Lesson Plan Template

Your name: Tatyana Mostovaya Country: Russia

The lesson plan is for a listening, speaking, grammar and pronunciation lesson (a combination of these).

Part 1:

Class (short description of class and students): Students (from Russia), 14-15 years old

Lesson name: School uniform

English level of the lesson: Elementary

Overall duration of the lesson: 45 min.

Short description of the lesson: The students will listen to the song “School Uniform Rap” and sing it, brainstorm pros and cons, work in pairs and make their short speeches on the topic “School Uniform”.

Materials and handouts: the worksheets for students, a song “School Uniform Rap” online or downloaded (with lyrics).

Equipment and technology needed for the lesson: a computer lab with the Internet or

one computer with a projector and speakers.

Classroom layout and grouping of students: The desks are easily moved in any direction when students change their groups for brainstorming or working in pairs.

Part 2:

Course goal: Improving listening, grammar and speaking skills

Expected student behaviors:

1. Listen to the song, sing it to practice pronunciation.

2. Brainstorm, discuss and choose some useful words for their further talks.

3. Make a short talk and work in pairs.

4. Listen to each other’s stories and draw it.

5. Listen to the opinions of different students.

Part 3:

Lesson procedure.

Warm-up

Teacher action

Students (anticipated response)

Materials/equip.

Time

1. The teacher writes words on the board: trainers, lipstick, blazer, tie, heels and asks the students to explain or explains meaning if necessary.

Then the teacher asks the students to guess what the theme of the Rap will be. The teacher plays the Rap once for students to check their ideas.

The students give their answers.

And they also give their ideas about theme of the Rap.

http://maryglasgowplus.com/teacher_resources/28220

a song “School Uniform Rap”

5 min.

Body

Teacher action

Students (anticipated response)

Materials/equip.

Time

1. The Teacher hand outs the worksheets for students and plays the Rap again while students read the lyrics.

The students listen and make notes.

Supplement 2.

the worksheets for students

http://maryglasgowplus.com/teacher_resources/28220

2 min.

2. The teacher tells the students that the people on the photo are the singers of the pop group Busted.

Several photos of singers of the pop group Busted.

See Supplement 1

http://muslib.ru/Busted_b684/#axzz2wla3vf8z

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busted_(%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%BF%D0%B0)

2 min.

2. The teacher checks if the students know the meaning of some words and grammar forms must/ mustn’t.

The exercise in rhyming pairs helps students to recognize different spellings for similar pronunciations.

The students answer the questions.

The students write their answers.

Supplement 3.

the worksheets for students

http://maryglasgowplus.com/teacher_resources/28220

ex.1, 2, 3

5 min

3. The teacher Explain that school uniform is still traditionally worn in most schools in Britain. It usually includes a blazer, shirt, tie (for girls as well as boys), trousers or a skirt, and black shoes.

The teacher asks the students to listen to the children’s opinions.

The students listen to it and compare school uniforms in Britain and in Russia.

The students try to consider all the pros and cons.

Supplement 6.

http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article2663

http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article1206

8 min.

Sam – 1:10 min

Jenny – 1:16 min

4. The teacher asks the students to work in pairs.

They work in pairs.

Supplement 3.

the worksheets for students

http://maryglasgowplus.com/teacher_resources/28220

ex. 4

8 min

5. The teacher asks the students to think up unusual and interesting styles for their school uniforms. Students can use the vocabulary from exercise 1 in their descriptions.

The students use the vocabulary.

3 min

6. The teacher asks the students to read on the following topic and answer the questions.

The students read on the following topic and answer the questions.

Supplement 5 – Student card.

http://712educators.about.com/u/ua/schoolviolence/ua_school_uniforms.htm

http://712educators.about.com/od/schooluniforms/

10 min

Review

Teacher action

Students (anticipated response)

Materials/equip

Time

The teacher asks the students what was new and interesting for them, which of the activities was the most difficult/ challenging.

Home task:

What is your opinion about school uniforms? Should schools require uniforms? Do you believe they help maintain classroom discipline?

Get ready to make a short talk about it.

The students give their answers.

No material needed.

2 min

Part 4:

Student products:

The students make their own short speeches answering the questions and making use of the given phrases.

Assessment: (describe your assessment and attach copy of assessment tool - rubric for speaking or pronunciation activities and/or description of other assessment for listening).

The lesson develops our ss’ listening and speaking skills that’s why there are two forms of

assessment: listening comprehension and speaking are checked by exercises given in Supplement 3.

Part 5:

Supplemental activities/extensions or remediation:

In case of necessity students may use the internet to search for some factual information in expressing their opinions or they can use the cards prepared by the teacher.

Technology alternatives: The photos and worksheets can be printed out, audio files should be downloaded from the Internet and played on the computer.

