LESSON PLAN

Teacher: Alma Patricia Martínez Martínez

Date: June 8th, 2010.

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Age: 15 to 17 years old.

Level: Pre-Intermediate.

Topic: Inventions.

Input: A reading about facts of different inventions.

Lexical Items: Some inventions; aluminum, manufactured, designed,

wood.

Structure: Past Passive.

Function: Giving facts about inventions

Background Knowledge:

a) Content: Past and current inventions.

b) Linguistic: Present, Past, Past Participle and Present Passive.

Instructional Objective: Students will give information about their own

inventions.

Material:

Time: 35minutes.
 WARM UP

Procedure: Students will be asked to brainstorm as many inventions as

they can remember.

Aim: To introduce the topic and to arouse students’ interest.

Outcome: Brainstormed inventions.

Task type: Brainstorming.

Skill: speaking.

Learning Style: Analytical, Communicative.

Interaction: Whole Group.

Material: None

Time: 3 minutes.
 PRE-READING

Procedure: Students will match images with words and definitions.

Aim: To understand new vocabulary.

Outcome: Matched words with images and definitions.

Task Type: Working with lexical items.

Skill: Speaking, Reading.

Learning Style: Visual, Analytical, Kinesthetic, Communicative.

Interaction: Whole Group.

Material: Pictures, words and definitions. Scotch Tape.

Time: 3minutes.
 WHILE-READING

Procedure: There are some sentences after the following text. There is
something wrong in some of the sentences. Students will put a check to
the sentences that are right and correct the ones that are incorrect, while
they are reading. Then, students will compare their answers with a
partner.

Aim: To correct the wrong information.

Outcome: Corrected sentences.

Task Type: Scanning

Skill: Reading, writing, speaking.

Learning Style: Visual, Analytical, Communicative.

Interaction: Individual, Pairs.

Material: Workbook, Activity 1.

Time: 7 minutes.
 INVENTIONS

Trikke Scooter.

The Trikke Scooter was invented in 1988 by Gildo Beleski, a Brazilian man.
It was made of aluminum and it is moved by turning back and forth. It
was called Trikke, similar to bike, but with three wheels.

Ipod

The world’s first… 9 portable MP3 music player was introduced by Apple
in October 200l.

Cell-Phone

The modern cell-phone was invented by Doctor Martin Cooper. The cell-
phones were made small enough and cheap enough to be bought by any
person.

Typewriter

Typewriters were invented to make life easier for those who write. The
typewriter was manufactured by Remington Arms Company in 1868. It
was designed by Christopher Latham Sholes and some colleagues.

Internet

This technological marvel was created by the long, dedicated efforts of

many people. It was invented to access to information that was put onto
a server.

Telescope

The invention of the telescope wasn’t made by Galileo Galilei as it was

thought. It is said that Hans Lipperhey’s children from German, invented
the telescope while they were playing.
 Activity 1

1. The Trikke Scooter was made of wood.

The Trikke Scooter was made of aluminum
2. The Ipod was introduced by Samsung.
The Ipod was introduced by Apple
3. The cell-phones were made to be bought by any kind of person.
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4. The typewriter was manufactured in the late 1860’s.
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5. The internet was created by Christopher Latham Sholes.
The internet was created by many people
6. It is said that the telescope was invented by Galileo Galilei’s
children.
It was created by Hans Lipperhey’s children
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Activity 2

Write the name of the invention.

1. This invention was registered and documented by Hans Lipperhey.

The Telescope
2. This invention was created for those people who like to write.
The Typewriter
3. This technological marvel was invented to access to information.
The Internet
4. This invention was made to be moved by turning back and forth.
The Trikke Scooter

GUIDED DISCOVERY

Activity 3

Which of the following statements gives more importance to the

invention?

_____ Doctor Martin Cooper invented the modern cell-phone

__X__ The modern cell-phone was invented by Doctor Martin Cooper.

 CHECKING COMPREHENSION

Activity 4

Underline the correct sentence.

1. a) The cell-phones made small and cheap so any person can buy
them.
b) The cell-phones were made small and cheap so any person can
buy them.
2. a) The Ipod was introduced by Apple.
b ) The Ipod introduced Apple.
3. a) The telescope didn’t invent Galileo Galilei.

b) The telescope wasn’t invented by Galileo Galilei.

STRUCTURED PRACTICE

On the board. Students will change the Active Sentences to Passive

Sentences.

1. People ate potato chips for the first time in New York.
Potato chips were eaten for the first time in New York
2. John Pemberton invented the formula for Coca Cola in 1882.
The formula for Coca Cola was invented by John Pemberton in 1882
3. People used the first toothpaste in China in 300/500 BC.
The first toothpaste was used in China in 300/500 BC

STRUCTURED OUTPUT

Students will be given pictures of different items. One student has to

explain what this item was invented for and maybe by whom, and the
rest has to guess the name of the item.
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Procedure: In pairs, students will design a new invention, either for the
house or for the school. Then, they will have to show their invention to
the rest of the class and they will explain what this invention was made for
and the material that was used. Finally they will vote for the best
invention.

Aim: To describe the use and the material used in the students’ invention.

Outcome: Described invention.

Task Type: Information Sharing

Skill: Speaking, Listening

Learning Style: Visual, Logical, Communicative, Linguistic.

Material: A sheet of paper, pencil, colors.

Time: 10 minutes.