Lesson plan 6-secondary

1. I.F.D.C. LENGUAS VIVAS
TALLER DE PRACTICA DOCENTE
ALUMNOPRACTICANTE: NataliaVaresio
Períodode Práctica: Secundaria
InstituciónEducativa:I.C.E.B.L.E.
Dirección:Av.Koessler1820
Sala/Grado/Año-sección:1er
Año
Cantidadde alumnos:12
Nivel lingüísticodel curso:Pre-intermedio
Tipode Planificación:Clase
Unidadtemática: “Test”
Clase Nº : 5
Fecha:02/11/18
Hora: 13:40 a 15 hs
Duraciónde laclase:80’
Fechade primeraentrega: 29/10/18
Teaching points: Test
 Aims:
-Duringthislesson:
- I will assessthe students throughatest.
-I will measure the students’understandingof specificcontents.(Superlatives,modal
verbs:Prohibition,obligationandnoobligation)andvocabulary relatedtothe natural
wonders andpets.
- To relax afterthe testby listeningtoa song.

2.  Language focus
Lexis Function Structure Pronunciation
Revision Hello
Goodbye!
Listen!
Pay Attention
Vocabulary:
Natural wonders
Pets
Greetings
Giving
commands or
instructions
Talking about
natural wonders
Expressing
obligation, no
obligation and
prohibition
Making
suggestions
Superlatives
Modal Verbs
New
 Teaching approach: The Natural approach- PPP
 Materials and resources: sheets of paper with the tests.
 Pedagogical use of ICT in class: none
 Seating arrangement: students will be seated individually.
 Cooperative work: students will work alone.
 Assessment: what will be assessed and how: I’ll assess students’ understanding of
specific contents by means of a test.
Routine: 3’
I’ll wait for students to get into the classroom and greet them: “Hello! How are you
today?” EA: “Hello!”
Transition: “Today we have the test! So sit down in different places please”
Warm up: 5’

3. I’ll hand out the tests, and then I will read the instructions to clarify doubts, if any.
T: “In the first exercise you have to look at the pictures and write under each of them
the geographical features you can see. There’s an example here: mountain. Ok? (I’ll
continue with the next activity)
Exercise 2,you have to putthese wordsinorderand then,complete the sentences with
them.
“Exercise number3.You have to complete these sentences with superlatives using the
adjectivesthat are in brackets. Is it clear? In exercise 3, read this blog about Samantha
and her pet Sparkle and then you have to complete these sentences using modals of
obligationandprohibition inthe rightform.Ok?Finally, in the last exercise you have to
read these sentences about Zoe’s cat using these modal verbs. Right? Any doubts?
Remembertoreadthe whole sentencesbeforecompleting them so you can choose the
correct word.
Transition: Now, you can start! Good luck!
Development: 60’
Test
The teachertold me that studentsshoulddothis test from the book. She explained me
that some students may spend the whole hour to perform the test.
Answer key: 2- waterfall, 3- river, 4- desert, 5- rainforest, 6- island, 7-volcano.

4. Unscramble the words in the box and complete the sentences.
Inslad waatrefll vlocnao iotnuanm ranifsreto
1. The highest ………………………….in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela.
2. Marajó is an ………………………………..located at the mouth of the Amazon River in
Brazil. It is part of the state of Pará.
3. The Amazon………………………………..is home to about 2.5 million insect species.
4. Mount Asama is an active ……………………………….in central Honsh in Japan. The last
time it erupted was in 2004.
5. Aconcagua is the highest……………………………in South America.
Answer key: 1- waterfall, 2- island, 3- rainforest, 4-volcano, 5-mountain
Answer key: 1- the highest, 2- the most active, 3- the tallest, 4- the largest, 5- the
longest, 6- the smallest.

5. Answerkey: house rules: 1- has to, 2-doesn’thave to, has to, 3- mustn’t,4-have to, 5- don’t
have to, 6- can’t.
Answerkey, ex5: 1. Doesn’thave to, 2. Has to, 3. Can’t/mustn’t, 4. Have to, 5. Don’t have to,
6. Mustn’t/shouldn’t.
For fastfinishers,I’llgive the followingactivityfromthe book.I’ll tell studentstheycan workin
pairsand I’ll give theminstructionssotheycanunderstandthe activity.

6. Transition: Great,you workedreally hard!Now it’stime torelax!
Closure:12’
If time,we’ll performanactivitywithasong. I’ll handoutthe lyricsof the song“Here comes
the sun” by The Beatles.I’ll give studentsunjumbledparagraphssotheycan predictthe order
of them.Then,we’ll listentothe songto checktheirpredictionsandnexttheywilllistentothe
songagain to fill inwithsome words. Studentswillworkinpairs.
T: “Now,you can workin pairs.I’ll give youasong andyou have guessthe order of the
paragraphs, ok?.(I’ll remove the title of the songtocheckif theyknow it) Read the songand
tell me if youknowthe title of it andthe band.”( If studentsdon’tknow it,I’ll write itonthe
board) “Do you knowThe Beatles,don’tyou?”EA:Yes!T: “Ok,now you’ll listentothe songso
youcan checkthe order of it.”

7. T: “Did youcheck it?EA: Yes!Ok, now youwill listentothe songagainand youhave to
complete the missinggapswiththe wordsfrom the box. You can alsosingthe songall
together!”
I’ll checkif studentsknowthe meaningof these words.
Darling x2 cold rightx2 faces winter yearsx2 clear ice
Aftercompletingthe song,I’ll askstudents:“Is ita happyor sad song?Take a lookat the
phrasesinthe song. And What’sthe song about?Is itabout love,violence,peace?”
We’ll discussthe answersall together.
Whenwe finishthe discussion,I’ll tell studentsthatthe nextclassisthe lastone.I’ll
congratulate themfortheireffortsandsaygood bye.

8. Lesson plan
component
Excellent
5
Very Good
4
Good
3
Acceptable
2
Below Standard
1
Visual organization X
Coherence and
sequencing
X
Variety of resources
– Learning styles
X
Stages and activities X
Teaching strategies X
Language accuracy X
Observations Minimumscore:18 / 30
Score:__20__ /30
Make sure youcheck understanding. Whataboutincludingexamples?Monitorthem.
What a special test!Onthe one hand, theyare usingtheirownmaterials,whichisgood.Can
they consultotherpages?Are theyusedtodoingthiskindof test?
Theycan’t consultotherpages.Studentsare usedtodoingthiskindof test.Accordingto the
teacher, the testsfromthe teacher’sbookare verydifficultforthem!
Have a greatlesson,Nati!