6 grade lesson plan

Unit 2 of a long term plan: Helping and Heroes

School: №20

Date: __.__.2026

Teacher name:

Grade: 6 «Ә»

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Lesson title

Finn MacCool and the Giant’s Causeway (Skills 2c, SB pp. 22–23)

Learning objectives

6.1.8.1 develop intercultural awareness through reading and discussion;

6.2.7.1 recognize the opinion of the speaker(s) in supported extended talk on a limited range of general and curricular topics;

6.3.8.1 recount some extended stories and events on a limited range of general and curricular topics

Lesson objectives

• Read and listen to the legend of Finn MacCool and answer questions about it.

• Use new words (powerful, terrified, enemy …) and adverbs too / enough / quite / very.

• Tell the story in the right order using sequence words (once, one day, after this, then, in the end).

Plan

Stages / Time

Teachers’ actions

Students’ actions

Assessment criteria

Resources

Start

5 min

Organization moment

1. Greeting. Ask about the weather.

Pre – reading

Warm-up (Ex: 1)

• Show the picture of the rocks (slide 1). Ask: “What can you see? Do you know of any tales about giants? Tell the class.” Ss work in pairs, then share with the class.

Lead – in

• Read the lesson objectives (slide 2). Present “Check these words” (slide 3): giant, powerful, enemy, awake, terrified, legend, myth, wonder of nature. Drill pronunciation.

The aim: To develop Ss speaking skills, activate background knowledge and create a friendly atmosphere.

Efficiency: By sharing tales about giants Ss get interested in the topic and meet the key vocabulary.

Students look at the picture, talk in pairs and repeat the new words.

At the organization moment T tries to award active Ss. «The praise» method is used to evaluate Ss with phrases like: “Good job! Well done!”

Formative Assessment

Descriptor:

- Tells at least one thing about a giant or a tale – 1p

- Repeats and understands 4 new words – 1p

PPT (slides 1–3)

PPT: presentation link

Student’s book

Main part

32 min

While – reading / listening

Ex: 2 (7 min)

Ss listen and read the text “Finn MacCool and the Giant’s Causeway” (What it is / The legend / The science). Play the audio once for the main idea, then Ss read again and answer the 5 questions in pairs. Ask CCQs: “Where do the giants live? Who is terrified? Who is awake?”

Differentiation: «Verbal support» method is used: in a weaker class T asks Ss to underline the answer in the text for each question. In a stronger class Ss cover the text and answer from memory.

Ex: 3 (4 min)

Ss use words from “Check these words” to complete the sentences. Check in pairs, then with the class.

Ex: 4 (3 min)

Study the Grammar box: too + adjective (negative), adjective + enough (positive), quite / very. Ss choose the correct adverb.

Ex: 5 Listening (5 min)

a) Ss look at the advert for the book “Myths & Legends” and predict what is missing in gaps 1–5 (a name, a noun or a number). b) Ss listen and complete the gaps. Then ask: “Does the speaker like the book? How do you know?”

(FL) Task: 1 (8 min)

Legend or science?

Groups of four (worksheet, Task 5). Part A: read the information card and sort the statements into “legend” and “science”. Part B: each group chooses a legend from Kazakhstan (for example Okzhetpes in Burabay or a legend of their region), tells 3–4 sentences and finds one difference and one similarity with the Finn MacCool legend.

Post reading / speaking

Ex: 6 (5 min)

a) Ss make notes (main characters; where they lived; how the story began; what happened next; the main event; the end). b) Ss retell the story in pairs using the Study Skills box: once, one day, after this, then, when, before, in the end.

-Students listen, read and answer the questions.

ANSWERS: Ex 2: 1 A bridge of rocks between Ireland and Scotland. 2 Most of it is under the sea. 3 Finn MacCool built it to reach Scotland and fight Benandonner. 4 Finn’s wife; she dressed him in babies’ clothes, so Benandonner was terrified and ran away. 5 A volcanic eruption: boiling lava cooled and formed the rocks.

Ex 3: 1 powerful; 2 fit; 3 terrified; 4 volcanic eruption; 5 wonder

Ex 4: 1 enough; 2 too; 3 quite; 4 very

Ex 5: Students’ predictions; answers by the audio script.

-Students work in groups: sort the statements, tell a Kazakh legend and compare.

-Students make notes and retell the story in pairs.

Peer assessment: answer key

Descriptor:

Ex 2: Finds specific information and answers the questions – 1p

Ex 3: Completes the sentences with the new words – 1p

Ex 4: Chooses the correct adverb – 1p

Ex 5: Predicts the type of information and completes the gaps – 1p

Peer assessment: answer key

Descriptor (FL):

- Sorts the statements into legend and science – 1p

- Tells a Kazakh legend and compares it with the Irish legend – 1p

Descriptor (Ex 6):

- Makes notes about the story – 1p

- Retells the story in the right order using sequence words – 1p

Formative assessment: “Good job!” / “Well done!”

Student’s book pp. 22–23

Audio

PPT (slides 4–7)

Worksheets

Cards

Quick check

3 min

Check of understanding (mini quiz on the board):

1. Benandonner was ___ powerful for Finn to fight. (too / enough)

2. Finn’s wife was smart ___ to trick him. (too / enough)

3. Legend or science? “Boiling lava formed the rocks.”

Students write answers on mini-whiteboards or in notebooks and show them.

Students write answers and show them to the teacher.

Answers: 1 too / 2 enough / 3 science

Descriptor:

- 3 correct – “Green”; 2 – “Yellow”; 0–1 – “Red” (traffic lights)

Mini-whiteboards

PPT

End

5 min

Reflection

Reflection:

Students fill in the “KWL chart” (Know / Want to know / Learnt) on a sheet or sticker and put it on the poster.

Home task:

Ex: 7 SB p. 23: Imagine you went to Ireland and visited the Giant’s Causeway. Write an email to your English-speaking pen-friend (60–80 words): where you went, what it looked like, what the legend says, what you thought / how you felt. WB 2c.

Students complete the chart, share one thing they learned and write down the home task.

“KWL chart”

Self-assessment (no points): Ss reflect on what they knew, wanted to know and learnt.

Poster

Stickers

KWL chart

Know

Want to know

Learnt