LESSON PLAN

Teacher: Andrea-Magdolna Szkely School: Liceul Tehnologic Ioan Bojor

Grade: 10th Level: Intermediate (L2) Duration: 50 min. Textbook: Click On Unit / Lesson: Health is better than wealth

A Description of the class

Pre-Intermediate Students between the ages of 15-16, all boys; The class takes place once a week, on Tuesday. Most of the times the students are not enthusiastic. Only 1/3 of the students are on intermediate level, the rest are beginners.

B Recent work

Revising the parts of the body; Listening and speaking about health problems;

C Objectives (for details see Contents below)

1. raising SS interest on the topic of the topic of Health is Better than Wealth; 2. re-activating the knowledge previously acquired about health; 3. introducing and practising the new vocabulary; 4. giving advice using should or shouldnt; 5. developing speaking skills

D Contents

Objective 1: (Estimated time: 10 minutes) (a) Context: (b) Activity / class organization: Health is better than wealth T asks SS to compare and contrast the two sets of pictures. Then, teacher asks SS to read the prompts aloud and explains the meaning of any unknown words. Next, she asks individual SS to describe their lifestyles and any changes they would like to make using the prompts. textbook All connected to the topic Some Ss might be shy expressing themselves 1

(c) Aids: (d) Language: (e) Possible problems:

Objective 2: (Estimated time: 10 minutes) (a) Context: (b) Activity / class organization: (c) Aids: (d) Language: (e) Possible problems: Identifying health problems T explains the task and plays the CD. SS listen and match the sentences to the speakers. T checks SSs answers. Tape and textbook All connected to the topic The tape recording might be too fast. T. can pause after each speaker to give time to Ss to match the sentences to the speakers

Objective 3: (Estimated time: 15 minutes) (a) Context: (b) Activity / class organization: (c) Aids: (d) Language: (e) Possible problems: Health problems and symptoms T asks SS to read out the three dialogues, then explains the words in bold (and those SS dont know). textbook All connected to the topic Ss might not understand many of the expressions used in the text.

Objective 4: (Estimated time: 10 minutes) (a) Context: (b) Activity / class organization: (c) Aids: (d) Language: (e) Possible problems: Giving advice using should or shouldnt T gives SS worksheets and asks SS to match the problem with the advice and after that to make up sentences handouts Any needed Some Ss might encounter problem making up sentences.

Objective 5: (Estimated time: 10 minutes) (a) Context: (b) Activity / class organization: Giving advice using should or shouldnt Roleplay The Ss will work in pairs, one of them will be the doctor and the other the patient. The patient will tell 2

(c) Aids: (d) Language: (e) Possible problems:

the doctor his symptoms and the doctor will offer advice none Any needed Some Ss might encounter problem making up sentences.

E Additional possibilities

Ss will take a stress test and after finding out the results they should find solutions for reducing the stress in their lives