LESSON PLAN

Lesson plan no: 04

DATE: TIME: SCHOOL: CLASS: III1

TEACHER:

Class profile: Intermediate , age 17

Teaching unit : Grammar Practice: Present simple and present continuous /Synonyms and partial synonyms

Type of lesson : Presentation/practice/revision

Aims and objectives : To revise and practice present simple and present continuous; to learn about synonyms and partial synonyms

Teaching methods : Task-based method, controlled practice, free practice

Class management : whole class, individual work , pair work

Teaching aids, materials

and equipment : students book, workbook, board, chalk
Sources: Gateway B1+ Students' Book; Workbook; Teacher's Book

Contingency plan: Short of time: Shorten activity 7 to fit the time frame
Plenty of time: Extend activity 7 to fit the time frame
 STAGES
Aims and Class organization procedures and activities Teaching Possible problems

TIMING
objectives aids and and solutions
materials
partIntroductory

To revise present Check homework with the whole class (workbook p 4, exercises 3 and 4) and revise present simple and WB If some students did not
simple and present continuous and their uses. Give examples of different uses and ask individual student to explain do the homework,
present which use it is. E.g. Water boils at 100C. You are sitting. etc. encourage them to do it 5min
continuous in the class.

Ask students to open their SBs on page 9 If some students still have
To practice problems with forms of
Main part

1 Tell students to write two true sentences about themselves or other people using each set of words
present simple given. Remind them to write one in the present simple and one in the present continuous, writing these two tenses,
and present encourage them to see
negative sentences if necessary. Direct students attention to the example sentences.
continuous grammar reference on p.
2 Ask students to read their sentences to each other and see if their sentences are the same.
16 in their SBs or revise
3 Speaking SB, WB the form with them. 35
In pairs, students take it in turns to ask and answer the questions. Do this activity in open pairs first min
before students continue in closed pairs.
4 Ask students to write at least three more questions like the ones in 3 and the examples for this exercise,
and continue interviewing their partner. At the end of the activity, ask students to read out their
questions and interview other students in open class.
5 Ask students to do exercise 5, on p.4 in their WBs. Check the answers with the class and provide
explanation if necessary.

Synonyms SB Some students might

Ask students to open their SBs on p. 9 have problems with
To introduce 1 Students look at the words and decide if they have similar meanings or if there is any difference differentiating synonyms
synonyms and and partial synonyms.
between them. If there is a difference, ask students to say what it is. You may like to provide students
partial synonyms Explain that a synonym is
with dictionaries for this task.
a word which means the
2 Students join the words in the box with the synonyms or partial synonyms. Remind students that each same as another word,
word can have more than one synonym or partial synonym. while partial synonyms
3 Students choose the best alternative in each sentence. If there is no difference, tell them to choose are words that are very
both. similar, but with some
4 Students prepare a description of a famous person using words from 1 and 2 and words from page 6. difference between them.
5 In pairs, students take it in turns to describe the person they chose in 4 for their partner to guess who it
is. Draw students attention to the example description.
partFinal

Ask students to make a list of synonyms/partial synonyms for adjective nice.

Shortly revise
presented 5 min
grammar Set homework: Workbook, p 5, exercises 1 and 2 (whole class) 3, 4 and 5 (optional)