Lesson plan Topic: Improving and maintaining concentration

Topic: Friends
Time: 45 minutes
Age group: 8-12 years old, average age – 9, 10
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Lesson
Aims: To identify the characters, to introduce oneself and greet others.
Target Vocabulary: Hello, I am …, What’s your name?, friend.
Extra Materials: Slips of paper with the names of pupils in a bag. Flashcards of Cecil Mouse and Ellie May.

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   Warm-up
   

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  Wait by the door and greet the pupils as they arrive.
  
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  Write your name on the board and introduce yourself to the class. Point to your name on the board and to yourself and say: Hello, I am (Mr Miraziz). Say Hello again. The pupils repeat, chorally and individually.
  
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  (before going into class, prepare slips of paper with the first names of the pupils written in English. Put the slips in a bag.) Take out the first slip and read the name. Ask the pupil to come to the front. Say Hello to him/her and invite a response. Follow the same procedure with the rest of the pupils
  

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   Presentation and Practice
   

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  Pupil's books closed. Show the pupils the flashcards of Cecil Mouse and Ellie May. Ask them to identify the characters. Put the flashcard of Cecil Mouse in front of your face, pretend you are Cecil and say: Hello, My name's CecilMouse. The pupils repeat after you put the flashcards of May in front of your face, pretend you re Ellie and say: Hello, I am Ellie May. Hold up both flashcards and say: We’re friends! Explain what friends mean. Pin them up on the board.
  

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   Listen. Repeat. Talk with your friend.
   

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  Play the cassette/CD again pausing after each utterance. The pupils repeat, chorally and individually. Check their pronunciation and intonation
  
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  Ask the pupils in pairs to act out similar exchanges. Check round the class providing an necessary help. Ask some pairs to report back to the class.
  

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