LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL: Colegiul Naional Agricol Carol ITEACHER: Nicoleta
MgalCLASS: a-IX-a ALEVEL: IntermediateDATE: the 23rd of May
20013LESSON: MODAL VERBS expressing ABILITY, PERMISSION,
PROHIBITION RESOURCES: Front runner The overhead
projectorVisualsAudio CDs PowerPoint
PresentationWorksheetsBoardSEATING ARRANGEMENT: Horseshoe CLASS
PROFILE: This is a classroom made up of 24 students. They generally
pursue their learning goals enthusiastically and respond well to
material which is relevant and involving. The teacher must
constantly encourage them to respond to texts or situations with
their own thoughts and experiences and, most importantly, give them
tasks which they are able to do, otherwise theyll get demotivated.
They usually react positively to activities prompted by pictures or
cues and they appreciate a supportive classroom atmosphere.Teaching
Aims: - To make the students use the modal verbs Can, May and Could
in sentences of their own;- To have the students eliciting the
contexts where the modal verbs Can, May and Could appear;- To make
the students see the difference between the modals Can and May;- To
get the students interested in the subject;
Learning Aims:- The students should express themselves freely
and make statements on their own;- They will identify the modal
verbs Can, May and Could and the meaning they convey.- Students
will be able to generate their own sentences using the modal
verbsAids: book, blackboard, chalk, worksheets, computer, video
projector.Evaluation: continue - through analyzing Ss answers;
final through worksheets;Anticipated problems: Some students may
have problems in expressing themselves;Class Management: the
classroom must be clean, comfortable and bright.
Procedure:1. Introduction 3minSkills involved:
speakingInteraction: T - whole classThe teacher makes an informal
conversation. - She greets the students and asks them how they
are.- The student on duty tells the absent students2. Checking the
homework 3 minSkills involved: speaking, readingInteraction: T
whole class- The teacher checks the Students homework and gives
necessary explanation;- Ss read their homework and correct the
mistakes, if necessary.3. Presentation 8 minSkills involved:
speaking, reading, and writingInteraction: T - whole class- T.
writes the title of the new lesson on the blackboard: Modal Verbs
expressing Ability, Permission and Prohibition.- The teacher
introduces an interactive PPT presentation about modal verbs
expressing ability, permission and prohibition and explains the
uses of: Can, May and Could- while presenting the uses of the modal
verbs, T asks students to give examples on their own.
4. Practice 17 minActivity 1 (7min.)Skills involved: listening,
speaking, writing Interaction: T Ss; Ss Ss- Students are asked to
watch a short movie about the differences between may and can when
asking for permission;
http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.ro/search/label/can
- The Teacher tells the Students to work in pairs to fill in a
worksheet with the appropriate modal verb.- After completing the
worksheet, Ss read their answers and Teacher corrects them if
necessary. Activity 2 (4 min.)Skills involved: reading,
speakingInteraction: T Ss; Ss Ss- Students read some sentences with
modal verbs and identify their meaning;- Teacher helps them when
needed.Activity 3 (5min.)Skills involved: reading, speaking,
writing Interaction: T Ss; Ss T- Teacher asks the Students to take
a look on exercise 6 and to fill in the blanks with can/cant,
may/may not or could.- Students read the exercise and Teacher gives
explanation if needed.4. Reading Activity 4 min Skills involved:
reading, speakingInteraction: T Ss; Ss T - Students read a text
about Dr Robot - After reading Ss find out what Dr Robot can do.-
Teacher checks their answers.5. Assessment 13 minSkills involved:
listening, writing, reading, speakingInteraction: T Ss; Ss
Ss-Teacher asks Ss some questions: What their opinion is about
having a robot and if its possible that they have feelings.-
Students are asked to watch a short fragment from the movie
Bicentennial Man so that they could find out more about what robots
can do .- Teacher asks the students to complete a worksheet with
what Bicentennial Man Could do using the appropriate modal verb.-
Students read their answers and the teacher corrects them if
necessary.6. Evaluation 3 min - Considering the students answers
during the lesson, the teacher makes positive remarks and puts
marks in the catalogue.
Worksheet 1
A. Read the dialog between a Brazilian teacher of English and a
Brazilian student. Then complete the blanks with Can or May:
T - Hello, students.S - Hello, teacher. __________ I go to the
restroom?T - Not now. After class, OK?S - Okay. _______ I speak
Portuguese?T - Only if it is really important. Is it?S - No, it
isn't. __________ I do the homework now?T - Not now. It is HOME
work, dear.S - Okay, teacher. But _______ I do the homework or is
it very difficult?T - The homework is easy, relax.S - ____ I speak
English like an American?T - Well, not now, but in a near
future...S - Great! _______ I drink some water now?T - Okay, but be
fast.
Worksheet 2A. Complete the blanks with the correct form of the
verbs in parentheses, according to the video segment.
1) Andrew ___________ (play) chess.2)
He________________(speak).
3) He ______________ (decide) what is best for himself.
4) He ______________ (jump) very high.5) He
_______________(fly).
6) He ______________ (read) books.
7) He ______________ (feel) what humans feel.
8) Andrew and the girl _____________ (play) the piano.
B. Write two things you may do and two things you may not do at
school.
