Lesson plan for intermediate level

Day: 4 Topic: Functions within the text

Day: Saturday Time: 90 minutes
Skills Covered: Speaking (40%), Writing (30%), Reading (20%)
Listening (10%)

Resources:
Whiteboard, markers, chart papers, sticky notes, stop watch
Introduction: Time: 15 minutes
Activity 1: Photocopies: 2
Following functions will be written in different chits, teachers will come one by one, open the
chit, and make sentence on given function.

Stating intention preference refusal

seeking permission instructions regrets
warning invitation opinion probability
talking about past

Activity 2: time : 15 minutes

From the given passage, teachers will identify the given function.

I am fed up of this weather. It is always raining therefore this city is known as a

wet city. I am planning to take a holiday this summer. I hope the weather will be
comparatively dry and sunny during summer unlike last year. I remember I had
to cancel my holiday due to heavy rains. I prefer sun shine to rains which make
you depressed and gloomy.
Functions Example
Opinion

Description

Stating intention

Preference
 Probability

Talking about past

Development: 20 minutes

Teachers will be divided into pairs. Then they will be allotted different situations given
below. They will identify the function and have dialogue for 2 minutes.

I think inflation is not bad for people.

I am planning to meet Donald trump.

Crime is the consequence of poverty

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Television is the leading cause of violence in today's society.

Females are better students than males.

21 should be the legal driving age around the world.

Exam only measure the memory of students not their learning

Should marks in exams be affected by handwriting of students?

Are celebrities good role models for Students?

Cell phones should be banned in schools.

Is feminism irrelevant in the 21st century?

Social media does more harm than good.

Zoos should be banned.

Is the use of technology changing people for the better. . . or worse?

Violent video games should be banned.

Should there be separate schools for boys and girls

Money or love - what is more important?

Is online study more effective than traditional?

Should cigarettes be banned from society?

Drug use should be treated as a mental health issue rather than a criminal offense.

Activity 2: Time: 20 minutes

2 colored copies
Ads will be distributed too teachers, then one by one teachers will be called, they will identify
the stated function from ad nad describe the message from the ad.
Activity 3: 20 minutes
Plastic coated 4 copies
Teachers will be provided with sentences and paragraph to make notes.

1. The student requested that the professor excuses her absence, but the professor refused.
2. There will be a music concert next to Vienna coffee shop. Would you like to go?
3. International Centre is hosting English Conversation classes. They help non-native speakers of
English practice their English-speaking skills.
4. The office of International Students and Scholars (ISS) at Purdue University is located in
Schleman Hall.
5. The car that was pulled over by the police officer yesterday just had an accident. That driver
is not careful.

1. Possible Solution: The professor denied the student’s request for an

excused absence.
2. Possible Solution: Are you coming to a music concert in Vienna?
3. Possible Solution: English non native speakers can improve their English by
taking classes at International Center.
4. Possible Solution: Schleman Hall hosts the ISS office.
5. Possible Solution: The driver who was pulled over yesterday is not careful
because he just had an accident.
Write a summary of the following passage and also suggest a suitable title:
All the evils in this world are brought about by the persons who are always up and
doing, but do not know when they ought to be up nor what they ought to be doing.
The devil, I take it, is still the busiest creature in the universe, and I can quite imagine
him denouncing laziness and becoming angry at the smallest waste of time. In his
kingdom, I will wager, nobody is allowed to do nothing, not even for a single
afternoon. The world, we all freely admit, is in a muddle but I for one do not think that
it is laziness that has brought it to such a pass. It is not the active virtues that it lacks
but the passive ones; it is capable of anything but kindness and a little steady
thought. There is still plenty of energy in the world (there never were more fussy
people about), but most of it is simply misdirected. If, for example, in July 1914,
when there was some capital idling weather, everybody, emperors, Kings, arch
dukes, statesmen, generals, journalists, had been suddenly smitten with an intense
desire to do nothing, just to hang about in the sunshine and consume tobacco, then
we should all have been much better off than we are now. But no, the doctrine of the
strenuous life still went unchallenged; there must be no time wasted; something must
be done. Again, suppose our statesmen, instead of rushing off to Versailles with a
bundle of ill-digested notions and great deal of energy to dissipate had all taken a
fortnight off, away from all correspondence and interviews and what not, and had
simply lounged about on some hillside or other apparently doing nothing for the first
time in their energetic lives, then they might have gone to their so-called peace
conference and come away again with their reputations still unsoiled and the affairs
of the world in good trim. Even at the present time, if half of the politicians in Europe
would relinquish the notion that laziness is crime and go away and do nothing for a
little space, we should certainly gain by it. Other examples come crowding into mind.
Thus, every now and then, certain religious sects hold conferences; but though there
are evils abroad that are mountains high, though the fate of civilization is still
doubtful, the members who attend these conferences spend their time condemning
the length of ladies’ skirts and the noisiness of dance bands. They would all be better
employed lying flat on their backs somewhere, staring at the sky and recovering their
mental health.

Home task:
Task 1:
Make notes from the given passages:

Passage A

Australian scientists warned drivers and passengers of new cars that danger lurks within their
brand new vehicles. It is not the soft fabric or leather that encases comfortable bucket seats,
or the shining new dashboard, or the designs of the sporty steering wheel that harbor the
danger. It is the reassuring smell of the new car that spells danger. The odor actually contains
high levels of toxic air emissions that can make the driver and passengers ill.
A research organization in Australia conducted a comprehensive research on three cars.
Drivers were asked to keep logs on how they felt and reacted to the lush interiors of their
cars. The researchers also carried out observations on the reactions of the drivers and at the
same time interviewed them.

Anecdotal evidence was therefore carefully gathered and analyzed. The results revealed that
the very smell of a new car that enthralls the new owner, contains high levels of toxic
emissions. What is even more alarming is the fact that these toxic emissions are present in
cars even after 6 months or longer of leaving the showroom. Anecdotal evidence during the
study revealed that drivers were becoming ill when they drove their new cars. A lawyer
reported being ill with headaches, lung irritation, and swellings for several days after
collecting a new car and driving it for only 10 minutes.

Passage B

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) is Australia's

main scientific body. They conducted a research on the toxicity of the interior of new cars
over a period of two years. Steve Brown, the head of the CSIRO's air quality control research
unit draws a parallel between the home and the car. He says, "Just as air inside our homes and
workplaces is often much more polluted than the air outside, so sitting in your new car can
expose you to levels of toxic emissions that are many times beyond health guideline goals."

The toxic emissions contain many chemicals and they include for example, benzene, acetone,
ethylbenzene, and xylene isomers. The effects of each are far from benign. Benzene is a
cancer-causing agent, acetone is a mucosal irritant, ethylbenzene is a systemic toxic agent,
and xylene isomers is a foetal development toxic agent.

So what are the precautions that new car owners have to take? Brown pointed out in a
statement that the remedy was simple. "To avoid some exposure to this toxic cocktail, people
who buy new cars should make sure that there is plenty of outside air entering the vehicle
while they drive it for at least 6 months." The implications are clear. Drivers should refrain
from using their car air-conditioners and drive with their windows rolled down.

Task 2:
Fortune teller (reading comprehension) from book
Feedback:
Teachers will write their views about the session on sticky notes and paste it on chart paper.