LESSON PLAN

TEACHER:
SCHOOL:
GRADE: VIIIth A
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 27
DATE: 19.05.2016
TIME: 50 min
TEXTBOOK: Highflyer Upper - Intermediate
LESSON: Unit 17 – In the dead of the night
TYPE OF LESSON: Teaching grammar and vocabulary
LESSON AIMS:
 to come closer to the topic: sleep
 to create a communicative and interactive environment
 to create involvement in the reading task
 to make predictions related to the topic
 to read to confirm expectations (skimming)
 to read for specific information (scanning)
 to introduce the use of connectors and clarify the use of connectors
 to familiarise Ss with the use of idioms
 to motivate students to use the new vocabulary and connectors

LESSON OBJECTIVES: by the end of the lesson the students will be able to:

 talk about sleep and the way it affects our lives

 read to confirm expectations (skimming)
 read for specific information (scanning)
 use connectors to predict what follows
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 use english idioms in different contexts

DIDACTIC STRATEGIES:
a. methods, interaction and skills:
 conversation, brainstorming, exposition
 individual work, pair (S-S) and group work (Ss-Ss), whole class work
 speaking, reading, writing
b. materials and aids:
 the textbook, Ss’ notebooks, blackboard and chalk, pictures, hand-outs.
ASSUMPTIONS: Students are already familiar with some words used for this topic and with the acrostic poems.
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS: They may be noisy when working in pairs/groups.
SOLUTIONS: Create a pleasant and warm atmosphere, provide explanations when necessary, encourage them to give answers.

Warm-up
Activity 1
Aims:
 to create a pleasant atmosphere
 to come closer to the topic: sleep
PROCEDURE INTERAC- TIMING GROUPING SKILL FOCUS
TION
 T greets and marks the absent Ss, if any. T - Ss 5 min Whole class Speaking
 T checks the homework.
 T asks the Ss some general questions related to the topic of the
new lesson. (Are you tired at the moment?/ What time did you go
to bed last night? /Do you dream, sleep walk, have nightmares,
snore or suffer from insomnia?).
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 Ss answer T’s questions that make them talk about their sleeping
habits.

Lead – in
Activity 2
Aims:
 to introduce the new topic
 create a communicative and interactive environment
PROCEDURE INTERAC- TIMING GROUPING SKILL FOCUS
TION
 T asks Ss to open their textbook and read the title of the new T – Ss 8 min Whole class Speaking
lesson and asks them what they think the lesson is about.
 Ss come up with ideas.
 T asks Ss to make groups and have a competition to see how many Ss - Ss Group work Writing
words they can think of connected to sleep.
 In groups Ss write as many words as they can related to sleep
report to the class.
 T asks Ss to label the pictures in ex. 1/70 with the words from the
box.
 Ss read the words and label the pictures.

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Pre-reading
Activity 3
Aims:
 to raise expectations
 to create involvement in the reading task
 to make predictions related to the topic
PROCEDURE INTERAC- TIMING GROUPING SKILL FOCUS
TION
 Before reading the text about sleep, T asks Ss to do ex.2/70 in their T – Ss 5 min Pair work Reading
books and decide which statements about sleep are true and which are Ss - Ss Speaking
false
 Ss work in pairs. Answers will be discussed together with the whole
class.

While-reading
Activity 4
Aims:
 to read to confirm expectations (skimming)
 to read for specific information (scanning)
 to introduce the use of connectors
PROCEDURE INTERAC- TIMING GROUPING SKILL FOCUS
TION
 T asks Ss to read the text and check their answers from ex. 2. T – Ss 10 min Whole class Reading
 Ss read the text to check their answers. Speaking

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 Ss are asked whether they know what a connector is. After the
meaning of the word has been assimilated by the Ss in the target
language, they are required to give some examples of connectors from
the text, trying to explain what they connect and every connector’s
individual meaning.

 T asks the Ss to reread the text and complete the sentences with the
phrases in ex.3/70. T explains that choosing the correct sentence
depends on the connector, and also on the overall meaning of the
surrounding sentences.
 Ss carry out the task individually and then report to the class. T leads
the feedback session and discusses with the whole class.

Post-reading (controlled practice)

Activity 5
Aims:

 to clarify the use of connectors

PROCEDURE INTERAC- TIMING GROUPING SKILL FOCUS
TION
 In order to assure the consolidation, Ss are supposed to underline T – Ss 5 min Whole class Writing
all the connectors in the text and to complete the sentences in
ex.4/70.

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Activity 6
Aims:

 to enrich Ss’ vocabulary

 to familiarize Ss with the use of idioms
PROCEDURE INTERAC- TIMING GROUPING SKILL FOCUS
TION
 T explains that the title of the text Sleeping like a baby is an T – Ss 5 min Whole class Speaking
English idiom and provides the Ss some other common idioms
related to sleep. T shows the Ss some pictures illustrating the
given idioms and then gives the Ss worksheets where they have to
match each idiom with the correct meaning.
 Ss match the idioms with the correct meaning.

Free practice (production)

Activity 7
Aims:
 to motivate students to use the new vocabulary and connectors
PROCEDURE INTERAC- TIMING GROUPING SKILL FOCUS
TION
 T tells the Ss that they are going to make an acrostic poem about Ss - Ss 10 min Group work Speaking
sleep and in order to do that they have to make groups and work Writing
together.
 Ss work in groups. When they are ready they present their poems
to the class.

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Evaluation:
PROCEDURE INTERAC- TIMING GROUPING SKILL FOCUS
TION
 Teacher sums up the lesson and evaluates students’ work by giving T - Ss 1 min Whole class Speaking
grades to those that were really active and pluses to those that were
less active.

Assigning homework
PROCEDURE INTERAC- TIMING GROUPING SKILL FOCUS
TION
 The T tells the Ss that they are supposed to do exercise 5 on page T - Ss 1 min Whole class Speaking
71.

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A. Match the idioms to their definitions:

1. Cat nap a. to sleep very well

2. sleep like a log b. to wait until the next day before making a decision.
3. beauty sleep c. a short sleep.
4. sleep on it d. to get enough sleep.
5. hit the sack e. go to bed

B. Fill in the blanks with the right idiom:

1. You don’t have to decide now.__________________ and let me know tomorrow.

2. All of this studying makes me want to take a ___________________.

3. After a day at the beach, I usually __________________.

4. Tonight I’ll go to bed early. I need my ______________ to look rested at tomorrow’s party.

5. I need to ___________________ after the sleepless night.