Part 6:

Potential obstacles and challenges:

Some of the students may say that it makes no difference to them and there is nobody who they admire. In this case it will be possible to give them a text with opinions of some people they would like to read and answer questions.

Part 7:

What is new to you and learned from the online course?

1. What elements of this lesson were ones you had not used before?

The introduction of circles to show the word stress (easy to explain and use)

2. What did you use in this lesson that you learned from or used in our ATDOP course?

• Audio recording of the students’ speech for their further listening, transcribing and editing.

Supplement 1.

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busted_(%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%BF%D0%B0)

Busted — английская группа, игравшая в жанре поп-рок, в состав которой входили Джеймс Борн, Мэтт Уиллис и Чарли Симпсон. Busted распалась в январе 2005 после того, как Симпсон решил покинуть группу, ради своего нового проекта Fightstar. За время существования они выпустили два студийных альбома, сборник и альбом с живым выступлением. Они также дважды побеждали в Brit Awards и выиграли Record of the Year в 2004 году с синглом Thunderbirds Are Go

http://muslib.ru/Busted_b684/#axzz2wla3vf8z фото Busted 

Supplement 2.

http://maryglasgowplus.com/teacher_resources/28220

A rap and activities for practicing vocabulary related to clothes.

School Uniform Rap

School uniform

every day.

Who looks cool

In navy and grey?

You mustn’t wear trainers

And your shoes are too dirty.

You must be here

At eight-thirty.

You mustn’t wear lipstick.

Your heels are too high.

You mustn’t wear earrings.

And where’s your tie?

You must wear a blazer

And tie your hair back.

Your socks must be white.

Your shoes must be black.

At last it’s the holidays

I can let down my hair.

But I’m thinking

What shall I wear?

Supplement 3.

1. Listen to the rap and look at the picture of the pop group Busted. How many of these clothes can you find?

shirt shoes trainers tie sock blazer trousers badge

2. Tick the correct school rules in the rap.

You must You mustn’t

wear trainers

wear green socks

be in school at 8.30

wear a tie

wear black shoes

wear lipstick

wear a blazer

3. Listen to the rap again. Divide the words in the box into rhyming pairs. Write your answers below.

back grey high hair dirty tie thirty wear black day

back, black ......................................................................... .........................................................................

......................................................................... .........................................................................

4. Work in pairs.

A & B: Draw a picture of your ideal school uniform on a piece of paper. Don’t show it to your partner!

A: Describe your school uniform to B.

B: Listen to A’s description and try to draw the school uniform.

A & B: Compare your pictures.

Swap roles:

B: Describe your uniform to your partner.

A: Listen to B’s description and try to draw the uniform.

A & B: Compare your pictures again!

Supplement 4.

Answers

1. The following items should be ticked: shirt, trainers, tie, sock, blazer, trousers, badge

2. You must You mustn’t

wear trainers +

wear green socks +

be in school at 8.30 +

wear a tie +

wear black shoes +

wear lipstick +

wear a blazer +

3. back, black

grey, day

high, tie

hair, wear

dirty, thirty

Supplement 5 – Student card.

Read on the following topic:

http://712educators.about.com/u/ua/schoolviolence/ua_school_uniforms.htm

http://712educators.about.com/od/schooluniforms/

Pros and Cons of School Uniforms.
What are the benefits of school uniforms? What are the arguments against them?

What is your opinion about school uniforms? Should schools require uniforms? Do you believe they help maintain classroom discipline?

• I think that uniforms are good in schools because it reduces the amount of time spent choosing clothing and minimizes the gap between wealthy and poor... but as far as the designs go, i think that most school uniforms are butt-ugly and the design should be changed! I'd be completely pro-uniform if they could look as cute as our Asian counterparts and those adorable serafuku (sailor suits)! Why not have the best of both worlds? maximizing the point of having uniforms as well as making it appealing to those that need to wear it.

• I need them in my school because there is so much bullying, and it saves so much time in the morning to shower and stuff like that. And also it helps so that we don't have to get picked on for our clothes!

• I am in a junior high school in California with a very strict, almost uniform-like dress-code. We can wear neutral colors and blue, yellow, and green. No patterns, logos, or even a shirt with lace on it. I do not feel like this helps with bullying at all. If someone is bullied it is not for their clothing, it is usually for something about themselves that they cannot change. I also don't think that it saves time in the morning. If anything I am more stressed out over how unflattering the clothing I am forced to wear is. The idea that uniforms inspire school pride is also ridiculous. If anything, dressing in the same clothing every day makes me hate my school even more than if I could wear what I want. Uniforms are not the answer to problems at schools.

Supplement 6

Sam : a school uniform. Why? http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article2663 Sam thinks uniforms are useful to prevent bullying and to represent the school you belong to.

Jenny: my opinion about school uniforms http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article1206 Jenny gives us her opinion about school uniforms, based on her own experience, her children’s and her niece’s.

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