Lesson Plan

Form: 5th A, beginners;

Date:
Unit: Its great to be here
Title: Verb to be singular;
Type: grammar lesson
Teacher:
School:
Vocabulary: all and none (general)
Grammar: the forms of the verb to be in the singular
Main focus: to use verb to be in their own statements.
Objectives:
A) Cognitive objectives: by the end of the lesson students will be able to:
1) recognize the forms of the verb to be;
2) ask questions using the verb to be in the singular;
3) develop their speaking skills;
.
B) Affective objectives:
1) to create a warm atmosphere in order to offer the background for smooth, easy
conversations between teacher and students;
2) to make students confident in themselves when speaking a foreign language.
Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
Interaction: T- Ss, S-S, Ss-Ss, PW, GW, IW
Assumed knowledge: The students already know the forms of the verb to be in the singular.
They are expected to be able to use these forms in their own statements.
Anticipated problems:
- if she thinks it is necessary, the teacher will offer the students guidance in solving certain
exercises;
- some Ss might have problems when working in pairs;
- a few among the Ss may be given supplementary explanations in Romanian.
Assessment activity: the students will be assessed on class participation
Teaching techniques: conversation, dialogue, exercise.
Methods of teaching: Communicative Approach
Teaching aids: blackboard, coloured chalk, students books and notebooks.
Time: 50 minutes

Time

Lesson stage

Ts activity

Students activity

Aim

Technique

Aids

5`

Greeting,
attendance &
homework
checking.

T. greets the
students, checks
attendance and
homework.

Answer Ts greetings. Tell the T. who

is absent. Read homework, correct if
necessary.

-to check presence

-to revise and reinforce
previous knowledge;

Reading/
checking

Students
notebooks

Focus on.

T. announces the
title and
objectives of the
lesson.

Listen.

-to attract
studentsattention on
the lesson;

Speaking/
exposing

None

2`

15`

Presentation of
the new
knowledge

Writes the forms

of the verb to be
in the singular:
the affirmative
form, the
negative and the
interrogative
form; examples
for each form.

Write in their notebooks.

-to prepare new

grammar structures;
-to focus students
attention on the new
words

Writing

Students books
Blackboard

10`

Practice of the
new grammar
structure

T. shows the
students some
pictures of some
famous film
stars and asks
them to match
the pictures with
their names
( e.g. Shes
Michelle
Pfeiffer)

The students match the pictures with

the names. Then they make up
sentences.

-to consolidate
information

Speaking/
Writing

Students books
and knowledge

-to practice the

vocabulary as part of
the lesson

Students books

Observation

15`

3`

Consolidation
of new
grammar
structure
(Follow up)

Setting
homework

T. writes the
sentences on the
blackboard.

Students write in their notebooks.

T. asks the
students to
complete some
sentences with
the
corresponding
forms of the
verb to be.

Students complete the sentences, and

then they check the sentences together
with the teacher.

Explains the
task.

Listen and write down the exercise

for homework.

Writing
Students books
-to consolidate
information form the
lesson
Students books
and notebooks
Written
assignment