Lesson Plan

Secondary School: coala Nr. 54

Date: 5th of June, 2014
Teacher: Iulia-Cristina Ging
Grade and level: 4th A, beginners
Number of students: 21
Textbook: Welcome 2, Express Publishing
Unit 14, Lesson 3: Were going to go camping!
Time: 45 minutes
Skill focus: integrated skills
Vocabulary: holiday activities, holiday equipment
General aims:
1. to reinforce the use of vocabulary related to holiday activities and holiday
equipment
2. to reinforce the use of the to be going to future to talk about holiday and
travel plans
3. to reinforce expressing the date when something is going to happen
4. to enable the Ss to ask questions about the holiday plans of another
person and answer questions about their own plans
5. to have fun while improving speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
6. to develop Ss ability to interact with each other
Objectives:
a) cognitive:
to reinforce vocabulary and grammatical structures
to learn and improve word pronunciation
to communicate efficiently by looking at pictures
b) affective:
to stimulate Ss imagination
to make the Ss confident in the ability to use the English language
to use English while playing and having fun

Teaching methods:
o the audio-lingual approach
o the audio-visual approach
o the communicative approach
o the natural approach

Teaching techniques:
o individual repetition
o choral repetition
o conversation (role play)
o game
Interaction: T-S, S-S, S-T, individual
Materials: textbook, notebooks, pictures, handouts, marker, whiteboard
Anticipated problems:
1. Personality clash
Solution: T rearranges the groups/pairs
2. Some Ss might not be interested in the topic
- Solution: T uses mime, body movements, jokes
3. Some Ss might have problems with commands
- Solution: explanations given in L1
Class management: Ss work: in pairs, as individuals
Dealing with mistakes:
Accuracy: 1. Ss correction self correction
2. if 1 doesnt work peer correction
3. if 1&2 dont work T provides the correct answer and will
probably revise the teaching problems
Fluency: T doesnt intervene in the activity to correct the mistakes not break Ss
communication. T can put down notes and deal with them the next time.

Steps of Tim
the
e
lesson

Activities

Interacti
on

Aims

Aids
/
materials

1.Warmup

2.
in

2'

Lead 2

3.PreReading
activity

The T greets the students T-Ss, Ss-T

and asks them different
questions such as: "How are
you today?", "What day is
today?"

to warm-up
the
atmosphere,
to
revise
days of the
week
vocabulary

The T asks the Ss if they are

T-Ss, S-T, to revise the handouts

holiday
glad the holiday is close. The whole
class
activities
T asks the Ss if they have
vocabulary
thought about their holiday
and
expressing
plans in more detail, then
future plans
hands them the Pictionary
using to be
sheets with holiday activities
going
to
from
the
and asks the Ss if their
previous
holiday plans include any of
lesson
the activities shown, and if
yes, which ones.
The T asks the Ss if they are
curious
children

what
might

plans
have

T-Ss

other
and

hands them the sheets with

the two letters. The T asks

to practice handouts
the ability of
the Ss to
skim a text
for
information

the Ss to look over the text

quickly in silence and then
4.
Reading
activity

resolve exercise B
The T asks if any Ss want to

5.Activity
2

The T asks if the weather

T-S, S-T, to practise handouts

the reading
volunteer to read the two whole
class
skills of the
letters. After the reading, the
Ss and their
T triggers a short discussion
ability
to
express
based on the question at
opinions
point A.
based on a
text
they
have
just
read

influences what activities the

two children are going to do

T-S,
whole
class

to make the handouts

Ss aware of
the
the
difference
3

and

if

they

notice

any

between
outdoor and
indoor
activities, to
practise
their writing
skills,
to
briefly
revise their
ability
to
express
likes/dislikes

difference. The T triggers a

discussion

about

what

outdoor and indoor activities

are and then hands the Ss
the

Where

do

these

activities belong sheets and

asks the Ss to complete the
table,

then

answer

the

questions below. The T asks

2,3 Ss to read their answers
6.Activity
3 pair
work

10

to the questions.
The T continues discussing
about
people

the

various

might

T-Ss, S-S

a pair work
speaking
and writing
activity that
practises
the
Ss
ability
to
engage in a
dialogue
with
their
colleague in
order to find
out missing
information.
to practise
using the to
be going to
future
affirmative
and
interrogativ
e to talk
about future
plans

T-S, S-S

to further handouts
practise the
Ss ability to
express
future plans
by using the
to be going

plans

have

for

holiday and tells the Ss they

are going to play a game
with their colleague. The T
hands each pair the different
sheets with the incomplete
table and explains that each
table

has

information

different

and

that

they

have to ask questions to find

out from their partner the
missing

information

from

their table.

