Republica Dominicana

MINISTERIO DE EDUCACION SUPERIR CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA

ENGLISH IMMERSION PROGRAM
LESSON PLAN
Teacher: Amelie Pimentel
LEVEL: BASIC ONE (1) TEXTBOOK: DOUBLE CLICK ONE
CLASS: UNIT 10 A,B DATE: March 12th

Animals, parts of animals’ bodies, dates, Lesson Objectives: SWBAT

Lesson Topics:
could and had.  Identify extinct animals and describe their body parts
Time: 4 hours using new vocabulary in a chart.
Pages: 114, 115,116, 117  Write an article about a historical event or their own
autobiography using dates and simple past of the verb to
be.
 Talk about the things they could do when they were kids
using the past of can (could or couldn’t) in a dialog.

Language
Materials: Books, worksheets, CD LISTENING, READING, SPEAKING, WRITING
Skills:
Life Skills &
Equipment: Radio Respect.
Values:

STAGES OF THE LESSON

TIME
Warm Up/ Greet the Ss and go over objectives written on the board. Call the attendance list. 15 min.
Introduction Plus, ask about the previous class and if they have any questions or concerns.

Homework review Go over the homework and answer any questions if needed. 15 min
Presentation 1 Bring different pictures of extinct animals and ask them what they know about them or what other animal they 25 min.
Vocabulary wording can add to the list. Then, have them look at the pictures of extinct animals and label the parts of their bodies
with words from the list.

Practice & Activity Have the Ss complete the sentences on page 114. The T should write extra sentences on the board describing a 15 min.
Vocabulary fill in certain animal without eliciting the name. Have them write the name of the animal according to the description.
This could also be made a speaking activity instead of writing.
Ss will listen and repeat the sentences below in exercise 4. After that they will listen to exercise 5 and complete 15 min.
the chart with the information that they listen too. Have the Ss’s listen to the dialogue first and then open the
Presentation 2
book and complete the chart.
Listening activity
SS will read the dialogues and write the opposites of the words in bold. Check Ss’ answer on the board. After
they read and switch the vocabulary have them play the memory game. Ss will have to memorize the 35 min
Reading practice
conversation and adapt the dialog so in groups they’ll have to perform the conversation.

BREAK TIME BREAK TIME 15 min

Practice & Activity The Ss will goto page 116 and analyze exercise 1. They will identify which animal doesn’t belong in each group 15 min
Vocabulary and state why. Afterwards they will listen and check if their answers are correct.
identification process

The T will ask the Ss’ what year they are in? Have them tell you what year they were born in. This is a practice to
exercise 2 on how to say years. Have them look at the chart and repeat. Give them a few more examples on the
board and have them practice in pairs. In conjunction with this exercise have them listen to the audio track of 15 min.
Presentation 3
exercise 3 and circle the correct answer for extra practice.

Ask ss to choose a historical event they know well and write a short article about it, if they don’t know about any
Writing practice
they can write their own autobiography in order to practice the dates. 15 min.

The T will explain grammar focus “could” (simple past of can). The T should write on the board, ‘I can drive a car 20 min
Language skills/ audio
now. I couldn’t drive a car when I was five. I could ride a bike when I was five’ Ask SS to identify which of the
practice
sentences are in present and which to the past. Explain the ‘could’ is the past form of ‘can’. Have them discuss
write sentences of their childhood using all forms. Have them listen to the audio right after in exercise 5 to check
for proper listening comprehension on the words acquired.
Practice & Activity Ss will write at least 5 things they could do when they were kids and interview their partners in order to 20 min.
exchange information.

T will sit the Ss in groups of four and give them worksheets to complete in group assignments. After they are 15 min
done with the activities have them read the answers allowed and write some as examples on the board.
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MINISTERIO DE EDUCACION SUPERIR CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA

ENGLISH IMMERSION PROGRAM
LESSON PLAN
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Have the Ss go around and ask each other questions on what they have learned in today’s class. Have them ask
Assessment/Evaluation
and answer each other with the correct guidance of the T assessing them at all times. 10 min
Remedial Activity?
Closing Activity 10 min.

Can or Could exercises

For each of these sentences, choose either can or could. Be careful when deciding if the
sentence is positive or negative.

1. I ______ sleep last night. It was so hot!

2. When I was five or six, I ______ do a handstand, but I ______ now.

3. My late grandfather ______ speak French and my father ______ say a few words of
Spanish. I ______ speak anything but English.
4. We're having a dinner party next Saturday, but Roger ______ come.

5. When I met Darren last year, he ______ swim. He was terrified of the water. Now he
______ swim like a fish!

6. I ______ finish my lunch today. I just wasn't hungry at all.

7. There are so many different ice creams to choose from. I ______ decide. You choose for
me.

8. I ______ find Ben and then I found him in the garden. Now I ______ find him again. He
keeps disappearing!