Revision  Lesson

Present Tense Simple and Continuous

Colegiul National Pedagogic „Stefan cel Mare”, Bacau

Titularizare, 2013

Lesson Plan

1 . T e a c h e r ’ s name:

Elena-Diana Luncaşu

2. Date: 31st of May, 2013

3. Form 5th Grade

4. Level: Pre-intermediate

5. Topic: Present Tense Simple and Continuous

6. Type of lesson: Revision lesson

7. Time: 50 min.

8. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Cognitive objectives: - reactivate the previously taught material; - practise their language using Present Tense Simple and Continuous; - recognize the usage of Present Tense Simple and Continuous; - show understanding of the properties of language;

• Affective objectives: - create interest in the topic; - use English while playing; - have fun.

9. Approach: Communicative Approach

10. Methods: Direct Method, Situational Method

11. Procedures: Individual work, Pair work, Group work

12. Techniques: Discovering techniques: Matching, Raising Questions; Practice techniques: Conversation, Elicitation, Drills, Simulation (Game: The Mime)

13. Teaching aids: Post-it notes, Hat templates, Robo-Present Drawings, Worksheets, Folded notes, Stickers

14. Bibliography: - NLP for Teachers. Making a World of Difference (British Council, course notes), 2011 - Primii paşi în carieră (Constanta Dumitriu, coordonator), 2010 - English Teaching Methodology (Elena Bonta, PhD), 2008 - Old and New Techniques in Teaching English at Intermediate Level (Elena-Diana Luncaşu, Diploma paper), 2009 -  http://www.tt-group.net/text/mape_uma/mape_uma_2.htm - http://www.mes-english.com/worksheets/ - www.facebook.com/EFLpractice

Stage Teacher’s activity Students’ activity

Interaction

Skill Time

Purpose

1. Warm-up

1. Teacher greets the students and introduces herself. 2. Teacher offers Hat templates (Appendix 1) to all students and asks them to draw whatever they have in mind (bubbles, leaves, circles, diamonds, etc) in order to emotionally detach from bad emotions and thoughts before starting the lesson. On the other side of the paper, she asks students to write what they expect from the lesson.

- ss listen

- ss draw

- ss write

T-SS

T-SS

T-SS SS-T

Listening

Writing

1 min

2 min

- to create a pleasant atmosphere in the classroom; - to create a context for the following activities;

2. Announcing the objectives

1. Teacher announces the objectives and the “plan” of the lesson

- ss listen T-SS Listening

1 min

- to create a context for the following activities;

3. Lead-in 1. Teacher describes the next activity called Think – Pair – Share and gives instructions: Students have to think about The Present Tense and report what they know about it, in writing. After their individual work, they have to pair up and discuss their answers with their desk mates. Finally, they report their answers.

- ss work individually

- ss work in pairs

- ss report their answers

T-SS

SS-SS

SS-SS SS-T

Listening Writing

Speaking Writing

Speaking

5 min

- to reinforce knowledge ; - to draw attention to something important which is going to be discussed;

4. Feed-back

1. Teacher offers feed-back and encourages students to participate in the following activities.

- ss listen T-SS Listening

1 min

- to let ss know how well they performed;

5. Revising the already taught material

1. Teacher makes a chart (Appendix 2: Robo-Present) on the blackboard and with the help of the students fills it in. 2. Teacher offers students a worksheet (Appendix 3) and allots time for them to complete the tasks of the first two exercises. 3. Teacher invites students to the blackboard to write their answers. 4. Teacher corrects the mistakes if necessary.

- ss write

- ss begin to solve the exercises

- ss report their answer - ss correct their mistakes

T-SS SS-T

SS-SS

SS-T T-SS

Speaking Writing Listening

Writing

Listening Speaking Writing

10 min

5 min

2 min

- to make sure ss concentrate upon the whole meaning of the message; - to make sure ss practise the language;

- to make sure all ss have understood the revised material;

1. Teacher asks students to form two groups story-tell using Present Tense Simple: - they decide the topic of the story called “My Daily Activities” - they share ideas; - they choose a team leader to tell their story; - the group with the most funny story gets to call the tune on the others; 2. Teacher invites students to play The Mime: Talking about here and now - students pick a folded note from a bag and mime what is written on it (Appendix 4); - the other students guess the action, using Present Tense Continuous

- ss work together in groups - ss use Present Tense Simple

- ss tell their stories - ss call the tune

- ss mime

- ss use Present Tense Continuous

T-SS SS-SS

SS-SS

Writing Speaking

Listening

Speaking

5 min

3 min

10 min

- to stimulate ss’ imagination; - to make sure ss use the language;

- to get ss communicating; - to create a relaxed atmosphere in the classroom, proper for revising the taught material;

6. Feed-back

1. Teacher offers feed-back.

- ss listen T-SS Listening

1 min

- to let ss know how well they performed;

7. Evaluation

1. Teacher briefly revises the lesson and asks students if there are any pieces of information they did not understand. 2. Teacher picks up some hat templates from the bag and checks if students’ expectations were reached. 3. Teacher grades the students, by handing them stickers.

- ss listen and answer

- ss listen and offer feed-back on the lesson

T-SS

SS-T

T-SS

Listening Speaking

Speaking

Listening

1 min

1 min

1 min

- to make sure all students have understood the revised material; - to review ss’ aims for the lesson; - to make ss aware of their work

8. Homework

1. Teacher announces the homework and explains what is to be done: exercise 3 from the worksheet.

- ss listen Listening Writing

1 min

- to let ss know what they have to prepare for the next lesson

Appendix 1:

HAT TEMPLATE

• Teacher invites students to draw whatever they want and like on the hat so that

they leave aside any bad emotion concerning the lesson.

" • On the other side of the paper, students are asked to write a sentence about their

expectations for the lesson.

Appendix 2

THE ROBO-PRESENT

- s - es - ing

Present Tense Present Tense Simple Continuous

“DO” Spelling Negation Spelling

They speak Italian. She is writing her homework. (BE)

Negation Question Question Exceptions

Usage Adverbs Usage Adverbs - - - - - - - - - - - -

Appendix 3

PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

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Appendix 4

THE MIME Talking about here and now

• One student picks a folded note from the bag and mime what is written on it. • The other students guess forming sentences with the Present Tense Continuous

- Brushing your teeth (at the cinema) - Sleeping (in a restaurant) - Eating (in a spaceship) - Watching TV (in the middle of the garden) - Singing (in the rain) - Dancing (at the dentist) - Writing your homework (in the forest) - Taking pictures (to a crying baby)