Lesson plan

School: Liceul Teoretic ,, Aurel Lazar Oradea

Teacher: Stepan Cristina
Date: 7th of June 2016
Form: 9th C
Topic: Talk to me!
Time allowed: 50 minutes
Type of the lesson: Mixed lesson
Textbook: Going for Gold
Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Use sentences to predict the content of a passage;
Get the message from a text;
Complete missing information after listening to a radio conversation;
Focus on key words from a text they listen to;
Select and concentrate on an important information from a recorded discussion;
Find specific information quickly;
Materials: textbook, whiteboard, worksheets, laptop, loudspeakers
Skills: listening, reading, speaking, writing;
Classroom interactions: individual work; pair work; group work

TIME

STAGE

Class organization:
Greetings; checking
attendance&
homework

10

Activity 1: Lead-in

PROCEDURE

T greets the Ss, checks the attendance

and asks Ss to read their homework..
T. sets the right mood for the lesson
through spontaneous dialogues that
foster a positive classroom
atmosphere.

INTERACTION

MATERIAL ANTICIPATED
PROBLEMS
AND
SOLUTIONS

TSS
SST

T announces the topic and the lesson TSS

objectives. T. introduces the title
(Talk to me!) and elicits its meaning. SST

English
books and
notebooks

Visuals
whiteboard

T. asks students whether they are familiar

with the concept of a talk show. T. asks
students about their favourite programme
and what sort of problems people discuss
on these shows.

Activity 2: Listening
comprehension

T tells Ss they are going to listen to a TSS

radio programme predicting answers
about Oprah. T. asks students to skim SST
the text first and highlight some of

P: SS may not know

the English words for
this activity
S: T prompts when
necessary suggesting
the right
words/expressions
and helping Ss get
their ideas across.

T shows students a poster of Oprah

and asks them if they recognize her ,
if they know Oprahs talk shows, what
is a talk show, what are her talk
shows about.
10

Some students may

feel uncomfortable
with the presence of
a new English
teacher in the class.

Laptop
Worksheets

P: SS might need to
listen to the dialogue
twice in order to

the key words that help them to make

a decision such as : birth, childhood,
school, university. Ss listen to the
radio programme again they have to
think about possible answers for each
gap. The radio programme will then
be exploited in terms of topic and
vocabulary
occurrences.http://www.famouspeo

SSSS

Audio script

S: T will play the

dialogue twice, if
necessary to facilitate
comprehension.

TSS
SSSS
SST

P: Individual words
can impede
comprehension.

plelessons.com/o/oprah_winfrey.h
tml

15

Activity 3:
Communicative
activity

complete the task.

While listening to the radio

programme, the Ss will have a text
completion exercise. To check
comprehension, T will ask additional
questions or work on some lexical
items that can prevent comprehension
of the audio text.
Ss
concentrate
on
important
information and complete the missing
words using what they hear. Ss write
in their notebooks the words speakers
mention in the radio conversation .Ss
compare their answers with their
partner.
T shows students two short videos on TSS
Oprah Winfrey show. The first one is
SSSS
about is an interview of Leonardo di
Caprio and the second is a debate on
SST
the issue of racism. Ss watch the
videos.

S: T will walk around

to make sure that all
SS get the work done
and prompts if
necessary.

Worksheets

P: Some SS may not

stick to the task set
by the T.
S: T goes round the
class monitoring

Then, Teacher divides students into

two groups: those who agree with the
first sentence move to the left: I
think talk shows are a good way of
helping people discuss important
issues openly and those who agree
with the second sentence move to the
right. Teacher uses the opinions to
form the basis of a classroom debate
with the theme: Talk shows: good or
bad?

their work and

prompting if
necessary.

gets the SS to practise the new

vocabulary through meaningful
activities (listen to the key vocabulary
and sample sentences, matching, text
completion.

P: SS may find it
intimidating to judge
their own language
production. S: T will
encourage them by
telling how crucial
self-assessment is for
future development
and personal
progress.

