Lesson plan
Subject: English Teacher: Dinu Andreea PaulaDate:Class: 5th
gradeschool: coala Gimnazial ,,Ioan-Moga-DitestiTopic: The
alphabetLesson: Can you spell that, please?Lesson Type: Acquiring
knowledge, vocabulary consolidation, improving communication and
listening skills.Number of students: 25Time: 50
Specific competences: speaking, listening, reading,
writingObjectives: Students will be able to:- prounance the letters
of the alphabet; spell their names;-to familiarize with the new
topic; to consolidate and improve their vocabulary-give example of
the words that begin with different letters of the
alphabet;-improve their listening/speaking skills;-ask for and give
names and addresses;-cooperate in a playful way;Visual aids and
materials: textbook, computer, handouts, blackboard, chalk,
markers, realia.Teaching Strategies and Techniques: dialogue,
explanation, discussion, brainstorming, exercise, discovery
techniques, individual work and pair work.Anticipated problems:
Students dont have a solid enough vocabulary in order to express
themselves freely in other language. Students may feel a bit
awkward about expressing ideas, so the teacher should raise their
interest, keep their attention and encourage them to speak.
Development of the Lesson:1. Lead in:
Form of interaction: Student-teacher, student-studentAim: To
create a welcoming atmosphere in the class and to involve the
students into the lesson.Procedure: Teacher greets the class, asks
a few general questions about the students mood, feelings,
expectations from class, asks for the absentees etc. - Homework
checking- students report about their homework. If any, the teacher
will check and correct the possible mistakes.Time: 5 minutes
1. Warm up:
Form of interaction: Frontal work, student-teacherAim: To
introduce the topic of the new lesson and raise their
interest.Procedure: The teacher will write the letters of the
alphabet on the board and elicite the names of the letters from the
Sts. Then she will classify the letters according to the sounds, so
Sts can remember them easily. She will arrange the letters in
columns like these:1. A /ei/: h, j, k2. B /i:/ : c, d, e, g, p, t,
v3. F /e/: l, m, n, s, x, z4. I /ai/: y5. O /au/6. Q /u:/: u, w7. R
/a:/ After that, she will play the video, pausing after each letter
for Sts to repeat.Time: 10 minutes
1. Video watching:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH1XVuTawq0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djz82FBYiugForm
of interaction: Student-student, student-teacher Aim: To
familiarize students with the letters of the alphabet and different
words that begin with each letter of the alphabet Procedure:
Teacher plays the video and asks students to watch carefully. The
students will see a song with the letters of the alphabet and a
short conversation between Nelly and her puppet. After that, they
will see another song entitle Jolly song A-Z. The sts have to pay
attention to the words that begin with each letter of the alphabet.
Time: 8 minutes 4. Post watching: Activity 1. Form of interaction:
Student-teacher Aim: To familiarize students with new topic After
listening the first song the sts have to sing the Abc song and
spell their names. After listening the second song the sts will
recive handouts with the Abc flashcards and they have to identify
other examples. Time: 5min Activity 2. Form of interaction:
student-teacher; student-student Aim: To consolidate the new topic
and improve their vocabulary Procedure: a) The sts have to write
the name of : a football team, a computer game, a country. The
teacher will elicit another example of each. Sts have to think of
one more example individually in each category and to write them
down.b) Sts have to spell the names for their partner to guess.
Partners most not write the letters down. They score two points if
they get the name right first time, but only one point if they ask
you to repeat it.A: Whats this football team? R-E-A-L M-A-D-R-I-DB:
I know. Its Real Madrid.A: Ok. Two points. Whats this computer
game? M-O-R-T-A-L K-O-M-B-A-T.B: Can you spell it again, please?
Time: 7 minutesActivity 3: CommunicationForm of interaction: T-S;
Ss-SsAim: to give your name and addressProcedure: The teacher will
choose a student to read the exchanges aloud with.Whats your
surname?CressonCan you spell that, please?C-R-E- double S-O-NWhats
your address?Its 55 Church Road, Brighton, Sussex.Whats your
postcode?BN2 5BL. After that the teacher will explain about the
address and postcode. Background notes- The teacher will point out
that, in British address, the number is given before the name of
the street e.g. 20 Southey Road. Each small district has its own
postcode which is written after the name of the town or city, e.g.
London N15 5LH.Also, Surname: last name or family name; Postcode:
In the USA the postcode is called the zip code, eg. CA 10053 is a
Californian zip code. Sts copy the day-pass(from earlier in this
unit) into their notebooks. Sts work in pairs with the conversation
and complete a day-pass for each other.Time:7 minFollow-up:
Extra-activity: Game-HangmanForm of interaction: T-Ss;Ss-TAim: to
cooperate with the class in a playful wayProcedure: The teacher
will choose a word but she dont tell the class what it is. She will
draw the following diagram on the boars with as many dashes as
there are letters in the choosen word.
The class has to guess the letters and fill in correct letters.
If a student calls out a letter which occurs twice in the word, the
teacher must write down both letters in the correct spaces. If the
class give a wrong letter, the T will put it on the board, cross it
out and add part of a stick figure in her drawing. The class will
win if they complete the word before the T complete the drawing. If
a student guesses the word, he/she draws the next word on the
board.Time:5min
Wrapping up the Lesson:
Form of interaction: Student-teacherAim: To announce
assignments, to receive feedback from studentsProcedure: Teacher
explains the homework and gives handouts with exercises for
students to solve. Time: 3 minutes
