Lesson Plan

Date: 27th November 2018

Teacher: Novac Ana Maria
Grade: Early learners
Unit: 5 - Animals
Topic: Farm animals
Type of lesson: Acquisition of knowledge; teaching vocabulary.
Skills: Speaking, listening.
Time : 50 min
Competence:
1. Receptarea de mesaje orale simple
1.1. Oferirea unei reacţii adecvate la salut şi la o întrebare/ instrucţiune scurtă şi
simplă rostită clar şi foarte rar, care este însoţită de gesturi de către interlocutor
By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
- recognize and name six farm animals
- practice the structure “ It is a …….”
- follow instructions.
Teaching materials: blackboard, flashcards, worksheets, computer, reward
stickers, OHP.
Teaching techniques: conversation, game, explanation, observation.
Organization: whole class activity, individual work, group work.
 1. Warm-up
Aim: to cheer up the students and to prepare them for the lesson
Procedure: The teacher enters the room, greets the students and the students
greet the teacher. Teacher presents the action rhyme for the class and asks the
students to follow her movements.
The students try to repeat the action rhyme after the teacher and mime her
movements.
Interaction: T-Ss, Ss-T.
Skill: speaking
Time: 3 min
2. Reinforcing and checking the previous knowledge
Aim: to check their previous knowledge about school objects
Procedure: The teacher shows to the students school objects cards and asks them
questions about the objects. The students answer the questions.
e.g. T: “What is this?”
Ss: “It is a schoolbag.”
Interaction: T-Ss; Ss-T.
Skill: speaking
Time: 5 min
3. Lead-in
Aim: to introduce the topic/ to set the context
Procedure: The teacher puts on the board four sheets of paper with four animals
on them. The students are asked to connect the dots and find out which are the
animals. One by one, the students come to the board and connect the dots. When
they finish connecting all the dots, they will tell which are the animals on the
sheets. The teacher tells to the students that they are going to learn today about
Farm animals.
Interaction: T-Ss, Ss-T.
Skill: speaking
Time: 7 min
4. Presentation
Aim: to introduce the new vocabulary
Procedure: The teacher will show to the students the flashcards with each
animal, she will give the English term, the students will repeat it in chorus and
individual.
Interaction: T-Ss, Ss-T.
Skill: speaking
Time: 5 min
5. Practice (What’s missing?)
Aims: - to recognize and name the farm animals
- to pronounce correctly the words
Procedure: The teacher present to the students a game: the teacher pins the
flashcards on the board. After that she asks the students to close their eyes. In
that time the teacher takes one flashcard and hides it away. Then asks the
students to open their eyes and answer the question: What’s missing?. Students
answer to the question. Ss: “The dog.”
Interaction: T-Ss, Ss-T.
Skills: listening, speaking
Time: 10 min
6. Practice
Aim: to practice the new vocabulary
Procedure: The teacher presents a hand puppet called Doggie. She then explains
the rules of the game: she imitates a sound of an animal, and the students try to
guess the animal. They use the structure: It is a …. . Students who complete the
task well receive a smiling face.
Skills: listening, speaking

Interaction: T-Ss, Ss-T, Ss-Ss.

Time: 7 min
7. Production (Listen and colour!)
Aim: to consolidate the new acquired vocabulary
Procedure: The teacher gives each pupil a handout with six animals on it. She
explains them that they will have to listen to what colours she says and to colour
the animals that way. The students listen and colour the animals.
e.g. The cat is yellow.
Skills: listening, speaking.
Interaction: T-Ss, Ss-T.
Time: 8 min
8. Feedback (Let’s sing a song!)
Aim: to improve Ss’ listening skills and singing competences
Procedure: The teacher asks the students to watch a video with the song Old
MacDonald.
The students watch the video and sing along making the gestures and the sounds
that the animals do.
Skills: listening, speaking
Interaction: T-Ss, Ss-T.
Time: 5 min