Dates English Teacher

The aim of the lesson:

Educational: - to learn two more letters: Ii and Jj; - to practise Class 1 vocabulary (the structure ―I can‖ + verbs);

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  to learn the days of the week
  

Developing: -to enable pupils to say the days of the week in order; - to enable pupils to use the structure ―I can‖ + verbs Socio-cultural: - to raise awareness of different pronunciation of the letter ―I‖ sounds and single pronunciation of ―J‖. Competence: SC2, PC and FLCC in questions.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to: - recognise, say and write letters Ii and Jj - use the structure ―I can‖ with verbs learnt in Class 1; - recognise different pronunciation of the letter ―I‖ sounds and single pronunciation of ―J‖.

Type of the lesson: non-standard, mixed

Method of the lesson: group work, pair work

Equipment: Pupil‘s book, Workbook, the DVD, cards with: letters;

The Procedure of the lesson:

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   Organizing moment: - Greeting.
   

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  Checking the register
  
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  Checking and asking homework
  

2. Pre-Activity

Activity 1 Listen and repeat. 5 min

Objective: to warm up and introduce new topic: days of the week

Say: „Open your books on Page 14.‟ Point to Activity 1. Use gestures and wait for all the children to open their textbooks. Check if they have the correct page.

Say: „Look and listen.‟ Then show a calendar and say: „Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.‟ Repeat again. Say: „They are the days of the week.‟

Say: „Look and listen.‟ Play the DVD, track Days of the week.

3. Main part

Activity 2a Play ―Jump‖. 10 min

Objective: to revise verbs from Class 1 with the structure ―I can …‖

Step 1

Say: „Look and listen.‟ Play the DVD, animation with the robot (I can …)

Say: „Look and repeat.‟ Make a pause after each action and get the pupils to repeat and demonstrate. Ask as many pupils as possible.

Say: „Look and answer.‟ Point to Activity 2a in the textbook and make sure all the pupils are on the correct page. Ask: „What can (a frog) do?‟ Point to the pictures and ask the pupils to call the actions. Elicit all the answers.

Step 2

Say: „Let‟s play! Stand in a circle.‟ Encourage all the pupils into the game. Throw a ball to the nearest pupil and say:

„Jump!‟ P1 catches the ball and jumps. He/she says: ‗I can jump.‘ Throw a ball to another pupil and say another verb, for example ―climb‖ etc. If the pupil can‘t say, ask the others to help him/her.

Activity 2b Work in pairs. Point and say. 10 min

Objective: to revise verbs and the structure ―I can …‖

Say: „Thank you. Take your seats.‟ Use gestures so the pupils go to their seats and sit down.

Say: „Let‟s work in pairs.‟ Demonstrate what to do. Invite two pupils to the board. Ask one of them to show an action. Ask another to call the action. e.g. Pupil 1 shows flying a kite. Pupil 2 says: ‗I can fly a kite.‘ If Pupil 2 can‘t say, ask the pupils to help him/her. Invite the 2nd pair to the board. Ask them to do the same task.

Say: „Stand up, please. Let‟s play in pairs!‟ Walk around and watch the activity. If the pupils have difficulties, help them.

4. Post-activity

Activity 3 Write the letters. 15 min

Objectives: to learn two more letters of the alphabet – Ii and Jj; to practise writing the letters; to consolidate the letters. Say: „Look and listen.‟ Play the DVD, letters I, J. Let the pupils listen to the pronunciation several times. Show the pictures. Pronounce the letter I as [ai] and J as [djem]

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   Homework: WB page 13 Activity 1, 2 Then learning new words
   
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   Marking. Giving marks according to pupils‘ attendance