Lesson Plan Lesson 3 There are a lot of vegetables

Lesson Plan

Lesson 3 There are a lot of vegetables

The aim of the lesson:
Educational: - to learn using “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 results: 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, wallpapers

The order of the lesson:

1. 
   Organizing moment: - Greeting.
   

• 
  Checking the register
  
• 
  Checking homework
  

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. 
   Basic part
   

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 ...”.

Activity 2b Play “There is a lot of ...”. 9 min

Objective: to consolidate the construction “There is/are a lot of...”
STEP 1: Divide the class into two teams A and B.
STEP 2: Show a card with an uncountable noun (e.g. milk) to Team A. They must say in chorus: “There is a lot of milk.” STEP 3: Then show another card with an uncountable noun to Team B. They must say their sentence, e.g. “There is a lot of water.”
STEP 4: Show cards with countable nouns. Let them practise “There are a lot of ...”.
STEP 5: Mix the cards and show them randomly. When the teams are good, make it faster.
STEP 6: If the class is strong, the teams can in turn give words to another team.
e.g. Team A: Sugar
Team B: There is a lot sugar.

Activity 3a Read and answer the question. 7 min

Objective: to practise reading for detailed information
STEP 1: Ask the pupils to read the text individually and silently and find an answer to the question.
STEP 2: Work with the whole class. Ask the class to answer the question. Elicit why they think so.

4. 
   Post-activity Activity 3b Work in pairs. Complete the story. 10 min
   

Objectives: to develop pupils‟ logical thinking; to raise pupils‟ awareness of the moral of the tale

STEP 1: Ask the pupils to open the Workbook to Page 91.
STEP 2: Ask the pupils to read and complete the sentences with the words in the box.

Answer key:

When winter came, the Grasshopper was unhappy. He was hungry. There was no food in his cupboard. But the Ant was happy. He had a lot of food in his cupboard.
STEP 3: Ask about the moral of the fable “The Grasshopper and the Ant”. Accept as many answers as possible. At the end conclude that the moral is “Work today and you can reap the benefits tomorrow!” or “If you want to succeed tomorrow, you have to start working today. Those who do not plan for the long term will not succeed in the long term.”

5. 
   Homework 2 min
   

Ask the pupils to look at the homework on Pages 91-92. Check that everybody understands what to do with the two tasks. If necessary, explain how to do the homework.

6. 
   Evaluation. Giving marks