LESSON PLAN

TEACHER: DATE: TIME: SCHOOL: CLASS:

Class profile: 15 year-olds, A2B1

Teaching unit : Module 9 Detectives; Sherlock Holmes

Type of lesson : Skills Work

Sources: Challenges 4 Students' Book; Workbook; Teacher's Handbook

Aims and objectives : Read a Sherlock Holmes story; learn about idioms; learn the expression 'having done'

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; CD player, board, chalk
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TIMING
Aims and Class organization procedures and activities Interaction Teaching Possible problems
objectives aids and and solutions
materials

1
partIntroductory
Homework check.
Introduce the T-SS WB
topic, elicit ideas Warm-up:
and vocabulary, Exercise 1: Students discuss the questions in small groups, giving reasons for their answers. T-SS SB 5 min
arouse interest

Provide key
Main part

vocabulary and Exercise 2: Play the recording for students to read and"listen and check their guesses from Exercise 1. T-SS
target language
in context Exercise 3: Students work individually or in pairs, reading thetext and choosing the correct words. T-SS
Advise them to read through the text quickly first for general understanding. Check answers by asking S-S
Check reading individuals to read aloud the sentences.
comprehension
Exercise 4: Read aloud the instructions and check that students understanding the meaning of 'idiomatic T-SS SB
expressions'. Students may find it helpful if you refer to two or three idioms from their Ll. Students do CD
the exercise working in pairs. When checking answers, point out that the expression 'the black sheep of CD player 30
Present and the family' has negative connotations and is used when someone is different from the rest of the family min
practise target because that person is considered to be a failure or an embarrassment. board
language
Exercise 5: Do the first two sentences with the class. Students complete the exercise working T-SS
individually. They can compare answers in pairs before checking answers as a class. S-S

Present and Exercise 6: Read aloud the sentences. Students work in pairs, finding and reading aloud more examples T-SS
practise target from the story. Point out the use of the comma in the sentences. S-S
language
Exercise 7: Set this exercise for homework.
partFinal

Ending the lesson:

Exercise 9: Give students time to read through their situations and explanations and check that they T-SS SB 10
understand them. Students work in pairs, taking turns to read aloud a situation and ask and answer S-S WB min
Use target 'yes/no' questions to guess the explanation. If students cannot guess the explanation after asking 10
language 'yes/no' questions, their partner gives the explanation.

Fact or Fiction?
Usual procedure

Homework: Exercise 7