Data: 30.03.

2012

Class: III Number of pupils: 3 Level: Beginners Textbook: Set Sail 3, authors: Jenny Dooley, Virginia Evans, Express Publishing Unit: 8, Look at our Snowman! Topic: Weather and Seasons Vocabulary: spring, summer, winter, autumn, windy, hot, sunny, raining, snowing, cold Structures: Present Continuous Functions: to talk about the weather Aims: 1. to present and practice the new vocabulary 2. to practice listening and reading skills 3. to develop role-playing skills Objectives: By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to: 1. sing the chant about the seasons 2. read and understand a story about Larry and Lulu 3. talk about the weather Time: 45 minutes Skills: listening, reading, speaking Didactic Strategies: 1. Procedural resources: elicitation, conversation, explanation 2. Material resources: CD, CD player, flashcards, poster, paper slips, coloured pencils, paper Teachers Role: organizer, coordinator, advisor, monitor, resource Assumptions: Students may already know some of the new vocabulary Anticipated problems: Some Ss might not know how to read/pronounce correctly the words in the new text; Solution: listening to the text and repeating after every line.

Strengths of the group: Most of the Ss are eager to participate in the activities, especially in songs and games. They are very competitive and willing to learn.

Procedures Stages Warmer 1 Activity T asks Ss How are you?/Are you ready to start? Ss answer Warmer 3 Song Were having a good time! Recycling previously learnt material 3 T chooses 8 flashcards from Unit 7 TS and pins them on the w/b. T asks Ss to close their eyes and removes 1 flashcard. T asks Ss to tell her which card is missing Presentation 10 T reads the title of Unit 8 and elicits what the unit is going to be about. T pins the All Year Round poster on the w/b. T presents the new vocabulary one at a time. Ss repeat chorally and individually. T models pronunciation. Then, Ss write the words in their jotters with ST TS Vocabulary Pronunciation Spelling Poster Ss answers ST Vocabulary Flashcards Ss answers T plays the song Were having a good time! from Unit 7 and invites the Ss to sing along ST SS Listening CD CD player Systematic Observation Interaction TS Focus Speaking Materials none Evaluation none

the translation in Romanian. Practice 5 Chant T plays the chant in ex.1/p.60. Ss listen and read. T mimes the weather words and encourages Ss to join in. T plays the chant a 2nd time and Ss mime and sing along. Practice 2 T hands Ss slips of paper with the words: make a snowman, make a kite, make a tent, make a sandcastle, swim, wear our macs, ski, go for a picnic. T says Its snowing./Lets make a snowman. T says another weather condition and invites Ss with slips of paper to respond. Pre-listening T asks Ss to describe the pictures 2 and set the scene. T asks Whats the weather like? What are they making? Etc. Ss answer Listening 5 T explains the task: Ss listen and answer the question. T checks Ss answers. Ss listen a second time and repeat. Reading 5 Ss take roles and read out the dialogue. SS Reading Pupils Book Systematic observation ST TS Listening Pupils Book Class CDs Systematic observation ST TS Listening Pupils Book Class CDs Ss answer ST ST TS Vocabulary Paper slips Ss answers TS Listening Pupils Book Class CDs Systematic Observation

Speaking 2

Ss in pairs ask and answer questions using the pictures as prompts.

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Speaking

Pupils Book

Ss answers

Game 6

Ss draw a picture of a season. When they have completed it, they show it to the class and the others try to guess.

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Paper Coloured pencils

Systematic observation

H/W 1

T assigns homework and explains the tasks: Ss copy and translate the story ex.2/p.60

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Writing

Pupils Book

Homework