GRAMMAR LESSON PLAN

Time:20 min.
Level:Intermediate
Gender:Male/Female
Age:15
Materials:Visuals of a cartoon,reading texts,some cards
Interaction:T/S,S/T,S/S
Assumptions:We are assumed to cover all tenses.
Anticipated Problems:
*Students may have difficulty in answering function questions.If they have
difficulty,the teacher will help them with the leading questions.
*In authentic use of grammar activity part,the students may discuss with
their partners about their roles.
OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, the students;
1) will have covered “Tag Questions’’.
2) will have read an interview about being vegetarian or not.
3) will have done the split sentences activity with their partners.
4) will have performed a drama activity.
5)will have used ‘’tag questions ‘’ in an authentic situation.
WARM-UP
Time:3 min.
Materials:visual of Lady Gaga,visuals of a cartoon
Interaction:T/S,S/T,S/S
What students do:
*They give short answers to the teacher’s questions.
*They order the parts of a cartoon with their group members.
Grouping:6 groups including 5 students
Aims:
- to motivate students to get to the topic
- to make them work in groups
- to arouse curiosity about the topic
STEPS
1) The teacher shows a picture of a Lady Gaga to the students and asks
questions “Do you know her?”,’’Did you remember her clothes made out
of meat?’’
2)After the students answer the questions,the teacher divides them into
groups,gives them the parts of the cartoon.
3)The students are asked to put these parts in order.
LEAD-IN TO CONTEXT
Time:1 min.
Materials:Reading texts
Interaction:T/S,S/T
What students do:They read the texts.
Grouping:They read it individually.
Aims:
- to make the students read the texts
- to check if they have understood or not
STEPS
1) The teacher asks questions about the reading text “What the text is
about?’’.
2) The students give short answers.
ELICITATION
A) FORM
Time:3 min.
Materials:Reading texts
Interaction:T/S,S/T
What students do:They answer the teacher’s questions.
Grouping:They work individually.
Aims:
- to make the students aware of the form of the Tag Questions implicitly
- to continue to interact with the students
STEPS
1)The teacher asks some questions about the sentences such as ‘How
many words in this sentence?’,’’Does this question have a verb?’etc.
2) Beginning with the simple questions, the teacher lead the students to
the rule of the Tag Questions but the students aren’t aware of it.
B) MEANING
Time:3 min.
Materials:Reading texts
Interaction:T/S,S/T
What students do:They give short answers to the teacher’s questions.
Grouping:Individual work
Aims:
- to elicit the meaning from the students
- to make them understand the sentence
STEPS
1) The teacher asks some questions to elicit the meaning of the sentence
such as ‘What do the lions in the zoo eat?’etc.
2) The students give short answers to the teacher.
C) FUNCTION
Time:2 min.
Materials:Reading texts
Interaction:T/S,S/T
What students do:They give short answers to the teacher’s questions.
Grouping:Individual work
Aims:
- to elicit the function of Tag Questions from the students
- to teach the students when and why they will use Tag Questions
implicitly
STEPS
1) The teacher asks some questions such as ‘’Is he sure about his
saying?’’,’’Is he waiting for an approval?’’etc.
2) The students give short answers to the teacher.
3)The teacher will summarize this part by saying ‘’We use tag questions
when we wait for an approval.’’
RESTRICTED USE ACTIVITY
Time:3 min.
Materials:Some cards on the envelopes
Interaction:S/S,T/S,S/T
What students do:They work in pairs and try to join the parts of the split
sentences.
Grouping:Pair work
Aims:
- to practice Tag Questions
- to make the students work with their partners
STEPS
1) The teacher gives an envelope to the pairs and she gives and checks
the instructions.
2) The students try to join the parts of the split sentences.
3)The teacher checks the answers.
AUTHENTIC USE ACTIVITY
Time:4 min.
Materials:No materials
Interaction:S/S
What students do:They speak with Tag Questions while commenting
about their sculptures
Grouping:Pair and group work
Aims:
- to guide the students use Tag Questions in a real communication
- to have fun
STEPS
1) Every student finds a partner and then they find their personal spaces.
2) One of them becomes sculptor and one ofthem becomes statue.
3)The sculptor shapes her friend as if she wants.
4)All sculptors bring their statues to the centre of the classroom,here is
the sculpture gallery.
5)They begin to comment on each other’s sculptures with the sentences
such as ‘’ It is a really beautiful sculpture,isn’t it?’’etc.
WRAP-UP
Time:1 min.
Materials:--------
Interaction:S/S,T/S
What students do:They discuss what they have covered
Grouping:pair work
Aims:
- to check if the students have understood the topic or not
- to repeat the topic which has been covered
STEPS
1) The teacher asks what we have discussed today?’’and the students
answer.
2) The students are asked to discuss what they have understood.