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COMPETENCES
AIMS
At the end of the lesson students will be able to:
1. Use weather adjectives in communicative structures;
2. Identify Present Simple and Present Continuous forms;
3. Use Present Simple and Present Continuous;
SKILLS
- Speaking
- Reading
- Writing
TECHNIQUES
dialogues
observation
explanation
pair-work
RESOURCES
flipchart
blackboard
notebooks
handouts
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS
Students might
- not remember all the spelling rules for the ing ending
- not use To Be as auxiliary verb
- confuse the use of Present Simple and Continuous
ACTIVITIES
WARM UP
AIM *creating a pleasant atmosphere for the English class;
*helping students feel relaxed.
INTERACTION *T Ss
*Ss - T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss How are you today? / Is anybody absent? / Are you ready to
start the English class?;
*Ss answer Ts questions;
ESTIMATED TIME *2 minutes
TRANSITION TO
THE NEW TOPIC
AIDS SS homework
AIM *checking if there were any problems with their homework.
INTERACTION *Ss Ss
*Ss T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss what their homework was;
*Ss read their homework sentences
*T corrects any possible mistakes
ESTIMATED TIME *5 minutes
PRESENTATION: A.
1. LEAD IN ( pre-reading/pre-
speaking/pre-writing/pre-listening)
AIDS *blackboard
AIM *eliciting information about Weather Adjectives;
INTERACTION *Ss T
*T Ss
PROCEDURE *T announces that todays lesson is about describing
weather;
*T writes the title of the lesson on the blackboard;
*T asks Ss to answer some possible questions like: Is
the sun shining today? Are you dressed warm? Are
you wearing boots or sandals?
*Ss answer Ts questions;
*T writes a few sentences on the board describing the
weather outside;
ESTIMATED TIME *5 minutes
DEVELOPMENT/
PRACTICE (while- Practice 1
reading/while-
speaking/while-
writing/while-
listening)
AIDS *handouts; flipchart
AIM *eliciting information about weather adjectives;
INTERACTION *Ss - Ss
*Ss T
PROCEDURE *T gives the Ss a handout containing a word search puzzle. Ss are asked
to identify words describing weather (ex 1 - appendix 1).
*Ss work in pairs;
*Ss read the words and compare them to those written on the flipchart.
ESTIMATED TIME *8 minutes
Practice 2
AIDS *handouts
AIM *using weather adjectives
INTERACTION *Ss T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss to do exercise 2 (appendix 1);
*Ss have to complete the missing forms from the two columns
(noun/adjective);
*T checks Ss answers.
*T adds a few other examples of words describing weather
ESTIMATED TIME *5 minutes
Practice 3
AIDS *handouts
PRODUCTION/
FEED-BACK (post-
reading/post-
speaking/post-
writing/post-
listening)
AIDS *handouts
AIM *matching sentences with pictures
INTERACTION *T - Ss
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss to match a few sentences using Present Simple and
Continuous with the correct pictures
*Ss read their answers;
*T corrects the Ss if necessary.
ESTIMATED TIME *7 minutes
Emotional Feedback/
Aims checklist
AIMS *getting feed-back from the Ss
INTERACTION *Ss - T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss to say a colour which best describes their emotional state at
the end of the English class.
ESTIMATED TIME *1 minute
Assigning Homework
AIM *using weather adjectives, Present Simple and Present Continuous
INTERACTION *T - Ss
PROCEDURE *T writes the homework on the blackboard
ESTIMATED TIME *1 minute
Appendix 1
R S E O I D F A L G F
C D F G H J O L M N S
V Z X C C H G W A R M
B S D G H I G U O F A
N G R A I N Y D U T E
M R I O L R O I O Y C
L T Y S L E I G D H S
K Y E D Y U S S F B N
J U H F G I D T J F H
H C O L D L A C T S I
F I T J N B E L I I K
D S A Q W E R T U T H
Sun - ____________________
_______________-foggy
_______________-rainy
Snow -___________________
Wind-___________________
_______________-cloudy
Storm-__________________
1. Find 6 words related to weather in the chart bellow:
R S E O I D F A L G F
C D F G H J O L M N S
V Z X C I H G W A R M
B S D G H I G U O F A
N G R A I N Y D U T E
M R I O L R O I O Y C
L T Y S L E I G D H S
K Y E D Y U S S F B N
J U H F G I D T J F H
H C O L D L A C T S I
F I T J N B E L I I K
D S A Q W E R T U T H
Sun - ____________________
_______________-foggy
_______________-rainy
Snow -___________________
Wind-___________________
_______________-cloudy
Storm-__________________
Appendix 2
Worksheet
1. Read the following sentences and write the grammar tense at the end of each. Choose
between Present Simple and Present Continuous.
Look! It is raining.__________________________________
It sometimes snows in October.________________________
It rarely rains in the dessert.___________________________
Listen! The wind is blowing strongly.___________________
The sun isnt shining today.___________________________
It is always warm in May.____________________________