7.Activity 15
4 The
Reporter
game

The T asks the Ss if they are

curious

about

the

holiday

plans of their colleagues and

tells them they are going to
play another game. The T
explains the rules of the next

handouts

game.

The

Ss

have

to

pretend they are a reporter

for the school paper and they
have

to

find

information

about the holiday plans of 5

of

their

colleagues

by

mingling and asking them

questions to find information
about their plans. The T tells
them

they

may

use

Pictionary worksheets.

the

to
future
interrogativ
e
and
affirmative,
to
further
practise
using
holiday
activities
and holiday
equipment
vocabulary,
to develop
Ss ability to
interact with
each other
and
raise
their
confidence
in using the
English
language in
a
fun
activity that
stimulates
their
imagination

Materials:

Pictionary sheets

Activity 1

A: Read the two letters. Which plan do you like the most?
Dear Oliver,
How are you? I cant wait for the summer holiday to start! I am going to
the seaside in Greece with my parents. I am leaving on the 27 th of June and
return on the 14th of July. I am going to have lots of fun! The weather is going to
be great, its always sunny in Greece! We are going to stay at a nice hotel. I am
going to go swimming every day! I am also going to sunbathe and build
sandcastles and in the evening I am going to go horse riding on the beach. I am
going to buy a new swimsuit, a pair of sunglasses and a large hat for this trip.
How about you? What are you going to do this holiday? I hope your plans are as
wonderful as mine!
Write soon,
Olive

Dear Olive,
Thanks for your letter, I am happy you are going to have
such a great summer holiday! I am going to have an awesome
one too, I am going with my friends Dany, Alex and Max to
Camp Wildwood in the mountains. We are going to do many
outdoor activities: hiking, cycling in the forest, bird watching
and fishing. If its going to be rainy theres a Bowling Club and a
Chess Club too so we are not going to get bored. I am going to
buy hiking boots, binoculars and a backpack for this trip. Hope
you are going to have a great time in Greece!
Love,
Oliver
B. In each group there are words that do not belong there. Cross
them out.
1. Olive is going to buy a swimsuit, a hat, a backpack, sunglasses
and a tent for her trip.
2. Oliver is going to go fishing, hiking, surfing, canoeing and bird
watching on his holiday.

Activity 2

Where do these activities belong?

surfing, go shopping, diving,
games, sunbathing, skiing,

playing

video

surfing the internet, building sandcastles, hiking,

swimming, horse
riding, having a picnic,
rollerblading, cycling,

bungee

jumping,

canoeing, snowboarding, bird watching, watching

T.V, reading a book, playing chess
Indoor

Outdoor
summer

Outdoor
winter

All
seasons
outdoor

All
seasons
indoor

Which activities from the list do you like the most? Which ones
you dont like?
I
like
..

but

dont

like

Which activities from the list are you going to do this holiday?
Name 4
This summer I am going to
Activity 3

Student A
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions to find the missing
information in the following tables.
Question examples:
Where is going for his holiday?
When is leaving?
When is. returning?
What is planning to do there?
Name:
Destinatio
n:

Mark Fisher

Name:
Destination:

Annie Thompson

Canada
Date of
leaving:

Date of leaving:

Date of
returning:

Date of returning:

Plans:

3rd of
August
10th of July
Plans:

go swimming
go hiking
sunbathe
go cycling

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Student B

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions to find the missing

information in the following tables.
Question examples:
Where is going for the holiday?
When is leaving?
When is returning?
What is .. planning to do there?
Name:
Destinatio
n:

Mark

Name:
Destinati
on:

Annie

Hawaii
Date of
leaving:

31st of June

Date of
returning:

Plans:

Date of
leaving:

Date of
returning:

go
go
go
go

camping
bird watching
canoeing
horse riding

13th of August

Plans:

Activity 4

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Imagine you are a reporter for the School Paper and you want to
write an article for the Holiday Issue about how your colleagues
are going to spend their summer holiday. You have to go on the
field around the classroom and ask your colleagues questions
about their holiday plans. You must fill in the table with
information from 5 colleagues. Good luck!

Dialogue Example:
Question: Where are you going to spend your summer holiday?
Answer: I am going to spend my summer holiday.
Question: When are you leaving?
Answer: I am leaving on the
Question: When are you returning?
Answer: I am returning on the.
Question: What activities are you going to do there? (Name 4
activities)
Answer: I am going to.
Question: What are you going to take with you? (Name 4 objects)
Answer: I am going to take with me..

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Name:

Where?

Date of
leaving

Date of
returning

What is
he/she
going to do?

What is
he/she going
to take?

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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