LESSON PLAN

School of Cucuieţi
Teacher: Alina Vîţă
Date: the 2 nd of April 2019
Grade: 3rd
Number of students: 13
Lesson: At the carnival
Textbook : Booklet
Time : 50'
Type of lesson: Mixed

Lesson aims:

1. to practice the use of verbs in the Present Simple;

2. to revise vocabulary related to seasons;
3. to revise vocabulary related to clothes and weather;
4. to practice the revised vocabulary.

By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to:

a. identify the regular forms of Past Simple;

b. identify the Present Simple and Continuous forms verbs;
c. use the Present Simple forms of verbs;
d. use the vocabulary related to seasons;
e. use vocabulary related to clothes and weather.

Skills: Speaking, Reading, Listening

Vocabulary: words related to seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter), weather (cold, warm,
rainy, snowy, hot, windy) and clothes (jeans, dress, T-shirt, skirt, slippers, swimming).
Grammar: “to be” (Present Simple), Present Simple
Materials: books, notebooks, blackboard, drawings, worksheets
Interaction: T-S; S-T; group work.
Teaching methods: conversation, explanation, video presentation, quizz
Anticipated problems: Ss. may:
- not be familiar with the vocabulary and grammar issues related to the topic;
- have difficulties in using the revised vocabulary;
- be too shy to communicate in a foreign language.

Solutions:
- to re-introduce some of the vocabulary;
- to practice the vocabulary;
- to encourage Ss to communicate.

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Activity I: Warm-up (5 min)

1. aims: - to create the proper atmosphere;

- to stimulate the Ss' interest about the topic of the lesson;
- to introduce the topic of the lesson.

2. procedure: T. checks if anyone is absent, then announces the topic of the lesson. T.
Tells the Ss. that they are going to talk about seasons, about what the weather is like in each
season and what clothes are suitable for each season, about paintings

Activity II: Reading (10 min)

Aim: to practice reading

Procedure: The Students are divided into four groups, each group representing a season. Each
group has prepared projects about the season they represent, concerning the activities that can be
done in that season, what the weather is like and what sort of clothes we wear in each season.
Each group presents its project in front of the class.

Activity III: Speaking (20 minutes)

Aim: to encourage Ss to communicate in English, while talking about the weather in each season
Procedure: T. gives Ss some sheets of papers, with notes on them. Each student has to read the
note and decide to which season it applies to. In front of the class there are four drawings,
representing the four seasons. The Ss come in front of the class and stick the note they read to the
correct drawing.

1. The weather is hot. (summer)

2. The sun is shining. (summer)
3. The wind is blowing. (autumn)
4. We celebrate Christmas. (winter)
5. We build snowmen. (winter)
6. We celebrate Easter. (spring)
7. It usually rains. (autumn)
8. There are lots of beautiful flowers. (spring)
9. We plant flowers. (spring)
10. We pick apples. (autumn)
11. We ride our bikes. (summer)
12. We go to the seaside. (summer)
13. We wear T-shirts and shorts. (summer)
14. We fly kites. (spring)
15. We wear gloves and scarves. (winter)
16. It is warm and sunny. (spring)
17. We wear swimsuits and slippers. (summer)
18. We build sandcastles. (summer)
19. Sometimes it is rainy. (spring)
20. It usually snows and it is cold. (winter)
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 21. We go on picnics. (spring)
22. We wear raincoats and umbrellas. (autumn)
23. We go back to school. (autumn)
24. We play with leaves. (autumn)
25. Leaves change their colour. (autumn)
26. We play with snowballs. (winter)
27. We sing carols. (winter)
28. We celebrate New Year’s Eve. (winter)
29. We wear sandals. (summer)
30. We go to the park. (spring)

Activity V: Practice (10min)

Aim: to check the Ss’ understanding of the presented information

Procedure: Ss. are divided into three groups and told that they are going to have a little contest.
T, asks Ss some questions about seasons, using the information that has been presented.

Activity VI: Homework (10min)

Aim: to encourage students to practice and use the information given in class

Procedure: Ss. have to write ex 5, page 31