LESSON PLAN

TEACHER: DATE: TIME: SCHOOL: CLASS:

Class profile: 15 year-olds, A2B1

Teaching unit : Module 9 Detectives; The Factory

Type of lesson : Skills work

Sources: Challenges 4 Students' Book; Workbook; Teacher's Handbook

Aims and objectives : Read and listen to the Challenges story; learn expressions for requests; listen to a crime scene investigation

Teaching methods : conversation, presentation, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, speaking

Class management : whole class, individual work, pair work

Teaching aids, materials
and equipment : students book, workbook, CD; board, chalk, CD-player
STAGES

TIMING
Aims and Class organization procedures and activities Interaction Teaching Possible problems
objectives aids and and solutions
materials

1
partIntroductory
Homework check.
Introduce the WB
topic, elicit ideas Warm-up:
and vocabulary, Exercise 1: Students work in groups, guessing where Steve and Ellie are and who the woman is and T-SS SB 5 min
arouse interest describing what is happening in the photos. S-S

Exercise 2: Read through the questions with the class before you play the recording. Play the
Check reading recording for students to read and listen and answer the questions. Students can also check their T-SS
Main part

comprehension guesses from Exercise 1. When checking answers, encourage students to guess the meaning of 'take
legal action'.

Present target Exercise 3: Explain that indirect questions usually sound more polite, especially in formal situations. T-SS To save time, Ex 4
language Draw students' attention to the use of Could you tell us/me if .... when making yes/no direct can be done at home.
questions into indirect questions and 'Do you know (what... )? when making Wh-questions into
indirect questions. Point out that 'Do you know' in items 2 and 3 does not change and it is not affected SB
by the verb tense. CD
CD player 35
Practise target Exercise 4: Read through the questions with the class. Elicit the indirect question 1. Ss then continue T-Ss board min
language working individually or in pairs, completing the exercise. S-S

Present target Exercise 5: Ask Ss to red through the Key expressions and answer the questions. T-SS
language
Exercise 6: Ask a pair of Ss to read the example dialogue aloud. Elicit one or two more dialogues T-Ss
Use target using some of the cues before students work in pairs. S-S
language
Exercise 7: Ask a pair of Ss to read the example dialogue aloud. Elicit one or two more dialogues T-Ss
using some of the cues before students work in pairs. S-S

Everyday Listening

Learn useful Exercise 1: Read through the advice with the class. Remind students of the advice in Unit 23 on taking T-SS
study skills notes from a written text.

Check listening Exercise 2: Students write two lists of the six topics (one list for each crime), leaving space to write T-SS
comprehension their notes. Play the recording, twice if necessary, for students to listen and make notes.

Check listening Exercise 3: In pairs, students compare their notes to see if they agree about the facts and who got the T-SS
comprehension most details. Play the recording, pausing it appropriately, for students to check their notes.

Exercise 4: Play the recording for Ss to listen and complete the gaps. T-SS
partFinal

Revise target Ending the lesson:

language Ask three Ss to read the dialogue aloud (assign roles). T-S SB 5 min
S-S
Homework: