1. Lesson plan 5
Date: 26th
September
Topic: Animals
Aims
o to teach verbs of action
o to teach can/can’t
o to provide children with oral input
o to improve the students’ speaking skills
Objectives
o to be able to pronounce the different adjectives and verbs in English
o to be able to describe animals
Activities
Activities Type of
interaction
Macroskills Timing Materials
Activity 1: Activating prior
knowledge (animals and verbs
“jump, run, walk, swim, fly”) by
asking the students questions and
showing flashcards. “Can the
sheep swim?”
Whole class Listening /
speaking
5 minutes
Flashcards
Blackboard
Activity 2: Explanation of
can/can’t with examples on the
board of sentences seen in the
previous class. Students have to
copy it on their notebooks.
Whole class Writing 7 minutes
Example written on
the board
Activity 3: The students will
complete the sentences in a
poster the teacher brought
reviewing the contents they’ve
learned so far (a/an, can/can’t,
verbs, adjectives). One student
will come forward and fill the
blank.
Whole class Writing 5 minutes Poster
Activity 4: Project. The students
will be assigned an animal per
pair and asked to draw a mask
out of it.
Individual /
pair work
15
minutes Paper mask
Activity 5: the teachers will
demonstrate an example of what
the students have to say and call
to the front the pairs with the
same animal so that they describe
their animal.
Whole class Speaking 7 minutes Paper mask
Activity 3 Activity 5
A tall giraffe ______ × swim I am a giraffe. I’m yellow and brown. I’m tall. I can run.
An elephant _______ × fly
A small spider ______ √ run
An orange fish _____× walk
A beautiful rabbit ____ √ jump