Lesson Plan: 2C in NEF, P

Lessonplan FDE I Hansjuerg Perino Lesson Language Leader, Unit 9.4, p. 81 Topic: Inventions Overall aims: revision past simple; introduction of linking words; training of writing skills; Ss are able to produce brief texts in the past simple using the appropriate linking words

Class level / profile: Elementary Level, first year of English, 1. semester, ca. 20 students

Time Phase Aims / content: "WHAT" – Procedure/ Method: "HOW" – Anticipated Problems Materials / Media "Why this" "why like this" ---> Proposed Solutions required 8’ Warm-up Quiz and revision: Ss are arranged in groups (3-4) and discuss the 10 Ss do not remember anything inventions / past simple questions as read out by the teacher; they have -> Ss have to guess to agree on one solution; one student of each Ss answer questions about inventions that group takes notes. were presented in the previous lesson; revision (topic/grammar) To activate the students from the beginning onwards; competition creates excitement and interest

T checks Ss answers in class; points are Check each group has the correct answer distributed; winner is found

8’ Intro Topic T.: only male inventors so far, today: (16’) today women inventors

Ss discuss questions 6.1 and 6.2 1) in pairs (3’) Ss do not know any names of transparency to give Ss oral practice women inventors (questions) 2) discussion in plenum (5’)  abbreviate the to make sure everyone gets the main discussion (in pairs); ideas give some examples pictures (plenum) Topic too difficult for this level -> T. input: controversial hypothesis (women are less intelligent than men; women are less technically talented, etc.) Lessonplan FDE I Hansjuerg Perino 5 (21’) Reading / Ss look at events in the life of Hedy Lamarr, 1) individual work (4’) Cd, book, p. 81 Listening number them in the correct order (7a) variety (pair work before); Tape too fast for some Ss Activity comprehension afterwards tested -> T makes sure in class individually everyone has correct answer 2) plenum: listening and checking answers (7b) (1’) listening comprehension 5’ Intro Linking Ss complete table (linking words, 8) 1) pair work (4’) book, p. 81 (26’) words activate students; oral practice 2) plenum: correct answers (1’) make sure everyone has the correct answers and knows the most important linking words for the writing skills exercise 5’ Vocabulary Ss choose the best linking words (9) 1) individual work Some Ss faster than others book, p. 81 (31’) exercise practicing use of linking words  extra exercise in copies 2) plenum; Ss check answers themselves workbook (p. 57, 2) transparency (transparency) transparency: variety Open questions -> discuss in class 14’ Writing Ss write biography about CJ Walker (10) 1) individual work Ss may not be finished book, p. 81 (45’) exercise / Ss should be able to write a text all by  homework homework This brings Ss written English a step further themselves 2) plenum: one student reads out his/her version to class to get slow students some ideas; nice end of the lesson (Ss see what they are now able to do) 3) homework: write brief biography about Marie Curie (find information on the internet)

Christine Kappeler / Myriam Spörri, November 4 2009