LESSON PLAN

Date: 28.03.2018
Grade: II
School: Şcoala Gimnazială „David Prodan” Săliștea
Teacher: Matei Amalia Petronela
Type of lesson: reinforcement and assessment lesson
Textbook: Fairyland 2
Unit: Module 3
Lesson: A sweet tooth
Recent work: Vocabulary: - related to food and drinks
Structures: - Do you like…? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

Objectives: -to reinforce vocabulary related to food and drinks

-to practice talking what they food they like or do not like
-to give pupils confidence in their ability to use the English language
-to develop communicative abilities

Competences: - 1.1 respond appropriately to short, simple questions in a clear and

concise way.
- 2.3 participate in communication games or create short messages
- 3.1 understand short and simple written texts
- 4.1 participate in class projects and create and write short texts.

Teaching aids:
 worksheets
 flashcards
 blackboard/chalk
 laptop

Skills:
 Speaking
 Reading
 Writing
 listening

Interaction:
 Teacher – Whole class
 Teacher – Student
 Student – Student
 Student – Teacher

Class management:
 Group work
 Pair work
  Individual work
 Whole class

Anticipated problems:
 there will be explanations in Romanian (if needed)

Material used:
 http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/the-hungry-dragon
 Vegetable song - Children’s Picture dictionary, PEARSON, Longman

Procedure

ACTIVITY I – Warmer –Vegetable Song (whole class)

Aim: to warm students up

Time: 2 min.
Procedure: The students sing along with the teacher the Vegetable Song.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE5tvaveVak)

Vegetable song

(intro 1)
Carrot!
Cabbage!
Broccoli!
One, two, three!

(verse 1)
Let’s chop some carrots (carrots), na, na, na
Let’s chop some cabbage (cabbage), na, na, na
Let’s chop some broccoli (broccoli), na, na, na
Some vegetables for you and me

Carrot! Cabbage! Broc-co-li!

Carrot! Cabbage! Broc-co-li!
Some vegetables for you and me

(chorus)
And we sing na, na, na
na na na
And we sing na, na, na
na na na
Vegetables for you - you!
Vegetables for me - me!
Vegetables for you and me
 (one more time)

(intro 2)
Potato!
Spinach!
Celery!
One, two, three!

(verse 2)
Let’s chop potatoes (potatoes), na, na, na
Let’s chop some spinach (spinach), na, na, na
Let’s chop some celery (celery), na, na, na
Some vegetables for you and me

Potato! Spinach! Celery!

Potato! Spinach! Celery!
Vegetables for you and me

(chorus)
And we sing na, na, na

(intro 3)
Garlic!
Onion!
Leek!
One, two, three!

(verse 3)
Let’s chop some garlic (garlic), na, na, na
Let’s chop some onions (onions), na, na, na
Let’s chop some leek (leek), na, na, na
Some vegetables for you and me

Garlic! Onion! Leek!

Garlic! Onion! Leek!
Some vegetables for you and me

Interaction: Ss-Ss; Ss-T

ACTIVITY II – Game – Feed me! I’m hungry! (group work)

Aims: to reinforce food items.

Time: 3 min.
Procedure: The teacher sticks a poster representing a monster on the blackboard. The
students get in three groups. Each group gets post-its of different colours. The teacher sets
the time, 2 minutes, for the groups to write and stick on the monster as many food items as
possible. The groups cooperate in order to write as any food items as they can in a short
period of time. One student from each group comes to the blackboard and sticks the post-it
on the monster. The groups get one point for each correct food item written. The teacher
reads all the post-its and the group with the most points wins the game.
Interaction: Ss – Ss; Ss – T

ACTIVITY III – Speaking – Do you like…? (group work)

Aims: to reinforce expressing what food they like or don’t like.

Time: 10 min.
Procedure: The students get in groups of four. On the table, in the middle, they have some
flashcards with food items. One student picks a card and asks the student on his/her left to
find out whether he/she likes that specific food item.
e.g. S1: Do you like cereal with milk?
S2: Yes, I do. (picking another card) Do you like pizza?
S3: Yes, I do. (picking another card) Do you like vegetables?
S4: No, I don’t. so on.
Interaction: Ss – Ss; Ss – T

ACTIVITY IV – Reading – The hungry dragon story (pair work)

Aims: to read for specific information

Time: 20 min.
Procedure: Pre-reading: The teacher displays the story on the video projector and asks the
students to predict its content. She asks about the characters and the plot. She writes on the
board all the information provided by the students.
T: The story is about a …. elicits the word “dragon”.
Ss: dragon
T: Yes. The dragon is very …. elicits the word “hungry”.
Ss: hungry
T: A boy, Tim, helps the dragon find some …. elicits the word “food”.
Ss: food
T: What food does the dragon eat?
Ss: pizza, apples…
T: Yes, right.

On the board

The hungry dragon a dragon

hungry
food
apples
pizza
While-reading: The teacher gives each student a copy of the story of the hungry dragon. It is
a rebus story. The students read, in pairs, and write the words related to the pictures in each
gap. They check the story with the teacher.
They also have to complete the chart given overleaf the story. They have to order the food
items given in the story in the right columns. They do the exercise in pairs and report it to
the class. The students have to add one more food item to each column. Then, the teacher
asks a few students what they like and don’t like from the columns.
T: Andrei, what do you like form the list?
Andrei: I like carrots, pears and cake.
T: What don’t you like from the list?
Andrei: I don’t like tomatoes, potatoes and lollipops.
Interaction: T – Ss; Ss – T; SS – SS

ACTIVITY V – Writing – What’s your favourite food? (individual work)

Aim: to express their favourite food

Time: 10 min
Procedure: As post-reading activity, the students draw and colour their favourite food.
They also have to write what their favourite food is and what it is in it. Some students read
their sentences in front of the class.
T: What your favourite food, Luca?
Luca: My favourite food is pizza.
T: What’s in it?
Luca: Salami, cheese and ketchup.
Interaction: T – Ss; Ss – T; SS – SS

ACTIVITY VI - Evaluation and homework assignment

Aims: to evaluate the students’ work & to assign students their homework
Time: 5 min
Procedure: Some students get grades. As homework the students have to create a new food.
They have to draw it and give it a name.

Worksheet 1

The hungry dragon

Deep in the mountains lives a dragon. He is very hungry. He sees a boy. “Yum,

a boy for breakfast!” Tim takes the dragon to the restaurant. He eats

________, and _______. “I’m still hungry,” says the dragon. Tim gives the

dragon more food. He eats ________ and

_________, and __________. I’m still hungry,” says the dragon.

They go to the shop. The dragon eats all the fruit and vegetables:

________, __ ______ and _______. _________,

________, _________ and _________.

But the dragon is still hungry! Tim looks in his pocket. There is one

________. The dragon eats it and explodes! “Hooray!” shouts Tim. The

dragon is gone! No more boys for breakfast.

Worksheet 2
1. Group the food items:
Fruit Vegetables Sweets
2. What is your favourite food? Draw and write.
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