LESSON PLAN

Name:
School:
Date: the 15th of March 2017
Grade: 8th
Number of students: 18
Level: Intermediate / L1
Timing: 50 minutes
Textbook: Snapshot Intermediate
Unit: 14
Topic: The Story of the Clearances
Type of lesson: Mixed type (checking previous material and introducing new material)

Skills:
Receptive skills: reading and listening
Productive skills: writing and speaking

Methods: Conversation, Observation, Elicitation, Questioning

Teaching aids: Blackboard; Textbook; Worksheet; Notebook

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Lesson aims:
To develop reading skills such as prediction, skimming, scanning
To introduce new terms related to Scottish history and culture etc.
To get the Ss express their own opinions about different subjects
To help the Ss sustain their opinions with arguments- for and against.
To make Ss aware of nouns formed through suffixation from verbs or adjectives

Objectives:
By the end of the lesson the Ss will be able:
To improve their pronunciation at least of some particular terms: Scottish, Highlanders, Clearances, landlord etc.
To understand the meaning of new terms related to the Scottish history and culture
To answer questions about the subject matters discussed
To make nouns from verbs and adjectives using the correct ending

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 PROCEDURE

Stages of the Teachers Studentsactivit Interaction Skill Time Purpose

lesson activity y
1.Checking The teacher The students T Ss Speaking 1 To create a free
attendance greets the answer Lockstep and relaxed
students and atmosphere for
checks the English
attendance. class.

2.Homework The teacher The students read T Ss Reading 5 To check their

checking checks the their homework Ss Ss knowledge about
students the learnt
homework. The material
teacher corrects
the mistakes if
necessary.

3.Warm- up The teacher asks The students T- Ss Speaking 3 To create a warm

the students a answer Ss Ss atmosphere
few general
questions like:
Have you got a
favourite subject
at school?
Which one? Do
you like
History? What
about

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 Geography?
The teacher
offers feedback
4.Pre reading The teacher asks The students T Ss Speaking 5 To introduce
the students to perform the task Ss Ss students into the
open their books topic
at page 84 and to
look at the map
represented
there. The
teacher asks the
students what
country is it and
what are the
nearby
countries.

The teacher
shows the
students an
image
representing a
Scottish man
and asks them to
talk about what
he wears.

5. Feedback The teacher The students T Ss Speaking 1 To let students

offers feedback listen know how well
they performed

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6.While The teacher asks The students read T Ss Reading 17 To check the
reading the students to reading skills
read the text
from page 84

The teacher
offers feedback.

7.After- reading The teacher The students Pair work Writing 15 To check the
gives the solve the task Speaking comprehension
students Reading of the text
worksheets with
questions about
the main ideas
presented in the
text.

After that the

teacher asks the
students to look
at exercise 7a /
page 85 and to
choose the
correct answer.

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8. Feedback The teacher The students T Ss Speaking 1 To let students
offers feedback listen know how well
they performed.
9.Evaluation The teacher The students get T Ss Speaking 2 To reward the
reward the most marks students for their
active students activity during
by marks the class.

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 Worksheet

I. The Story of The Clearances

1. What was the name of the period?

2. Where did it happen?

3. Who were the Highlanders?

4. Why were they moved?

5. Where were they moved?

6. When did it stop?

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7. When did the Clearances reach
their highest point?

8. How did the Highlanders protest?

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