LESSON PLAN

Teacher`s name: Anca Marinela – ElenaSchool: Şcoala cu clasele I-VIII „Avram Iancu” AbrudDate: the 30th of AprilTime: 50 minutesNumber of students: 24Grade: the 4th A formTextbook: LIMBA ENGLEZĂ, Firm steps, edit. Corint.Unit : FUN TIMETopic: AT THE CIRCUSType of lesson: teaching- learningSkill: writing, speaking, reading, listening toTeaching techniques: conversation, individual work, team work, exercise, explanation, role play.Aids: textbook, pupils` notebooks, flashcards, model, pins, chalk, blackboard, tape recorder.Language focus: New vocabulary related to the topic.Lesson aims:

1. to raise expectations and create involvement in reading task;2. to acquire and use new vocabulary;3. to understand the text and to be able to answer the questions related to it;4. to make connection between images and words;5. to make difference between written and spoken English.

ACTIVITY 1: Warm upThe teacher greets the pupils. The pupil on duty tells the absents; the teacher writes the absents in the roll; then the teacher checks homework and pupils correct mistakes, if necessary.TIMING: 3 minutesINTERACTION: teacher – pupils

ACTIVITY 2: Lead inAim: to introduce the topic: AT THE CIRCUSProcedure: The teacher asks the pupils several questions: Have you ever been at the circus? What did you see there? Can you name any animals that you see there?Timing: 5 minutesInteraction: teacher – pupils

ACTIVITY 3: introducing new vocabularyAim: to raise expectations and create involvement in reading taskProcedure: The teacher writes some new words on the blackboard and then she asks Ps to work in pair and to look for meaning of the new words:Tightrope walker = dansator pe sârmăTo perform tricks = a face scamatoriiPlayground = teren de joacăSlide = topoganTamer = îmblânzitorColourful = colorantTrapeze artist = acrobatBrave = curajosTalented = talentatRoof = acoperiş, tavan

T. reads the text for model. And then Ps read the text ( ex. 4, pag. 75) on role play, they are appointed by T. After that they try to translate the text. T. helps them with translation.Timing: 10 minutes Interaction: teacher – pupils, pupil-pupil

ACTIVITY 4:ComprehensionAim: to understand the text and to be able to answer the questions related to itProcedure: Ps work in pair. They have to solve exercise 5 pag. 75

Time: 10 minutesInteraction: teacher- pupils, pupil-pupilACTIVITY 5: PractiseAim: to make connection between images and wordsProcedure: Ps. are divided in teams four by four. They receive flashcards with people`s names who perform at the circus and the images are put on a panel. Ps must to arrange the word under the matched image.Time:10 minutesInteraction: T-Ps,P-P

ACTIVITY 6:Feed-backAim: to make difference between written and spoken English

T asks Ps to solve ex.2 and 3 pag. 74. During they work , they listen to a song WHEN THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN. After that T checks the answer with the whole class.

Time: 10 minutesInteraction: teacher-pupil, pupil-pupil

ACRIVITY 7: Homework. Grades. Greetings.Ex. 6 pag.75 The teacher puts some marks and congratulations the Ps and then greets the class.Time: 2 minutesInteraction: teacher-pupils