Celebrations and special days

Stages/

Time

Teachers actions

Students actions

Assessment

Resources

Beginning

5 min

Greeting. (Whole class, Individually)

T tells the class to make groups of 2. 

Warm up:

Books closed. Ask students to work in pairs to tell each

other what they did on their last birthday.

After about 2 minutes, stop the students. Get feedback

from a few pairs by asking a few students to describe their

partner’s birthday

Setting the aim of the lesson.

Learners read the given sentences on the board and guess the topic and share with their ideas.

Remember and recognize the main vocabulary.

Teacher controles the process, gives feedback and asks additional questions if it’s nessasery.

Teacher evaluate pupils with phrases like:

“Good job!

Well done!”

Formative Assessment

Flashcards special days

Middle

35 min

Task. I (Wh, I) (pair dicsussion)

Ex: 1 P:54

Focus students’ attention on the quiz on page 55. Allow students a couple of minutes to look at the different celebrations and ask them to decide which one they think looks like most fun. Get some feedback from one or two students.

Students complete Celebrations Quiz with words

ANSWERS

1 dance

2 wear

3 sing

4 decorate

5 cook

6 celebrate

Descriptor:

- Identify and practise verbs to talk about celebrations.

Total: 2 point

Student’s book

Task. II (Wh, I) (Task for location)

Ex: 2 P:54

Divide students into pairs and ask them to do the quiz on page 43. Encourage them to guess the answers if they do not know.

• When students have finished, check answers and get feedback by asking for a show of hands for answer a or answer b in each case

Learners work in pairs. Do the Celebrations Quiz.

ANSWERS

1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a

5 b 6 a 7 a 8 b 9 b

Descriptor:

- work in pairs

-do the quiz

Total: 2 point

Stickers

Task. III

(Task for understanding)

Ex: 3 P:54

Explain the task and go through the example together to make sure students know what they have to do, pointing out that only one of the nouns in each case makes sense with the verb.

In a stronger class, ask students to do the activity individually before checking their answers in pairs. In a weaker class, check their understanding of the vocabulary and ask them to do the task in pairs.

A learner with individual needs: will be supported by teacher and by helpers from his class.

Learners choose the correct combinations of the verbs and nouns.

ANSWERS

1 Christmas

2 pizzas

3 shoes

4 decorate

5 dance

6 get

Feedback:

“Thumbs up, thumbs down”

After correct answer teacher shows thumbs up, if there are some mistakes thumbs down with comments

Descriptor:

- work in pairs

-do the quiz

Total: 2 point

Pictures

Task. IV

(Task for understanding)

Ex: 4 P:54

Focus students on the Key phrases for celebrations.

Explain that when we talk about celebrations, we have to

use a preposition them and draw their attention to the

example.

Ask students to find the celebrations in the quiz and to

complete the phrases. They check answers in pairs.

Check answers as a class

Learners choose the correct combinations of the verbs and nouns.

ANSWERS

1 for

2 at

3 at

Descriptor:

- work in pairs

- choose the correct combinations

Total: 2 point

End

5 min

The Ladder method was used as a reflection. T asks Ss to stick their stickers to the Success Ladder.

Green- I understood

Yellow-I have some questions

Red-I need a help.

Ex: P: Home task

What worked well for you in today’s class? 

What could we have done differently to make today’s class better for you? 

What are you wondering about after today’s lesson? 

What did you find difficult about today’s lesson? 

Poster Success Ladder