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Lesson Project
Teacher: Iacob Paunica-Teodora
Date: 23rd of April 2015
Class: Preparatory class D
Level: Beginners
Number of students: 25
School: Grigore Moisil Secondary School, Nvodari
Time: 45 minutes
Unit/Topic: Seasons
Hours/week: 1
Skills: Listening, Speaking,Writing
Materials: video projector, laptop, handouts, crayons, scissors, glue, smily faces.
Lesson Aims: By the end of the lesson, the Ss will be able to:
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Pronounce correctly the seasons learnt.

Associate the seasons with their specific traits (concerning weather).
Associate the seasons with the way trees look in every season.
Recognize the season when indicated in English.
Name the season they like.

Expected difficulties: Ss might have problems with the pronunciation of the fruits and correctly
associating them with the trees.
Teaching techniques: dialogue, observation, learning through discovery.
Objectives:
A.

Cognitive objectives:

to check and improve vocabulary;

to give students more practice on pronunciation and vocabulary.

B.

Affective objectives:

to make students confident in their ability to use the language;

to create interest in the topic of the lesson;

to create a relaxed atmosphere, proper for studying;

to foster learner independence and cooperative learning;

to stimulate students imagination and creativity;

to have fun.

Stages of the lesson

Activity 1: Warm-Up
Speaking

Interaction: T-Sts

Timing: 5`

AIM: -to warm up students

-to create a pleasant atmosphere for learning
-to check up their knowledge of the previous lesson
Organisation: individually
Procedure:
-Teacher greets students and has the usual conversation with them.
-Teacher asks questions: How are you today?
Are you ready for the lesson?
What did we discuss last class?
-Students answer and teacher corrects if necessary.
Activity 2: Presentation/Teaching
Listening

Interaction T-Sts, Sts-Sts

Timing: 10`

Aim: for students to recognize the seasons and pronounce them correctly.
Materials: laptop, video projector,
Organisation: frontal work
Procedure: Teacher asks students to watch the video presented on the video projector silently and
try to guess the lessons title. Students answer and then teacher explains to the students the lessons
aims, more specifically, what they are supposed to do today. Teacher plays the video again in order
to observe and pronounce the seasons with the teacher. Then teacher uses a PPT with the seasons

presented in the video in order to check if the students have retained in their memory the seasons.
Students try to recognize the seasons and teacher corrects if necessary. They pronounce the seasons
out loud.
Expected difficulties: Students might have problems remembering the seasons and pronouncing
them correctly.
Activity 3: Practice / Drawing activity
Writing

Interaction T-Sts, Sts-Sts

Timing: 10`

Aim: for students to correctly associate the seasons with their specific traits.
Materials: handouts, crayons
Organization: individual work
Procedure: Teacher now gives students handouts explaining them that they have to colour the
seasons. Teacher discusses with the students in order to check their knowledge of the weather
specific for each season. Then students colour the seasons on the handout and if they colour
correctly they get a happy face.
Expected difficulties: Students might not associate correctly the seasons with their weather.
Activity 4: Practice / Cut and stick activity
Writing

Interaction: T-Sts

Timing: 10`

Aim: for students to associate the seasons with the way trees look in every season
Materials: handouts, scissors, glue.
Organization: individual work
Procedure: Teacher now gives students another handout on which they have some trees. Teacher
asks them to cut the seasons they have drew in the last activity and paste them next to the tree
specific for that season. This way they will make a seasons painting. Teacher supervises and helps
when needed.
Expected difficulties: Students might have problems in cutting up the seasons correctly.
Activity 5: Feedback
Listening, Speaking

Interaction: T-Sts

Timing: 5`

Procedure: Teacher now evaluates the achievement of the lesson aims by making sure students
have a clear understanding of the lesson.
Activity 6: Recreational activity/ Singing a song

Speaking

Interaction: T-Sts

Timing: 5`

Procedure: Teacher now asks students if they have enjoyed the lesson. Every student gets a happy
face for their contribution to the lesson and then the sing : If youre happy and you know it