T summarizes the lesson and assesses

TSS
what has been achieved by asking
brief questions about the content. T
SST
asks Ss to answer to some questions
some like these ones:
1. This lesson was about..
2. The message was..
3. What I learned from the
lesson..
4. I think this lesson is
Homework: Make up a project on the
topic My Healthy Lifestyle

Brief oral
questions

Feedback session
(Assessment& SelfAssessment)

http://www.famouspeoplelessons.com/o/oprah_winfrey.html
THE LISTENING TAPESCRIPT
Oprah Winfrey is internationally famous for hosting the most popular talk show on American television. Millions of TV viewers tune
in worldwide every day to watch her. She has become a household name and is now one of the richest women in the world. She is also
famous for raising millions of dollars for charities to help with child literacy.
Oprah was born in 1954 in Mississippi. She experienced child abuse as she grew up, which led her to campaign for childrens rights
later in her life. She helped draft a bill that President Clinton passed into law. Her career in broadcasting started in 1971 and her big
breakthrough came in 1976 with her own extremely popular TV chat show 'People Are Talking'.

In 1985 movie producer Steven Spielberg offered her a role in 'The Color Purple'. She was nominated for an Oscar at the Academy
Awards for her performance. She used her newfound international fame to launch the 'Oprah Winfrey Show'. This opened all kinds of
doors for her she had never dreamed of. The world was her oyster.
Her chat show is broadcast to over 100 countries. 'Life' magazine called her the most influential woman of her generation. She has
raised nearly $100 million for charity. She is now a role model for millions of girls around the world. Her latest project is an academy
for poor girls, which opened in South Africa in 2007.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD:

Oprah Winfrey is internationally fame / famous for hosting the most popular talk show on / in American television. Millions of TV
viewers tune out / in worldwide every day to watch her. She has become a household name and is now one of the richest women in the
world. She is also famous for raising millions of dollars for charities to help with child literacy / illiterate.
Oprah was born in 1954 in Mississippi. She experienced child abuse as she grew / grown up, which led her to campaign for / with
childrens rights later in her life. She helped draft a bill that President Clinton passed into / at law. Her career in broadcasting started in
1971 and her big breakthrough came in 1976 with her own extremely / extreme popular TV chat show 'People Are Talking'.
In 1985 movie producer Steven Spielberg offered her a roll / role in 'The Color Purple'. She was nominated / nomination for an Oscar
at the Academy Awards for her performance. She used her newfound international fame to launch / lunch the 'Oprah Winfrey Show'.
This opened all kinds of doors for her she had never dreamed of. The world was her oyster / crab.

Her chat show are / is broadcast to over 100 countries. 'Life' magazine called her the most / best influential woman of her generation.
She has raised / lifted nearly $100 million for charity. She is now a role model for millions of girls around the world. Her latest / lately
project is an academy for poor girls, which opened in South Africa in 2007.
LISTENING GAP FILL:
Oprah Winfrey is internationally _____________________ most popular talk show on American television. Millions of TV
_______________ worldwide every day to watch her. She has become ________________ and is now one of the richest women in the
world. She is also famous for raising millions of dollars for charities _____________________.
Oprah was born in 1954 in Mississippi. She experienced ___________________, which led her to campaign for childrens rights later
in her life. She helped ________________ President Clinton passed into law. Her career in broadcasting started in 1971 and
________________ came in 1976 with her own extremely popular TV chat show 'People Are Talking'.
In 1985 movie producer Steven Spielberg ________________ 'The Color Purple'. She was nominated for an Oscar at the Academy
Awards for her performance. She used her newfound international ________________ the 'Oprah Winfrey Show'. This opened all
kinds of ________________ had never dreamed of. The world ________________.
Her chat show is broadcast to over 100 countries. 'Life' magazine called her ________________ woman of her generation. She has
raised nearly $100 million for charity. She is ___________________ millions of girls around the world. Her latest project is
__________________ girls, which opened in South Africa in 2007.

PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article.

1.

Oprah Winfrey is internationally

a.

name

Millions of TV viewers tune in

b.

woman of her generation

3.

She has become a household

c.

breakthrough came in 1976

4.

She experienced child

d.

worldwide every day

5.

her big

e.

of doors for her

6.

She was nominated

f.

famous

7.

This opened all kinds

g.

$100 million for charity

8.

The world was

h.

abuse as she grew up

9.

the most influential

i.

for an Oscar

10.

She has raised nearly

j.

her oyster