Universidad Catlica de la Santsima Concepcin

English Pedagogy
Teaching Practice

LESSON PLAN (PPP)

School: Colegio Padre Luis Amig

Date of lesson:
16/09/2014

Time of lesson:
8:00 a.m.

Length of
lesson:
45 min

Class:

Student-Teachers
name:
Nayareth Hernndez
Nicol Irarrzaval
Karen Utreras

Number of SS: 21

Main Aim:
At the end of the lesson students will be able to compare peoples physical appearance, orally.
Reference to Planes y Programas (OF, CMO, AE):
Exponent(s):
Assumed Knowledge:
1. - What does he look like? What do Dario and Vicente look like?
2. -Peter is shorter than me They are taller than Mary.
3. My brothers eyes are bigger than my eyes.

Comparative with long adjective

Long Adjectives
Use of the verb to be
Use of object pronouns.
Genitive Case.

Target Language: ( Linguistics items use, meaning, form)

1. - WhQ + aux + subj+ verb?
2.- Noun+verb to be + adjective + than + obj.pronoun or noun
3.- Pronoun + noun+genitive case+ verb to be+ adjective+ than+ obj.pronoun or noun
SS may get confused when using verb to be
Ss may have forgotten some adjectives
SS may struggle with pronunciation of some words

review the use of verb to be

show pictures with names of adjectives
Practices through choral drills.

Aids

What I am going to say

Instructions, CCQs, Feedback,etc

Time
(min)

Pictures.
Whiteboard
Power point

Adapted from University of Sussex

Stages

Procedure
What I am going to do

Skill

Interaction
T-Ss;Ss-Ss;etc

LEAD-IN

T greets students

Good morning Students.

Speaking

5 min

T-Ss

Speaking

15 min

T-Ss

T elicits previous knowledge Is Alexis Sanchez famous?

asking them what Tonka tomicic Is Tonka Tomicic blondy?
and Alexis Sanchez look like.
SS How would you describe
your favourite Singer, football
player, actor, actress, model?
PRESENTATION

T shows picture of Dario how has

lost his little brother Vicente in
the zoo. T highlights that Vicente
is short, thin, he has big blue eyes
and he has long hair.
T asks Ss if it is a good idea that
Dario tries to find his brother
comparing to himself.

This is Dario he is looking for

his little brother. Vicente got
lost in the zoo and Dario asks
for help to guard.
What happened if the guard
asks Dario what does your
brother look like?
Dario answers to the guard:
My brother is shorter than
me. He has darker hair than
me. He has bigger eyes than
me. He is younger than me.
He has lighter skin than me.

T says the model sentence and

asks Ss to repeat them. T shows
visual material to demonstrate the Dario answers:
difference. (chorally 3 times)
1) My brother is shorter
than me.
2) My brother is younger
than me.

3) My brothers eyes are

bigger than my eyes.
T asks students to repeat again.
T asks Ss individually to repeat
usin repetition drill.
T writes the model sentence on
the board. (T checks
pronunciation by modeling )
T writes the form of the model
sentence on the board, under the
model sentence
My brother is shorter than
me.
Possessive + subject+ verb to
be+ adjective+ than + object
pronouns.

Dario uses the words we need

to study today. Look!
The form of the language we
use to compare people is (T
pointing at the structure on the
board)

Possessive + subject+ verb to

be+ adjective+ than + object
pronouns.
Do you need the word than to
compare?

T asks CCQs

T waits for students answers.

Do you have to add er in

short adjectives?

Now, you are going to watch

this presentation. Here, there

are different images and
adjectives. So, you have to
repeat after me. Okey?
T shows a ppt with some images
related to famous people.
Each slide has an adjective with
its comparative form.
T works with the whole class
chorally.
T emphasizes pronunciation.

T asks students to repeat the

example in order to emphasize
the correct comparative form and
the use of than.

PRACTICE

Alexis Sanchez is younger

than Ronaldinho.

Please repeat after me. Alexis

Sanchez is younger than
Ronaldinho.

T gives the instructions.

Here, Im going to give you
some images. You need to
compare orally two images
that are there.
You need to work in pairs.
You have 7 minutes.

10min.

Ss-Ss

T asks CCQs
Do you have to read?
Do you have 15 min?
Do you have to work in group
of four people?

T delivers a paper. It has two

images with some characteristics
according to adjectives such as
younger, shorter, bigger, darker,
and blond.
Example:
Homeros picture
Information:
39 years.
Black eyes.

T monitors the activities going

around the class in order to
clarify some doubts and help
students activity.
T asks to students to interchange
with other pair their images

Ill do the first one. For

example: Alicia is 20 years
and Homero Simpsons is 39
years.
Alicia is younger than
Homero.

Now, lets work.

Take one images and pass the
others.

Okey, lets change yours

images with other person.

T-Ss

T reviews the answers.

Time is over!
T asks students compare with
others group two answers.
T asks particular groups to make
the comparison.
T corrects and emphasises the
most repeated mistake.

Choose another group with

your same pictures and
compare your answers.
Ok, Sara and Ricardos group
could you tell me a
comparison on your pictures?
Please

Lets check together!

PRODUCTION

T asks students to work in groups

of four. T asks students to look at
their classmate silently. Then, T
asks students to compare two of
them.

Now, you are going to form

group of 4 people. And you
need to look at your
classmates silently for 1 min.
After that, choose two of them
and compare them. Everybody
compares each other.

20min

Ss-Ss

You have 15 min.

T models the task with students

Karen and Vicente come here,
please.
Karen is taller than Vicente.
Vicente is shorter than
Karen.
Vicente is thinner than Karen.
Thank you!
T monitors the groups in order to
help the students.
T asks two groups to come in
front of the class in order to
check the activity.

Lets work.
Any volunteer?

T corrects students
pronunciations and grammar
when you compare people
mistakes from their performances you say just taller or taller
with the whole class.
than

T-Ss

EVALUATION
CLOSE UP

T chooses five students and asks Now, I need five students that
them to summarize what they Could summarize what did
have learnt today.
you have learnt today?
T summarizes on the whiteboard
what students say in order to
review the content that was
taught
T praises students activities

Well done, today you have

worked
very
hard.
Congratulations.
See you next class, bye.

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