The aim of the lesson:
Educational: - to learn new words related to the topic
Developing: - to enable pupils to talk about summer holidays; to work with different text types: poems and emails
Socio-cultural: - to raise awareness of talking about summer holidays
Competence: SC1, FLCC and PC
Learning outcomes: By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to: talk about summer holidays.
Type of the lesson: non-standard, mixed Method of the lesson: group work, pair work Equipment: Textbook; the DVD of the book
- to consolidate new theme and new words of
the theme.
10 min
5
Marking.
- To mark pupils
5 min
6
Homework.
- Giving homework.
The Procedure of the lesson: Organizing moment: - Greeting.
Checking the register
Pre-Activity
Activity 1 Listen and repeat. 8 min Objectives: to introduce the topic; to create a friendly atmosphere STEP 1: Ask the pupils to listen to a poem ‘Summer’ By Nicolette Lennert STEP 2: Ask the pupils the following questions:
What’s this poem about? What’s the weather like? What can you do? STEP 3: Ask the pupils to listen and repeat.
STEP 4: Ask the pupils to notice which words rhyme, e.g. fun/sun, pool/cool.
STEP 5: Ask the pupils in pairs to write another verse.
MainPart
Activity 2a Work in pairs. Ask and answer. 5 min Objective: to prepare for the next activity STEP 1: Ask the class: “Who can think of question words? Who can think of questions to ask me about my summer holiday? For example, “How did you spend your summer holiday? Where did you go? What did you see there?”
STEP 2: The pupils ask their teacher about his/her summer holidays.
STEP 3: The pupils work in pairs and ask each other.
Activity 3 Listen write T for True and F for False. 7 min
Objective: to develop listening skills STEP 1: Ask the pupils to open Page 86 and read the statements.
STEP 2: The pupils listen to the DVD. Pause at the end of each statement and let the pupils discuss with a partner.
STEP 3: The pupils write T if they agree, and F if they disagree.
Answers:
Aziz likes English. T
Aziz went to the Summer International Camp in July. T
The Summer International Camp was in Tashkent. F
Madina went to Turkey in June. F
Madina liked eating fruit. F
Davron liked eating ice-cream. T
Madina stayed at home in July. F
Activity 4a Read the e-mail. Answer the questions. 10 min
Objectives: to develop reading for detail; to raise awareness of e-mail writing STEP 1: The pupils read the e-mail. They notice bold words.
STEP 2: The pupils read the e-mail. Ask the questions:
Who wrote the e-mail? (Aziz)
Who did he write the e-mail to? (Lucy)
What did he write in his e-mail? (He wrote about his summerholidays.)
What questions did he ask? (He asked Lucy how she spent hersummer holiday.)
Why did he use the Past Simple? (He wrote about last summer.) STEP 3: The pupils draft an e-mail about their summer holidays. STEP 4: The pupils share their e-mail with a partner who proof-reads.
Post-activity
Activity 4b Work in pairs. Write three questions to Aziz. 5 min Objective: to revise writing questions in the Past Simple STEP 1: The pupils write three questions to Aziz.
STEP 2: In pairs the pupils agree on 3 more questions to get more information about Aziz’s holiday. E.g. What did you have for breakfast on holiday?
STEP 3: The pupils do a class mingle and ask and answer each other their questions.
Homework
Explain that the pupils must write an e-mail to Aziz. They must write about their summer holiday. Explain to them that they should write their e-mails on a separate sheet of paper. They also must not write their names. Say that they can write imaginary stories about summer holidays.