LESSON PLAN

Unit 1: GETTING STARTED

Periods: 1 - 7

I. Class profile
Time: Weeks
Duration: 7 periods
Class names: K8_05
General information: The students learn General English.
II. Objectives
During the unit, the Ss will:
- learn or consolidate basic vocabulary items related to countries, practice introductions, and learn
to say numbers and letters.
- practice the language they need in the classroom, and give and receive personal information,
spelling words out where necessary.
- look at plural forms and adjectives, and practice ordering items of food and saying prices.
III. Preparation
Teacher:
- The lesson plan
- The syllabus
- The course book
- The CD player
Students:
- The course books
- The notebooks
IV. Procedures

Time/ Contents Teacher Students Method Teaching

Steps aids

1.Organizatio - Greeting and checking the

n number of students - greets and checks the - greet the T - list of
number of Ss Ss
names

GETTING STARTED
2. New
lesson Hello
Period 1 1. Look at the picture. - asks SS to look at the - look at the interaction
a. Listen and repeat the photograph photograph Book
conversation. - plays the tape all the Board
way through without Pictures
stopping CD
- asks SS to listen and - listen to the player
read tape and read
- divides the class into - work as the
two halves and asks teacher
one half to take the instructs
part of Enrique, the
other part of Lyn
- plays the tape again,
pausing for SS to listen
and repeat
- asks the two halves of
the class to change
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 roles
- plays the tape again,
pausing as before, for
SS to listen and repeat
their new parts
b. Practice the conversation - asks SS to find a - find a pair-work
with a partner. Use your own partner (not a person partner (not a
names. they are sitting next to) person they
to practice the are sitting
conversation, using next to) to
their own names. If practice the
necessary, plays the conversation,
tape again. using their
own names
2. Look at the people.
- asks SS to look at the - look at the interaction
a. Listen and complete the
conversation. pictures. Asks: Where pictures and
Answers: do you think these answer the
A: Hi. Im Paolo. people are from? teachers
B: Nice to meet you, Paolo. My question
names Banu. - plays the tape for SS - listen and
A: Pleased to meet you, Banu. to listen and complete complete the
Where are you from? the conversation conversation
B: Im from Turkey. And you? - asks them to check - check their
A: Im from Italy. their answers with a answers with
partner when they have a partner
written them down when they
have written
them down
- plays the tape again - check the
b. Listen again and check. for SS to check their answers
answers
- asks SS to work with - work with pair-work
their partner to practice their partner
introducing to practice
themselves, using the introducing
conversation they have themselves,
heard as a model using the
conversation
they have
heard as a
model
- asks SS to go around - go around communic
c. Go around the class and the class and introduce the class and ation
introduce yourself. themselves introduce
themselves
3. Listen to some more
conversations.
a. Where are the people from? - plays the tape for SS - listen to the interaction
Answers: to follow the tape
Gabors from Hungary. conversations
Sarah and Michael are from the - asks Where are the - answer the
USA. people from? question
Keikos from Japan. - asks SS to compare - compare the
Fernado and Telma are from the answers with their answers with

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 Brazil. own ideas in exercise their own
2a ideas in
exercise 2a
- reads through the pair-work
b. Work with a partner. Practice
examples with the
introducing the people in the
pictures. class, paying special
attention to
pronunciation
- asks SS to practice - practice
introducing the people introducing
in the pictures to their the people in
partners the pictures to
their partners
- goes around the - introduce
4. Introduce your partner to class, asking each their partners
the class. student to introduce
their partner

- summarizes the main - listen to the

CONSOLIDATION points teacher and
recall the
main points
Period 2
Numbers
1. Look at these numbers. - asks SS to look at the - look at the individuali
a. Match the numbers and
numbers and match numbers and sm
words.
them with their written match them
equivalent, either by with their
drawing lines in their written
books or making notes equivalent,
on a separate sheet of either by
paper drawing lines
in their books
or making
notes on a
separate
sheet of
paper
- writes the numbers on - say the interaction
the board and invites numbers on
different SS to say the board
them aloud aloud
- plays the tape for SS - listen,
b. Listen, check, and repeat. to listen, check their check, and
answers, and repeat repeat

2. Listen to the four

- tells the class they interaction
telephone numbers.
a. Write down the numbers. are going to hear four
Answers: telephone numbers,
0181 463 9865 and that they must
0176536119 write them down
512090 - plays the tape - listen
0898443388 - asks SS to check - check
their answers with the answers with

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 person next to them the person
next to them
- asks four different - come and
students each to come write one of
and write one of the the numbers
numbers on the board on the board
- plays the tape again - listen again
and makes any and check
necessary changes to
the numbers on the
board
- reads through the
numbers with the class

b. Ask people in the class

Whats your phone number?

