LESSON PLAN

TEACHER:

DATE:

TIME:

SCHOOL:

CLASS:

11 year-olds, A1

Teaching unit :

Module 6: Fog!

Type of lesson :

Skills practice

Sources:

Challenges 1 Students' Book; Workbook; Teacher's Handbook

Aims and objectives :

Working on reading, listening and speaking skills while using the Past Simple tense.

Teaching methods :

conversation, presentation, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing, speaking

Class management :

whole class, individual work, pair work, group work

Teaching aids, materials

and equipment :

students book, workbook, CD; board, chalk, CD-player

Aims and
objectives

Class organization procedures and activities

Interaction

Teaching
aids and
materials

Possible problems
and solutions

TIMING

STAGES

Class profile:

partIntroductory
Main part

Introduce the
topic, elicit ideas
and vocabulary,
spark interest

Revise
vocabulary and
target language
in context
Reading and
listening
comprehension

Practice target
language
Practice target
language

Check homework.
Extra: Write on the board: Alton Towers Amusement Park; Millennium Point;
Devon. Encourage Ss to say what they remember about each place.

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Exercise 1: Ss look at the photo and think about it. Encourage Ss to give
reasons for their answer and talk about the picture.

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Exercise 2: After checking the answer to Exercise 1, play the recording again
and ask: Who says its a good idea to get to the campsite and to make a fire
Alex, Lucy, Rajiv or Tom? (Rajiv does).

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Exercise 3: Ss answer the questions working in pairs. Elicit answers.

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Exercise 4: Check that Ss understand what Lets is short for (Let us). Ask Ss to
find and read aloud more examples from the dialogue.
Extra: Ss look back at the dialogue in Exercise 2. Play the recording for Ss to
focus on pronunciation, stress and intonation patterns. Ss work in groups of
four, reading the dialogue aloud and changing parts. Some of the groups can
act out the dialogue for the class to hear.
Exercise 5: Tell Ss that they can agree or disagree with their partners
suggestions.

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CD
CD player

10
min

SB
CD
CD player

25
min

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board
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partFinal

Your Challenge: Exercise 1: Each student writes four sentences about

themselves, their families and friends using the Sentence Builder. After Ss
have written their sentences, they can work in pairs or in small groups taking
turns to read aloud their sentences.

Use target
language

Ending the lesson:

Exercise 2: Ss read the presented problems. Elicit from the class two or three
more problems. Ss then work individually writing their e-mails. Ask Ss to work
in pairs, read each others problems and give suggestions.

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10
min

Homework: Exercises in the Workbook.