Lesson plan

School: Teacher: Tircomnicu Mihaela Simona Date: 22nd March 2007 Class: the 6th Level: intermediate Lesson: Holidays in the USA Te t!oo": Sna#shot S"ills:Listenin$%readin$%s#ea"in$%&ritin$ Materials:com#uter%&all #ictures Lesson aims: '( to encoura$e readin$ and s#ea"in$ com#etence 2( to #resent some as#ects o) the American culture and civili*ation +( to use the ac,uired in)ormation in a cross&ord

Activity ' Aims: to !rea" the ice to introduce the to#ic -rocedure: Students &ere su##osed to ma"e a #ro.ect entitled /Holidays in the USA01 Teacher as"s the students to #resent the #ro.ect0 Students are divided into three $rou#s:the )irst 2rou# re#resents 3e& 4or" City and 5ashin$ton% the second $rou#6Las 7e$as%San 8rancisco% Los An$eles and the third $rou#6Uni,uely American Holidays:Than"s$ivin$%Hallo&een9 :nteraction: T6Ss Timin$: 7; Activity 2

Aims:6 to s#ea" a!out tourist attractions in the USA 6 to descri!e the cities identi)yin$ the re#resentative elements -rocedure: Teacher as"s the students to #resent their #ro.ect and the )irst $rou# starts to read a!out 3e& 4or" City attractions : Statue o) Li!erty%Central -ar"% <m#ire State =uildin$> 5ashin$ton :nteraction:T6Ss Timin$:'0; Antici#ated #ro!lems: Students may have di))iculties in #ronouncin$ some e #ressions and the teacher corrects the students and as"s them to re#eat the correct )orm Activity + Aims:6 to descri!e the cities identi)yin$ the re#resentative elements 6to s#ea" a!out Uni,uely American Holidays -rocedure:'6 The students )rom the second $rou# are as"ed to #resent their #ro.ect and they start to read a!out Las 7e$as%San 8rancisco and Los An$eles attractions> :nteraction:T6Ss Timin$:'0; 26The teacher as"s the third $rou# to s#ea" a!out American Holidays and the students read a!out the traditions%customs and sym!ols o) every holiday and the &ay that americans cele!rate Than"s$ivin$%Hallo&een%7alentine;s day and <aster0 Teacher o))ers the students more in)ormation :nteraction:T6Ss Timin$:'0; Antici#ated #ro!lems: Students may have di))iculties in #ronouncin$

some e #ressions and the teacher corrects the students and as"s them to re#eat the correct )orm0 Activity + Aims:6 to share and $ain in)ormation a!out USA 6 to use the ac,uired in)ormation in a cross&ord -rocedure: Students are $iven a re!us and the teacher as"s them to com#lete it Students com#lete the re!us and o!serve that the red is the title o) the lesson0 :nteraction:T6Ss Timin$:'+; Antici#ated #ro!lems: The students may have #ro!lems in solvin$ the e ercise0 The teacher $ives in)ormation Home&or": -ro.ect: My )avourite city