LESSON PLAN

TEACHER:

DATE:

TIME:

SCHOOL:

CLASS:

Class profile:

11 year-olds, A1

Teaching unit:

Module 8: Helping, Change the world!

Type of lesson:

Presentation, practice

Sources:

Challenges 1 Students' Book; Workbook; Teacher's Handbook

Aims and objectives:

Talk about helping other people and how young helpers went about putting ideas into practice; acquire new vocabulary;
learn about comparatives.

Teaching methods:

conversation, presentation, reading comprehension, writing, speaking

Class management:

whole class, individual work, pair work

Teaching aids, materials

and equipment:

students book, workbook, CD; board, chalk, CD-player

STAGES
partIntroductory
Main part

Introduce the
topic, elicit ideas
and vocabulary,
arouse interest

Interaction

Teaching
aids and
materials

Possible problems
and solutions

Homework check
T SS
Get Ready: Introduce the module and the key words. Introduce the benefits of volunteering cited by the
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme (developing a sense of responsibility, making a personal
contribution to the community; understanding the needs of others; self-knowledge; overcoming fears
and prejudices; taking positive action to deal with problems) Explain any unknown vocabulary.

SB
CD
CD player

10
min

25
min

T SS

Exercise 1: Check that Ss understand the meaning of bullying, vandalism, graffiti, pollution and litter by
asking to translate the words into their L1. Teach new vocabulary that Ss need to talk about other
problems in their school or area.

SS T

Reading and
listening
comprehension

Exercise 2: Give Ss time to read the text and match the people with the problems. Play the recording for
Ss to listen and read for gist comprehension. Tell Ss not to worry about understanding every word in the
texts at this stage but to focus on matching the people and problems.

T - SS

Provide key
vocabulary and
target language
in context

Exercise 3: Ss work in pairs and try to figure out whether sentences are True or False. When checking
answers, ask Ss to correct the false sentences. Explain any unknown words.
Extra: Ask Ss to give their opinions about Claire, Wayne and Adams solutions to their problems.
Encourage Ss to discuss other solutions, e.g. How do teachers and students try to stop bullying at their
school?

Present target
language

Exercise 4: Give Ss time to look at the table and complete the sentences. Elicit answers. Ask Ss to write
on the board the comparative forms of thin (thinner), fit (fitter), easy (easier) and dirty (dirtier).

T SS
SS T

SB
CD
CD player

Practice target
language

Exercise 5: Ss look at the picture and choose the correct sentence.

Extra: Write cues on the board for Ss to make comparative sentences about people and objects in the
classroom. (Maria is .... old/young/tall/short/tidy than Teresa. Your bag is ....
new/old/big/small/clean/dirty than mine.).

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board

Exercise 6: Ss work in pairs and complete the letters with comparative adjectives.

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Practice target
language

partFinal

Class organization procedures and activities

TIMING

Aims and
objectives

T - SS
S-S

Ending the lesson:

Use target
language

Exercise 7: Look at the information in the table with the Ss and check that they understand how it
relates to the cues. Give Ss time to complete the sentences working in pairs. Elicit sentences.

T-SS
SS-SS

SB

10
min

Homework: Exercises in the Workbook