LESSON PLAN

UNIT 6: DESTINATIONS

LANGUAGE EXPRESSIONS and GRAMMAR

Ss’ level & characteristics: Grade 10, Pre-intermediate level; the majority of students are smart

and active; some are shy and passive.

I.

Objectives:

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

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talk about their weekend;

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use Emphatic Adjectives and Adjectives of Attitude

II.

Recent work: Students have finished Goal B.

III.

Approach and teaching aids/ materials:

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Communicative approach

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Blackboard and markers, TV screen, microphone, Explore New Worlds grade 10 book,

PowerPoint slides, lesson plan

IV.

Procedure: 45 minutes

Lesson steps

Suggested

time

Teacher’s notes

Warm up

1 min

Greeting

Say Good morning / afternoon, class.

(Now, sit down, class.)

4 mins

Ask the class, Is it a nice day today? When they answer,

follow

up with, Is it a magnificent day? Stress magnificent.

Then, ask one student, Is this an interesting class? When

he or she answers, say, Is it a fascinating class? Stress

fascinating.

Language

Expansion

7 mins

TASK A

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Introduce the idea of emphatic adjectives. Tell students

these are “strong” adjectives. Explain, for example, that

excellent means very, very good. Go over the adjectives in

the table.

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Introduce the idea of adjectives of attitudes. Tell

students these are used to show someone’s attitudes. Go

over the adjectives in the table.

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Have students work individually to describe each picture

with adjectives, then check answers.

Word Bank: Emphatic Adjectives

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afraid – terrified

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cold – freezing

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happy – delighted

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hot – boiling