3. Look at these numbers. - asks SS to look at the - look at the interaction

a. What are the missing
numbers?
numbers and to fill in numbers and
the missing words fill in the
following the pattern of missing words
the words supplied following the
pattern of the
words
- points out how the supplied
spellings of thirteen,
thirty, forty, fifteen, and
fifty differ from their
roots three, four, and
five, though fourteen
remains true to its stem
- reads through the
words with the class,
paying special attention
to the differing stress
on the -teen numbers
and the ty numbers

b. Check your ideas with the - refers SS to the - refer to the interaction
Wordlist on p.115. Wordlist on p115 of the Wordlist on
Answers: Students Book to p115 of the
fourteen check their answers Students
sixteen Book to check
eighteen their answers
twenty
twenty-two
thirty
fifty
seventy
ninety
4. Listen. Which of these - asks SS to look at the - look at the pair-work
numbers do you hear? numbers and say them numbers and
Answers: aloud with a partner say them
61 aloud with a
16 partner
42 - plays the tape and - listen and interaction

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 80 asks SS to mark or mark or write
79 write down the down the
numbers they hear numbers they
hear
- plays the tape again - listen again
for SS to check their and check
answers their answers

- summarizes the main - listen to the

CONSOLIDATION points teacher and
recall the
main points
Period 3
CLASSROOM LANGUAGE (1) - plays the tape for SS - listen and interaction
1. Listen and repeat the to listen and repeat repeat
alphabet. - reads through the
letters from a-z with the
students
- points to letters at - say the
random for SS to say letters at
aloud random aloud

2. Look at the classroom. - asks SS to look at the - look at the interaction

a. Label the things in the
picture and give the picture and
picture. Use a dictionary to
help you. names of any of the give the
objects that they know names of any
of the objects
that they
know
- writes these on the
board, making sure to
elicit and include a/an
and drawing attention
to the final s in the
case of plurals
- divides the class into - work in pairs pair-work
pairs, and asks each and complete
pair to complete the the labels,
labels, using a using a
dictionary dictionary

- plays the tape for SS - listen and interaction

b. Listen and check. Practice to listen and check check their
saying the words with a
their answers answers
partner.
- asks them to work - work with pair-work
with their partners to their partners
practice saying the to practice
words aloud saying the
words aloud
- draws SS attention to - answer the
3. Look at the words. an apple, an orange, teachers
a. What is the rule for using a and an umbrella. Ask: question
or an? Why do we use an
here? to elicite the

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 answer Because its
difficult to say a apple,
etc.
- points out to SS that - note the presentati
we use the weak rules on
form // for the
indefinite pronoun
- makes sure the class
is aware of the five
vowels a, e, i, o, and u,
and invites them to
supply other words
they may know
beginning with a vowel
which also take an

- reads through the - listen to the interaction

b. Ask and answer about the example with the class teacher and
picture with a partner. and asks them to complete the
EXAMPLE: complete the activity activity with a
A: Whats this called in English? with a partner partner
B: Its an umbrella.
A: How do you spell that?
B: Its U-M-B-R-E-double L-A.

4. Here are some useful - asks SS to look at the - look at the interaction
expressions. expressions and expressions
a. Listen and repeat. checks that they
understand them
- plays the tape for SS - listen and
to listen and repeat repeat

- divides the class into - work in pairs pair-work

b. Use the expressions. Ask pairs to practice saying and practice
your teacher or your partner the expressions saying the
about some more things in the expressions
picture or in your class. - invites SS to look at - look at the communic
the unlabelled items in unlabelled ation
the picture or at other items in the
items in the classroom, picture or at
and to make more other items in
questions about them. the
Where new words are classroom,
introduced, makes sure and make
the spelling and more
pronunciation are clear questions
to the students. about them

- summarizes the main - listen to the

CONSOLIDATION points teacher and
recall the
main points
Period 4 PERSONAL INFORMATION
1. Listen to the
conversation. - asks SS to look at the - look at the interaction
a. Complete the card. membership card and membership

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 Answers: checks that they know card
Name: Mandy Wallis the meanings of any
Age: 19 new words, using a
Address: 14 Kent Street dictionary if necessary
Lancaster LA2 6NV
- plays the tape for SS - listen and
Tel.no.: 01524 694817
to listen and complete complete the
the information on the information on
card or on a separate the card or on
sheet of paper a separate
sheet of
paper
- asks them to check - check their
their answers with a answers with
partner, then plays the a partner
tape again
- checks the details
with the class

- asks SS to look at the - look at the interaction

b. Complete these questions questions and try to questions and
from the conversation. complete them, with a try to
partner complete
them, with a
partner

c. Listen again and check. - plays the tape again - listen and
Answers: for Ss to listen and check their
Whats your name? check their answers answers
How old are you? - plays it one more time - listen and
Whats your address? for SS to listen and repeat
Whats your telephone number? repeat

2. Work with a partner. Ask - asks SS to find a new - find a new pair-work
the questions and complete partner partner
the card for your partner. - explains the task is to - complete the
complete the membership
membership card for card for their
their partner by asking partner by
the questions they asking the
have just practiced questions
they have just
practiced

