The document summarizes an English lesson taught by Natalia Klein at Cem 24 school in Rio Colorado, Argentina. The 80-minute lesson focused on family members and used the song "The Family Song" as the main material. Students practiced possessive adjectives, pronouns, and the verb "have got." Activities included listening to the song, filling in blanks, matching lines, and ordering stanzas. Students worked in pairs and as a group. For homework, they were assigned to bring a photo of their family to the next class.

1. TALLER DE PRÁCICA DOCENTE
Alumno Residente: Klein, Natalia Soledad
Período de la Práctica: Nivel Secundario.
Institución Educativa: Cem 24
Dirección: Calle Cerezos s/n, Colonia J. Echarren. Río Colorado, Río Negro.
Año: 1ro.
Cantidad de alumnos: 20
Nivel linguistico del curso: Elemental/básico.
Tipo de Planificación: Clase.
Unidad Temática: Miembros de la Familia
Clase N°: 8
Fecha: 30/06/15.
Hora: 10.20 a 11.50.
Duración de la clase: 80 minutos.
Fecha de primer entrega: 24/06/15
 Teaching Points
 Revision of possessives adjectives.
 Revision of pronouns.
 The introduction of new vocabulary related to family members.
 The introduction of the new verb “have got” (singular-plural) (positive-
negative).
 Learning Aims
During the lesson, learners will be able to:
Develop their listening skills by listening to a song and…
Develop their reading skills by putting in order stanzas from the song.
 Language Focus
FUNCTION LEXIS STRUCTURE PRONUNCIATION

2. Teaching Approach: Communicative Approach.
Integration of Skills: the listening skills are integrated through the use of a song
in all the activities. The reading and speaking skills are integrated through the
reading of different stanzas aloud. The students will interact among them and with
the teacher. Also, a writing task is presented in the closure as homework.
Pedagogical use of ICT in class: there is no use of their netbooks.
Materials: worksheets with exercises for each student, board, marker, flashcards
related to the topic and tape recorder.
Seating arrangement: The Ss will sit in a semi-circle to communicate easily and
everyone can see the board and their classmates.
Cooperative work: The students will work in pairs to process language and
respond appropriately with a degree of ease since they manage little English.
REV Answering
questions about
their families.
Possessives
adjectives.
There is/there are
(positive-
negative-
interrogative)
Paula is my
mother´s sister.
They are my
father´s
brother.
Is there any
famous family
in Argentina?
The correct pronunciation
of the “s” in the
possessives adjectives.
NEW Describing their
families.
Family members:
father, mother,
uncle, aunt,
brother, sister,
daughter, son,
grandmother,
grandfather,
parents.
Have got
(positive-
negative)
(singular- plural)
My mother has
got a sister.
She hasn´t got
any sisters.
My father and
my mother have
got two sons.
They haven´t
got any sons.
The correct pronunciation
of the specific words such
as uncle/aunt,
sister/brother,
grandmother/grandfather,
mother/father.
The correct difference in
the pronunciation of
“have” and “has”.

3. Possible problems and possible solutions: the most important problem
could be the timing and the organization of the students within the classroom once
they enter there when the bell rings. The timing could be controlled by the use of
new activities or games; and the organization problem could be controlled coming a
bit earlier than the usual time in order to wait for them in the classroom.
Assessment: The assessment will be continuous and inseparable from instruction.
It is an interactive and collaborative process in which information is collected
through pair, individual and whole group.
Routine (1minute)
T: Hello Students! You are welcome to our class. How are you?
Ss: Fine! And you?
T: Right! I´m fine, too!
Well, let´s start the class!
 Transition: let´s sit in a semi-circle...
 Presentation (20 minutes)
T: Today, we are going to learn about family members! Is there any famous family in other
countries?
Ss: Yes!
T: Can you name it?
Ss: The Simpsons Family!
T: Right! Also, there is a frightening (mining the meaning of frightening) famous family!
Do you know it?
Ss: No!
T: I will give you a clue, the family wears black and white clothes and one of the women
wears long black dresses!
Ss: Yes! The Adams Family!

4. T: Correct! And, there is an Argentinean comedy where there is a funny family there …
could you name them?
Ss: Yes! “Los Argento”.
T: Well done! Now, I will stick flashcards with photos of the members of my own family on
the board. Please, pay special attention to the description and the words in red below it.
Please, read the sentences aloud! Repeat after me, paying special attention to the
pronunciation of the words!
This is my sister. She is my father and mother´s daughter.

