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:
talk about their weekend;
use Emphatic Adjectives and Adjectives of Attitude
II.
Recent work: Students have finished Goal B.
III.
Approach and teaching aids/ materials:
Communicative approach
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.
•
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
