Authors

Name(s): Feyza Nur Gülseven

Melisa Köseoğlu
Yağmur Su Kolsal
Details
Course
English
Unit Title
Wild Animals
Grade Level
7th grade
Time
2 hours.
Content
Learning Outcomes [ASSURE (State Objectives)]
By the end of this lesson 7th grade English students will explain and give reasons using past tense when they’re
expected to in-class discussions. .

Instructional Materials & Media [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and Materials)]
Coursebook, audio, worksheets

Learning-Teaching Methods [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and Materials)]

Communicative Language Teaching Method
Presentation
Drill-and-Practice
Discussion
Teaching Activities [ASSURE (Utilize Technology, Media, and Materials and Require Learner Participation)]
1. Introducing students to the conjunctions they need to use through real life examples from pamphlets,
websites etc. and drawing attention to the grammatical structure of these examples.
2. Listening to a news report about animals that uses past tense structures.
3. Handing out worksheets students will answer after listening to a news report about wild animals and
their habitats to provide examples on stating reasons.
4. Discussing about the news report.
5. Giving students an online survey about wildlife.

Individual Learning Activities Survey, worksheet, listening activity, matching and re-
ordering activities
Group Learning Activities Discussion

Summary
The content is using Past Tense to give reasons. The method used for this is Communicative Approach and
Presentation. The lesson starts with an introduction to the subject using Communicative Language Teaching
Method. Students learn the function words they need to use from real-life sources and the teacher draws their
attention to the grammatical components of the examples they deal with. After that, students listen to a news
report about wildlife that includes explanations in the past tense and complete the drill exercises in the
worksheet. After that, this time, they discuss the issues in the news report. Towards the end of the lecture,
students are given an online survey.

Measurement & Evaluation

Teacher observation, survey

Measurement & Assessment Activities for

Individual Performance Students are expected to complete their worksheets
based on what they have learned.
Students are expected to answer a survey where their
opinions are asked.

Measurement & Assessment Activities for Students are expected to participate in the class discussion
Group Performance following the survey.

Homework (optional)

Explanation
Write the points regarding to the measurement and evaluation which you want to explain. (If any)
Explanation regarding to the implementation of the plan
When faced with technical difficulties, the teacher incorporates the content of the survey into the discussion
that was originally planned to follow it. If the students find the subject challenging to learn, the teacher gives a
short recap of the Past Tense constructions.