Lesson Plan Form: 7th A, intermediate; Date: 6th December, 2005; Unit: Unless I get to bed; Title: Tall

stories; Structure: 1st conditional Type: lesson of integrated skills; Objectives: by the end of the class the students will have: 1) practiced and developed reading for general comprehension, 2) learnt the form and use of 1st conditional using discovery technique, 3) practiced the new structure in sentences of their own.

Aim: to provide students with information about height and growth and to give them the opportunity to express ideas.
Time

Lesson stage Greeting & homework checking. Focus on. Pre-reading

Ts activity T. greets the students. Invites pairs of students to present their Snapshots T. announces the title and objectives of the class. Gives instructions: scanning

Students activity Answer Ts greetings. Present their projects about beautiful places.

Aim -to appreciate students work; -to attract studentsattention on the lesson; -to prepare students and to ease reading -to focus students attention on the theme of the text -to prepare students for the next stage of the lesson

Technique Project presentation

Aids Students posters

Observation

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Listen.

Speaking/ exposing Scanning The text Nepal Trek

picture exploitation predicting

Scan the text to find: -the name of an airport: Heathrow, -the name of a mountain: the Himalayas, -the name of a river: Kali Gandaki, -the altitude of town Muktinath: 3600 m. Talk about the picture. Answer the questions: What adventure could they experience during the trip? Do think they would meet famous locals? Can they have a welcome party at the end of the walk?

Picture exploitation Predicting

Nepal Trek picture

-to develop Ss`

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While reading Gives instructions Read the text and try to guess the meaning of the new words (1.a) Check with your partner. Check with the whole class. Check if former predictions were right. Answer comprehension questions (1.b) Check with your partner. Check with the whole class. In groups of 4 students prepare a short news report about the trip for the local radio station. Groups read their report to the whole class Discuss about the questions in ex 3/15 Listen and write down the exercise for homework.

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Post reading Asks questions

reading skills -to monitor Ss` understanding of the text -to consolidate information

Silent reading Pair work

Nepal Trek text

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Follow up Gives task and instructions, organize groups

-express personal opinions in a form of a written report

Answer reading comprehension questions, Pair work Group work: writing a report Discussion

Nepal Trek questions

Information from the text

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Setting homework

Explains the task, give examples

-to consolidate knowledge from the lesson

Written assignment

Snapshot students book, intermediate.