Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Jo Benn-Day XXXX Pre-Intermediate (A2) Age 12 60 mins
Russian/French/Italian
Lesson Type:
Grammar Lesson
Lesson Topic:
Articles (Definite and Indefinite – a, an, the) The Zoo
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
• The difference between the definite and the indefinite
Identify and use the indefinite and definite articles in short article.
sentences (“a”, “an” and “the”) • Demonstrate the ability to use a/an/the in its correct form
in a simple sentence.
Example sentence:
The cat is hungry. I ate a hamburger. Lunch is in an hour
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Cultural differences with regards to acceptable behaviour 1. With a mixed multiple language class a simple set of ground
and classroom norms rules should be established from the start of the summer
school course.
2. Students might get bored 2. I would aim, where possible, to have 6-10 activities per
lesson to try to make the lessons as engaging as possible as
3. Students may be reluctant to mix or work with students from well as group, independent and pair work.
outside their own L1 grouping 3. Aim to mix all international students in different groups
through-out the class /course.
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,Target language analysis:
1. What is the use or function of this There are three articles in English (a, an, and the). They are a type of adjective which are used before nouns
language? or noun equivalents. The Definitive Article (the) is placed before a noun, which identifies that the reader
knows the noun. The Indefinite article(a, an) is used where the nouns identity is not known.
Some nouns do not always need an article.
Definite article
the (before a singular or plural noun)
Indefinite article
a (before a singular noun beginning with a consonant sound)
an (before a singular noun beginning with a vowel sound)
Count nouns - refers to items that can be counted and are either singular or plural
Non-count nouns - refers to items that are not counted and are always singular.
THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A TIMELINE
2. In which context are you introducing Generic use of the articles with a progression into using them in a ‘visit-to the zoo’ context. (Clothing or
the language? Food could also be suitable areas for this exercise)
3. Which concept checking questions will Use props or pictures around the classroom to illicit the current use of a / an/ the ; is this definite(the)?is this
you ask to ensure students understand indefinite(a, an)?
the meaning?
4. What is the form of the target INCLUDE TWO BASIC DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLE , HOW WE USE a definite THE and plural or
language? (include positive, negative singular noun – a plus singular noun
and question forms if appropriate)
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, 5. How will your students work out the Use “a” before a consonant, “an” before vowel sounds, “the” before singular nouns or before singular or
rules for the structure? uncountable nouns. GUIDED DISCOVERY
6. What will you teach about the I will use the whiteboard and my own personal presentation of self as my main prompting and modelling
pronunciation of the structure? tool for the use of the articles which will demonstrate the following:
• Pronouncing articles - We usually pronounce a/an with a weak vowel sound /ə/ ('uh'). It sounds like
the vowel sound in fun, and not the vowel sound in cat.
• Before consonants and the letters u or eu when they are pronounced y (/j/), we pronounce the with
this weak sound /ə/, too.
• the doctor, the party, the uniform
• But when the is before a vowel sound, we pronounce the with the long ee sound in see.
• the afternoon, the ice, the open door, the upstairs rooms
Stage Name Stage Aim Time Interaction Teacher’s procedure Students will…
Pattern
Warmer To welcome the 10 mins T-S intro Teacher places a word on the white Work independently for the first part of
students to class S-S /chalk board (for example “Christmas the starter and then work in pairs or
and practice recall Tree) and students then have 5 groups for the second part of the
of vocabulary they minutes to make as many new words starter.
are already familiar as possible.
with. Students then try to make a simple
sentence with each of these words as
an extra challenge
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Jo Benn-Day XXXX Pre-Intermediate (A2) Age 12 60 mins
Russian/French/Italian
Lesson Type:
Grammar Lesson
Lesson Topic:
Articles (Definite and Indefinite – a, an, the) The Zoo
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
• The difference between the definite and the indefinite
Identify and use the indefinite and definite articles in short article.
sentences (“a”, “an” and “the”) • Demonstrate the ability to use a/an/the in its correct form
in a simple sentence.
Example sentence:
The cat is hungry. I ate a hamburger. Lunch is in an hour
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Cultural differences with regards to acceptable behaviour 1. With a mixed multiple language class a simple set of ground
and classroom norms rules should be established from the start of the summer
school course.
2. Students might get bored 2. I would aim, where possible, to have 6-10 activities per
lesson to try to make the lessons as engaging as possible as
3. Students may be reluctant to mix or work with students from well as group, independent and pair work.
outside their own L1 grouping 3. Aim to mix all international students in different groups
through-out the class /course.
1 i-to-i LOVE TEFL Lesson Plan
,Target language analysis:
1. What is the use or function of this There are three articles in English (a, an, and the). They are a type of adjective which are used before nouns
language? or noun equivalents. The Definitive Article (the) is placed before a noun, which identifies that the reader
knows the noun. The Indefinite article(a, an) is used where the nouns identity is not known.
Some nouns do not always need an article.
Definite article
the (before a singular or plural noun)
Indefinite article
a (before a singular noun beginning with a consonant sound)
an (before a singular noun beginning with a vowel sound)
Count nouns - refers to items that can be counted and are either singular or plural
Non-count nouns - refers to items that are not counted and are always singular.
THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A TIMELINE
2. In which context are you introducing Generic use of the articles with a progression into using them in a ‘visit-to the zoo’ context. (Clothing or
the language? Food could also be suitable areas for this exercise)
3. Which concept checking questions will Use props or pictures around the classroom to illicit the current use of a / an/ the ; is this definite(the)?is this
you ask to ensure students understand indefinite(a, an)?
the meaning?
4. What is the form of the target INCLUDE TWO BASIC DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLE , HOW WE USE a definite THE and plural or
language? (include positive, negative singular noun – a plus singular noun
and question forms if appropriate)
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, 5. How will your students work out the Use “a” before a consonant, “an” before vowel sounds, “the” before singular nouns or before singular or
rules for the structure? uncountable nouns. GUIDED DISCOVERY
6. What will you teach about the I will use the whiteboard and my own personal presentation of self as my main prompting and modelling
pronunciation of the structure? tool for the use of the articles which will demonstrate the following:
• Pronouncing articles - We usually pronounce a/an with a weak vowel sound /ə/ ('uh'). It sounds like
the vowel sound in fun, and not the vowel sound in cat.
• Before consonants and the letters u or eu when they are pronounced y (/j/), we pronounce the with
this weak sound /ə/, too.
• the doctor, the party, the uniform
• But when the is before a vowel sound, we pronounce the with the long ee sound in see.
• the afternoon, the ice, the open door, the upstairs rooms
Stage Name Stage Aim Time Interaction Teacher’s procedure Students will…
Pattern
Warmer To welcome the 10 mins T-S intro Teacher places a word on the white Work independently for the first part of
students to class S-S /chalk board (for example “Christmas the starter and then work in pairs or
and practice recall Tree) and students then have 5 groups for the second part of the
of vocabulary they minutes to make as many new words starter.
are already familiar as possible.
with. Students then try to make a simple
sentence with each of these words as
an extra challenge
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