LESSON PLAN
TEACHER: DATE: TIME: SCHOOL: CLASS:
Class profile: 15 year-olds, A2B1
Teaching unit : Module 5: Water; Natural wonders
Type of lesson : Skills Work
Sources: Challenges 4 Students' Book; Workbook; Teacher's Handbook
Aims and objectives : Read natural wonders; learn about adjectives and conjuctions although and despite; learn new vocabulary (landscape)
Teaching methods : conversation, presentation, reading comprehension, writing, speaking
Class management : whole class, individual work, pair work
Teaching aids, materials
and equipment : students book, workbook, CD; CD player, board, chalk
STAGES
TIMING
Aims and Class organization procedures and activities Interaction Teaching Possible problems
objectives aids and and solutions
materials
1
partIntroductory
Homework check.
Introduce the T-SS WB
topic, elicit ideas Warm-up:
and vocabulary, Exercise 1: Play the recording for Ss to listen and repeat the key words. Elicit / explain the meaning of T-SS SB 5 min
arouse interest the more difficult words. In pairs or groups of three, students look at the photos and use some of the key S-S
words to describe them.
Provide key Exercise 2: Read the instructions and check that students understand what to do. Monitor and check T-SS
Main part
vocabulary and students' notes, helping as necessary.
target language
in context Exercise 3: In turn, each student tells their group about their place and why it is a great place to visit. T-SS
S-S
Check reading Exercise 4: Ss work individually reading the text and answering the questions. Check with the class. T-SS To save time, Ex 4
comprehension can be done without
Present target Exercise 5: Ss work individually or in pairs completing the table. Check with the class. T-SS SB writing.
language S-S CD
Practice target Exercise 6: Read through the gapped sentences with the class. Elicit the suggestions for completing T-SS CD player 30
language sentence 1. Ss continue in pairs or individually, completing the sentences. Check by asking individuals S-S min
to read their sentences and see if the rest of the class agree with them. board
Present target Exercise 7: Ask a couple of students to read aloud the two sentences. Ask the class to translate them. T-SS
language Point out the use of although and despite and position of the comma.
Practice target Exercise 8: Set this exercise for homework. Elicit a couple of sentences to set an example. T-SS
language
partFinal
Ending the lesson:
SB 10
Exercise 9: Read through the example notes with the class. Ss work individually, making notes about T-SS WB min
Use target one of their favourite places. Encourage them to use vocabulary from this lesson, where appropriate.
language
Exercise 10: In pairs, Ss describe their favourite place and guess where theri partner's place is. Monitor S-S
but do not interrupt students' fluency. Make a not of any general language problems to go over with the
class afterwards.
Fact or Fiction?
Usual procedure
Homework: Exercise 8