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Subject : English

Class : Year 4

Language proficiency : Intermediate

Number of pupils : 30Date / Day : 22nd October 2010 / Friday

Time : 9.00 am 10.00 am (1 hour)

Theme : World of Knowledge Giving Directions

Topic : Lost

Focused Skill : Writing

Integrated Skills : Listening, Speaking and Reading

Learning Outcomes : 4.8 Give accurate information when writing messages, instructions, simple reports, and

when filling out forms.

Level 24.8.2 Write simple sentences with word and picture cues.

Lesson Objectives : By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

1) Seek, name, identify and refute statements pertaining to Toms house

2) Find out and describe location of, and directions to Toms house

3) Give and follow directions to Toms house

4) Write a description of a house

5) Answer wh question based on the picture clips

6) Read and respond to questions orally and in written form based on the text

7) Identify and write new words or vocabularies from the text.

8) To create a similar short text related to text given.

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Educational Emphases:

Moral values know other places, helpful, thankful

CCTS thinking skills, express themselves creatively in simple language, sequencing

Multiple Intelligences intrapersonal, interpersonal, visual-spatial, verbal linguistic

Language Content:

Grammar simple present tense,

Teaching Aids : Picture clips, Worksheets

Previous Knowledge : The students already have simple knowledge about public transports and public facilities.

Anticipated Problems : Time management students probably exceed estimated working time.

Usage of L1 students will probably use L1 to discuss in groups.

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Stage Content Teaching and Learning Strategy Rationale

1. Set Induction

(5 minutes)

Wh- question:

What is this?

When do people

usually give

invitation cards?

1. Teacher shows a Birthday Party

invitation card from Tom to Bob.2. Teacher gets the class to read the

invitation out loud.

3. Teacher asks the students to study the

map in the invitation card.

To arouse the pupils

interest.To get the pupils ready for

the lesson.

2. Pre

(10 minutes)

What is the picture

about?

What are they

doing?

1. Teacher shows picture of Bob and Tina

lost in search for direction to Tom

house, and introduces todays lesson.

2. Teacher elicits responses from pupils

and writes them on the board.

To develop the pupils

interest towards writing and

to provide them with some

information about the picture.

3. While

(30 minutes)

Whole class activity

(Individual, group and

class discussion)

Wh- questions:Why

Where

When

Teaching aid: Printed

dialogue and picture

1. Pupils study the picture and dialogue

silently.

2. Teacher distributes Worksheet 1 to the

pupils. (Scanning)3. The pupils listen to the teachers

instructions and then do the task given

individually.

4. Teacher gives jumbled sentences in an

envelope. Pupils read the sentences and

sequence them according to directions to

To enable the pupils to

identify the details in the text.

To check their understanding

of the picture and situation.

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(Worksheet 1) Toms house. (Sequencing)

5. Teacher distributes Worksheet 2. The

pupils listen to the teachers instructions

and then do the task given individually.6. Teacher discusses the answers with the

pupils orally.

4. Post

(10 minutes)

Whole class activity

(Worksheet 2)

1. Indicate the route to Toms house on the

map on the blackboard.

2. Pupils rewrite the sentence in the right

order.

3. Discuss other route to Toms house.

To integrate reading and

listening skill.

To develop CCTS among the

pupils.

5. Closure

(5 minutes)

Can you tell me the

shortest way to

Toms house?

Moral values:

Being hardworking,

politeness, respect for

others, tolerance,

community awareness,

neighborliness,

1. Teacher recaps the lesson by

highlighting the main points of the

directions to Toms house.

To inculcate what has been

taught in class.

To refresh pupils memory of

todays lesson.

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gratefulness, co-operation.