Lesson plan on the Olympic games and Usain Bolt.

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LESSON PLAN 3: SPORTs
NAMES: de la Cruz, Belén –
Schiel, Juan Pedro
DATE: Friday, September 2nd
5to
C from 10:45 to 11:30,
and 5to A from 11.30 to 12:15
CLASS: Fifth Grade A-C
LENGTH OF THE LESSON: 40 MINUTES
CLASS DESCRIPTION: There are twenty-three students in this group, all of them are between
ten and eleven years old. They have English classes twice a week, each class lasts forty
minutes. This group of students works at its pace, which is rather slowly. Their proficiency level
is A1.
SKILLS TO BE EMPHASIZED: Listening, speaking, reading and writing.
LANGUAGE:
- Present Simple: I’m good at…. I like……
- Present Continuous: Is he/she doing? Yes, he/she is.
AIMS:
By the end of this class, students will reinforce vocabulary regarding sports and they will learn
expression about skills, likes and dislikes. They will have revised structures used when
exchanging personal information (my name is… I’m …years old)
MATERIALS:
- whiteboard
- markers
- flashcards
- photocopies
Anticipated problems: Some students could have problems in the understanding of some new
structures presented-
Possible solutions: We will provide them the necessary help in order to overcome that
problem using visual aids, gestures and making a wise use of L1 and L2.

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Procedures
Stage/stage aim Description Interaction Timing
Warm-up
We are going to start the class
singing Yellow, red, green and
blue… Hello Teacher, how are
you? I’m fine, thank you. We
are going to ask them for the
date, birthdays, holidays, and
we are going to choose an
assistant.
T –Ss 5 minutes
Follow-up
In order to activate previous
knowledge we will reproduce a
video “The Boy Who Learned
to Fly” and then we will discuss
some questions about it.
Students will also complete a
short paragraph about Usain
Bolt.
T-Ss 10 minutes
Reinforcement of
vocabulary through
flashcards
We will ask them to repeat
(saying aloud) the sport they
see in the flashcards.
T-Ss (group) 5 minutes
Choose the correct
option. Reinforcement
of vocabulary
What sport are they doing?
They will have to choose from
a number of options the sport
represented in the drawings.
T-Ss 5 min.
Listening plus
matching
They will listen to three kids
introducing themselves and
saying what sport they like/are
good at. Then they will have to
match the script with the right
picture.
Ss
(Individual) 15 min.

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Reading
comprehension
They will read a text about
some kids and the sports they
do. After that, they will do a
matching activity and they will
answer a number of questions.
Ss
(Individual)
10 min
Crossword.
Reinforcement of
vocabulary
We will give them a handout
with a crossword activity.
Ss
(Individual) Extra-activity
Follow-up activity:
Questions:
a) Who is he?
b) Where is he from?
c) How old is he?
d) How many medals did he win in Rio?
e) Why does he win so many medals?
f) What do we know about his childhood?
g) What is his motto?
Paragraph:
His name is ………………………………… He is from ……………………………………
He is …………………………… years old. He is from ……………………………………

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2-LOOK at the picture and CIRCLE the correct sport
A)
- FOOTBALL
- SWIMMING
- GOLF
B)
- BASKETBALL
- HOCKEY
- RUGBY
C)
- JUDO
- TENNIS
- ATHLETICS
D)
- CYCLING
- VOLLEYBALL
- ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
E)
- RUGBY
- JUDO
- GOLF
F)
- VOLLEYBAL
- CYCLING
- ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

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3-LISTEN to the audio and COMPLETE the information. MATCH the bubble with the picture.
A)
B)
C)
1-
2-
3-
Hi! My name is Ignacio.
I’m ………….. years old.
I like sports.
I’m good at………………………….
Hello! I’m Lucia.
I’m ………….. years old.
I like playing basketball and
…………………………………
I’m good at………………………….
Hi! My name is Jose.
I’m ………….. years old.
I like playing …………………………..
I’m good at………………………….

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4- READ AND MATCH :
Mateo
Gabriel
Lucas
Magali
Micaela
Franco
SPORTS
Today it’s Thursday. My friends and I are very busy. My name is
Lucas. I’m at the sports centre. I’m doing judo. I like it very much.
My friend Magali is at the sports centre too. She is playing volleyball
but she doesn’t like it very much.
Gabriel and Franco are at the swimming pool. They are swimming.
They love it. And finally, Micaela and Mateo are at home. She is
doing artistic gymnastics. She likes it but her brother Mateo doesn’t
like sport so he is listening to music. He loves dancing.
At home
At the swimming pool
At the sports centre

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ANSWER:
1. Is Lucas doing aerobics?.............................................................
2. Are Gabriel and Franco swimming? ……………………………
3. Is Micaela playing volleyball? ……………………………………
4. Is Lucas doing judo ? …………………………………………………
5. Is Mateo listening to music ? ………………………………………

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5- Extra activity
LOOK at the pictures and COMPLETE the crossword