CONSOLIDATION - summarizes the main - listen to the

points teacher and
recall the
main points
Period 5
PLURALS
1. Look at the words. - asks the class to look - look at the interaction
a. How do we make plurals? at the pictures pictures
Answer:
- says the words - say the
We usually make plurals by
adding an s to the end of the together with the class, words with
word. making sure that the the teacher
pronunciation of the

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 final s is correct in
each case
- asks How do we - answer the interaction
b. What happens to the plural make plurals? to elicit question presentati
when the word ends in s, -x,
the answer on
-sh, or ch?
Answer: - asks SS to look at the - look at the
When a word ends in s, -x, -sh, pictures and read the pictures and
or ch, we add es to the end of words read the
the word. words
- asks How do we - answer the
make the plurals of the question
words that end in s,
-x, -sh, or ch? to elicit
the answer

c. Listen, check, and repeat. - plays the tape for SS - listen,

to listen, check, and check, and
repeat repeat

2. Some plurals are irregular.

a. Listen and repeat. - asks SS to look at the - look at the
irregular plurals irregular
plurals
- plays the tape for SS - listen and
to listen and repeat repeat
b. Look at the picture on page
8. What plural things can you - asks SS to turn back - turn back to interaction
see? to the picture on p8 the picture on
and identify the plural p8 and
objects identify the
plural objects
- asks them to work in - work in pairs
pairs to write down the to write down
objects, and then share the objects,
them with the rest of and then
the class share them
- checks the with the rest
pronunciation of the class

CONSOLIDATION - summarizes the main - listen to the

points teacher and
recall the
main points

ADJECTIVES
Period 6 - checks that SS know - tell the interaction
1. Look at these adjectives.
a. Write them under the correct the meaning of meaning of
pictures. Use a dictionary to adjective adjective
help you. - asks SS to work - work individuali
b. Check your ideas with a individually to write the individually to sm
partner. adjectives under the write the
Answers: correct pictures, using adjectives
1 old 2 fast 3 light 4 new a dictionary where under the

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5 expensive 6 thin 7 tall necessary correct
8 bad 9 fat 10 big pictures,
using a
dictionary
where
necessary
- asks SS to check - check their pair-work
their ideas with a ideas with a
partner when they have partner when
finished they have
finished
- reads through the list - read the interaction
of words with the class words out
to establish loud
pronunciation

2. Put the words in the - asks SS to work - work individuali

correct order. individually to put the individually to sm
Answers: words in order, put the words
an old man following the example in order,
two fast cars given following the
new shoes example
a small dog given
- checks the answers
with the class
3. Look at the names of the
colors.
- reads through the - read through presentati
a. Work with a partner. Point to
things in your class or in the colors with SS the colors on
book and ask questions. - points to an object in
Example: the classroom and ask:
A: What color is that? What color is that?
B: Its red and white. - divides the class into - work in pairs pair-work
pairs and ask about the and ask about
colors of different the colors of
objects in the different
classroom or book objects in the
classroom or
book
b. Look at exercise 1. Listen.
Are the statements True or - asks SS to look at the - look at the interaction
False? pictures pictures
- plays the tape for SS - listen and
to listen and decide the decide the
sentences are True or sentences are
False True or False
- asks SS to correct - correct any
any false statements false
- checks the answers statements
with the class

CONSOLIDATION - summarizes the main - listen to the

points teacher and
recall the

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IN A CAF - asks the class to look - look at the interaction

Period 7 1. Look at the menu. at the menu for the menu for the
a. Listen to the conversation. Blue Door Caf Blue Door
What do the people buy? Caf
Answers: - plays the tape for SS - listen and
The customers buy two hot dogs, to listen and make a make a note
a hamburger, a lemonade, and a
note of what the people of what the
large coffee.
buy people buy
- checks answers

b. Listen again and complete - plays the tape again - listen and individuali
the conversations. for SS to listen and complete the sm
Answers: complete the conversations
1. conversations
- Yes - reads through the - check the
- hot dogs dialogues with the answers
- thank
class to check the
- please
2. answers
- hamburger - plays the tape again - listen again interaction
- lemonade so SS can make any and make any
- Small final changes final changes
-4
3.
- large
- thanks
- 70
2. Work with a partner. - divides the class into - work in pairs pair-work
a. Practice the conversations.
pairs to practice the to practice the
b. Look at the menu. Make new
conversations. conversations and conversations
make new ones and make
new ones
- moves around the
class checking
pronunciation and
intonation
- asks each pair to - perform a communic
perform a conversation conversation ation
for the rest of the class for the rest of
the class

- reminds SS of the - take notes

main points of the
lesson
3.
CONSOLIDATION

- asks Ss to learn new - learn new

words, and do words, and do
4. HOMEWORK exercises in the exercises in
workbook the workbook

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Department of Basic Subjects BMT November 17, 2013
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