LESSON PLAN

Date: the 30th of May 2019

Teacher: Baltag Adina
School: Scoala Profesionala Cozmesti
Form: 6th
Level: Elementary
No. of students: 16
Time: 50 minutes
Lesson title:” Times Were Hard for Dickens”
Approach: communicative
Skills: Integrated, mainly reading and speaking
DIDACTIC STRATEGIES:
a.) Procedural resources:
Elicitation;
Conversation;
Explanation;
Listening and reading comprehension;
b.) Material resources
Students’ notebook;
The blackboard;
Laptop;
 Handouts;
Video projector;
Teacher’s role: Organizer, Coordinator, Advisor, Monitor, Resource
Interactions: teacher-student(T-Ss), teacher- pairs(T-P), , student-student(S-S), Whole class.

Aims: -to create a relaxed atmosphere;

- to arouse the students’ interest in the subject;

- to express opinions about a book/ an author;

-to read for meaning and message;

-to find specific details;

Objectives: By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to:
-use correctly the new vocabulary;
-to make up sentences based on the text;
-to speak about a historical figure from their country.
Bibliography:
Harmer, Jeremy, The Practice of English Language Teaching, Longman, 2000
Vizental Adriana : Metodica predarii limbii engleze- Stategies of Teaching and Testing English as a Foreign
Language- Polirom, Iasi , 2007
No. Stages of Teacher’s activity Students’ Interaction Aim Skills Time
lesson activity
1. Organization - Teacher greets the students and checks The students T-Ss To create a Speaking 2’
and warm- attendance. greet the proper
up teacher. Ss-T atmosphere for
the lesson
2. Checking Teacher checks the homework. Students read T-Ss To check the Speaking 3’
homework the homework previous
Ss-T knowledge
3. Lead-in Teacher shows Ss some pictures with Ss elicit their T-Ss To prepare Ss 5’
different authors from different places answers. Ss-T for the lesson. Speaking
and they will have to recognize them.
Whole- To introduce the
class subject of the
lesson.
4. Pre-reading Teacher writes the title of the text on the Ss write down T-Ss To introduce the Speaking
activity blackboard “Times Were Hard for the title of the Whole- new topic and 7’
Dickens “and announces the objectives. lesson class provide reason
for the reading.
Teacher asks Ss to look at the pictures Ss give their
from the text and asks them to say who answers.
they think the characters are.
The T tells Ss they are going to listen to
and read a text whose title is “ Times
Were Hard for Dickens “.They are asked
if they think the text will be about the
author or about a book.
5. While- T sets the task to assist the overall Ss silently read T-Ss To get the 10’
reading understanding of the text. the text and Ss-Ss general idea of Speaking
Activity summarize it in IW what the text is Reading
Skimming/ T plays the video of the text and asks Ss PW about. Listening
one sentence.
extensive to silently read the text while listening to Writing
listening it and summarize it in one sentence. Ss
are asked to work individual and then
check their answers with their deskmates.
T asks Ss to underline the words they
don’t understand.
T explains new vocabulary. (If necessary)
T checks understanding and leads the
feedback session.
Teacher asks Ss to silently read the text Ss silently read PW To find specific Speaking 10’
Scanning and fill in the grid according to the the text and fill details. Reading
/intensive information in it. in the grid. Writing
listening
Teacher asks Ss to read the text again (if Ss elicit their
necessary) and decide if the sentences are answers.
R(right), W(wrong),
The T asks Ss to read the text again (if
necessary) and complete the sentences.
T checks understanding and leads the
feedback session.
Teacher asks Ss to work in pairs and Ss work in Speaking
6. Post-reading make sentences based on the text using pairs and make PW To make Writing 8’
Activity the words: Oliver Twist, Great sentences with sentences with
Expectations, David Copperfield, the given the given words.
Portsmouth, factory, reporter, Catherine, words.
 Kent Ss write the sentences and present Ss give their
them in front of the class. answers. Whole- To express their Speaking
Ss are asked to think which film version Class opinion about Writing
of Charles Dickens’ books do they prefer the film version
and why. of Dickens’
books.

7. Feed-back Teacher gives Ss feedback as to their Ss write down T-Ss To offer Writing 5’
and performance during the class and gives the homework. Ss-T feedback.
homework homework. Ss must think of a historical
assignment figure from their country and complete a
table.