Lesson plan

Date: 30. 03.09

Class : I B

Level: pre-intermediate

Time: 10:45 - 11:30

Overall aims: Ss will practise all four skills basing on materials connected with the culture of English speaking countries

Assumed knowledge: Ss are familiar with the types of the tasks.

Stage	Activity (procedures)	Objectives	Interaction pattern	Time	Materials	Anticipated problems & solutions
Pre - reading	T gives to each pair of ss a quiz about the Great Britain	To catch ss' attention and to revise their knowledge about the Great Britain	S <-> S Pairwork	6 min	Handout (1)	Ss may find some of the questions difficult, T may have to explain some answers afterwards
While- Reading Post - Reading	T explains some vocabulary and asks ss to read the text from the p. 74 and answer the questions. Then T explains the rest of unknown vocabulary	To practise reading skill and to introduce vocabulary	Individual work T <-> SS	7 min	Blackboard course book	-
Pre - listening	T asks ss what they know about the Hurricane Katrina and chooses two students to come to the wall map of The United States and show New Orlean	To introduce the task	S -> T	2 min	A map of The United States of America	Ss may not remember anything about the event; T may have to introduce some information
While - Listening	T introduces some vocabulary from the task. Asks ss to read ex 4, p. 74; T plays the recording and then checks the answers with students	To practise listening skill	Individual work S <-> T	7 min	Course book CD player	Some ss may disturb while listening; T may have to stop the activity and calm them down
Speaking	T by using colorful pieces of paper puts ss into pairs. T asks ss to read instructions to the speaking task and elicits from ss vocabulary they may need. Then T gives a few minutes for ss to prepare and asks some pairs randomly	To practise speaking about past events	Pair work	8 min	cb	Some ss may confuse tenses; T may have to prompt them which tenses are appropriate; Ss may get stuck in some moment; T may have to prompt them or asks the rest of the ss for help
Writing	T asks ss to read the instructions to the writing task. Ss have to write an informal letter. T elicits from ss what they have to mention in the letter and what are typical features of the informal letter. Then T asks ss to write the letter according to given instructions	To practise writing an informal letter	Ss -> T Individual work	15 min	Blackboard cb notebooks	Some ss may monitor the classroom instead of writing; T may have to monitor ss carefully if they are working. If ss spend more time on previous tasks they may not have enough time to finish the letter during the lesson; T may have to assign it as a homework

Homework: T asks ss to prepare for description of the picture from the p. 75 and for the questions next to it.

Evaluation:

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