This lesson plan is for an 8th grade English class. It focuses on the topic of friendship. The lesson includes 5 activities: 1) Speaking about friendship and defining what a friend is. 2) Completing a questionnaire about pen pals and discussing suitable pen pal matches. 3) Promoting discussion about experiences with pen pals. 4) Reading a text about jealousy and answering comprehension questions. 5) Explaining a homework assignment where students will give advice in letters about friendship problems. The goal is for students to discuss and learn about friendship.
This lesson plan is for an 8th grade English class. It focuses on the topic of friendship. The lesson includes 5 activities: 1) Speaking about friendship and defining what a friend is. 2) Completing a questionnaire about pen pals and discussing suitable pen pal matches. 3) Promoting discussion about experiences with pen pals. 4) Reading a text about jealousy and answering comprehension questions. 5) Explaining a homework assignment where students will give advice in letters about friendship problems. The goal is for students to discuss and learn about friendship.
This lesson plan is for an 8th grade English class. It focuses on the topic of friendship. The lesson includes 5 activities: 1) Speaking about friendship and defining what a friend is. 2) Completing a questionnaire about pen pals and discussing suitable pen pal matches. 3) Promoting discussion about experiences with pen pals. 4) Reading a text about jealousy and answering comprehension questions. 5) Explaining a homework assignment where students will give advice in letters about friendship problems. The goal is for students to discuss and learn about friendship.
GRADE : the 8 th A LEVEL : Upper Intermediate TEXTBOOK : High Flyer LESSON : Thats what friends are for DATE : the 2 th of !cto"er 2##$ TEACHER : %I!%A&'A( %!&I(A OBJECTIVES : )to spea* a"o+t friendship )to complete the ,+estionnaire )to read for specific information )to promote disc+ssion )to answer the ,+estions METHODS : spea*ing - s*imming - scanning - writing MATERIALS : te.t"oo* - the ,+estionnaire - paper - mar*ers ACTIVITY 1 : !rganising moment :) greeting the class )writing down the a"sent st+dents )chec*ing the homewor* /arm +p 0 st+dents are as*ed to tal* a"o+t friendships and to say some pro1er"s a"o+t this theme St+dents ha1e to do e.ercise 2 pag324 3 5/hat is a friend 6 They ha1e to tic* the definitions they agree with 3 Aim ) to spea* a"o+t friendship Interaction : pair wor* Strategy : disc+ssion Time 2# min+tes ACTIVITY 2 : St+dents are as*ed to read the ad1ertisement and complete the ,+estionnaire7pag3 2483 Then they ha1e to do e.ercise 9 pag3 24) they ha1e to decide who wo+ld "e a s+ita"le pen friend for each of the mem"ers of their gro+p Aim 0 to complete the ,+estionnaire Interaction : gro+p wor* Strategy : )completing e.ercise ) disc+ssion Time : 2# min+tes ACTIVITY 3 : St+dents are as*ed some ,+estions a"o+t pen friends : 5 :o yo+ ha1e a pen friend 6 5 :o yo+ thin* ha1ing pen friends is a good ideea 6 5 Ha1e yo+ e1er had a pen friend 6 5 /o+ld yo+ pay ; < to get a pen friend 6%an yo+ thin* of ways of getting pen friends witho+t paying ; < 6 Aim ) to promote disc+ssion Interaction ) indi1id+ally Strategy : ) answering the ,+estions - disc+ssion Time : 2# min+tes ACTIVITY 4 : St+dents are as*ed to do e.ercise $ pag32= 3 Then they ha1e to read the te.t 5 /hos afraid of the green)eyed monster 6 and to answer the ,+estions from e.ercise 2# pag 2= 3 Aims ) to read for specific information ) to answer the ,+estions Interaction ) indi1id+ally Strategy : ) s*imming - scanning Time : 2< min+tes ACTIVITY 5 : Home assessment 0 e.ercise 29 pag3 2 3 St+dents ha1e to read the pro"lems those people ha1e with their friends and to write them letters of ad1ice 3 Aim ) to +nderstand the tas* Interaction ) the gro+p as a whole Strategy : ) e.plaining Time : < min+tes