ENGLISH LESSON PLAN

Class : Year 2
Enrolment : 24 Pupils
Date : 05 May 2015
Time : 11.05 – 12.05
Level of Proficiency : Mixed ability
Theme : World of Stories
Unit : Unit 9 Caring and Sharing
Topic : Dolly the Hungry Doe
Language Focus : Polite Request (Could you give me some … please?)
Express Apologies (No, I’m Sorry.)
Main Skill : Listening and Speaking
Integrated Skill(s) : Reading, writing
Content Standard Learning Standard
1.1. By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to 1.1.4 Able to talk about a stimulus with guidance.
pronounce words and speak confidently with the correct stress,
rhythm and intonation. 1.2.1 Able to participate in daily conversation:
(b) make polite requests
1.2 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to (c) express apologies
listen and respond appropriately in formal and informal
situations for a variety of purposes.

Objective(s) : By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to :

a) talk about the picture orally by answering the Wh-questions asked by the teacher.
b) make polite request using “could you give me some… please?
c) express apologies by saying “No, I’m sorry.”
Previous Knowledge : Different types of food

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Teaching Aids : Pop-up front cover picture, animal masks, foods (picture, 3d image, realia), Pair-work worksheet

Moral Value(s) : Respect

Educational Emphasis : Multiple intelligence (interpersonal)

Reference/ Sources : Adapted from English Text book Year 2 (pg 75 – 77), internet (pictures)
Assessment : Formative assessment:
 Observation
 Observe the pupil ability to talk about the picture and story by answering the Wh-questions during the set-
induction and Pre-stage.
 What is the title of the story?
 What can you see in the picture
 What does the Dolly Doe say when she wants something from the Dambi Cow?
 Does the cow share her water with the Doe?
 Observe the pupils ability to make request and express apologies politely during the practice stage.
 Worksheet
 Assess whether the pupils able to make polite request and express apologies by completing the pair-work
worksheet.

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 LESSON STAGES
Stage / Content Teaching/ Learning Activities Instructional Language Rationale Remarks
time
Pop-up front The teacher shows the pupils a pop-up “Today, we are going to listen to To attract the Teaching aid:
Set cover picture of front cover picture for the story. a story of Dolly the Hungry pupils attention to  Pop-up
Induction the story Doe.” the lesson. front cover
Teacher elicits some Wh-questions picture
based on the picture. To prepare the
 What is the title of the story? pupils for the
 What can you see in the picture? lesson
(5 minutes)  What do you think the story is about?

Teacher tells the pupils that today they

are going to listen to a story entitle “Dolly
the Hungry Doe”.
The pupils The teacher asks 6 pupils to present the “Let’s see how the cow and Teaching aid:
Presentation present the story story. sheep say when they refuse to To drill the pupils  Animal
to their friends. share their water and food with with the Wh- masks
(15 minutes)
The teacher orally asks the pupils Dolly Doe.”
 1 Doe questions orally.
several questions based on the story.
 1 Cow
 What does the Dolly Doe say when “Both of them are saying No, I’m
 1 Sheep
she wants something from the Dambi sorry when they do not want to To enhance the
 1 Horse
Cow? share their water and food.” pupils speaking
 2 narrators
 Does the cow share her water with skill.
the Doe? “Why we need to say sorry
 Which animals do you like? Why? when we do not want to share
our thing?”
The teacher guides the pupils to analyse
the pattern that is used by the Doe when “This is how we say when we
requesting for something? want to request something from
someone else.”
The teacher guides the pupils to make
analysis on the pattern how the cow and “So, when we do not want to
sheep reject the request made by the share our thing, we must say
sorry. This is very important to

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 Doe. show that we respect the person
and the person will not feel sad
The teacher teaches the pupils how to even though we do not want to
make request and refuse it politely. share our thing.”
The pupils Teacher divides the class into 4 groups. “Now, I’ll divide you into 4 To give platform
practice the  Doe groups.” for the pupils to
Practice 1
targeted structure  Cow practice the
(10 minutes)  Sheep “Dolly Doe saw Dambi Cow was targeted structure
based on the
 Horse drinking some water and she in context of their
story dialogues. asks Dambi Cow for some daily life.
The pupils practice the dialogue in group. water. How the Dolly Doe asks
the Dambi Cow?” To stimulate
pupils prior
knowledge of the
Practice 2 The pupils The teacher divides the class into 2 big “Your friends here have buger, foods that they Teaching aid:
practice the groups. and you would like to taste the have learned  Realia
(10 minutes)
targeted structure  Group A: make request burger. How should you ask before.  Pictures
using the different  Group B: reject it your friends?”  3d food
types of food that To enhance the pictures
they have Teacher gives each group different types “Would you like to share it with pupils’ speaking
learned, of food and they need to practice using your friends? If no, what should skill.
the structure with guidance. you say?”
E.g.:
 “Could you give me some burger,
please?”
 “No, I’m Sorry.”

The group will change their role for every

different food.

Pair-work In pair, the pupils complete the “Now, you need to work with To assess pupils’ Teaching aid:
Production worksheet. worksheet given. your friend to complete this understanding of  Pair-work
 The pupil need to choose one food worksheet.” the topic. worksheet
(15 minutes)
that they like and paste it in the circle

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 provided. One person will make
request and the other person need to “After you finish this worksheet, To give chance
answer. practise the dialogue with your for the pupils to
 Their role change in the second friend.” work with their
question. friend and
 After complete the worksheet, they
practice the
practice the dialogue together.
dialogue together.
The teacher randomly chooses few pairs
to present their work in front of the class.
Closure Summarize the The teacher takes out sweets/ Apollo and “Can you see these sweets?” To get response
lesson of the day. asks whether the pupils want it or not. Do you want it?” from the pupils.

(5 minutes) The teacher asks the pupils how to make “If you want the sweets, how To give
a polite request if they want something. should you ask for it?” reinforcement
(rewards) to the
Teacher gives the sweets/ Apollo to the “What have you learned today?” pupils.
pupils as a reward for doing well in the
lesson. “That’s all for today. Thank you,
class.”
Teacher sums up the lesson for the day
by eliciting some Wh-questions.

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