Teachers name Angela Maria Vass

Class / Level 5th Pre-intermediate

(4 hours a week)
Date 9th May, 2016
Lesson length 50 minutes
Lesson type Vocabulary / Listening
LESSON PLAN Unit 6, Lesson 1: Quizzes

Main lesson aims:

By the end of the lesson the pupils will be able to:
practise the vocabulary related to quizzes and competitions;
ask for and give information.

Subsidiary aim:
Improve listening & speaking & writing skills

Personal goals:
To reduce teacher language in whole class activities and provide more learner interaction.

Materials (including source):

Pictures of TV quiz shows
Cards with questions
Paper
Cassette
Limba englez. Pathway to English, Manual pentru clasa a V-a, Editura Didactic i Pedagogic,
2005, textbook, Unit 9, Lesson 1, pages 81-82.
Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

Assumptions:
Students have revised the interrogative forms and they have been tested on how we ask Yes/No
questions and wh-questions in English, so asking questions should not be a problem.

Anticipated difficulties with tasks:

In the activity in which students are supposed to test their mates general knowledge, some students
might have difficulty in writing their questions (they might not feel too inspired).

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Solutions:
I will be prepared to insert my own questions in the pile of cards.

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Language analysis

Form Meaning Phonology Anticipated problems

quiz (n.) 1. a game or competition in which you answer questions: e.g. There /'kwz/ Pronunciation and spelling
plural: quizzes are many quiz shows on television these days. problems with the words quizzes,
2. (mainly US) a short test: e.g. There was a pop quiz (=surprise) contestant, ancient, marvellous
quiz in history at school today. and Egypt.
/kwzmst(r)/ Write the words on the board and
quizmaster (n.) A person who asks the questions in a quiz. E.g. Dan Negru is the give the phonetic transcription of
quizmaster of tonights show. the words above and mark the
/kn'testnt/ stress.
contestant (n.) Someone who competes (takes part) in a contest: e.g. In tonights quiz, our
contestants come from all over the world.
/'wn/
winner (n.) Someone who wins a game or competition:
e.g. The winner of this tennis match is Roger Federer.
/'praz/
prize (n.) Something valuable, such as an amount of money, which is given to a
person who wins a competition, race, etc. e.g. He won first prize in this
years Eurovision Song Contest.
/'einnt/
ancient (adj.) Very old, thousands or hundreds of years old. e.g. People have lived in this
valley since ancient times. /':dpt/

Egypt (n.) A country in North Africa e.g. I would like to visit Egypt one day. /ma'gret/

to migrate (v.) To move from one part of the world to another, usually when the season
changes e.g. Swallows migrate south in winter. /dri/

jury (n.) A group of people chosen to decide the winner of a competition

e.g. Family members are not allowed to be/sit/serve on a jury. /ki:p sko:(r)/

to keep the score (v.) To record the number of points, goals, etc. achieved in a game or /m:vls/
competition e.g. Could you keep the score at this afternoons match?
marvellous (UK),
marvelous (US) (adj.) Extremely good e.g. The weather was marvellous.

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Stage Stage aim Procedure Inter- Time
action
Lead in To introduce the topic of Put on the board pictures of different TV quiz shows Who wants to be a millionaire?, T-Ss 2 mins
the lesson and get learners Children say crazy things and Beat the Blondes. Ask students to look at the pictures and
interested in it encourage them to say what the pictures have in common.
Brainstorming To involve students Elicit list of words or phrases related to TV quizzes (e.g. winner, prize, competition, ask T-Ss 3 mins
questions, give answers, etc.) and check that they know the term quiz. Introduce other
words related to the topic: quiz show, quizmaster, contestants, jury, keep the score
Writing For learners to practise Ask students to write one general knowledge question on their notebook, e. g. Which S 2 mins
questions planet is known as The Red Planet? How many sides does a hexagon have? What
colour are emeralds? Which Italian city is famous for its canals? Where does the
Thames river lie? Who is on the 10 lei banknote?, etc. Monitor learners to check that
they are completing the task. Set a time limit of two minutes.
Group To allow students to discuss Put learners into five groups of six. Give each group a blank card. Ask them to discuss S-S 3 mins
discussion their questions the questions they have written in the previous stage and select only one to write on the
card.
Speaking & For students to ask and Invite volunteers from each group to the front and explain to them they will be the S-S 10-14
Listening answer questions contestants in a quiz show. Ask a student to be the quizmaster and hand him five question mins
cards. Tell the contestants to write their answers for all five questions on a piece of paper.
Set a one-minute time limit for each answer. Monitor students to check they are
completing the task and help when necessary. Give the winner(s) a prize.
Listening 1 For learners to practise for Tell students that they will listen to a quiz whose topic they have to find out. To do so, S 1 min.
gist they have to look at exercise 3 on page 81 (Pathway to English, Unit 9, Lesson 1, EDP,
2005) and choose the correct answer after they have listened to the tape.
Feedback To check learners have the Elicit the answer to exercise 3 in open class. T-Ss 1 min.
correct answer
Listening 2 For learners to practise for Ask students to look at Exercise 4 (gap fill) on page 82, listen again to the tape and S 2 mins
detail and target language complete the quizmasters questions. Play the tape and monitor students to check they
are completing the gap fill.
Peer To allow learners to discuss Ask learners to check the answers to exercise 4, p. 82, in pairs. S-S 1 min.
correction their answers in pairs

