Lesson Plan 3

Time

: 80 minutes (double period)

No. of students

: 35 40

Level of proficiency : Intermediate to Advanced

Theme

: Health

Topic

: Live Smart (Chapter 3)

General objective

: To enable students to use adverbs of frequency correctly

Specific objectives

: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

1. respond to questions by giving the required information
2. listen and understand texts of suitable length
3. write paragraphs describing pictures using adverbs of
frequency

Skills involved

: 1. listening
2. writing

Content

: 1. Whole-class discussion
2. Pair-work
3. Individual work

Teaching Aids

: 1.Menu cards
2. Teaching Courseware provided by the Ministry of Education

Previous knowledge : The topic on health has been discussed for the past two lessons
Curriculum specification: 2.0 Language for Informational Use
2.1 Obtain information for different purposes by
a. listening to spoken texts such as talks, speeches
and from other multi media sources
2.2 Process information by
a. listening for specific information and ideas
2.3 Present information to different audience by
a. reading aloud materials clearly and fluently

Stage/Time
Set Induction
5 minutes

Content
Whole-class discussion
Material: Menu -cards

Presentation/Rationale
1. Teacher comes to class with
menu cards taken from
restaurants.
2. Teacher reads out to students
dishes that sound foreign and ask
if students have heard of these
dishes before.
3. Teacher asks students if they go
out to eat and why. What are the
places they like to go to and why.
Rationale
To start off the lesson

Development
Stage 1
15 minutes

Pair-work
Material:
1. LCD
2. Teaching Courseware
provided by the Ministry
of Education-CD #5 unit
3-Lesson 1.1 Eating
Healthy
3. Worksheet
(Appendix A)

1. Students listen to the

conversation between three
friends.
2. Students listen to the
conversation once more. They
are required to listen for
information to complete the
given worksheet.
3. Discussion of answers. Students
read-out their answers to the
class.
Rationale
Students listen for information to
complete given task.

Stage 2
35 minutes

Pair-work
Material:
1. LCD
2. Teaching Courseware
provided by the Ministry
of Education-CD #5 unit
13-Lesson 1.2 Eating
Healthy
3. Worksheet(Appendix B)

1. Students listen to a second

conversation.
2. Teacher explains that adverbs
of frequency is found through
out the text students listened to.
3. Using the notes provided in this
lesson, teacher explains the use
of this grammar item.
4. Students attempt exercises on
worksheet given.

5. Teacher discusses the answers

with students.
Rationale
Students will know how to use
adverbs of frequency correctly.
Stage 3
20 minutes

Individual-work
Material:
1.LCD
2.Teaching Courseware
provided by the Ministry of
Education-CD #5 unit 13Lesson 1.7 Eating
Healthy

1. Teacher shows students three

pictures on the LCD, of people
practising healthy and unhealthy
habits.
2. Using adverbs of frequency,
students are to write a short
paragraph describing each of the
health habits of these people.
3. Teacher calls upon students to
read out what they have written.
Rationale
Students practice using adverbs of
frequency in their writing.

Closure
5 minutes

Teacher goes through the days lesson.

Appendix A
With your partner, complete this table by listening to the conversation
between the three friends. The conversation will be played to you
three times.

1. Who are the

people involved
in the
conversation?
2. What are
their orders?
3. What are
their reasons for
ordering their
chosen dishes?

Appendix B
Activity 1
Read the dialogue. Underline the adverbs of frequency.
Zak

: Hi, Ravi. How are you doing?

Ravi : My tummy hurts. Im sure its the food I ate in that stall
yesterday.
Sam : Mmm, but that stall is OK. We usually eat there. No problems
so far. Mmm could be the mutton soup. Remember, you were
the only one who had it.
Zak

: Well, I guess we should be more careful about where we eat in

the future.

Ravi : This happened because I seldom eat out. I usually eat my

mothers cooking.
Zak

: Yes, we should try not to eat out too often. We cant be sure if
the food is healthy.

Sam : Thats why my mum is always telling me to eat healthy food.

She says good food means more energy and more brainpower
too.
Zak

: That makes sense. I usually try to eat lots of fresh fruit and
vegetables.

Sam : I guess sometimes we dont think about what we eat.

Ravi : Oooh . Stop it, will you? All I know is that Ill never go there
again!

Activity 2
Work with a classmate and find out how frequently he/she does
something.
Note: Use the example given below
How often do you?
Always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, never
1. eat fruit and vegetables?
2. go to restaurants on special occasions?
3. exercise in the morning or evening?
4. eat junk food?
5. ..brush your teeth before going to bed at night?
6. ...wash your hands before eating?
7. ...fall sick and have to be absent from school?
8. ..have a sweet dessert after meals?
9. ...drink 6-8 glasses of water?
10. ...have breakfast before you go to school?

Activity 3
Make sentences about your own habits and routines.
1. I always ____________________________ before I eat.
2. After school, I sometimes
____________________________________.
3. During school holidays I usually
________________________________.
4. On weekends I never
________________________________________.
5. I often have ________________________________________ for
lunch.
6. To stay healthy I always
_____________________________________.
7. I seldom drink
_____________________________________________.
8. In the evening I sometimes _______________________________
with my friends.

Activity 4
Put in adverbs of frequency in each sentence in the paragraph.
Ravi __________ goes to bed at 10.30 p.m. __________ , Ravi goes
over in his mind what happened in school that day. __________ , he
chuckles to himself whenever he remembers something funny. But
funny things __________ happen. His face __________ drops
whenever he remembers something sad. But sad things also
_________ happen. Ravi __________ thinks positively, so he is
__________ happy.