Lesson Plan

Date: Thursday October 23, 2008

Time: 1 (9:00-9:40)
Class: 5-1
Teachers: Matthew (Native Teacher – NT)
Ms. Hwang (Korean Teacher – KT)
Unit: What are you doing? (Unit 11-3, 4)

Objectives: The students will begin to use the “to be” verbs and be able to
understand when to use them in everyday English.
Materials: Textbook, computer with CD-Rom, pictures cards for Chp. 11, handout
with different pictures

Introduction and Review (5 minutes)

Do a short introduction and review to prepare the class with the previous day materials
and teachers. This introduction will go as follows:
 NT & KT: “Good morning students”
Students (Ss) “Good morning Matthew Teacher…”
 NT “How are you today?”
 Ss “I’m fine, thank you”
 NT: “How’s the weather today?”
 Ss “It’s ________________”
 NT: “Ok, very good!”
Next, the KT will do a short review with what was studied in the previous class
 KT “What did we study in textbook last class?”
 SS “What are you doing?”
 KT “Right, we studied ‘what are you doing’.
At this point, the teacher uses the action cards to go over some of the questions and
answers with the students.
 KT [holds up a running card] What’s he doing?
 SS He’s playing basketball
 KT [holds up a kicking card] What’s she doing?
 SS She’s kicking
 KT [holds up a jumping card] What are you doing?
 SS I am jumping.
Let’s Read (5 minutes)
Start everyone on page 92 and start Let’s Read. Load the CD-Rom and go over the
words with the children. Have them try and read the word at first, then the teacher can
over the word with the students. The teachers can also practice the –ing ending that goes
with the words. If there is enough time, have individual students say and pronounce the
words. Practice with and without the ing ending
Then move to the second part. Have the students match the words to the pictures. Then
ask the students for the answers. After the students have given the answers, go over the
answers using the CD-Rom.

Let’s Write (2 minutes)

Have the students read the word, after they read the word. Have them fill in the word by
writing in their books. If there is enough time, the teacher can ask the student to come to
the front and write the word on the board.

What’s he doing Video (5 minutes)

The students watch the video, what’s he doing video and have to answer questions about
the video.

Activity (10-15 minutes)

The students will play find the differences activity.
1) The students will work in pairs together
2) Each student in the pair will have a picture. They will not have the same
picture, they will have a different picture.
3) The students have to ask questions about their partner’s picture. They have
to ask questions. They each take a turn to ask about the picture. For
example:
i. What’s Ann doing
ii. She’s dancing
4) Find the differences and write them down in your book.
5) When you spaces are fill, the students have to check the answers in the
book with their partner’s answers.
6) Then the teachers go over the differences in the pictures.

[OPTIONAL : If their extra time] Let’s Play (10 minutes)

The students cut out the cards that in the back of their book. They use the picture card
and word cards.
1) The students put one set of the cards face down on the table. They separate
one side for the word cards and one side for the picture cards.
2) The students take turns picking one face down picture card and one face
down word card.
3) If the picture and the word card do not match, the student puts the cards
back face down and the student’s turn is over and it’s their classmates’ turn.
4) If the cards match, then they make a sentence using the present continuous
sentence. If they cannot make a sentence then the cards go back face down.
An example is
 What’s he doing?
 He is jumping
5) When all the cards have been turned over and collected, then the game is
over. The student with most cards wins.
We can replay this game if the children finish quickly.

[OPTIONAL : If their extra time] Game (10 minutes)

The students will now play a game. But first, the teacher can demonstrate the game and
introduce each card before the game begins. The teacher will show each card and have
the students answer each card. Then, the teacher will choose a card, perform the action
of the card and students will have to guess what the teacher is doing.
For the game, the students will be split up into teams. One person from the team will
come to the front of the class. They will choose a card with an action on it. The card
they pick up, they have to perform the action. The teacher will ask the group “What’s he
doing?” “What’s she doing?” and the students will respond with the correct answer. The
student will do this 5 times in a row. The students will be timed.
 NT Ok, select the card
 S1 [selects the dance card and begins to do dance action]
 NT What’s he doing?
 G1 He’s dancing.
 NT Ok, good, quickly pick up another card
 S1 [selects the sing card and begins to do sing action]
 NT What’s he doing?
 G1 He is singing.
Each group will perform 5 different actions as fast as they can. The group with the
fastest time is the winner. After the game, the game can be restarted to play again.
Wrap-Up
Time to finish the class
 NT “Ok, children we are finished English Class today.”
 KT “Did you have fun today?”
 Ss “Yes!!!!”
 KT “Ok, goodbye students, say goodbye to Matthew Teacher”
 Ss “Goodbye, goodbye Matthew Teacher
 NT “Goodbye, see you next time.”