future
COMMUNICATION ELEMENTS:
- making predictions
- expressing future plans and intentions
SKILLS: writing, reading, listening, speaking
AIMS OF LESSON: by the end of the lesson students will be able to:
- use will in order to express predictions
- develop and practice the productive skills (writing, speaking) and the receptive skills
(listening, reading)
- reinforce vocabulary, to promote discussion and to practice language in a particular
context
- use “going to” to talk about future plans
- form questions/negative statements using present perfect and “going to” future
OBJECTIVES:
A.Cognitive objectives:
a) to check and improve vocabulary,
 b) to encourage students to talk freely,
c) to help students talk about recent events and future plans,
d) to give students more practice on pronunciation, vocabulary and the
structures taught.

B.Affective objectives:
a) to create a warm atmosphere,
b) to help students enjoy speaking English.

TEACHING AIDS: textbooks, workbooks, worksheets, handouts, crayons, pictures,

flipchart, pins, cassette recorder, strips, cards.
TEACHING TECHNIQUES: conversation, dialogue, exercise, game, explanation
brainstorming, observation, role play.
METHODS: Communicative approach

The stages of the lesson

Activity 1
Teacher’s activity: T greets class and checks attendance
Students’ activity: Ss greet the T; the Ss on duty answer.
Skills: Speaking
Teaching Techniques: Conversation
Aids: None
Purpose aim: to prepare the Ss for the lesson
Interaction: T-S; S-T
Timing: 3’

Activity 2
Teacher’s activity: - T proposes to the Ss to play a mime game and guess/predict what
activity is going to happen; T asks a S to come in front of the class and to mime some
activities from the cards on T’s desk

Students’ activity: - S comes and mime the activities

- the other Ss try and make guesses and predict the activity
Ex. I think she/he is going to ….
Play the guitar
Play tennis
Learn/write
Listen to music
Sing
Dance
Drink something
Skills: Speaking
Teaching Techniques: Dialogue; Game
Aids: Verb cards
Purpose aim: to make up a pleasant and warm atmosphere
Interaction: T-S; S-Ss; Ss-T
Timing: 7’

Activity 3
Teacher’s activity: the T asks Ss to act out the dialogues they had to prepare
Students’ activity: two groups of Ss act out the dialogues given as homework
Skills: Speaking, acting out
Teaching Techniques: Dialogue
Aids: Notebooks
Purpose aim: check the understanding of the items already taught
Interaction: T-S; Ss-Ss
Timing: 5’

Activity 4

Teacher’s activity: - T asks Ss to look the posters sticked on the wall

- looking at the posters and the words, the teacher elicits the target language by asking about
the activities they plan to do and the places they plan to go.
- T writes the title on the blackboard and the model sentence to present the grammar structure
used to talk about future plans
Students’ activity: - Ss look the pictures and make guesses about the places those persons
plan to visit and the activities they plan to do there
- Ss write in their notebooks and look the map-mind T pins on the flipchart
Skills: Speaking, writing
Teaching Techniques: Conversation; Oral exposition
Aids: Posters; Crayons; Notebooks
Purpose aim: to have a more relaxed introduction of the theme of the lesson
- to encourage Ss speak fluently about the topic
Interaction: T-S; Ss-T
Timing: 5’
Activity 5

Teacher’s activity: -T asks the Ss to solve exercise A, page 55 in the Activity books; a group
of Ss solve the activities that have already been done and the other group the activities are
planned to be done
- T gives Ss a handout and asks them to write down their answers about the plans they have
Students’ activity: - Ss solve the exercise and read their statements
- Ss solve the task and, in turn, read their answers
- Ss write in their notebooks and look the map-mind T pins on the flipchart
Skills: Speaking, writing
Teaching Techniques: Exercise
Aids: Worksheets
Purpose aim: to check the Ss’ ability to form sentences using given tips
- to check comprehension of the item taught
Interaction: T-S; Ss-T; GW; T-Ss; IW
Timing: 5’

Activity 6

Teacher’s activity- T asks questions about the characters they see in the picture in the
activity book – the Ss are familiarized with the recorded text by answering the questions
related to it:
Who do you see in the picture? What do you think they are going to do? What is the interview
going to be about?
Students’ activity: the Ss answer T’s questions
Skills: Speaking
Teaching Techniques: Guided questions; Conversation
Aids: Worksheets
Purpose aim: to familiarize Ss with the recorded text
- to check the S’s ability to f answer questions.
Interaction: Ss-T; T-Ss
Timing: 5’

Activity 7

Teacher’s activity T plays the CD and asks Ss to listen to it carefully following the script of
the dialogue on worksheet
- T tells the students that they are going to listen to the CD again and this time they will have
to answer a few questions they have in their Activity books
Students’ activity: the Ss listen in order to find out what the interview is about and what are
the woman’s plans
- the Ss listen to the cassette again and answer questions in the Activity book
Skills: Listening
Teaching Techniques: Controlled activity
Aids: CD
Purpose aim: to check Ss’ ability to understand oral information
- to check Ss’ ability to listen for specific information.
Interaction: Ss-T; T-Ss
Timing: 10’

Activity 8
Teacher’s activity - T asks Ss to listen to the tape once again and to check their answers and
see if the information they have is correct or not
- T asks the Ss to read their solved task
Students’ activity: - the Ss listen to the cassette again and check their answers
- the Ss solve the exercise individually and then check with the whole class
Skills: Speaking
Teaching Techniques: Controled activity, Conversation
Aids: Worksheets, CD
Purpose aim: to encourage Ss to have small conversations
Interaction: Ss-T; T-Ss
Timing: 8’

Activity 9
Teacher’s activity - T assigns homework
Students’ activity: - the Ss take notes
Skills: Writing
Teaching Techniques: Controled activity, Conversation
Aids: notebooks
Interaction: T-Ss
Timing: 1’

Activity 10
Teacher’s activity T praise the Ss and asks them if they enjoyed the lesson or if they have
questions about the item taught
Students’ activity: the Ss listen and ask questions if any
Teaching Techniques: Class activity; Less controlled activity
Interaction: T-Ss
Timing: 1’