8th lesson plan personal information

Practice II: Didactics of ELT and practicum at primary school levelEigtht lesson planBaldomé, Daiana; Huivan, Sabina

Lesson plan: PERSONAL INFORMATIONSchool: Remedios de Escalada Nº2Teacher in charge: Victoria GarcíaCoordinator: Estela Braun and Liliana MonserratTrainee: Sabina HuivanClass: Nº 8-9Course: Sixth yearLevel: ElementaryLength: 40 minutesDate: 25th, September

Class description:There are twenty-five students in this group between 10 and 11 years-old. They have English classes twice a week, for 40 minutes on Wednesdays and 35 minutes on Fridays. They have started studying English in 5th year. They come to classes after the break both times, usually with lots of energy but when they are assigned tasks they calm down and work effectively.

Main aim:By the end of the lesson the students will have had revised the thematic unit concerning personal information.

Subsidiary aim:

1. Revise the verb “to be” as well as the verbs in the present simple form.2. Revise some vocabulary. 3. Revise the grammatical form of wh-questions and their answers.4. Activate and reinforce previous knowledge.

Personal aims:

I will do my best to work on my voice quality in order to make myself audible and meaningful. I also expect to create a bond with the students.

Timetable fit:

In the last lesson, the students have been working with a revision of the unit. They revised wh- questions, the use of the verb “to be” and personal pronouns.

Materials:

1. Board and board markers and chalk.

2. Photocopies.

3. Construction paper for the model about the project work.


Anticipated problems:

1. If some students do not come to the lesson, there will be an odd number for the “wheel”.

2. A noisy environment which may make this difficult for us to be listened to.

3. Possible solutions:

1. My partner will take part in the “wheel” if necessary.

2. I will do my best to speak louder and clearer.

Procedures:

Stage/stage aim Description Interaction Timing

Warm-up 1. Students will listen to an audio recording regarding personal information and complete questions about it.

T- SS 8 mins.

Lead in/ Get the students involved in the topic.

1. I will copy words randomly on the board for them to fully complete the sentences what will be written on the board, as well.

2. I will check this activity asking the students the answers.

T-SS 20 mins.

Reading, writing and speaking.

1. Students will do a reading comprehension activity.

2. In order to check it, I will ask the students to read aloud the answers.

T-SS 10 mins.

Homework/ Have the students continue writing.

1. I will tell students to bring for the following class some pictures or its copies so as to make a description of themselves as a project work.

2. We will bring a model of ourselves in construction paper.

T-SS 2 mins.


1) Listen to Sarah’s favourite things and answer the questions.

1. What is her favourite food?

2. What is her favourite colour?

3. What is her favourite number?

4. Who is her favourite pop star?

5. Who is her favourite footballer?

2) Complete the sentences with the following words:

Food – years-old – walking – name – hobby – pizza – blue – favourite – address – live – magazines – comics – what - how

1. My __________ is Fernando.2. I usually read ___________ and __________.3. My favourite ___________ is playing computer games.4. I’m 13 __________.5. My favourite ___________ is pasta and ____________.6. The favourite sport is ______________.7. My favourite colour is _______________. 8. ________ old are you?9. My ________________ is 124th, 9 de Julio Street. 10. I ____________ in Santa Rosa.11. __________ is your name?

3) Read the text and correct the sentences.


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