Subject : English

Class : Year 3P1

Enrollment : / 33 students
Level : Intermediate
Date/Day : 28th July 2013/Monday
Time : 9.15 am – 10.15 am
Theme : World of Knowledge
Topic : Unit 14: Technology at Home
Focused Skill : Listening and Speaking
Integrated Skills : Writing

Content Standards Learning Standards

1.3 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, 1.3.1 Able to listen and demonstrate
pupils will be able to understand and respond to oral understanding of oral texts by:
texts in a variety of contexts. (a) asking simple Wh-Questions
(b) answering simple Wh-Questions

Lesson Objectives : By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
I. talk about technology they see and use on daily basis at home
II. identify machines at home and who uses them by filling the ‘Machines at Home’ grid
III. carry out interview with a partner to find out about machines at each other’s house

Educational Emphasis :
I. Multiple intelligences: Visual-spatial, Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Verbal-linguistic
bodily kinesthetic.
II. Thinking skills: Critical and creative thinking skills, making association
III. Moral values: mannerism in asking question and safety precautions in handling
electrical appliances
IV. Preparation for real world : living in the age of technology
Language Content :
simple Wh-questions such as ‘Does your father use the computer?’ ‘Does your sister use mobile phone?’
 Stage/Time Content Teaching-Learning Activity Rationale Remarks
Questions
Set Induction 1. Can you tell me 1. Teacher plays a spelling game to To introduce the
(5 minutes) what do we do with spell the word ‘telephone’ topic of the day.
2. Teacher provides some hints to
telephone?
help students spell the word
3. When the students guess the word To arouse students'
correctly, teachers probes some interest.
questions about telephone
4. Teacher asks the functions of the To enhance students’
telephone knowledge.

1. Teacher shows some machines of

Presentation Language content his own to students To involve students in Realias:
(10 minutes) Questions such as 2. Teacher asks students to describe the lesson. Mobile
the functions of the machines phone,
1. Does your father use tablet like
3. Teacher probes questions and lets To activate students’
iPad.
the computer? students talk about the devices and schemata
2. Does your sister use machines that are used by their
mobile phone? family members at home To stimulate thinking.
3. Does your brother 4. Teacher writes students responses
watch tv at home? on the board To retain students’
5. Teacher calls out some volunteers attention
Model answers such as to write down their answer in full
1. No, my father does sentences
not use the computer 6. At this point, teacher will model
but my elder brother the answer in correct sentences
does
2. Yes, she does.
3. Yes, he does.
Language content
Practice Questions such as 1. Teacher distributes ‘Machines at To incorporate fun Machines
(15 minutes) 1. Does your father use Home’ grid to each student elements in learning. at Home
the computer? 2. Teacher elicits the names of worksheet
2. Does your sister use machines at home To promote critical
mobile phone? 3. Students need to write down the thinking.
3. Does your brother names of the machines and
watch tv at home? members of their family in the
column provided To practice the
4. Teacher probes questions to let language input
students think individually about before the next
who uses the machines in their activity
 family and to write ticks in the
correct spaces in the grid
5. Teacher walks around the class
room to assist students who might
not comprehend the instructions

Production 1. Teacher divides students into pairs To promote

(20 minutes) 2. By referring to the model questions confidence
on the board, students take turns
to ask questions and find out about To develop soft skills
their partner’s families
3. Teacher demonstrates the To give feedback
interview before students begin the
activity
4. Students need to write down their
partner’s response during the
interview
5. Teacher calls out some volunteers
to demonstrate the interview in
front of the class

Closure 1. What have you 1. Teacher recaps the lesson by asking To consolidate what
(5 minutes) learned today? about the activity carried out. they have learned.
2. Teacher instills moral values based
on the activity carried out.
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