Lesson Plan (1)

Class: 7th form, Secondary school

Book: World Club

Time: 40 minutes

Communicative goal: Talking about inventions RECAPITULATION

Grammar focus: Passive Voice

Vocabulary focus: Inventions

Recycled language: Inventions / Inventors (general)

ACTIVATION (5 min.)

Ss will work on the JQuiz. They have to decide which option is appropriate for each question.

APPLICATION (30 min.)

Activity N° 1 (10 min.)

Name: JCross

Type: Pseudo-communicative

Focus: Writing

Pattern of interaction: Solo

Description: Ss have to recognize the pictures and write the item of the computer they represent on the crosswords.

Activity N° 2 (20 min.)

Name: The invention of the cameras

Type: Pseudo-communicative

Focus:Writing

Pattern of interaction: Solo

Description: Ss have to change the active sentences into passive ones.

Change the sentences into passive

1) The ancient Egyptians first developed water clocks. Water clocks were first developed by the Egyptians.

2) In the ninth century, King Alfred of England invented a clock.___________________________________________ .

3) He measured the time with marks on the candle.___________________________________________ .

4) A Dutchman designed the first accurate clock, using a spring, in 1675.___________________________________________ .

5) Atomic clocks lose only one second in 1.700 years.___________________________________________ .

6) Arabs discovered the principle of the camera in about 1000 A.D.___________________________________________ .

7) A French scientist first used a photographic plate.___________________________________________ .

8) He coated the plate with chemicals.___________________________________________ .

9) The right left an image on the plate.

___________________________________________ .

10) Nowadays people take cameras with them everywhere.

___________________________________________

REFLECTION (5 min.)

Tick the passive sentences:

1) My bike was stolen2) They speak English3) A letter was written4) The reports were handed in by the students.5) Peter rescued three cats.

Lesson Plan (2)

Class: 7th form, Secondary school

Book: World Club

Time: 40 minutes

Communicative goal: Talking about inventions RECAPITULATION

Grammar focus: Passive Voice

Vocabulary focus: Inventions

Recycled language: Inventions / Inventors (general)

ACTIVATION (5 min.)

Ss will work on the JMatch. They have to decide which option is appropriate for each photograph

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APPLICATION (30 min.)

Activity N° 1 (15 min.)

Name: JMix

Type: Pseudo-communicative

Focus: Reading

Pattern of interaction: Solo

Description: Ss have to unjumble the words in order to form correct sentences. The aim of this activity is to practice the structure of passive voice sentences.

Activity N° 2 (15 min.)

Name: JCloze

Type: Quasi-communicative

Focus: Reading, writing and listening

Pattern of interaction: Solo

Description: Ss have to complete the text with any words which fit in. Later on, they will watch a video in order to check their answers.

REFLECTION (5 min.)

In pairs, compare the structure of active and passive sentences