LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL: ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ „MIHAI EMINESCU”, ARAD

TEACHER: Nan Emanuela
DATE: the 11th of May 2018
GRADe: 7th B
NO. OF STUDENTS: 21
TIME OF LESSON: 50 minutes
TYPE OF LESSON: developing skills
LEVEL: intermediate
TEXTBOOK: High Flyer Intermediate, Longman
TITLE: Great Adventures
TIME: 50 min
COMPETENCES TARGETED:
I. COMMUNICATIVE (linguistic) in:
1. Receiving oral messages
2. Producing oral messages
3. Receiving written messages
4. Producing written messsages
II. Additional Competences: Learning to learn (autonomous learner)
SPECIFIC COMPETENCES:
1.1 Selecting particular information from a short message articulated clearly and rarely
1.3 Performing simple instructions
2.1 Making simple oral statements in response to questions
2.3 Producing simple, verbal or visual statements about yourself / people /activities from the
immediate universe
3.1 Detaching particular information from a short text containing a familiar lexicon read in
mind
3.2 Performing simple written indications
4.1 Filling in simple forms with personal data
4.2 Writing simple messages based on words and images support
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
SWBAT –
LO1 - to use relative pronouns (who, whose, that, which) and adverbs (where) in relative
clauses to emphasize the stylistic dimension of the adventure story.
LO2 - to answer the questions given by the teacher about the adventure written in the text
LO3-to identify the words (explorers, cave, vegetation, overgrown) explained by the teacher in
the sentences given by the teacher

TEACHER’S ROLES: organizer(gets ss’ involved, engaged and ready for the activity);
resource (is useful and available for ss’); observer (observes what ss do and gives useful
indications and feedback).
STUDENTS’ ROLES: organizer, editor, spokesperson, time-keeper.
TEACHING METHODS: discussion, picture exploitation, explanation, grammar
exercise, vocabulary exercise, reading exercise

TEACHING METHODS: brainstorming, conversation, dialogue, exercise, explanation,

role play
MATERIALS: textbook, handouts, whiteboard, CD
SKILLS: reading, writing, listening, speaking (integrated receptive and productive skills)
ORGANIZATIONS: individual work, pair work.
Activity 1 : Warm-up
Aim: To create a pleasant atmosphere and to relax the Ss
To get Ss involved in the topic

Procedure: Teacher (T) checks the homework first. Ss read their homework and correct it
if necessary.
Interaction: T-S; S-T
Timing: 5 min

Activity 2: Pre-Reading

Aim: to express points of view based on personal experience on the topic of the lesson,
“adventure story.”
Procedure: T challenges Ss introducing a strong motivational task related to Ss’
experience on the topic “adventure:”
What does “Adventure” mean to you? -> “An activity (journey, experience) which is
unusual, exciting, possibly dangerous.”
“An adventure trip means things that happen according to the plan and expectations, but
especially surprises or situations in which you have to find a solution. Have you ever
been on an adventure trip?” (Ss- Yes/ No; e.g. an adventure in the forest, you got lost or
anything else). The points of view are shared with the class.
Interaction: Ss-Ss; Ss-Ss-T
Timing: 10 min
Now, the T asks the Ss to look at the picture on page 48 and answer some questions
(ex.7/pg.48) in full sentences.

Activity 3 : While-Reading

Aim: : to introduce the theme of the lesson

Procedure: T announces the purpose of the lesson: “Today we are going to be reading
and talking about the adventure story of a child and his friends who travel to a place in
the Andes, where the Incas lived about 6oo years ago. We will find out together what the
children are looking for in this far away land.” The Ss start reading the text out loud ( the
T pays attention to pronunciation) and find any unknown words. After each sentence, the
mate is translating so we can identify easier the unknown words. The T writes the
unknown words on the blackboard and the Ss in their notebooks.
Post-reading - T gives the Ss a few minutes to look through the entire text and asks the
Ss to do ex. 8/ pg.48. Ss also have to answer a few questions related to the text (ex.9/
pg.48).
Interaction: Ss-Ss; Ss-Ss-T
Timing: 15 min
Activity 4: Practice

Aim: to use relative pronouns (who, whose, that, which) and adverbs (where) in relative
clauses to emphasize the stylistic dimension of the adventure story
Procedure: T tells the Ss what is a relative clause, its position and the introductory word
(the relative clause is the sentence which adds more information about one of the nouns
in the main clause and begins with who, whose, which, that and where. The relative
clause goes immediately after the noun. The relative pronouns are: who, whose, that,
which; where is a relative adverb). Ss notice that these sentences make the text more
fluent and easy to read, as they connect ideas expressed by the narrator.
T gives the Ss some work-sheets and they solve together the exercise.
Interaction: S – S; Ss-T
Timing: 15 min

Activity 5: Feed-back - giving assignment; evaluation of the lesson

Aim: to write a different ending for the adventure story based on the evolution of the
events and characters
Procedure: T assigns the homework. Ss ask questions in case there are aspects that need
to be clarified
Interaction: Ss-T
Timing: 5 min

EVALUATION:
- initial: homework check-up
- continue: through activities, error correction
- final: through oral and written feed-back and homework
 Work-sheet 1

Can you make these sentences easier to read by putting in:

who – that – which – where – or whose ?

who
Example: Manco Capac is the king V founded the Inca Empire.

1. I am writing about a cave……………. has drawings of ancient people.

2. These people are the explorers…………… discovered the cave.

3. I am writing about a cave…………………. I visited last year.

4. These people are the explorers……………. I met last year.

5. That man………………… discovery you saw is a well-known explorer.

6. We came to a place…………….. the vegetation was very overgrown.

THE RELATIVE PRONOUN AS THE SUBJECT OF A RELATIVE CLAUSE

  Relative clauses about things

- I am writing about a cave.

- It has drawings of ancient people.
I am writing about a cave that/which has drawings of ancient people.

 Relative clauses about people

.
- These people are the explorers.
- They discovered the cave.
These people are the explorers who discovered the cave

THE RELATIVE PRONOUN AS THE OBJECT OF A RELATIVE CLAUSE

 Relative clauses about things

- I am writing about a cave.

- I visited it last year.
I am writing about a cave which/that I visited last year.

 Relative clauses about people

- These people are the explorers.

- I met them last year.
These people are the explorers who I met last year.

Whose (relative pronoun) + clause

- That man is a well-known explorer.

- You saw his discovery.
That man whose discovery you saw is a well-known explorer.

Where (relative adverb) + clause

- We came to a place.
- The vegetation was very overgrown there.
We came to a place where the vegetation was very overgrown.