Lesson plan

Teacher: Tircomnicu Mihaela Simona

School: Rotunda
Date: 22nd March
Class: the 5th
Level: beginners
Lesson: The Simple Present Tense
Skills:Listening,reading,speaking,writing
Materials:computer,wall pictures
Lesson aims: 1) to learn about the Simple present Tense
2) to make the difference between Simple Present
and Present Continuous Tense(definition,
structure
3) to reinforce the use of Simple Present
4) to use correctly the tenses in sentences
Activity 1
Aims: checking homework
Procedure: Students read their homework.
Interaction: T-Ss
Timing: 7
Activity 2
Aim:- to introduce simple present tense: form, use and spelling
notes
Procedure:1- Teacher writes on the blackboard the three forms:
affirmative ,negative, interrogative and explains when we
are add s for the third person singular and that verbs
ending in ch, -sh, -x, -o, -ss add es instead of s alone, to
form the third person singular.
Interaction:T-Ss
Timing:10
Anticipated problems: none

2- Teacher writes on the blackboard the adverbs that

Simple Present is often used with: always, never, often,
sometimes, every week and explains the sts that Simple Present
expresses habitual, repetitive actions.
Teacher writes on the blackboard a verb and asks the sts to
conjugate the verb at simple Present (affirmative, negative,
interrogative).
Interaction:T-Ss
Timing :10
Anticipated problems: Students may have difficulties in
conjugating the verb, they may not know when we to add s or
-es. Teacher explains by offering examples.
Activity 3
Aims:- to make the difference between Simple Present and
Present Continuous
- define and give the structure of present continuous
- give examples of time adverbs used with these tenses.
Procedure:1- Students are asked to explain when is Present
Continuous used and to present the three forms: affirmative,
negative, interrogative and to make a parallel between the two
tenses.
Students are also asked to give examples of time adverbs used
with these tenses. They do this task.
Interaction:T-Ss
Timing:10
Anticipated problems: Students may have difficulties in
expressing themselves. Teacher helps them.
Activity 4
Aims:- to reinforce the use of Present Simple and Present
Continuous
- to develop the Ss ability to choose the right variant out
of two when it comes to two different tenses.
- to solve the exercises specific to the activity
Procedure:1- The T proposes the Ss to identify the right tense
that is to be used in each sentence in exercise 1 from the

worksheet, paying attention to the time adverb used. The Ss

solve the exercise and one of them reads it. The others correct
him/her, if necessary.
Interaction:T-Ss
Timing:5
Anticipated problems: The students may have problems in
solving the exercise.
The teacher gives information.
Activity 5
Aims: to solve the exercises specific to the activity
Procedure: Students are given two other types of exercises:
choose the right form , put the verb in the brackets in the Present
Simple (A,N,I). Students solve the exercises and teacher asks
them to motivate their answer.
Interaction:T-Ss
Timing: 8
Anticipated problems: The students may have difficulties in
solving the exercises.
The teacher will gently correct the
mistakes and explain again the points
where they didnt seem to have
understood well.
Homework: exercise D/138; F,G/139