Inductive Lesson Plan Intermediate Theme : Science and Technology Topic : A Peek into the Future / Daily Routine Language Aspect : The Simple Present Tense Language Unit : 1.0 Language for Interpersonal Use i) Talking about (describing) one’s routine.
Language Skill : Speaking Specific objectives : By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i) construct verbally at least 3 sentences correctly by using the simple present tense based on the pictures given. ii) state verbally their friends’ daily routines by using the simple present tense. Thinking skills : Generating Ideas Previous knowledge : Students have learnt about action verbs and subject-verb agreement in previous lessons. Moral value : Being helpful Teaching Aids : Mask, Power-point presentation Stage/Time Activity/Content Presentation Set Induction (3 minutes) Rationale: To arouse the students’ interest to the topic Whole class activity. AVA: Mask 1. Teacher calls out a student at random, provides a mask of a robot and asks the student to put it on. 2. Teacher instructs the student to pretend to be a robot named Miki. 3. Teacher commands the robot using action verbs. Example: a. Miko, mop the floor. b. Miko, wash the plates. c. Miko, wipe the windows. 4. The “robot” performs the actions. 5. Teacher calls out other students at random to give commands to the robot. 6. The “robot” performs the actions. Stage/Time Activity/Content Presentation Pre-Speaking (4 minutes) Rationale: To enable the students to construct sentences using the Simple Present Tense. Whole class activity AVA: power point presentation (refer to appendix 1) 1. Teacher displays a picture of Miko the robot’s daily routine on the screen. 2. Teacher states that the picture shows Miko’s daily routine. 3. Teacher poses a question to the students pertaining to the picture. Example: What does Miko do every morning? 4. Teacher calls upon a student at random to answer the question based on the picture displayed on the screen. Example: Miko washes the car every morning. 5. Teacher displays other pictures of Miko’s daily routine and poses questions to the students one at a time. Example: a. What does Miko do every afternoon? b. What does Miko do every evening? 6. Students answer the questions one at a time. Example: a. Miko prepares lunch in the afternoon. b. Miko washes car in the evening. Stage/Time Activity/Content Presentation While- speaking Stage 1 (10 minutes) Rationale: To enable the students to state one’s daily routines based on given pictures. Pair Work AVA: Picture series handout ( refer to appendix 2) 1. Teacher instructs the students to get into pairs. 2. Teacher distributes a picture series of Miko’s daily routine to each pair. 3. Teacher instructs a student from each pair to state Miko’s daily routine based on the pictures. Example: a. Miko washes the car every morning. b. Miko vacums the floor every afternoon. 4. Teacher instructs the other student in each pair to pretend to be Miko and perform the routines. 5. Teacher instructs the students to reverse the roles and continue the activity. Stage/Time Activity/Content Presentation While-speaking Stage 2 (15 minutes) Rationale: To enable the students to state their daily routines using the simple present tense. Group activity 1. Teacher instructs the students to get into groups of four. 2. Teacher instructs the students to take turns to ask their friends about their daily routines. Example: a. What do you do every morning? b. What do you do every afternoon? 3. Students take turns to state their daily routines to their friends. Example: a. I have my breakfast every morning. / I go for a jog every morning. b. I have my lunch every afternoon. / I take a nap every afternoon 4. Teacher instructs the students to list down in point form their friends’ daily routines based on the responses received. 5. Teacher calls out one representative from each group to present the daily routines of his/her group members in front of the class. Stage/Time Activity/Content Presentation Post-speaking (6 minutes) Rationale: To enable the students to recall what they have learnt and to relate it to the concept of the simple present tense. Whole class activity AVA: simple present tense table (refer to appendix 3 ) 1. Teacher poses questions to the students pertaining to what they have learnt for the day. Suggested questions: a. What have we learnt today? b. What are daily routines? c. Is it something already done some time in the past or something you do everyday in the present time? Suggested answers: a. Daily routine. b. Something we do everyday. c. Something we do everyday in the present time. 2. Teacher displays the concept of the simple present tense. 3. Teacher explains the forms, rules and examples of the simple present tense. 4. Teacher emphasizes that a person’s daily routine is stated in the simple present tense. Stage/Time Activity/Content Presentation Closure (2 minutes) Rationale: To instill the moral value “Being Helpful” to the students. Whole class activity. 1. Teacher elicits the moral value “Being Helpful” by stressing on helping their parents as a part of their daily routines. Appendix 1 MIKO THE ROBOT What Miko does every day? Miko _________ every evening. Miko _________ every night. Miko _________ every afternoon. Miko _________ every evening. Miko _________ every morning. NAME : _________________ CLASS: _____________ Appendix 2 The Simple Present Tense Functions Examples (a) general truths e.g. The sun rises in the east. The moon shines at night. The earth moves round the sun. Plants need water. b) present action or condition e.g. I hear you. Here comes the bus (c) for habitual actions. This use if the simple present is often found with such words or expressions as ‘always’, ‘frequently’, ‘generally’, ‘often’, ‘sometimes’, ‘never’, ‘usually’, ‘every day’, ‘now and then’, ‘once a week’, etc. ‘twice a day’, ‘twice a week’, etc.. e.g. I always go to bed early. She often comes to school late. He often stays after school. She goes to the cinema once a week. I run on Tuesdays. APPENDIX 3 what does miko do every morning Miko _____________ the car every morning
