LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL: Costache Negri National College, Galati

SUBJECT: English Language
LEVEL OF STUDENTS: Pre- Intermediate
CLASS: 4th
TOPIC OF LESSON: I don’t like Science! It’s boring!
DATE: 10. 12.2013
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 32
TIME: 50 min
TYPE OF LESSON: Joint
NAME OF (STUDENT) TEACHER: ………………………………..

TIMETABLE FIT: The Ss have previously worked on Present Tense Simple for repeated
actions.

AIMS:
A1: to introduce new vocabulary related to school instruments, colors and geometrical
shapes;
A2: to practice the new vocabulary;
A3: to introduce the use of adverbs of frequency with the Present Tense Simple;
A4: to practice the use of Present Tense Simple with adverbs of frequency.

ASSUMPTIONS: The Ss have already acquired certain words related to colors, school
objects and geometrical shapes, and they are already familiar with the use of adverbs of
frequency.

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS: Ss know how are pronounced the words related to colors,
school objects and geometrical shapes, but they might not know how they are spelled.
Also Ss might not know the right place of the adverbs of frequency in a sentence, or they
might omit to put the “-es/s” at the Present Tense Simple.

AIDS: worksheets containing:

- Blackboard;
- Textbook;
- Copybook;
- Handout.
Nr. PROCEDURE CLASS MATERIALS
Crt. TIMING CLASS ACTIVITY ORGANIZATION
AIMS TYPE OF SKILL
INTERNERSION PRACTICE
1. PERSONALIZATION The Ss will be asked to answer different Plenary Speaking
5 min. questions about the objects from the S-T
A1 classroom and describe them. (Appendix 1)
2. GUIDE TO MEANING T makes three columns with “school objects”, Plenary Blackboard
7 min. “colors” and “form”, where she places the T-S Copybooks
A1 words mentioned by the Ss, and adds other S-T
A2 new words. (Blackboard mirror no1)
3. HIGHLIGHT THE T presents the theory of the adverbs of Plenary Blackboard
FORM frequency. T gives examples of sentences that T-S Copybooks
15 min. use these types of adverbs. (Blackboard S-T
A3 mirror no2)
Ss are also asked to give their own examples.
4. INITIAL PRACTICE Ss will have to solve ex 4. (Appendix 2) Plenary Appendix 2
4 min S-T Course book
A4 T-S Speaking
5. SECONDARY T draws two types of structures on the Plenary Blackboard
PRACTICE blackboard. T asks Ss to use the adverbs of S-T Copybooks
7 min. frequency with the PTS, and the previous
A2 vocabulary related to school objects, colors
A4 and geometrical shapes. T gives for each
structure an example. (Blackboard Mirror
no3)
Ss will have to build sentences according to
the structures given.
6. GUIDED CREATIVITY Ss are asked to write short sentences in which Plenary Writing
10 min. they have to say how they usually spend a day S-T Notebook
 A4 at school. T-S Speaking
7. HOME ASSIGNEMENT Ss will have to resolve ex 5. (Appendix 3) Plenary Writing
1 min.
A4
Appendix 1

What objects do you see on your desk?

What’s in your school bag? Describe their color and shape.
What objects do you see on the walls of your classroom? Describe them.
Do you see other objects beside those mentioned already?
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Blackboard mirror no.1

School objects Colors Shapes

Desk Red Oval
School bag Brown Circle
Blackboard Blue Square
Book White Triangle
Course books Black Rectangle
Pen Orange Diamond
Scissors Green Pentagon
Eraser Gray Hexagon
Calendar Yellow Rhombus
Chair Maroon Cylinder
Chalk Purple
Colored pencils
Door
Dustbin
Pencil
Pencil case
Pencil sharpener
Ruler
Stapler
Bookcase
Clock
Glue
Notepad
Paper clip
Punch
Window
Computer
Maps
Paintings
Paper
Sponge
Globe
Blackboard mirror no. 2

Adverbs of frequency

The main adverbs of frequency:

- never- niciodată
- sometimes- câteodată
- usually- de obicei
- always- întotdeauna
- daily- zilnic
- monthly- lunar
- occasionally- ocazional
- rarely- rareori
- seldom- rar
- often- adesea

USE: to say how often we do something

 S + Adv. of frequency + V
Ex: I always drink milk in the morning.

 S + TO BE + Adv. of frequency
Ex: He is always happy.

 S + Aux(-) + Adv. Of frequency + V

Ex: She doesn’t usually eat breakfast in the morning.

 Aux + S + Adv. Of frequency + V?

Ex: Do you always get up so early?
Blackboard mirror no. 3

Subject TO BE+ Adv. Of Adjective (color/shape)

(The school frequency
object)

The desk is always brown.

Subject Adv. Of frequency Object (school object)

+ Verb

I don’t usually have a scissors.