iSS Grade 5_T1L2_Lesson plan

Topic – Language target

Resources and Teaching Aids

Key Activities 

VOCABULARY

study, talk with friends, play chess, eat snacks, play with friends

STRUCTURE

What's (he) doing?

(He)'s (studying).

What are they doing?

They're (playing chess).

Resources: 

Student Book p.8-9

Teaching Aids:

- CD1 tracks 08-14

- Flashcards: study, talk with friends, play chess, eat snacks, play with friends

Introduction

aA. Listen, point and say (CD1 – Track 08):

1. Arrange the flashcards on the board, play audio and have students listen and repeat. Point to the flashcards along with the audio. Repeat several times.

2. Play audio again and have students listen, repeat and point to the pictures in their books.

3. Change the order of the flashcards, point to them individually and have students say the words, correct pronunciation when needed.

4. Play the “Word Tennis” game. Have one student come to the front and play "Tennis" with you.

5. As you say a word, hit it to the student and have the student respond with another word and hit it back to you.

6. Divide the students into pairs and have them play with each other. Have some pairs demonstrate the game in front of the class.

Development 

aB1. Listen and read (CD1 – Track 09):  

1. Review the story from the previous lesson “The children met at school.”

2. Now introduce the situation “The children are talking about their friends…”

3. Have students call out the activities they can see.

4. Have students listen and read.

aB2. Listen and tick (CD1 – Track 10): 

1. Play audio and demonstrate the activity using the example.

2. Play audio and have students listen and tick the box.

3. Play audio again and check answers as a whole class.

aB3. Practice the structure (CD1 – Track 11): 

1. Draw students’ attention to the structure box.

2. Play audio and have students listen.

3. Play audio again and have students listen and repeat.

aC. Listen. Sing along (CD1 - Track 12): 

1. Play audio and have students listen.

2. Play audio and have students point to the pictures in Part A.

3. Play audio and have students sing the song as a whole class.

4. Divide the class into two groups, group A sings the questions, group B sings the answers.

5. Swap roles and repeat.

aPronunciation tip (CD1 -Track 13): 

1. Focus on the example sentence and briefly explain the focus.

2. Tell students they must listen and notice the pronunciation feature.

3. Play the audio once and draw attention to the pronunciation feature.

4. Play the audio again. Have students listen and repeat with a focus on the feature.

Consolidation

aD. Listen and tick. Practice. Point, ask and answer (CD1 – Track 14): 

Listen and tick.

1. Have students look at the pictures and call out the people and activities they can see.

2. Play audio and demonstrate the activity using the example.

3. Play audio and have students listen and tick the box.

4. Play audio and check answers as a whole class.

Practice.

5. T: I say, “she”. You say, “What’s she doing?”

T: I say, “Tom”. You say, “What’s Tom doing?” OK?

T: She

Class: What’s she doing?

T: Tom

Class: What’s Tom doing?

6. Divide the class into Group A and Group B.

T: I say, “she/studying”.

Group A, you say, “What’s she doing?”

Group B, you say, “She’s studying.”

T: I say, “they/eating snacks”.

Group A, you say, “What are they doing?”

Group B, you say, “They’re eating snacks.” OK?

T: she/studying

Group A: What’s she doing?

Group B: She’s studying.

T: they/eating snacks

Continue whole class/group/individual drills with:

• he/playing with friends     • Charlie/playing chess     • Jane/talking with friends

• John/playing soccer     • Daisy/reading books

Point, ask and answer.

7. Demonstrate the activity using the example.

8. Divide the class into pairs.

9. Have Student A point and ask, have Student B answer.

10. Swap roles and repeat.

11. Afterwards, have some pairs demonstrate the activity in front of the class.

aE. Play the “Three guesses” game.

1. Divide the class into two teams.

2. Have a student from Team A stand in front of the class facing away from the board.

3. Stick a flashcard on the board e.g. “eat snacks”.

4. Have another student ask a question e.g. “What's he doing?”

5. Have the student from team A try to guess the answer e.g. “He's eating snacks.”

6. The student has three guesses before the other students tell them the answer.