Lesson plan Hanna Popaz
Lesson plan Hanna Popaz
Lesson Objective: BY THE END OF THE LESSON STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT PAST ACTIONS USING
REGULAR/IRREGULAR VERBS PROPERLY.
Materials: 1. Student’s book “English File, Pre-Intermediate, 4-th ed. Unit 2A, pp. 14-15.
2. Poster on Past Simple.
3. 16 copies, so they don't damage their books by writing.
4. Audios 2.4 and 2.5.
5. Workbook “ENGLISH FILE, PRE-INTERMEDIATE, 4-TH ED. UNIT 2A, PP. 12-13.
STAGE/ STAGE OBJECTIVE TEACHER’S ACTIONS STUDENTS’ ACTIONS T/S RATIO ANY COMMENTS YOU WISH TO
TIMING & MAKE TO CLARIFY OR JUSTIFY
INTERACTIO WHY OR HOW YOU ARE
N CHOOSING TO DO THIS
PARTICULAR STAGE.
WARM UP Activate vocabulary on Divide students into 4 teams giving them Students give answers to the 40/60 This stage is important as
the topic of holidays some sheets of paper with different questions in separate groups students drill holiday
12 MINUTES that will be using questions for discussions. These questions taking some notes. After that, theme and practice their
during the lesson are also written on the board by a teacher. one person from each group speaking skills proving the
paying attention to E.g. 1. Can we travel without passport? If presents the information. ideas.
some key words as: yes, then where? If no, then why? 2. Do you
passport, tickets, usually book tickets in advance? If yes, then
money and phone. why? If no, why not?
3. Is it possible to travel without money?
Are you aware of some ways of doing this?
Share your knowledge or experience. 4.
Why do we need phone while travelling?
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Prove your opinion.
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affirmative, negative sentences and answer the teacher’s question.
questions writing down
The examples on the board.
? or –
No, I didn’t. I was so busy.
Teacher pays students attention to the
infinitive in the question and negative
sentence as well as points out the auxiliary
verb did. Then, teacher may ask some
Present some students this question.
common
regular/irregular Students listen to the teacher’s
verbs. Teacher explains that verbs in the past are pronunciation of the verbs first.
divided into regular and irregular. To Then, reread the words properly.
regular verbs we add –ed or –d ending.
Irregular verbs have their own forms.
The table is written down on the board.
Climb - climbed Go - went
Want- wanted Be- Was/were
Decide- decided Take - Took
Start - started Have – Had
Visit- visited Can- Could
Meet- Met
Sit- Sat
Get -Got
See- Saw
Think- thought
Say- said
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Spend -spent
Feel - felt
Teacher: “Read the story again. Then cover Students read the text attentively,
it and correct the bold information” (task c, complete the task.
page 14).
Teacher: ”Have you ever lost anything Volunteers answer to the teachers
important on holiday? questions.
What was it? What happened?” (task f,
page 14).
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and correct the mistakes using the Stuart’s
story” (task a, page 15).
Teacher: “So, how do you make negative Volunteers express the opinions
sentences and questions in the past with some examples.
simple ...?”
• with was/ were
• with could
• with other verbs
Teacher: “Listen and repeat the sounds and Students listen to the task. Then,
sentences paying attention to the pronounce the sounds and
pronunciation of –ed ending” (task b, page sentences in turns.
15; audio 2.4)
Students answer one by one.
Teacher: “Say the past simple of these
verbs. In which ones is -ed pronounced
/id/? (task c, page 15). Then, listen and check their
Teacher: “Now listen and check” (audio 2.5) answers.
Speaking in pairs
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Teacher: “Look at Your last holiday. What Students create the questions.
are the questions?” (task c, page 14)
Teacher: “Now, ask your partner about his/ Students work in pairs asking and
her last holiday. Show interest in what he / answering the questions.
she says, and try to ask more questions.
Then swap roles”.
EVALUATION Make sure every Check some answers to the question they just Students answer the teacher’s 50/50
students gives a used. questions.
5 MINUTES proper answer,
understanding and Any problems that arise at this stage is
vocal production of corrected and drilled as a class so that the
sounds based on the students speak the target language correctly.
grammar objective:
”regular/irregular Note if any of them stray back to confusing
verbs”. some present and past forms of the presented
verbs or their pronunciation.
HOMEWORK Give them an activity Students are asked to complete the tasks in 100/0
for further practice. their workbooks on pages 12-13.
2 MINUTE
Teacher explains how to complete some of the
tasks (if necessary).
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MATERIALS
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