Lesson
Syllabus fit: According to the Ukrainian National Programme for Schools and National Curriculum students of the 4th form have topic “Sports”. And while talking about sport it’s logical to talk about their favourite sportsmen, too. By the end of the 4th form they are supposed to be able to tell about their favourite sport, explain how to play it and give a reasonable answer why they like it. So I think the topic of the lesson fits the syllabus, either.
Class profile: In my group there are 8 students of 9-10 years old. They have been studying English for 4 years already. I work with the whole this group since they were 6-7, and only started school. All of the students are enthusiastic and eager to work, but sometimes they misbehave. Their level of English is really high, and I talk English for the whole lesson, I do not use L1 in this group. They are mostly active, but noisy. That’s why I have to think carefully about huge amount of activities for every lesson, or they can just start talking if they have nothing to do. There is one girl who can be very inattentive listener, so some repetitions are needed to be done, too. Also, there’s a boy who was born in Great Britain, so he understands English simply and he’s a fast-thinker, too. I must think over additional tasks for him, because he can be the fastest in doing exercises and tasks. And I think I have to try the same tasks before on the base of other texts in order not to get the students’ loss.
Topic: My favourite sportsman
Form: 4 B
Time: 10.10-11.05
Objectives:
by the end of the lesson students would be able to:
Materials:
Class book Family and Friends 4;
I Tools for Family and Friends 4;
Presentations of screen;
Code cracker and secret message;
Pictures of Usain Bolt and Yana Klochkova;
Printed phrases;
Cards to praise students for their answers
Teacher’s activity |
Student’s activity |
Aims |
Interaction |
Time |
Beginning of the lesson a. Greetings
b. Warming-up Ask students questions from the material they’ve learnt at all the previous lessons. Allow students to sit only if the answer is correct. Praise correct answers with points.
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Say good morning and that they are glad to see the teacher.
b. Answer questions to different topics |
Start the lesson.
Elicit knowledge from the previous topics
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Whole class
Open class
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10.10-10.12
10.12-10.16 |
Lead-in Let students to unscramble the sentence on the board to guess the topic of the lesson. YM TAFERUOVI TARPNOSM |
Unscramble the phrase: MY FAVOURITE SPORTSMAN |
Lead to the lesson’s topic. |
Whole class |
10.16-10.18 |
Revision a) Ask students to unscramble phrases. Show them in a presentation on screen. Praise each correct answer with a point. b) Revise that some verbs are regular and some are irregular and ask for making past simple of the verbs by naming them. List of verbs: win, be, break, become, start, love, want, have c) Show cards with adverbs of time and ask students to make sentences with the phrases that are on the board(the same phrases that they unscrambled before).Don’t let them to repeat the phrase that was said. After giving instructions and ICQ show the first adverb of time. Praise each correct sentences with a point. |
a)They unscramble the phrases, and name them.
b)Students name past simple of the verbs
c)Make sentences, use phrases and adverbs of time |
Revise the phrases students had learnt before. Remember past simple forms of the verbs.
Revise and use Past Simple, Present Simple and Present Continuous with phrases in sentences |
Open class
Whole class |
10.18-10.21
10.21-10.27 |
PE Tell students they will listen to a song now. Ask students to change their position if they hear the words from the list on the board. After setting the instructions and ICQ play the audio. |
Stand up and sit and stand again when they hear the words from the list on the board. |
Give a rest and provide movements. Improve listening skills. |
Whole class |
10.27-10.30 |
Running and reading Pre-reading a)Set the task to crack the code and understand the sentence. Arrange students in pairs. Give students a key, and after setting the instructions and ICQ, show the secret message. Praise the fastest pair with two cards. While cracking the code circulate and monitor the students’ work. b) Show a picture of Usain Bolt. Explain that this man is the fastest man in the world. While-reading Re-arrange students in groups of 4. Explain, they have read the question, go to the opposite wall, find the answer in the text and come back to their group and write the answer on the paper. Ask them to change roles with each question. Do not let them to go to the text all together or in pairs. After setting instructions and ICQ give each group a paper with questions, stick the texts to classroom walls and let students work. Let students change their sits. Ask them to open their books and check other group’s answers. After-reading Ask to do exercise in their class books, read the statements and choose are they true or false. After setting instructions and ICQ let them start. Nominate students to check the answers and let them prove the answers with the text’s quotes.
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They crack the code to find out the phrase on the board. THE FASTEST MAN IN THE WORLD
Watch the picture of Usain Bolt.
Read question, run, find answer, come back and dictate it to groupmate. Change roles and continue till all the questions are answered.
Change seats and check their classmates mistakes.
Read statements and choose are they true or false according to the text about Usain Bolt.
Read statement aloud and prove their opinions by quoting of the text. |
Improve thinking skills to crack the code, provide the title of the text.
Improve reading,speaking and writing skills, review target vocabulary.
Improve reading skills and reasoning the answers. |
Closed pair
Whole class
Group work
Individually |
10.30-10.32
10.32- 10.42
10.42-10.43
10.43-10.46 |
Summary a)Reading by numbers and gaps filling Give students numbers 1-8. Ask them to read and remember their line only in 5 seconds. Allow them to move in the class to see the text on the screen clearly. After setting the instructions and ICQ show the text on the screen for 5 seconds. Ask if students ready. Give them 6 seconds, ask again and give 7 seconds. Let students sit and tell what they remember. Explain that even if they do not remember a lot it’s OK. Praise each answer. Arrange students in pairs and let them read the same whole text for 2 minutes. After setting the instructions and ICQ give the printed text to each pair. In 2 minutes take away the text and give papers with gaps. Let students complete the gaps in the text. b) Introduce a picture of Yana Klochkova. Tell, she’s a well-known swimmer; she won 4 gold medals and broke 50 Ukrainian swimming records. Ask students to make a story about Yana in pair with the phrases from the board. Ask 1 student to present a story to class.
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Read the sentence with their number and remembers it.
Tell the sentence they remember.
Read the text in pairs.
Complete the gaps in the text.
Make a story about Yana Klochkova.
Present a story to class. |
Provide interest for reading. Improve reading and remembering skills.
Improve reading skills and memorizing thinking skills.
Produce what students remember to complete the gaps in the text.
Create a story about Yana Klochkova, review target language and use it in the story. Provide an example for homework. |
Individually
Open class
Closed pairs
Individually
Closed pair
Open class
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10.46-11.02 |
Homework Write text about their favourite sportsman in storyjumper book (http://www.storyjumper.com/) on line. |
Note their homework |
Set homework |
Whole class |
11.02-11.03 |
End of the lesson Saying good-bye. Cards counting. |
Say good-bye. Count their cards and get their marks for the lesson. |
Finish the lesson and give marks to students. |
Whole class Individually |
11.03-11.05 |