Dates English Teacher

The aim of the lesson:
Educational: - to learn to use use “there is a lot of ...” with uncountable and “there are a lot of ...” with countable nouns; - to learn about the moral of the fable “The Grasshopper and the Ant”.
Developing: - to enable pupils to talk more about food; - to enable pupils to read for detailed information.
Socio-cultural: - to raise awareness of the moral of the fable “The Grasshopper and the Ant”.
Competence: SC3, LC, FLCC
Learning outcomes: At the end of the lesson pupils will be able to: - talk about food; - use “there is a lot of ...” with Uncountable and “there are a lot of ...” with countable nouns; - read for detailed information.
Type of the lesson: non-standard, mixed
Method of the lesson: group work, pair work
Equipment: Pupil‟s Book, the DVD; cards with food, fruit and vegetables

The Procedure of the lesson:

1. 
   Organizing moment: - Greeting.
   

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  Checking theregister
  
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  Checkinghomework
  

2. 
   Pre-Activity
   

Activity 1 Listen and sing. 10 min
Objectives: to warm up by singing the song; to check homework
STEP 1: Play the DVD. Ask the pupils to listen to the song and sing it. Look at Unit 3 Lesson 1 Activity 1 for the DVD script.
STEP 2: Checking homework. The pupils check their homework in pairs. They ask and answer.

3. 
   Mainpart
   

Activity 2a Work in pairs. Read and match with pictures. 7 min
Objectives: to practise reading for detailed information; to revise the construction “There is/are a lot of ...”
STEP 1: Ask the pupils to match the texts with pictures.
Answer key: 1b; 3a
STEP 2: Write on the board: There is a lot of bread. There are a lot of bananas. Draw the pupils‟ attention to “There is a lot of ...” and “There are a lot of ...”.
Ask them to give words to finish the sentence “There is a lot of ...” Help if necessary with pictures of sugar, salt, coffee, tea etc. Do the same with “There are a lot of ...”.