5. This is my brother. He is my father and mother´s son.

6. These are my father and my mother.
This is my aunt. She is my father´s sister.

7. These are my father and my uncle. He is my father´s brother.

8. These are my grandfather and my grandmother. They are my father´s
parents.
T: well done! Now, I will stick a flashcard with the photo of one of the famous families you
named before.
T: (checking comprehension) Look at the photo of The Addams Family, Morticia is ….
Ss: Merlina´s mother!
T: Good! And, Merlina´s father is ….
Ss: Homero !
T: And…. Lucas, is the father´s brother or father´s uncle?
Ss: The uncle!
T: Correct! Which members of the family are missing?
Ss: Merlina, Pericles, the grandmother…
T: Yes! And, who is Pericles?
Ss: Merlina´s brother.
T: Right, and, who is Merlina?
Ss: Pericles´s sister!

9. T: Perfect! And, what is the grandmother´s name?
Ss: I don´t know.
T: I will stick two flashcards on the board with a new verb pattern!
Look!
PERICLES HAS GOT A BOTTLE.
PERICLES HASN´TGOT A CIGARRETTE.
T: Let´s pay attention to the verb in red in the first sentence and at the same time, look at
the photo! There is a new verb in its positive form, the verb “has got” which implies the
meaning of possession (mining the meaning of possession). And, the second sentences
shows the same verb but in the negative form. Is it clear?
Ss: Yes!
T: Ok, the verb “has got” is used for third singular person. So, …. The verb “has got” is the
….
Ss: positive form!
T: Right! And which is the negative form?
Ss: hasn´t got.
T: Good! So, the verb “has got” and “hasn´t got” means…..
Ss: possession
T. Right! And they are for….
Ss: third singular persons!
T: well done! Let´s explore the following flashcards! I will stick 2 flashcards with two more
sentences on the board.

10. MORTICIA AND LUCAS HAVE GOT
BLACK CLOTHES.
MORTICIA AND LUCAS HAVEN´T GOT
WHITE CLOTHES.
T: The verb in both sentences means the same as in the previous pair of sentences. They
imply meaning of possession. But, what do you think is different?
Ss: they are plural!
T: Right! The verb means the same but the difference is that this one is used for plural
pronouns. So, is the first sentence used for positive or negative forms?
Ss: Positive!
T: Yes! And, the second one is used for ….
Ss: Negative forms!
T: Perfect!
Transition: let´s continue working…Pre- Reading Activity (10 minutes)
T: I brought a song. The song is very nice. Let´s guess a bit what the song is about from the
tittle.
I will stick the tittle on the board!
THE FAMILY SONG
T: What do you think the song is about?
Ss: members of family!

11. T: Right! Do you think it speaks about a particular family?
Ss: No.
T: Is there any famous family?
Ss: Yes!
T: Ok!
Transition: Well, let´s listen to the song for the first time!
While – Listening Activity (15 minutes)
T: You will listen to the song for the first time and you will have to fill in gaps while you are
listening to it. Is it clear?
Ss: yes!
T. So, while you are listening, you will…
Ss: fill in the gaps.
T: OK, right! Let´s start listening the song!
http://www.pitenglish.com/es/family/100-the-family-song-beavers
(the students will listen to the song, they won´t watch the video)
- This is, This is my ………………..
- I've got a mother, a father and two ………………..grandma and grandpa.
- I've ……………. a mother, a …………………a sister and a brother
grandma and …………………….and we all love each other.
- And an …………………… named Pat
T: well, let´s check the sentences. (I will choose 4 students to read the sentences aloud)
(the students made some mistakes in the sentences 1 and 4 because they listen wrongly
and they write the incorrect members of the family. I will correct them and I will ask them
to repeat the sentence correctly)
Key:

12. - This is, This is my ……family…………..
- I've got a mother, a father and two …brothers……………..grandma and grandpa.
- I've …got…………. a mother, a …father………………a sister and a brother, grandma
and ……grandpa……………….and we all love each other.
- And an …aunt………………… named Pat
Transition: let´s continue working with the song….
Listening Activity (10 minutes)
T: Please, sit in pairs! You will have to match the beginnings of each line to the endings of
them. Is it clear?
Ss: Yes!
T: so, while you are listening to the song for a second time, you will have to ….
Ss: match the beginnings to the endings.
T: Correct! Well, let´s start listening!
Beginings:
1- I've got a mother, a father
and two brothers
grandma and grandpa
2- I've got a mother, a father
a sister and a brother
3- I've got an uncle named Ray
And an aunt named Pat
4- I've got a mother, a father
a sister and a brother
T: Let´s start checking the activity! Let´s do all together! When I say the number, you will
say the letter corresponding to the number!
Endings:
a. grandma and grandpa
and we all love each other.
b. And a grandma named Ruby
Who's got 12 cats
c. and we all love each other
This is my, This is my family
d. grandma and grandpa
and we all love each other
This is my, This is my family

