LESSON PLAN FRIENDS GLOBAL 11
LESSON 5G: SPEAKING – PHOTO COMPARISON I. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students wil be able to: 1. Knowledge
- Retrieve vocabulary of school subjects
- Identify some key language to compare photos 2. Competences
- Compare and contrast two photos
- Make speculation about a photo
- Express personal opinions about education and technology
- Apply some key phrases to speculate and compare photos, express ideas
- Develop communicative skil s 3. Personal qualities
- Raise awareness of the effects of technology on education
- Improve confidence in expressing ideas in English
- Develop learning autonomy and the ability to work in groups II. Materials
- Textbook: Friends Global 11 (Unit 5 – lesson G) - Audio track 22, 23 – CD2 - Computer and projector III. Procedures
1. Activity 1: warm-up and lead-in (5 minutes) a. Objectives:
- Draw Ss’ attention to the topic – technology and education - Introduce the lesson b. Content: - Photo description c. Products: - Oral answers from students d. Organization ACTIVITIES CONTENT Photo description
- T divides the class into 4-6 groups.21 Ss’ own answers
- T draws Ss’ attention to the Wh-words box on
the slide and tel s them they are going to describe a photo.
- T shows a photo of a classroom in the early 20th century.
- Ss discuss in groups to describe the photo.
- T invites some groups to share their ideas with the whole class.
- T asks Ss how different it is from their school in the present.
- T introduces the lesson (5G – Speaking) e. Assessment:
- T observes Ss and gives feedback.
2. Activity 2: MAKING SPECULATION (12mins) a. Objectives:
- Review vocabulary of school subjects
- Teaches Ss some key phrases that are used to speculate about a photo.
- Ss can make speculations about a given photo. b. Content: - Exercise 1,2,3,4 c. Products: - Oral answers from Ss d. Organization: ACTIVITIES CONTENT Pre- speaking (4mins) Exercise 1
- T asks Ss to read the instructions, questions and
- Because the sentences
speech bubbles. Then T asks Why are the are speculations.
modals verbs? Are the speculations about the - Both past or the present?
- Ss ask and answer the questions in pairs. - Key: 1. Science 2. They
- T asks a few Ss to share their ideas with the may/ might/ could be class. recording some results. Exercise 2
- T goes through the instructions together.
- T plays the recording for Ss to listen and make notes. - T check answers as a class. Exercise 3 - Key: It looks like….
- T introduces the key phrases to Ss and lets
them listen to the recording again.
- Ss note down the expression they hear.
- T checks answers as a class.
WHILE – SPEAKING (5mins)
- T goes through the instructions and the task in exercise 4 together.
- T use ICQs to check if Ss are ful y aware of what they are going to do.
- Ss work in pairs and take turns to describe photo B.
- T circulates and monitors helping when necessary.
POST – SPEAKING (3mins)
- T asks a few Ss to report to the class. - T gives feedback. e. Assessment:
- T observes Ss’ application of the key phrases.
- T observes Ss’ performance and gives feedback.
3. Activity 3: PHOTO COMPARISON (12 mins) a. Objectives:
- Introduces some key phrases to compare photos
- Teach Ss how to compare two photos b. Content: - Exercises 5,6 c. Products:
- Ss’ answers for exercises 5,6 d. Organization: ACTIVITIES CONTENT
PRE – SPEAKING (4mins) Exercise 5
- T goes through the instructions together and use - Key: Typical school
ICQs to make sure Ss understand what they subjects at primary have to do. level.
- T plays the recording and encourages Ss to take notes.
- T checks answers as a class. Exercise 6 - Key: 1. Education 2.
- T draws Ss’ attention to the Speaking strategy Lesson 3. Classroom 4.
box and has them focus on the Key phrases. Teacher 5. Tablets
- T plays the recording again for Ss to complete
the phrases with the missing word
- T checks answers as a class.
WHILE – SPEAKING (5mins)
- T lets Ss work in pairs and compare photos A and B again.
- T reminds Ss to use their own words.
POST – SPEAKING (3mins)
- T chooses some Ss to report to the whole class.
- T invites some Ss to give feedback on their friends’ performance
- T gives his/her own feedback. e. Assessment:
- T observes Ss take notes while listening.
- T observes Ss apply the key phrases.
- T gives feedback on Ss’ performances and Ss’ peer feedback.
4. Activity 4: DISCUSSION (13mins) a. Objectives:
- Ss can discover some connections between technology and education.
- Encourage Ss to discuss the topic further b. Content: - Exercise 7,8,9 c. Products: - Answers from Ss d. Organization: ACTIVITIES CONTENT
PRE – SPEAKING (4mins) Exercise 7 -
- T asks Ss to work in pairs and discuss the
question. T reminds them that they can refer to
things they see in the photos.
- Some Ss share their ideas with the class. Exercise 8
- T goes through the instructions and the task together.
- T plays the recording and encourages Ss to take notes. - T check answers as a class.
- T reminds Ss of some phrases that can be used to express personal opinions.
WHILE – SPEAKING (5mins)
- T divides Ss into 4-6 groups and goes through the - task in exercise 9.
- T use ICQs to check if Ss are ful y understand the task.
- Ss discuss the question in groups.
- T monitors and helps when necessary. POST -SPEAKING (4mins)
- T asks Ss to report their discussion to the whole class.
- T invites some Ss to give feedback on their friends’ performance
- T gives his/her own feedback e. Assessment: - T observes Ss take notes
- T listens, observes Ss’ performance and gives feedback.
- T gives feedback Ss’ peer feedback. 5. Consolidation : (3 mins) a. Wrap – up:
- If you are using the Classroom presentation tool, first do the lesson closer to
review what has been covered in this lesson.
- T asks Ss: What have you learnt today? What can you do now? (I can describe
photos, speculate about what I can see and express opinions.) b. Homework:
- Prepare for the next lesson.