Lesson Plan 2

LESSON PLAN 

 

Date: 03.01.14

Learning Stage of Class: Beginner

Age Level of Class: 11-12

Size of Class: 22

Time: 40x2 (80 mins)

Lesson Title: “My Hero Can..”

Materials:

            Flashcards

Scenarios/Stories

Worksheet

Equipmant needed: Authentic classroom objects, board, boardmarker, microphone, discussion environment.

Objectives : By the end of this lesson, the students will be able to

·         Define the modal of “can” in versions of positive statement, negative statement and question type.

·         Critique their own abilities or disabilities by using the structure of can/can’t.

·         Research what their friends can/can not.

·         Construct a Superhero, and classify his/her abilities/disabilities stating as “can/can not”.

·         Debate  in groups of 5 to defend their heroes, and to confute their rivals’ hero’s abilities by using the structure of “can/cannot”.

Report a summary based on the discussions with determined criteria of for example, “Can the groups present and defend their heroes well?”

Stage 1: Introducing or revising the vocabulary

• Introducing Superheroes (Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Ironman, Hulk) who are quiet popular between students.
• Talking about what the heroes can, what they can’t using,generally, the verbs of previous teachings, by way of demonstration, body language, acting-out superficially.
• Sticking flashcards of the Superheroes on the board, and say for instance, 'Batman ….. fly '. Use body language to emphasize your meaning.

Stage 2: Using a worksheet about target structure to represent information by relating the target structure of “can/can’t” to their abilities on the purpose of raising motivation in this way.

The teacher gives needed instructions of;

·         Look at the worksheet carefully.

·         Answer the questions.

·         Write down the names on it.

·         Work in groups.

·         Use the full form of the answers.

e.g. Barkın can say his  address and phone number.

·         You have ten minutes.

	Who can do it?	Name of student and answers
1	…spell his / her first name and last name in 60 seconds
2	…say his / her address and phone number.
3	…count to twenty in ten seconds
4	…name three cities in Britain and three cities in Australia.
5	…say the months of the year backwards in 30 seconds
6	…remember the name of his / her first teacher
7	…sing a song in English.
8	…swim underwater?
9	…say three animals smaller than a cat.
10	…dance the tango.
11	…speak more than two languages.

Stage 3: A quick comprehension check.

• Ask the students which one of the statements they can or can’t.
• Then get them to show it. For example;

If Barkın can dance the tango, get him to demonstrate it.

Stage 4: Group work

The students work in groups of 5.

• Explain what they are supposed to do.
• Get the students to create their own Superhero.
• Want them to determine what their Superhero can/can’t do.

Remember to demonstrate the activity with an example first.

Stage 5: Review: Discussion

• After they design their Superhero and specify his/her abilities by using can/can’t,
• Give a situation to each group, and get them to solve the problem by means of their Superhero’s abilities. For example;

Situation:  There is a robbery in a bank. Policemen can not go into the bank because it is too dangerous for hostages inside.  (Let’s say the hero is Flash)

Solution:  Flash can Save the hostages without being seen because he is so fast. The bank robbers can not even notice him.. etc.

·         Then create the discussion atmosphere,

·         Get them to share their solutions with other groups.

·         State that other groups have to ask questions such as “How can he do it?”or confute each groups solutions with sentences such as “No, Flash can’t pass so fast.” “Security can notice him, he is too big.”

·         By means of that, they will also intensify question type and negative type of the modal.

Follow-up Stage

When the discussion is over, get them to write a summary of the discussion in the style of report.

·         State that the summary should involve:

Who were the Superheroes?

What can they do?

What can’t they do?

Can the groups present and defend their heroes well?

Can your group present and defend your hero well?

Can they success?

Can you success?

Which group was the best? Why?