13. Is it clear?
Ss: yes!
T: Ok! Number 1 …
Ss: letter C
T: Right! Number 2….
Ss: letter A
T: Correct! Number 3….
Ss: letter D.
T: It is incorrect! It is letter B, so number 4 will be….
Ss: letter D.
T: well done!
Transition: let´s continue sitting in pairs!
Activity 4 (10 minutes)
T: I will give you the transcript of the song. The stanzas are in the wrong order. You will
have to order them while you are listening to it.
I've got a mother,a father
a sister and a brother
grandma and grandpa
and we all love each other
This is my, This is my family
1. I've got an uncle namedRay
And an aunt named Pat
And a grandma named Ruby
Who's got 12 cats

14. This is my, This is my, Thisis my family
This is my, This is my, Thisis my family
This is my, This is my, Thisis my family
3. I've got an uncle namedJimmy
And an aunt named Jane
And a cousin named Jenny
Who flies a plane
4. I've got a mother,a father
and two brothers
grandma and grandpa
and we all love each other
This is my, This is my family
5. I've got a mother, a father
a sister and a brother
grandma and grandpa
and we all love each other
This is my, This is my, Thisis my family
T: Well, let´s check all together! Which is the order of the stanzas?
Ss: 1,5,3,4, 2.
T: There is a mistake; let´s revise the last two numbers! They are opposite! So, …1,5,3 ….
Ss: 2,4.

15. T: Perfect!!! Well done!!!
Transition: let´s do our last activity!
Activity 5 (10 minutes)
T: I will give you a worksheet with 5 sentences and you will have to complete them with the
verb “have got” and “has got”. If there is a (x) at the end of the sentence, you will complete
it with the negative forms. And, if there is a ( ), you will have to complete it with the
positive forms. Is it clear? If the sentences have a (x), you will put the ….
Ss: negative form
T: correct! And if they have got a ( ), you will put the …..
Ss: positive forms!
T: Right! Let´s start working!
1. I ………………………….. two brothers. ( )
2. My father´s sister ………………………………..one daughter. (x)
3. My family …………………………………. a big house. ( )
4. My mother …………………………………a beautiful sister. (x).
5. My brothers ……………………………….nice parents. ( )
What’s the context of these sentences?
Why don’t you ask them to describe their families?
T: Ready?
Let´s start reading the sentences aloud! Who wants to read?
Ss: (one of the students offers himself) Me!!!
T: Ok! Let´s read the first one!
Ss: I have got two brothers.
T: right! Who wants to read the second one?
Ss: me! My father´s sister haven´t got any daughter.
T: it is incorrect! There is only one person in the sentences, so it is ….
Ss: singular!

16. T: Right! So, my father´s sister…..
Ss: hasn´t got any daughter.
T: correct! Let´s read the third one!
Ss: My family has got a big house.
T: Good!
(The students continue doing the same procedure with the two following sentences)
Key:
1. I ……have got…………………….. two brothers. ( )
2. My father´s sister ………hasn´t go……..any daughter. (x)
3. My family ……has got……. a big house. ( )
4. My mother … hasn´t got……… a beautiful sister. (x).
5. My brothers ………haven´t got…….nice parents. (x)
Transition: let´s finish our class…
Closure (4 minutes)
T: well, our class is finishing, I will give you your homework! It is a special piece of
homework! You will have to do it at home! Please, for next class, bring a photo of your
family! You will have to ask for it to your mother or father!
Is it clear?
Ss: Yes!
T: So, you will look up for a ….
Ss: photo of our families!
T: Perfect! bye students!
Ss: bye!
Transcription

17. I've got a mother, a father
a sister and a brother
grandma and grandpa
and we all love each other
This is my, This is my family
I've got a mother, a father
and two brothers
grandma and grandpa
and we all love each other
This is my, This is my family
I've got an uncle named Jimmy
And an aunt named Jane
And a cousin named Jenny
Who flies a plane
I've got a mother, a father
a sister and a brother
grandma and grandpa
and we all love each other
This is my, This is my, This is my family
I've got an uncle named Ray
And an aunt named Pat
And a grandma named Ruby
Who's got 12 cats
This is my, This is my, This is my family
This is my, This is my, This is my family
This is my, This is my, This is my family
Bibliography:
- Internet sources for the song.
- “How to Teach English”. Harmer, Jeremy.
- “Teaching and Learning in the Language Classroom”. Hedge, Tricia.