LESSON PLAN

Class: XI D Number of pupils: 30 Level: Advanced Textbook: CAE Plus Gold, Pearson-Longman Unit: 13, A Way with Words Topic: Education Vocabulary: as strong as an ox, as light as a feather, as white as a sheet, as quick as a flash, as cool as a cucumber Aims: 1. to practise speaking Part 4 from the CAE exam 2. to practise multiple-choice cloze 3. to present and practise similes Objectives: By the end of this class, the students will be able to: 1. give and exchange views on education 2. find the right collocations to solve a multiple-choice cloze 3. match similes and produce new ones Time: 50 minutes Skills: speaking, grammar, vocabulary Didactic Strategies: 1. Procedural resources: elicitation, conversation, explanation 2. Material resources: coursebook, photo, question cards, chopped similes/sentences Teachers Role: organizer, coordinator, advisor, monitor, resource Anticipated problems: Ss might find it hard to produce their own similes. Solution: T provides examples first.

Activity 1 Warmer: Memory Game 1

Aim: to introduce Ss to the topic of education Timing: 3 Materials: photo Interaction: T-S, S-T Focus: speaking Evaluation: Ss answers Procedure: T shows Ss a photo and they have 15 to look at it. Then, T turns over the photo and Ss have to describe it from memory. Activity 2 Speaking: Discussion Aim: to practise Speaking Part 4 of the CAE exam Timing: 10 Materials: blackboard, cards with questions Interaction: T-S, S-T, S-S Focus: speaking Evaluation: Systematic observation Procedure: T asks Ss these questions and makes brief notes on the board. Do you study hard? Some people say that studying is a waste of time and getting work experience is more important. What do you think? Then, T tells Ss that she would like them to talk together about similar issues. T organizes Ss in groups of 4 and gives each group a card with questions to discuss. T sets a time limit of 3. T goes round the class and provides support where needed. Then, T asks some groups to report back to class. Activity 3 An Unusually Successful Lesson Aim: to practise multiple-choice cloze Timing: 15 Materials: Coursebook Interaction: S Focus: grammar and vocabulary

Evaluation: Ss answers Procedure: T tells Ss that a school in Scotland has come up with an extremely original way of reducing stress in the classroom. T tells Ss to open the book at page 159, skim the article An Unusually Successful Lesson and tell her what it is. T asks Ss if they think this is a good idea. Then, Ss have 10 to do the multiple-choice cloze individually. T checks answers with the whole class and writes collocations and important phrases on the board. Ss copy them in their jotters. Activity 4 As busy as a bee Aim: to present and practise similes Timing: 19 Materials: chopped similes/sentences Interaction: S-S Focus: vocabulary Evaluation: systematic observation Procedure: T gives Ss chopped similes and sentences that they have to match working in pairs. When Ss have finished matching, T checks answers with Ss and discusses meaning. Ss have to use certain similes in sentences. T asks Ss to think of their own similes and first provides an example of her own. Then, Ss have to describe themselves in writing using at least four similes. T collects papers, reads out a description and Ss have to guess who it is. Activity 5 Ending the lesson Aim: to allow Ss the opportunity to provide feedback on the lesson Timing: 3 Materials: blackboard, stickers Interaction: S-T Focus: speaking Procedure: T asks Ss what activities they did today and lists them on the board. T asks Ss which activities they enjoyed best and places stickers accordingly. T praises the Ss for their hard work and ends the lesson.