This lesson plan is for a 3rd form English class with the topic "Christmas Is Coming". The objectives are to talk about Christmas preparations, learn new vocabulary, read a text and answer questions, stimulate imagination and creativity, and sing a carol. A variety of activities are planned including a warm-up puzzle, checking homework, introducing new vocabulary, presenting information on Christmas traditions, reading and discussing a text, group work solving tasks, and singing a song together. The lesson will last 45 minutes and involve whole class, group and individual work using various materials and strategies.

1. Lesson Plan
Subject: English
Form: III rd
Date: 23. 12. 2011
Teacher: Vacari Dorina
School: Gymnasium Nr. 2, town Drochia
Topic: Christmas Is Coming
Type of lesson: teaching- learning
Specific Competences & Sub-Competences:
2.4 Producing a simple questions & answers about preparations for Christmas on the basis of spoken models..
3.3 Understanding certain directions, suggestions & simple instructions.
3.7 Reading a short familiar text & demonstrating comprehension by appropriate fluency, stress, intonation, sense groups, etc.
Operational Objectives (K,S,A):
 to talk about Christmas preparations;
 to learn new vocabulary on the topic Christmas;
 to read the text and answer the questions;
 to stimulate students imagination and creativity;
 to sing a carol.
Resources (materials used):
 Textbooks, copybooks, posters, worksheets with different activities, photos, PPT presentation, Christmas tree.
Strategies:
1. Methods:
 Communicative, Competency-based.
2. Techniques:
 Spider gram, crossword, games, exercises, conversation.
3. Forms of activities:
 Group work, individual work, whole class work
Time of lesson: 45 minutes

2. STAGES TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’
ACTIVITY
INTERA
CTION
SKILLS RESOURCE
Materials
PURPOSE STRATEGIES
Methods,
techniques,
forms of
activities
TIME
EVOCATION
Warm up
T enters the classroom,
greets the Ss, and asks
them how they are, if
there are any Ss
missing.
T ask pupils to solve the
jigsaw puzzle & then to
express opinions about
the obtained picture.
Ss greet the T
with a short
poem & answer
the T’s
questions.
Pupils arrange
the pieces of the
jigsaw puzzle &
obtain a
Christmas
picture. They
describe the
picture.
T – Ss
Ss – T
T-Ss
Ss-T
-speaking
-listening
-speaking Jigsaw
puzzle
-to create a
relaxed
atmosphere
for the lesson
-to capture
pupils
attention
Whole class
work
Group work
1 min
2 min
Checking the
Homework
T remembers the
homework: Ex 2, 3, 6, p.
46-47, W/B. T asks Ss
to review it quickly to
make sure there were
no problems with
solving it at home.
T corrects the mistakes,
if any.
Some Ss read
their
homework.
T – Ss
Ss - T
-speaking
-reading
Workbooks -to check the
homework
-to correct the
mistakes
Whole class
work
4 min
Motivation for
the new lesson
Linking the old lesson
with the new one:
Which are winter’s
months?
What do we celebrate in
December?
When do we decorate
the Christmas tree?
Ss give answers
to the teacher`s
questions.
T – Ss
Ss – T
-speaking Vocabularies -to answer
questions,
-to review the
studied
vocabulary.
Communicative
Method
Whole class
work
3 min

3. REALIZATION
OF MEANING
T announces the topic
of the lesson (written
on the blackboard) & its
objectives.
Ss open their
notebooks and
write down the
title of the
lesson.
T – Ss -speaking
-writing
Copybooks -to present
the new topic;
-to find out
more
information
on the topic.
Whole class
work
1 min
Vocabulary
work
T introduces the new
vocabulary using flash
cards & real objects.
T asks Ss to form
sentences using the
new words.
Ss listen, repeat,
read & write the
words in their
vocabularies.
Ss make up
sentences.
T-Ss
Ss-T
-listening
-reading
-writing
-speaking
Vocabularies
Flash cards
Bells
stockings
Christmas
tree
-to learn the
new vocabu-
lary of the
lesson;
Whole class
work
Individual
work
4 min
Presentation of
the new
knowledge
Pre-reading
activity
T presents some
information about
celebrating Christmas
in England & the USA,
about traditions related
to this holiday & asks Ss
about the way they
celebrate Christmas.
(T & Ss can use
Romanian.)
Ss listen to the
teacher & speak
about
Christmas
traditions in
their families.
T-Ss
Ss-T
-speaking Picture -to present
some
Christmas
traditions in
England & the
USA
Whole class
work
Conversation
3 min
Reading
activity
T reads the text from
page 49 & Ss listen to
her, then she asks them
to repeat by one
sentence.
Chain reading of the
text.
Ss listen to the
T & repeat after
her the
sentences of the
text.
Ss read by one
sentence.
T-Ss
Ss-T
-reading
-reading
Textbooks
Textbook
-to read a text
-to read a text
Whole class
work
Chain reading
8 min
Post-reading
activities
T asks questions to the
text content.
Pupils find in
the text & give
full answers to
the questions.
T-Ss
Ss-T
-speaking Textbooks -answering
questions
Whole class
work
3 min

4. T asks Ss to find in the
text & put down in
copybooks words
related to Christmas.
Ss identify in
the text & write
in copybooks
the words
related to
Christmas.
T-Ss
Ss-T
-reading
-writing
Textbooks
Copybooks
-to work with
the text
-to complete a
spider gram
Spider gram
Individual
work
4 min
REFLECTION
Feed-back
T proposes Ss to work
in groups solving
different task.
Gr I- Christmas
word find;
Gr. II-Circle the
beginning letter
for each picture
& write the
word;
Gr. III-
Christmas
crossword
T- Ss
Ss-Ss
-writing
-reading
Worksheets
Crossword
-solving a
crossword;
-matching the
words with
the picture;
-finding
Christmas
words.
Group work 5 min
Singing a carol T together with the Ss
watch the PPT
presentation & sing
together ”Jingle bells”
Sing a song in
English.
Ss-T
T-Ss
-singing Typescripts
of the carol
-singing a
carol
Whole class
work
5 min
EXTENSION
Assigning
Homework
T writes on the
blackboard the Ss
homework & gives
explanations about
solving it: Ex.
2,3,4(page 48-49) W/B
& to colour some
Christmas pictures.
Ss write down
their
homework.
T-Ss -writing Record
books
-to write
down the
homework
Whole class
work
1min
Evaluation T evaluates the Ss, gives
marks & comments
them.
Ss listen to the
teacher
T - Ss Register,
Record
books
-to evaluate
the students
1 min