LESSON PLAN - ENGLISH LESSON

Date : 27th August 2012 (Monday)Class : Year 4 DahliaNumber of Pupils : 32 Level : Beginner to IntermediateTime : 9.30 am – 10.00 amTheme : Saving Our EnvironmentTopic : Nature ClubMain Skills : WritingIntegrated Skills : Listening, Speaking and ReadingCurriculum Specification :

4.7.1 Write simple instructions, directions, messages for a purpose.

4.7.2 Fill out forms.

Learning Objectives: By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

i) Read simple text with correct pronunciation, stress and intonationii) Read and interpret simple paragraphsiii) Write at least 4 sentences about reasons to join Nature Club

Teaching Aids : Video, Article, WorksheetMoral Values : Love for the environment, Environmental cleanliness and appreciative Educational Emphasis / Thinking Skills : Classify, predict, look for patternsMultiple Intelligences : Visual-spatial, interpersonal, verbal-linguisticPrevious Knowledge : Pupils have seen, feel and heard about the environmental pollutionLanguage Input : Simple Wh - questions

Stage / Time Content Teaching and Learning Activities Rationale RemarksSet Induction(5 minutes)

Video 1. Teacher shows pupils a 2. Teacher asks pupils to watch and listen attentively to the video.3. Teacher ask some Wh- questions related to the facts mentioned in the video.4. Teacher introduces the topic.

To allow pupils to enjoy and appreciate reciting poems

Resources:Graphic Organizer

Multiple Intelligences:Verbal-linguistic

Presentation(5 minutes)

Power-point Slides

Ways to save the environment

1. Teacher shows the scenes of four seasons.2. Teacher ask pupils to read the paragraphs that describe the four seasons.3. Teacher talks about the four seasons, the colours and things associated with each season.4. Teacher gets few pupils who have been to foreign countries to share their experiences.5. Teacher gives examples of countries having the four seasons.6. Teacher emphasizes the WH – questions.7. Teacher shows the Wh-words that are used to ask the Wh questions.8. Teacher shows a few examples of simple Wh -questions

To widen pupils’ knowledge on the efforts that they can do to save the environment

To refresh pupils’ grammar on Wh-questions.

Resources:Graphic Organizer

Multiple IntelligencesVisual-spatial

Moral Value: Gratitude

Stage / Time Content Teaching and Learning Activities Rationale RemarksProduction(20 minutes)

Wh- questions

1. Which season is cold, white and chilly? Winter season is cold, white and chilly.2. Where do the Eskimos live? Eskimos live in cold and snowy places in the Arctic.3. What happens during spring? Flowers bloom during spring.4. When do the leaves turn brown and fall from the trees? The leaves turn brown and fall from the trees during autumn.

1. Teacher gives four envelopes containing scrambled Wh- questions to four groups and four envelopes containing scrambled answers to four more groups. 2. Teacher asks the latter groups to unscramble the flash cards into sentences and paste them on the paper strips.3. Then, teacher asks the groups with Wh- questions to find the groups with the correct answers.4. After that, teacher asks groups with questions and groups with the answers to show their sentences in front of the class.5. Teacher asks the pupils to read the questions and the answers.6. Teacher corrects their mistakes and asks them to use the appropriate Wh- questions and answers in their daily interaction.

Find information in short reference and formatted text such as forms.

ResourcesWorksheet: FormsGraphic Organizer

CCTS:Look for patterns

Moral Value:Co-operation

Multiple Intelligence:Bodily-kinesthetic

Closure(5 minutes)

Video5 minutes

1. Teacher ask Wh-questions to pupils on what have they learnt

To reinforce pupils’ understanding on the topic.

Resources:Worksheet

Multiple Intelligence:Verbal-linguistic

CCTS:Predicting