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Correcting gap To check learners have Check learners answers to the gap fill. T-Ss 1 min.
fill task completed the task
successfully
Pair work To provide further practice Tell students to answer the quiz (exercise 5 on page 82). S-S 1 min.
of the target language
Feedback To check learners have the Elicit the answer to exercise 5, page 82, in open class. T-Ss 1 min.
correct answers
Listening 3 To provide further practice Ask students to draw the grid in exercise 6, p. 82 (Pathway to English, Unit 9, Lesson 1, S 5 mins
of the target language EDP, 2005) and complete it with the contestants answers (see Board Plan below). Play
the tape and monitor students to check they are completing the gap fill.
Peer To allow learners to discuss Ask learners to check the answers to exercise 6, p. 82, in pairs. S-S 1 min.
correction their answers in pairs
Feedback To check learners have the Elicit the answers to exercise 6 in open class. T-Ss 5 mins
correct answers
Language To provide controlled Ask students to do Exercise 2, page 81 (Pathway to English, Unit 9, Lesson 1, EDP, S 3 mins
focus / Writing practice of the language 2005).
(optional stage target
if time)
Pair check To allow learners to discuss Ask learners to check the answers to exercise 2, page 81, in pairs. S-S 1 min
(stage related their answers in pairs
to the previous
task if time)
Final feedback To check understanding of Ask students to answer the following questions: 1. Do you like quizzes? 2. What does a T-Ss 2 mins
the language target and quizmaster do? 3. Does a contestant always get a prize?
prepare them for their
homework
Set homework To provide an opportunity Appreciate students by giving marks. T-Ss 1 min.
for students to practice Tell students that their homework is Exercise 7 on page 82 (Pathway to English, Unit 9,
writing at home Lesson 1, EDP, 2005).

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Board plan

QUIZZES key vocabulary Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5

C1 Birds migrate Because they only Pandas live Small and big The
quiz (n.) plural: quizzes at the end of swim, they do not in China. fish. crocodile.
autumn. fly.
quizmaster (n.)

contestant (n.) C2 Late spring. They fly only a In Brazil. Seabirds I dont
little, so they dont know.
winner (n.) need big wings.

prize (n.) C3 At the end of Because they dont In China. Small fish. The cat.
summer. fly, they only
keep the score (v.) swim.

jury (n.)
C4 Early They dont fly, so In China. Big fish. The cat.
summer. they dont need big
wings.

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Scripts
Exercise 3, page 81 (1 minute)

Quizmaster: Good evening, everybody! Welcome to the Big Quiz Show. We have four wonderful contestants and some marvellous prizes. Now
listen to all the questions.
Question 1: When do most of the birds migrate to warmer countries?
Question 2: Why do penguins have small wings?
Question 3: Where do pandas live?
Question 4: What do whales generally eat?
Question 5: Which animal was very important in ancient Egypt?
Now you have five minutes to think then answer in turn. Good luck!

Exercise 6, page 82 (3 minutes)

Quizmaster: Now, what is your number, please?

Contestant 1: One. Im number one. Well, the answer to question one is: birds migrate at the end of autumn. To question two: penguins have
small wings because they only swim, they do not fly. To question three: pandas live in China. To question four: small and big fish. Five: the
crocodile.
Quizmaster: Thank you. A member of the jury is keeping the score. Now, the second contestant!
Contestant 2: Good evening! Im number two. Answer one: late spring. Answer two: they fly only a little, so they dont need big wings. Answer
three: in Brazil. Answer four: Seabirds. Answer five: I dont know.
Quizmaster: Thank you. Next contestant: number three.
Contestant 3: Thank you. Here are my answers. One: at the end of summer. Two: because they dont fly, they only swim. Three: in China. Four:
Small fish. Five: The cat.
Quizmaster: Thank you. We still have one more contestant before we hear the results. Contestant four!
Contestant 4: Yes, well, these are my answers. Answer one: early summer. Answer two: they dont fly, so they dont need big wings. Answer to
question three: in China. Answer to question four: big fish. And five: the cat.
Quizmaster: Thank you very much, everybody. Lets listen to the jury now.