Lesson Plan

School: coala Gimnazial Borleti

Teacher: Drguanu Ana
Date: the 22nd of March 2016
Form: 4th Grade
Level: Beginners
Unit: About animals
Lesson: In the Jungle
Type of lesson: mixed type
Text book: Firm Steps, Corint
Time: 50 min
Aims: By the end of the lesson students will be able to:
Cognitive:
- talk about animals and express feelings about them;
- classify animals into domestic, wild animals and pets;
- describe animals using the vocabulary taught;
- read correctly the lesson and vocabulary taught.
Affective:
- create interest in the topic;
- stimulate their imagination;
- be confident in them when speaking a foreign language.
Approaches: Communicative and Discovery Approach
Techniques: Brainstorming, Elicitation, Oral Drill Activities, Description,
Conversation, Drawing, Anticipation
Materials: Textbook, Blackboard, Movie-clips (Old McDonald Had a Farm),
Flashcards;

Stage of lesson

Teachers activity
Teacher greets the students and calls the roll.

I.
Warm-up
Teacher begins the lesson with a small talk
and asks ss if they are ready for the lesson.
II. Homework
Teacher checks homework

III.
Lead-in

Each group is going to give examples of

animals related to one topic: wild animals,
farm animals, pets. Students have to name
one animal related to the topic and to pass
the bomb. The teacher presents the rules of
the game Pass the bomb! Students who give
a wrong answer or repeat the words have to
be punished: they have to mime the
following actions:
swim like a fish;
fly like a bird;
see things far away like a giraffe;
climb trees like a monkey;
waddle like a penguin;
hop like a rabbit;
jump like a frog;
prowl like a tiger;

Students
activity
- Students
answer.

Interaction

Skill

Time

Purpose

T-SS

Speaking

1 min

- to check if all
students are present;

- Students
answer.

T-SS

Speaking

1 min

- to create a pleasant
atmosphere in the
classroom

- Students
answer and
correct their
homework
-SS give
examples of
animals;

SS-T
SS-SS

Speaking
Listening
Writing

3 min

- to check if they all

know the previous
taught material;

T-SS

Speaking

5 min

- to provide a
context for the
lesson

SS-SS

-T asks the
students:
Where
do wild
animals
live?

T-SS

Speaking
Listening

2 min

- to activate ss
interest in the lesson;

Teacher offers feed-back and encourages

students to participate.
Teacher asks students to match the pictures
with the words. The teacher places several
flashcards face down on the table, and tells
the students to pick one up and to match it
with the correct word. They have to write
down the words into their notebooks.
Teacher allows time for students to finish
writing all the animals from the blackboard
into their notebooks.

- SS listen

T-SS

Listening

1 min

- SS match the
pictures with
the words and
write down the
words.

T-SS

Listening
Writing

5 min

- to let ss know how

well they performed
- to make sure ss
have the vocabulary
on their notebooks

- SS write

SS-SS

Writing

2 min

- to make sure ss
have the vocabulary
on their notebooks

Teacher invites students to open their books

at page 54 and reads the lesson.

- SS listen and
repeat after the
T
- SS read the
lesson

T-SS

Listening

5 min

SS-SS
SS-T

Speaking

5 min

- SS complete
the task

SS-T

Writing

10
min

- to provide a
context for the
lesson
- to make sure ss
consolidate reading
skills
- to check reading
comprehension

Teacher announces the title of the lesson and

objectives .

IV.
Feed-back
V.
Introducing
new material
VI.
Practice

Teacher invites students to read the lesson

playing roles.
Teacher explains new words and asks
students to start filling in the blanks with the
right words from the text.(exercise 4 pg 55)

SS-T

VII.
Feed-back
VIII.
Homework

Contest
T shows a Power Point Presentation and asks
each group to choose the correct answer (four
questions for each group).
Students are divided into three groups.
T also shares to each group one envelope.
They have to put the letters into the right
order to discover the name of the animal.

- SS choose the
correct anwer

T-SS
SS-SS

Speaking
Reading

5 min

Teacher rewards the winner team and offers

feedback .

- SS listen

T-SS

Listening

1 min

- to let ss know how

well they performed;

Teacher announces the homework for the

next lesson .( exercises 3 pg 54 and 6 pg 55)

- SS write down
the homework

T-SS

Writing

1 min

- to let ss know what

they have to prepare
for the next lesson

-SS unjumble
the words.

- to check if they all

know the new
vocabulary
-to make sure ss use
the new vocabulary