LESSON PLAN

Form: 5th , L1
Date:15.01.2018
Unit: “What are you going to wear?”
Lesson topic: Present simple vs. Present progressive
Type of lesson: Revision lesson
Teacher: BRAȘOVEANU ELYDA
School: I. I. DE LA BRAD, STRUCTURA POIANA

Vocabulary: all and none (general)

Grammar: - Present simple –Present progressive
- TO BE – Present Tense
Main focus: to check Ss knowledge of some important grammar issues taught in this unit (Present
simple- Present progressive)

Objectives:
A) Cognitive objectives: by the end of the lesson Ss will be able to:
1) revise verbs and verbal expressions
2) revise present simple affirmative, present progressive affirmative and negative
3) introduce present simple negative
4) practice present simple affirmative, negative vs. present progressive affirmative and
negative
5) practice pair working

B) Affective objectives:
1) to create a warm atmosphere in order to offer the background for smooth, easy
conversations between teacher and students;
2) to make students confident in themselves when speaking a foreign language.

Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing

Interaction: T- Ss, S-S, Ss-Ss, PW, GW, IW
Assumed knowledge: - I assume that students already know the difference between Present simple
/present progressive and what changes appear in the structure of the tense when
using interrogative/negative forms. They are expected to use various question words and a large
amount of verbs in their statements.

Anticipated problems: - if she thinks it is necessary, the teacher will offer the students guidance in
solving certain exercises;
- a few among the Ss may be given supplementary explanations in Romanian.
Assessment activity: the students will be assessed on class participation
Teaching techniques: conversation, dialogue, exercise.
Methods of teaching: Communicative Approach
Teaching aids: : blackboard, colored chalk, handouts, task cards, pictures.
Time: 50 minutes
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Nr Stages of the Time Activities Interaction Aids
crt. lesson
1. Checking 5‘ T. greets the Ss., writes the date on the BB, checks the attendance T – Ss
attendance and and the HW.
homework
2. Verb and 5’ Ss. are given pictures representing action verbs. They are asked to T-Ss; Handout 1
verbal write in their copybooks as many verbs and expressions they can in Ss- Ss;
expressions the given period of time. Ss . work in pairs. Ss – T
Revision The T. monitors and asks for the results.
PW
3. Presentation 15’ Ss. are given 16 sentences to unscramble. Ss work in pairs, T-Ss; Handout 2
PW unscramble the sentences and place them in the correct column: Ss- Ss;
present simple vs. present progressive. Ss – T
T. monitors and asks for results.
Isolation T. elicits the present simple negative forms and explains that it is
formed by using DO NOT (DON’T) and DOES NOT (DOESN’T) +
VERB. T. highlights the differences on the BB.
4. Practice– 10’ In pairs the Ss. get 4 task cards and follow the instructions on the T-Ss; Task cards:
Controlled cards in order to make sentences. They are written on the back of Ss- Ss; She / play cards/
practice the previous handout. Ss – T present simple (+)
PW T. monitors and asks for the results I/eat apples /
present
progressive (-).
5. Practice– 5’ In pairs the Ss. get 2 cards without instructions regarding the tense T-Ss; Task cards: go to
Semi- to use. Ss- Ss; school, drink
Controlled The Ss. have to make their own sentences, using the given verbs on Ss – T milk, read a book,
PW the cards. etc.
The T. asks them to make an affirmative sentence no matter the
tense. S2 makes it negative.
Then the Ss . make a negative sentence, no mater the tense. S2.
makes it affirmative.
6. Production- 7’ The Ss. are asked to use Handout 1 again in order to make their own Handout 1
Orally sentences using the two aspects of the present tense and both T-Ss;
negative and affirmative statements. Ss- Ss;
T. monitors and asks for results. Ss – T

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7. Homework 3’ Ss. are given a crossword puzzle. They are asked to solve it and Handout 3
them to change the sentences into present simple affirmative and
negative.
Extra activity: Ss are given some web pages links in order to
practice present simple and present progressive by playing games.

Handout 1

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Handout 2 Present simple - every day Present continuous - now
Unscramble the following sentences and copy them in the
correct column:

1. every / day / speak / I / English.

2. now / English / am speaking / I .

3. don’t / speak / English / I / every day.

4. am not speaking / I / English / now.

5. every Monday / She / plays / the / piano.

6. is playing / the / piano / now / She.

7. She / doesn’t play / every / the / piano / Monday.

8. the / piano / isn’t playing / She / now.

9. every afternoon / He / washes the dishes.

10. is washing / now / He / the dishes.

11. He / the dishes / doesn’t wash / every / afternoon.

12. now / He / isn’t washing / the dishes

13. sing / songs / They / Tuesday / every.

14. are singing / They / songs / now.

15. don’t sing / They / Tuesday / songs / every

16. They / aren’t singing / now / songs.

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Handout 3

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