Practice Teaching in TEFL
Lesson Plan 1
Instructor: Prof. Mary Drossou
Mentor-Teacher: Ms. Pechlivanidou Zacharoula
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Date of the lesson: 20/5/2014
Duration: 40 min
"u./ect: English Language
0lass: 4
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Grade Elementary School
0lass si$e: 21 students (11 girls, 10 boys)
-ge: !10 years old
Learners1 level: "eginners (#1 Le$el)
To2ic: %ood
Language Focus: &resentation o' ne( language ) countable/uncountable nouns,
containers o' 'ood, e*+ressions 'or tal,ing about 'ood
-ssu!ed 3no4ledge: %ood names (taught during the +re$ious (ee,)
Materials: [Link] +re+ared by the student!teacher to be distributed to the students
2- /ealia0 bottles o' (ater, (ater glass, 'ruits
1- %lash cards
4- &re!+re+ared use'ul language cards to be +laced on the board
5- 2hiteboard
Lesson1s ai!0 3o enable Ss to master ne( (ords, +hrases and distinguish bet(een
countable and uncountable nouns so that in combination (ith the containers!
$ocabulary to +romote their real li'e s,ills
Lesson1s o./ectives0 Ss (ill be able to0
4istinguish bet(een countable and uncountable nouns
discuss/(rite about 'ood
-ntici2ated [Link]!s:
1- Ss might ha$e +roblems distinguishing bet(een countable and uncountable nouns
(Solution0 3 gi$es them as many e*am+les as +ossible using realia)
2- Ss (or,ing in +airs (ill +robably try to communicate in L1 and/or be noisy
(Solution0 3 circulates chec,ing their +rogress and ma,ing sure that the noise le$el is
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,2ening
3 (elcomes Ss, she e*+lains and
describes the aims o' the lesson
1min
3o introduce a 'riendly
atmos+here
3)Ss
9ar! u2
2ord!search
+u55le
Ss are di$ided in +airs and are
gi$en and as,ed to do a (ord
search +u55le that contains either
'ood names or 'ood containers
1-3 distributes +u55le handouts # ('ood
names) and " (containers) to the Ss
2-#s soon as Ss 'inish the 3 +uts on the
(hiteboard the +re!+re+ared use'ul
language sheet containing the containers
together (ith the rele$ant 'lashcards and
goes through them brie'ly
5min
3o introduce the content o' the
lesson to Ss
3o arouse Ss interest and acti$ate
+ree*isting schemata o' 'ood
$ocabulary
S)S
Presentation
1- 3 +laces a glass o' (ater ne*t to some
'ruits and +encils and counts the 'ruits and
the +encils in a theatrical (ay and as,s
the Ss to count them too- 3 +uts her 'inger
in the (ater and tries to count it as she did
(ith the 'ruits loo,ing con'used and
as,ing the Ss 6one (ater78-
2- 9sing realia and 'lashcards 3
demonstrates the use o' a/an, some, any,
ho( much, ho( many
1- using the container 'lashcards and the
(ater bottles the 3 e*+lains ho( (e can
count uncountables using containers
: min 3o introduce ne( language 3)Ss
Practice
;ar, the
9ncountables
Ss must identi'y the
uncountable nouns out o' a
'ood list 3his tas, combines
grammar and $ocabulary
<ndi$idual acti$ity- Ss are gi$en a
handout containing 'our short lists o'
'oods accom+anied (ith +ictures and
they must identi'y the uncountable
nouns-
1 min
Ss (ill be able to understand
better the di''erence bet(een
6=8 and 698 and they (ill also
+ractice their $ocabulary about
'ood- 2ea,er Ss (ill be hel+ed
by the +ictures
S)3
1
;atch acti$ity
Ss must match 'ood +ictures to
the correct +hrase (containers
o' 'ood)
<ndi$idual acti$ity- Ss are gi$en a
handout (ith a matching acti$ity-
3hey must much the containers (ith
the a++ro+riate 'ood
1 min
3o +ractice and consolidate the
ne( $ocabulary- <t hel+s Ss
build their li'e s,ills since Ss
(ill later be able to tal, about
'ood and sho+ 'or it-
S)3
Production
/ole +laying
acti$ity
<nter$ie(ing a star about
his/her eating habits
Ss are di$ided in +airs and one is the
inter$ie(er the other the inter$ie(ee-
3o hel+ them (ith the con$ersation the
inter$ie(er is gi$en a set o' >uestions
s/he can use- 3he +air must record
their con$ersation (the inter$ie(ee
must (rite do(n the >uestions and the
inter$ie(er the ans(ers)- <' there is
time some +airs (ill +layact their
inter$ie( to the class
15
min
Em+hasis on communication
(tal,ing about 'ood)-
<ntegration o' s,ills ((riting
s+ea,ing/listening)
?S)S@)3
/Ss
0losing
3 as,s the Ss to brie'ly tell her (hat they
remember 'rom the ne( things theyA$e
learnt (e-g- =an you remember 2 things
(e did today7) and than,s Ss 'or their
attention and coo+eration
4 min
Learning recall to hel+
students consolidate the thin,s
theyA$e leant-
3) Ss
Ss )3
E:tra
activity in
case of need
Buanti'iers
noughts and
crosses
(s+ea,ing /
(riting)
Students +lay Cnoughts and
crossesC game using
>uanti'iers and 'ood
$ocabulary
Ss (or, in +airs- 3hey +lay Cnoughts
and crossesC, but be'ore they +ut a
nought or cross on the grid they ha$e
to create and (rite do(n a sentence
(ith a gi$en >uanti'ier- 3he S (ho
'irst gets three mar,s in a ro(, (ins
5min S)S
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